B
Evidence Grade B
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10%
10% -- referral traffic from social platforms for the_FT (2026)
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10%
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Percentage
Data Vintage
2026
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Evidence Quality
B
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50
Source Trust
75
Citation Chain
60
Independence
30
Methodology
45
Freshness
95
Source
SimilarWeb
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Tier C
https://digiday.com/future-of-tv/financial-times-uses-youtube-boost-subscriptions/?ref=elger.fm ↗
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The Financial Times uses YouTube to boost subscriptions
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While some media companies have recently turned their attention to YouTube, the Financial Times has focused on the video-viewing platform for the last three years.
The FT knows that video plays a role in driving subscriptions: If an…
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the_FT: 10% referral traffic from social platforms. Source: SimilarWeb (2026). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/ft_youtube_referral_traffic
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