Brian Gongol
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If business and economics websites were newspapers, how much traffic would it take to be USA Today? How much would it take, by comparison, to be the Rocky Mountain News? This listing seeks to answer that question.
These rankings are based solely upon the websites' publicly-available traffic logs; sites without those logs clearly available for public viewing are not included in these rankings.
Next update: On or about June 3, 2013. The most recent ratings are always found at EconDirectory.com.
Traffic ratings from September 6-7, 2006
| Site | Page Views | Pageview Ratio | Equivalent Newspaper by Pageviews |
| Marginal Revolution | 14248 | 1.000 | USA Today (Washington, DC ) |
| QandO | 9280 | 0.651 | Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, CA ) |
| Gregory Mankiw | 8837 | 0.620 | Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, CA ) |
| Economist's View | 5720 | 0.401 | The Washington Post (Washington, DC ) |
| Trader Mike | 4889 | 0.343 | New York Daily News (New York, NY ) |
| Asymmetrical Information | 4625 | 0.325 | New York Daily News (New York, NY ) |
| Drezner | 4578 | 0.321 | New York Daily News (New York, NY ) |
| Jacqueline Passey | 4530 | 0.318 | New York Daily News (New York, NY ) |
| Gongol | 3501 | 0.246 | Minneapolis Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN ) |
| Bainbridge | 3259 | 0.229 | Atlanta Journal Constitution (Atlanta, GA ) |
| Angry Economist | 2986 | 0.210 | Long Island Newsday (Long Island, NY ) |
| Tim Worstall | 2637 | 0.185 | San Francisco Chronicle (San Francisco, CA ) |
| Angry Bear | 2580 | 0.181 | San Francisco Chronicle (San Francisco, CA ) |
| Chicago Boyz | 2579 | 0.181 | San Francisco Chronicle (San Francisco, CA ) |
| Max Sawicky | 2472 | 0.173 | The Seattle Times/Post-Intelligencer (Seattle, WA ) |
| Catallarchy | 2423 | 0.170 | St. Louis Post-Dispatch (St. Louis, MO ) |
| Willisms | 2208 | 0.155 | The Miami Herald (Miami, FL ) |
| EconBrowser | 1872 | 0.131 | The Sacramento Bee (Sacramento, CA ) |
| The Conglomerate | 1408 | 0.099 | St. Paul Pioneer Press (St. Paul, MN ) |
| Environmental Economics (Haab and Whitehead) | 1274 | 0.089 | The Virginian-Pilot (Norfolk, VA ) |
| Coyote Blog | 1237 | 0.087 | Democrat & Chronicle (Rochester, NY ) |
| Truck and Barter | 1087 | 0.076 | Contra Costa Times (Walnut Creek, CA ) |
| Macroblog | 1029 | 0.072 | The Grand Rapids Press (Grand Rapids, MI ) |
| Escape from Cubicle Nation | 741 | 0.052 | La Opinion (Los Angeles, CA ) |
| Agoraphilia | 591 | 0.041 | East Valley Tribune (Mesa, AZ ) |
| Billboardom | 589 | 0.041 | East Valley Tribune (Mesa, AZ ) |
| Accidental Verbosity | 486 | 0.034 | Springfield News-Leader (Springfield, MO ) |
| EconoPundit | 477 | 0.033 | Repository (Canton, OH ) |
| Knowledge Problem | 472 | 0.033 | Repository (Canton, OH ) |
| Business of America is Business | 461 | 0.032 | Times-News (Erie, PA ) |
| EclectEcon | 458 | 0.032 | Times-News (Erie, PA ) |
| Newmark's Door | 453 | 0.032 | Times-News (Erie, PA ) |
| Roth and Co. | 442 | 0.031 | Charleston Gazette/Daily Mail (Charleston, WV ) |
| Entrepreneurial Mind | 417 | 0.029 | New Hampshire Sunday News (Manchester, NH ) |
| ArgMax | 410 | 0.029 | New Hampshire Sunday News (Manchester, NH ) |
| Triple Pundit | 386 | 0.027 | Quad-City Times (Davenport, IA ) |
| SCSU Scholars | 343 | 0.024 | Racing Form (New York, NY ) |
| Vox Baby | 340 | 0.024 | Racing Form (New York, NY ) |
| Window Manager | 299 | 0.021 | (below threshold for top 200 newspapers) |
| Venture Chronicles | 274 | 0.019 | (below threshold for top 200 newspapers) |
| Market Power | 263 | 0.018 | (below threshold for top 200 newspapers) |
| Constrained Vision | 261 | 0.018 | (below threshold for top 200 newspapers) |
| Emirates Economist | 258 | 0.018 | (below threshold for top 200 newspapers) |
| Financial Rounds | 212 | 0.015 | (below threshold for top 200 newspapers) |
| Prestopundit | 209 | 0.015 | (below threshold for top 200 newspapers) |
| Deinonychus Antirrhopus | 188 | 0.013 | (below threshold for top 200 newspapers) |
| Environmental and Urban Economics | 179 | 0.013 | (below threshold for top 200 newspapers) |
| Heavy Lifting | 103 | 0.007 | (below threshold for top 200 newspapers) |
| General Glut | 101 | 0.007 | (below threshold for top 200 newspapers) |
| Egoist | 80 | 0.006 | (below threshold for top 200 newspapers) |
