Comscore data: Independent overtook Mail and Guardian in US in September

But Mail says it remains bigger in US on page views and engagement.

The Independent's US homepage in the hours after victory was declared for Donald Trump in the 2024 presidential election

The Independent had a record traffic month in the US in September overtaking rivals The Guardian and Daily Mail according to audience data provider Comscore.

The title, which launched a new URL for its US edition this summer at the-independent.com, had 41.4 million unique visitors in September according to Comscore.

This was up 41% from 29.4 million in August and an increase of 78% year-on-year from 23.3 million in September 2023.