FT read every day by 2.1 million

Every day 2.1 million people read the Financial Times content in print, online and through mobile apps around the globe, and the addition of new channels such as tablets and smart phones contributed to growth in excess of 9 percent year on year, according to data the financial newspaper released Wednesday.

In addition, almost a quarter of a million readers access two or more channels every day.

The FT’s average global daily audience uses a combination of sources including syndicated national and regional readership surveys, unique user and browser data, FT research based on large samples of its reader base as well as ABC circulation figures. The number is divided into channels as well as regions with almost 1.7 million in print readership, 600,000 online and 25,000 for smart phone and tablet apps. Duplicated consumption is removed, and PwC provides independent assurance.

“We launched ADGA in 2009 to provide an audience measurement that more accurately reflected our growing digital and multi-channel audience, and we have had a very positive response from the rest of the media industry,” said Anita Hague, global research director at the FT, in a statement. “By increasing the number of channels we track, we can now map FT readers’ use of print and digital throughout the day and therefore better understand our increasingly mobile audience.”

In addition to the latest ADGA figures, the FT’s latest Global Reader Survey found that readers are increasingly mobile with 25 percent taking six or more international flights per year, up from 14 percent in 2009.  Furthermore, 67 percent conduct business internationally, 36 percent are C-Suites and one in ten is a millionaire.

While most readers prefer using tablets and smartphones on the go, 40 percent of respondents choose to read the FT newspaper in order to find content they were not necessarily looking for.