ESPN App Experiences Best Month Ever in September
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Compared to all other U.S. digital sports properties, ESPN Digital was again No. 1 in September for every key metric.
The ESPN mobile app had its best month ever in September, with 20.0 million unique fans (up +22% YOY) and 2.1 billion total minutes (up +44% YOY).
The ESPN Fantasy app had 9.8 million unique fans (up +5%) — spending 2.4 billion minutes (up +13%) consuming ESPN content in September.
Overall, ESPN Digital in September was No. 1 in the U.S. for unique users with 89.5 million, 15 million more than its nearest competitor (CBS Sports, 74.4 million).
ESPN Digital also was No. 1 in total minutes with 9.2 billion, which was three billion more than No. 2 Yahoo-NBC Sports (6.2 billion), and an average minute audience of 213,674, nearly 50% more than No. 2 Yahoo-NBC Sports (144,182).