| Environmental Economics and Sustainable Development | 42 | 0.003 | (below threshold for top 200 newspapers) |
| Card-Carrying Member | 39 | 0.003 | (below threshold for top 200 newspapers) |
| Site | Visits | Visit Ratio | Equivalent Newspaper by Visits |
| Marginal Revolution | 8505 | 1.000 | USA Today (Washington, DC ) |
| QandO | 6881 | 0.809 | New York Times (New York, NY ) |
| Gregory Mankiw | 5194 | 0.611 | Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, CA ) |
| Asymmetrical Information | 3458 | 0.407 | The Washington Post (Washington, DC ) |
| Drezner | 3357 | 0.395 | The Washington Post (Washington, DC ) |
| Economist's View | 3124 | 0.367 | New York Daily News (New York, NY ) |
| Bainbridge | 2269 | 0.267 | The Detroit News/Free Press (Detroit, MI ) |
| Trader Mike | 2064 | 0.243 | Minneapolis Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN ) |
| Tim Worstall | 1923 | 0.226 | Atlanta Journal Constitution (Atlanta, GA ) |
| Jacqueline Passey | 1876 | 0.221 | The Arizona Republic (Phoenix, AZ ) |
| Angry Bear | 1861 | 0.219 | Long Island Newsday (Long Island, NY ) |
| Catallarchy | 1688 | 0.198 | Long Island Newsday (Long Island, NY ) |
| Angry Economist | 1681 | 0.198 | Long Island Newsday (Long Island, NY ) |
| Willisms | 1560 | 0.183 | San Francisco Chronicle (San Francisco, CA ) |
| Chicago Boyz | 1557 | 0.183 | San Francisco Chronicle (San Francisco, CA ) |
| Max Sawicky | 1497 | 0.176 | The Seattle Times/Post-Intelligencer (Seattle, WA ) |
| Gongol | 1462 | 0.172 | The Seattle Times/Post-Intelligencer (Seattle, WA ) |
| EconBrowser | 1223 | 0.144 | Orange County Register (Orange County, CA ) |
| Becker-Posner | 1194 | 0.140 | Orange County Register (Orange County, CA ) |
| Virginia Postrel | 1053 | 0.124 | The Tampa Tribune & Times (Tampa, FL ) |
| The Conglomerate | 883 | 0.104 | San Jose Mercury News (San Jose, CA ) |
| Coyote Blog | 740 | 0.087 | Democrat & Chronicle (Rochester, NY ) |
| Macroblog | 693 | 0.081 | Asbury Park Press (Neptune, NJ ) |
| Environmental Economics (Haab and Whitehead) | 686 | 0.081 | Asbury Park Press (Neptune, NJ ) |
| Truck and Barter | 670 | 0.079 | Asbury Park Press (Neptune, NJ ) |
| Escape from Cubicle Nation | 468 | 0.055 | Herald-Tribune (Sarasota, FL ) |
| Agoraphilia | 396 | 0.047 | Mobile Register (Mobile, AL ) |
| Billboardom | 383 | 0.045 | Greenville News (Greenville, SC ) |
| Roth and Co. | 374 | 0.044 | Daily Press (Newport News, VA ) |
| Accidental Verbosity | 365 | 0.043 | Telegram & Gazette (Worcester, MA ) |
| EconoPundit | 357 | 0.042 | Maine Sunday Telegram (Portland, ME ) |
| Entrepreneurial Mind | 341 | 0.040 | Times (Washington, DC ) |
| Knowledge Problem | 336 | 0.040 | Times (Washington, DC ) |
| Sports Economist | 329 | 0.039 | El Nuevo Herald (Miami, FL ) |
| EclectEcon | 305 | 0.036 | North County Times (Escondido, CA ) |
| Business of America is Business | 293 | 0.034 | Springfield News-Leader (Springfield, MO ) |
| Newmark's Door | 281 | 0.033 | Repository (Canton, OH ) |
| Vox Baby | 278 | 0.033 | Repository (Canton, OH ) |
| SCSU Scholars | 254 | 0.030 | Advance (Staten Island, NY ) |
| Triple Pundit | 251 | 0.030 | Advance (Staten Island, NY ) |
| Window Manager | 202 | 0.024 | Racing Form (New York, NY ) |
| ArgMax | 198 | 0.023 | Desert Sun (Palm Springs, CA ) |
| Emirates Economist | 195 | 0.023 | Desert Sun (Palm Springs, CA ) |
| Constrained Vision | 193 | 0.023 | Desert Sun (Palm Springs, CA ) |
| Market Power | 178 | 0.021 | (below threshold for top 200 newspapers) |
| Venture Chronicles | 178 | 0.021 | (below threshold for top 200 newspapers) |
| Financial Rounds | 156 | 0.018 | (below threshold for top 200 newspapers) |
| Deinonychus Antirrhopus | 151 | 0.018 | (below threshold for top 200 newspapers) |
| Prestopundit | 149 | 0.018 | (below threshold for top 200 newspapers) |
| Environmental and Urban Economics | 134 | 0.016 | (below threshold for top 200 newspapers) |
| General Glut | 92 | 0.011 | (below threshold for top 200 newspapers) |
| Heavy Lifting | 81 | 0.010 | (below threshold for top 200 newspapers) |
| Egoist | 56 | 0.007 | (below threshold for top 200 newspapers) |
| Environmental Economics and Sustainable Development | 27 | 0.003 | (below threshold for top 200 newspapers) |
| Card-Carrying Member | 24 | 0.003 | (below threshold for top 200 newspapers) |
Sites not included in these rankings
The following sites do not appear to have publicly-available traffic logs and are thus not included in this analysis (corrections are welcomed):