Digital media and publishing are constantly changing. Every new media and technology released, every shift in audience trends provides new areas for connecting and monetizing audiences.
Here are the top digital media companies in Denver to keep an eye on.
The Denver Post
Showbiz Cheat Sheet
The Discoverer
The Colorado Sun
Patheos
Denverite
5280 Magazine
Innovation & Tech Today
Residential Tech Today
Intermountain Jewish News (IJN)
Colorado Homes & Lifestyles
Cannabis & Tech Today
Denver VOICE
The Denver Post
The Denver Post is a broadsheet-format daily newspaper and news website. It was founded in 1892 and is currently owned by Alden Global Capital. On its website, The Denver Post publishes daily news as well as stories and opinion pieces in the business, sports, outdoors, movies, art, culture, travel, and other verticals. The Denver Post has won nine Pulitzer Prizes along with numerous other national and international awards.
The Denver Post attracts an average of 7.290M visitors per month, with 25.19% using desktop and 74.81% on mobile. Predominantly from United States, the site sees 42.63% organic, 44.30% direct, 8.91% social, and 4.16% other traffic.
Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Showbiz Cheat Sheet is a digital publication covering “all things show business”, which includes entertainment, celebrities, news, business, sports, and television and movie reviews. It was established in 2009. The publication has 97,000 followers on Facebook and almost 27,000 followers on Twitter.
Showbiz Cheat Sheet attracts an average of 6.355M visitors per month, with 10.74% using desktop and 89.26% on mobile. Predominantly from United States, the site sees 38.47% organic, 33.62% direct, 4.95% social, and 22.96% other traffic.
The Discoverer
The Discoverer is a travel magazine. It publishes weekly editions that put a spotlight on cities around the world and offers readers articles on its website. ” The Discoverer encourages curiosity of not only the unfamiliar and mysterious but also the local community.” The Discoverer is owned by Inboxlab.
The Discoverer attracts an average of 1.641M visitors per month, with 40.99% using desktop and 59.01% on mobile. Predominantly from United States, the site sees 25.37% organic, 68.64% direct, 1.03% social, and 4.96% other traffic.
The Colorado Sun
The Colorado Sun is an online news published that was established in 2018 by ten former employees of The Denver Post. The newspaper publishes long-form content that focuses on news from Colorado. It covers everything from the economy, to housing, to crime and courts, to environment. To further engage the community, The Colorado Sun regularly hosts virtual events and town halls.
The Colorado Sun attracts an average of 1.575M visitors per month, with 18.74% using desktop and 81.26% on mobile. Predominantly from United States, the site sees 34.51% organic, 43.68% direct, 14.84% social, and 6.97% other traffic.
Patheos
Patheos is a non-denominational digital publisher that offers commentary from various religious and nonreligious perspectives. It was founded in 2008 and launched in 2009 in Denver by Leo and Cathie Brunnick. It is currently owned by Radiant (formerly known as BN Media). Among the religious perspectives featured on the site are Buddhist, Catholic, Evangelical, Muslim, Jewish, Hindu, Progressive Christian, and others. The pieces cover a range of philosophical, current, and historical topics.
Patheos attracts an average of 1.315M visitors per month, with 32.19% using desktop and 67.81% on mobile. Predominantly from United States, the site sees 55.79% organic, 32.49% direct, 8.30% social, and 3.42% other traffic.
Denverite
Denverite was founded as an experiment by three New York City-based investors to test out a new business model – a digital-only city news publication. It is a hyper-local publication that is funded by its members. It offers local news, articles on things to do in the city, information on rent and hosing, pieces on government and politics, and insights on culture.
Denverite attracts an average of 583,446 visitors per month, with 23.31% using desktop and 76.69% on mobile. Predominantly from United States, the site sees 37.22% organic, 47.97% direct, 10.41% social, and 4.40% other traffic.
5280 Magazine
Based in Denver, Colorado, 5280 is a monthly magazine published by 5280 Publishing, Inc. The name of the magazine is inspired by Denver’s elevation level, which is 5,280 feet. It was founded in 1993. It covers local news, food and drinks reviews and recommendations, culture, adventure, health and wellness, and a variety of other topics. In 2022, it won the Best Service Journalism award from the City and Regional Magazine Association.
