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The UK’s Most Respected Digital News Destination for Premium, Engaged Readers

Delivering trusted journalism, deep insight and a highly affluent subscriber-led audience across the UK.
Type
Digital
Ownership
News UK, a News Corp company
Political Alignment
Centre-right / Establishment
Monthly Visitors
15 Million+ Monthly UK Users
Circulation

495,000 Print

Cover Price
Subscription Only
Subscribers

616,000 (Digital and Print, The Times and Sunday Times)

Website

1M

Daily UK digital users

15M+

Monthly UK visitors

75%

AB social grade

50k+

Core income bracket of majority of The Times’ digital readers
Audience Scale & Reach
  • TheTimes.co.uk attracts a large, high-value UK digital audience with strong daily engagement.
  • One of the UK’s most trusted digital news destinations, driven by opinion, analysis, business and politics.
  • High dwell time across News, Money, Business, Sport, Culture and Weekend lifestyle sections.
  • A subscription-led model creates a highly committed, logged-in readership.
Demographics & Income
  • Strong AB social grade dominance — one of the most affluent and educated digital audiences in the UK.
  • High proportion earning £50k+, with many households significantly above national average income.
  • Over-representation of senior professionals, leaders, entrepreneurs and high-net-worth households.
  • Highly London-centric but with nationwide appeal.
Professional Influence
  • TheTimes.co.uk is widely read by decision-makers across finance, law, business, consultancy, healthcare, academia and public policy.
  • High uptake among C-suite executives, directors, senior managers and influential professionals.
  • This audience often controls procurement, budgeting or strategic decision-making.
Finance & Investment
  • Readers heavily over-index for:
    • Investments & stocks
    • Private pensions
    • Wealth management services
    • Financial advice platforms
  • High engagement with The Times’ Money and Business sections, making it a powerful environment for premium financial advertising.
Lifestyle & Category Engagement
  • The digital audience is strongly engaged with:
    • Travel & premium holidays
    • Food, restaurants and wine
    • Property, interiors & home upgrades
    • Luxury goods, watches, technology & personal finance
    • Culture, literature, arts & theatre
  • Particularly strong in high-spending lifestyle categories.
Technology & Usage Patterns
  • Majority of TheTimes.co.uk traffic comes from mobile and app users — many logged-in subscribers.
  • High repeat-visit frequency throughout the day due to breaking news, analysis, and markets coverage.
  • Strong usage of premium digital features (Times Radio, podcasts, newsletters).
Advertising Responsiveness
  • Readers respond well to premium content marketing, brand storytelling, finance promotions and long-read advertorials.
  • Strong environment for business, finance, travel, luxury, higher education, property and lifestyle advertisers.
  • High trust in The Times’ editorial environment translates into strong campaign performance for premium brands.

Sources: PAMCo – UK Publishers Audience Measurement / Ipsos iris – UK Digital Audience Measurement / YouGov Profiles – UK Digital Audience Segments / Kantar TGI – UK Consumer Behaviour & Lifestyle Data / News UK – Commercial Audience Reports (The Times / The Sunday Times)