The Independent monthly visitors and readership
The Independent gets about 40.9 million visits a month from about 22.3 million unique visitors, according to Semrush estimates checked in September 2026.
40.9 million
22.3 million
United Kingdom
independent.co.uk
Semrush estimate via HypeStat, checked September 2026. Estimates, not audited circulation.
About The Independent
The Independent is one of the UK's major national news titles, covering politics, business, culture and comment for a large domestic and international readership.
The Independent is digital-only in the UK, so its website is where almost all of its readership happens.
What the numbers mean for a feature
These figures describe the whole site. An individual article gets a share of that traffic, not all of it, and each visitor comes back about 1.8 times a month.
It is one of the few UK national names buyers ask for directly, and it carries recognition well beyond Britain.
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Common questions
How many monthly visitors does The Independent have?
The Independent gets about 40.9 million visits a month from about 22.3 million unique visitors, according to Semrush estimates checked in September 2026.
What is The Independent's monthly readership?
The closest public measure is unique visitors: about 22.3 million a month (Semrush estimate, September 2026). Each visitor comes back about 1.8 times a month, which is why visits are higher than readers.
Will an article in The Independent be read by all of those visitors?
No. That is traffic to the whole site. A single article gets a share of it, and its lasting value is that it stays published and appears when people search your name.
Where do these The Independent traffic numbers come from?
Semrush estimates as reported on HypeStat, checked in September 2026. They are third-party estimates, not audited circulation, and are refreshed every few months.
How do I get featured in The Independent?
With Publisive Media you choose The Independent, share your story through a short questionnaire, our editorial team writes the feature, you approve every word, and we handle the placement.