Average Session Duration · Media (Content publishers, News)
Media (Content publishers, News) Average Session Duration
The 2024 percentile distribution for Average Session Duration in the media (content publishers, news) vertical, sourced from Contentsquare DXB 2024.
Below the median? The 3-step fix
Anything under 185 is bottom-half for average session duration in Media (Content publishers, News). Top quartile starts at 320. These are the three changes with the best published evidence behind them at this funnel stage.
- Benefit Headlines · +3–15% typical liftWriting headlines and subheads that describe outcomes for the user rather than features of the product.
- Testimonials Above the Fold · +3–12% typical liftPlacing specific, credible customer quotes or success stories in the first viewport rather than the bottom of the page.
- Friction Reduction · +5–20% typical liftSystematically removing steps, fields, clicks, and cognitive load from conversion paths.
Lift ranges are the published figures on each pattern page, with the study they come from. Deeper walk-through: What is a good conversion rate?.
Where does your rate sit?
Source: Contentsquare DXB 2024 · 2024
Notes
Contentsquare DXB 2024. Unit: seconds. Editorial and media sites see the highest raw session durations because article reading drives engaged time. Long-form content (2000+ words) averages 4-8 minute read sessions. Short news briefs skew the median downward.
Source
Source data published 2024 ·
Curated by Paulo de Vries, operator of ConversionBench. Every benchmark links to its primary source.