DCist
Founded in August 2004, DCist is the most popular local blog in Washington and it covers all the goings-on of the capital. The site and its editor have been mentioned in The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal and the New York Sun, amongst other publications. Washingtonian magazine said DCist was, "habit-forming" blog that specializes in the collection of "tidbits of political and cultural arcana." In U.S. News, DCist was called a "great blog on what's happening in D.C." The site has been called the best blog by the DC community in the Washington City Paper, the Washingtonian and Washington Blade.

Traffic is currently at 2 million pages per month and growing.

DCist Stats

  • More than half of DCists readers live in Northwest D.C. with 66% of total readers living in D.C.
  • Over 70% of our readers visit DCist multiple times a day.
  • 75% of our readers shop online for books, while over 60% shop online for apparel and travel, and 50% shop for electronics.
  • Over 85% of DCist's readers go out for meals at least 1-2 times a week.
  • More than 60% of Dcist's readers go out for drinks at least 1-2 times a week
More Demographic Results
Source:
Internal Gothamist LLC survey - JAN 2009