During the outbreak of the coronavirus (COVID-19), Italian users browsed mostly websites of current events and global news. Between March 9 and 15, this category of websites reported an increase of 123 percent in the number of unique users. If compared with the average values of online traffic in the weeks before the emergency, the online news media were the second-most visited category of websites.
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Prima Online. (April 3, 2020). Percentage growth in online audience during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak in Italy in 2020, by website category [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. Retrieved July 20, 2026, from /statistics/1110558/online-audience-during-coronavirus-italy/
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Prima Online. "Percentage Growth in Online Audience during The Coronavirus (Covid-19) Outbreak in Italy in 2020, by Website Category." ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ Inc., 3 Apr 2020, /statistics/1110558/online-audience-during-coronavirus-italy/
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Percentage growth in online audience during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak in Italy in 2020, by website category [Graph], Prima Online, April 3, 2020. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1110558/online-audience-during-coronavirus-italy/