Comscore, who measure global internet metrics, said that in January 2012, MailOnline recorded 51.699 million unique visitors against 47.944 million for the NewYorkTimes.com.
MailOnline has grown by 75% in Avg Daily Visitors YoY whereas NYTimes has grown by -7% across the period.
Mail Online received 36% more Monthly Visitors and 40% more Daily Visitors than BBC News.