5280 Magazine attracts an average of 400,826 visitors per month, with 24.97% using desktop and 75.03% on mobile. Predominantly from United States, the site sees 60.09% organic, 31.81% direct, 4.35% social, and 3.75% other traffic.
Innovation & Tech Today
Innovation & Tech Today was launched in 2012. It’s an online publication that covers the latest technologies and the people behind it. The magazine posts stories and in-depth pieces in categories like tech, business, science, entertainment, crypto, health tech, connected car, sustainability, and AR/VR. Additionally, users can access the calendar of relevant industry events on Innovation & Tech Today’s website.
Innovation & Tech Today attracts an average of 30,653 visitors per month, with 45% using desktop and 55.00% on mobile. Predominantly from United States, the site sees 68.15% organic, 27.52% direct, 1.75% social, and 2.58% other traffic.
Residential Tech Today
Residential Tech Today is a B2b publication that was launched in 2018. It’s a bi-monthly print magazine and online news source on emerging trends in home automation. Residential Tech Today publishes pieces in categories such as tech, news, and business, and features a directory of businesses in the residential tech space: designers, architects, appliances, home security, etc. It also hosts an annual event – Restech Innovation Awards.
Residential Tech Today attracts an average of 29,296 visitors per month, with 19.08% using desktop and 80.92% on mobile. Predominantly from United States, the site sees 51.42% organic, 38.49% direct, 6.44% social, and 3.65% other traffic.
Intermountain Jewish News (IJN)
Founded in 1913, The Intermountain Jewish News (IJN) is a weekly newspaper and digital publication. It caters to Jewish communities in the Denver-Boulder area and the greater Rocky Mountain. On the website, readers can access pieces in categories such as news, opinion, features, leisure, business, today’s life, and others. IJN is a member of the American Jewish PRess Association and the Colorado Press Association.
Intermountain Jewish News (IJN) attracts an average of 24,305 visitors per month, with 13.07% using desktop and 86.93% on mobile. Predominantly from United States, the site sees 76.06% organic, 17.45% direct, 2.45% social, and 4.04% other traffic.
Colorado Homes & Lifestyles
Founded in 1979, Colorado Homes & Lifestyles is a bi-monthly magazine and digital publication focused on interior design and lifestyle. It has an audience of 130,000 readers. On the website, it publishes pieces centered around interior design inspirations and showcasing homes, as well as interviews with stylemakers – stylists, interior designers, etc. Additionally, Colorado Homes & Lifestyles features a database of home design experts within the state of Colorado.
Colorado Homes & Lifestyles attracts an average of 15,363 visitors per month, with 37.81% using desktop and 62.19% on mobile. Predominantly from United States, the site sees 67.82% organic, 21.10% direct, 6.92% social, and 4.16% other traffic.
Cannabis & Tech Today
Cannabis & Tech Today is a quarterly publication and an online news source covering tech, business, and pop culture as they relate to the marijuana industry. It was founded in 2017 and owned by Innovative Properties Worldwide, Inc. Pieces are published in categories such as business, science, technology, legislation, cultivation, medical, sustainability, and others. It also publishes a calendar of industry events and hosts an annual event of its own – Cannatech Innovation Awards.
Cannabis & Tech Today attracts an average of 7,139 visitors per month, with 32.60% using desktop and 67.40% on mobile. Predominantly from United States, the site sees 64.98% organic, 27.66% direct, 3.95% social, and 3.41% other traffic.
Denver VOICE
The Denver VOICE was launched in 1996. It was a newspaper created by homeless people for homeless people. In 2006, the newspaper temporarily ceased publication but was brought back by a local businessman and philanthropist Rick Barnes. On the website, The Denver VOICE publishes pieces about local events, artists, news, and, staying true to the core demographic it serves, stories that impact local unhoused communities.
Denver VOICE attracts an average of 5,170 visitors per month, with 24.60% using desktop and 75.40% on mobile. Predominantly from United States, the site sees 41.05% organic, 39.71% direct, 15.12% social, and 4.12% other traffic.