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CNBC’s digital operations post record May

CNBC.com had its best May ever in terms of unique visitors and page views, according to the latest data from comScore Media Metrix.

The site was visited by 7.2 million unique users last month, a 20 percent increase compared to the same time period last year, and recorded 329 million page views.

CNBC Mobile also scored records for May. CNBC Mobile Web recorded 69 million page views, which represents a 15 percent increase year-over-year.

CNBC’s Real-Time iPhone app posted 53 million page views, representing a 27 percent increase year-over-year and also saw unique visitors increase by 22 percent compared to the same time period as last year.

CNBC’s Real-Time Android App saw a 500 percent increase in page views year-over-year.

CNBC.com is the No. 1 business news website in minutes per visitor, with users spending an average of 72 minutes on the site in May. It is also the No. 1 standalone website in pages per visitor, with an average of 45 pages per visitor consumed, more than any other site in the category.

Chris Roush

Chris Roush was the dean of the School of Communications at Quinnipiac University in Hamden, Connecticut. He was previously Walter E. Hussman Sr. Distinguished Professor in business journalism at UNC-Chapel Hill. He is a former business journalist for Bloomberg News, Businessweek, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, The Tampa Tribune and the Sarasota Herald-Tribune. He is the author of the leading business reporting textbook "Show me the Money: Writing Business and Economics Stories for Mass Communication" and "Thinking Things Over," a biography of former Wall Street Journal editor Vermont Royster.