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NYT is among the top 50 most visited websites in the world and gets upwards of 700M visitors a year. They have apps on every platform. They have interactive content. They host videos and livestreams. They have games. They have a huge social media presence. They have an ads platform. They have the same overall technical challenges as any large tech company.


> NYT is among the top 50 most visited websites in the world

Not according to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_most-visited_websites

or https://www.similarweb.com/top-websites/

or https://www.semrush.com/trending-websites/global/all

> gets upwards of 700M visitors a year.

archive.org the last one on Semrush list, gets 255.99M a month. At 59M a month, NYT is nowhere near the top 50.

"LooLoo Kids" YouTube channel, making nursery rhymes and children's songs, based in Romania has more viewers and subscribers than NYT. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_most-subscribed_YouTub...


The person you're replying to isn't correct. Last month they got 536MM visits. Ranked 92 globally and 29 in the US according to similarweb




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