No. 1 ESPN Digital Captures More Than Half of the Entire U.S. Sports Category Audience in September for its Best Month Ever

109.3 Million Monthly Unique Visitors in September, +22% YOY and More Than 25 Million Users Larger than No. 2

ESPN App and ESPN Fantasy App Recorded All-Time Highs in Monthly Uniques and Minutes

ESPN Digital Ranked No. 1 Across Every Key Metric and Demographic

(ESPN.com) ESPN Digital reached an all-time high 109.3 million unique visitors (up +22% YOY) and 10.2 billion minutes of usage (up +10%) in September, capturing more than half of the entire U.S. sports category audience for the month. It also topped the no. 2 sports category property by more than 25 million users and logged its 10th straight record-setting monthly reach.

Additionally, the ESPN App and ESPN Fantasy App recorded all-time highs in monthly uniques (25.4 million and 10.7 million, respectively) and minutes (each with 2.8 billion). In fact, the ESPN App reached more users in September than any sports app has ever reached.*

ESPN Digital also ranked as the No. 1 U.S. digital sports property across every key metric, as well as all key demographics, fueled by audience expansion among younger and female fans. This includes persons 13-24 (+64% YOY), all females (+25%), and men 13-24 (+52%).

Source: ESPN Research & Insights analysis of Comscore data including Comscore Media Metrix© Multi-Platform, Desktop 2+ and Total Mobile 13+, September 2019, and Comscore Mobile Metrix© Mobile App Only, All Applications, Total Mobile 13+, September 2019, U.S.

* Based on ESPN’s analysis of sports apps found within Comscore All Applications category.

La Masia: The History of Barcelona’s Academy

Barcelona’s modern success has been achieved via a unique native style. The primacy of attacking, possession-based football remains the club’s hallmark and their most distinguishable characteristic.

Barcelona has also become synonymous with academy production, developing players not just fit for first-team use, but who are also bred to perpetuate that on-field identity. La Masia, the club’s youth academy, lies at its heart.

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