For WordPress writers, news websites have become not just a business but also fun. It is a badge it earned for being the most popular ways of reporting trending topics, news breaks as well as engagement and lead drive.

The most popular news blogs on the internet today have countless numbers of pages and a lot of visits per month from people around the world.

Kindly take a look through a handful of the top news websites and online newspapers below, which made our list of most popular newspapers online. Don’t forget to add them to your favourite news platforms to keep up with breaking news and other topics that interest you.

Linda Ikeji’s Blog
Ikeji started blogging in 2006. She became an active blogger in 2007 using a blogger sub-domain lindaikeji..com and later obtained her domain www.lindaikejisblog.com. She also ventured into online radio broadcasting. The station is operated from the Linda Ikeji Media Office. Some of its programmes are broadcast live on Linda Ikeji TV.


Legit.ng
Legit is a Nigerian digital media and news platform. It is ranked as the #1 news and entertainment platform and the 7th overall most visited website in Nigeria by Alexa Internet. Legit.ng is the biggest publisher on Facebook by the audience in ‘Media’ category. Wikipedia


HuffPost
Formerly known as The Huffington Post, the news platform specialises in reporting on news stories and events from practically every major category and subcategory you could imagine—including world news, entertainment, politics, business, style, and several others. Founded by Arianna Huffington, Kenneth Lerer, and Jonah Peretti in 2005, the blog was acquired by AOL in February 2011 for $315 million and has thousands of bloggers who contribute newsworthy written content on a wide range of topics.


BuzzFeed
Buzzfeed is a trendy news blog that targets millennials. Focusing on social news and entertainment, the secret of BuzzFeed’s success has a lot to do with the image-heavy listicles published on their platform and end up often going viral. Though founded in 2006, BuzzFeed really took off as a brand and news blog of its own in 2011 when it started publishing serious news and long-form journalism on topics like technology, business, politics, and more.


Prime Business Africa
Originally focused on business, media, technology, other industries, Prime Business Africa officially launched in June 22, 2021. Though young, the news site has already gone viral with reports on creatively written topics such as sports, travel, entertainment, lifestyle, world news, among others. Published by the media entrepreneur, Dr. Marcel Mbamalu, the e-paper offers some of the most up-to-date information on current events and related topics. Sharing its story, the media conglomerate Newstide Publication Limited, which publishes Prime Business Africa said, “After almost decades of hands-on journalism experience across both print and digital media, our founder, Dr. Marcel Mbamalu began noticing a dearth in number of independent media brands reporting socio-economic and development issues in Nigeria– and Africa. Coupled with the continent’s growing consumer interest and demand for online media services, a new business idea was officially launched in June 2021: Newstide Publications Limited.” The story continued: “It was founded on the notion of building a formidable media brand led by industry thought-leaders, providing cutting-edge perspectives and solutions that compete with global standards.” Concluding, the company tipped: “Today, the company has succeeded in winning investor support, building strong partnerships, creating innovative brands, and delivering meaningful results for its clientele.”

Trust this was helpful. Kindly add this list to your list of trusted news wire, you already have.