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CNBC remains No. 1 in video in August

September 28, 2016

Posted by Chris Roush

CNBC-websiteCNBC maintained the No. 1 position for digital video in August for the second consecutive month with 12.8 million unique content video viewers in the business and finance news category, according to the August 2016 comScore U.S. Video Metrix report.

Its video viewers were up 73 percent from a year ago.

CNBC also held the No. 1 slot in the business and finance news category for July. According to data from comScore, the month was CNBC’s third-highest ever with 13.6 million unique content video viewers and growth was up 79 percent year-over-year.

Bloomberg Media was No. 2 both months in business and finance media.

CNBC also posted its best month ever in August 2016 with 31.4 million unique visitors across the total digital population, up 36 percent year-over-year, according to the August 2016 comScore U.S. Media Metrix Multiplatform report.

“The robust growth we are seeing across our digital footprint each month is exciting,” said Jay Yarow, senior vice president and executive editor, CNBC Digital, in a statement. “The CNBC Digital portfolio offers everyone from the savvy investor to the aspirational entrepreneur content necessary for their everyday lives and we look forward to continuing along the path of being the number one destination for all things money across every platform.”

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