Facebook Names Top-Earning Brands on the Platform, Nigerian News Website on the List
Facebook revealed the names of top-earning brands in Instant Articles in Africa, Middle East and Turkey region. Nigerian Legit.ng made the list with a significant 63.8M Instant Article pageviews in 2020.
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Legit.ng is the biggest news and entertainment platform in Nigeria. The website keeps its readers up-to-date on the latest in current affairs, celeb news and gossip, sports and trending stories about events and people.
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“We want to show the real Africa to the world,” said Akinyemi Akinrujomu, Editor-in-Chief at Legit.ng. “Our mission is to be the guide that leads the way through the news.”
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As an example, one of Legit.ng’s news stories generated nearly 719,000 Instant Articles pageviews alone. The accompanying revenue has also allowed the company to hire more staff.
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Akinyemi Akinrujomu shared what helped Legit.ng to make the list of top-earning brands in Instant Articles. “We use a data-driven approach and seek to improve our audience’s lives in real time,” Akinrujomu said. “Constant analysis is our everyday routine.”
The Legit.ng team doubled down on high-quality reporting, adding value and getting exclusive content. They implemented regular training sessions to work in line with the platform’s policies. The team interacted with readers on their page to get feedback and improve the audience's experience.
Legit.ng is a partner of Legit (ex-GMEM), a media holding operating in South Africa, Nigeria, Kenya and Ghana. Other Legit projects like TUKO.co.ke, YEN.com.gh and Briefly News also entered the list of top-earning brands. By honing their Instant Articles strategy, Legit was able to achieve higher growth and revenue – including an impressive 47% year-on-year hike in Instant Article pageviews.
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“Using Instant Articles has made a big difference,” Yelena Boginskaya, co-CEO at Legit said.
“It’s changed the way people consume news, making it much more engaging and interesting. We never even questioned the need to follow in our readers’ footsteps for better user experience and additional communication channels. High CPMs and additional monetisation opportunities were also among the factors we considered to stay financially stable and fulfill our mission – to set the bar for the quality content and maintain leadership positions locally while showing the real Africa to the world.”
*Instant Articles is a special format for publishers to create fast and interactive articles on Facebook. They load over 4.9x faster than mobile web across regions and devices, meaning lower bounce rates, deeper engagement and monetization through ads.
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