Cricbuzz got 1 billion visits during World Cup: Data

NEW DELHI: Cricket news and information destination Cricbuzz receive dover 1 billion visits during the ICC cricket World Cup that ended last month,making it the dominant cricket destination on mobile. During March, Cricbuzz also extended its leadership to the web.

Here are some of the key measures:
a) Cricbuzz saw 76 million visits or 36% of all visits in the Cricket category, ahead of ESPNCricinfo at 29% and StarSports at 20%.

b) Users spent 560 million minutes on Cricbuzz , 41% of all time spent on Cricket websites

c) 348 million page views were recorded on Cricbuzz, compared to 236 million on ESPNCricinfo and 158 million on StarSports.

d) Cricbuzz was accessed by 10.5 million unique visitors, ahead of ESPNCricinfo (10 million) and just behind StarSports (11 million).

e) On a daily basis, 1.7 million unique users visited Cricbuzz, compared to ESPNCricinfo’s 1.1 million visitors and StarSports’ 0.87 million visitors.



As per Google Trends, during this period, Cricbuzz was also the most searched cricket destination, clocking 70% more searches than its closest rival. Further, as per Informate mobile intelligence reports, Cricbuzz was the most accessed and downloaded sports app amongst all sports apps.
Pankaj Chhaparwal, CEO, Cricbuzz, commented, “We are thrilled that Cricbuzz was the leading cricket website in India, during the recently concluded World Cup. We continue to see exceptional growth on mobile with consumption levels 4-5 times higher than a year ago. The numbers underscore the quality of the platform and we hope to continue serving our passionate Cricket followers with the same dedication.”