Ethiopia’s Top 25 most popular media of 2009

Every year the Ethiopian Media Association International (EMAI) recognizes the 25 most influential and popular Ethiopian media outlets in the world. This year, the two top websites Ethiopian Review and Nazret.com squared off and left the field behind by becoming two of the most visited African websites. In the end, EthiopianReview.com took the lead and became the #1 Ethiopian website in the world.

EMAI congratulates the top 25 best Ethiopian news websites listed below. To qualify for the EMAI ranking, the news media must be Ethiopia-focused, without automatic/computerized feeds, it must be news-focused, attain high traffic and have some original reports of its own.

The following 25 media sources have received the 2009 EMAI awards for the most popular Ethiopian news websites of the year.

TOP 25 MEDIA

1. Ethiopian Review
2. Nazret.com
3. Ethiomedia.com
4. Ethiopian Reporter
5. ethioforum.org
6. Abbaymedia.com
7.  abugidainfo.com
8.  Tadias Magazine
9.  ecadforum.com
10.  Jimma Times
11.  Ethiopia Zare
12.  Addis Fortune
13. Walta Information Centre
14.  Ethiopiafirst.com
15. addisvoice.com
16. Ethiopian News Agency/ENA
17.  Aigaforum.com
18. Gadaa.com
19. Addis Admass News
20. EthioLion.Com
21.  Capital Ethiopia
22. Opride.com
23. Ssinformer.com
24. Ethioguardian.com
25. Horizonethiopia.com
(World ranking as of December 20,2009 is used from Alexa.com)

1. Ethiopian Review 54,547
2. Nazret.com 72,526
3. Ethiomedia  189,030
4. Ethiopian Reporter 305,366
5. ethioforum.org 324,890
6. Abbaymedia.com 353,244
7. abugidainfo.com  374,525
8. Tadias Magazine 479,741
9. ecadforum.com 494,730
10. Jimma Times 563,880
11. Ethiopia Zare 584,760
12. Addis Fortune  614,560
13. Walta Information Centre  629,315
14. Ethiopiafirst.com 650,354
15. addisvoice.com 690,756
16. Ethiopian News Agency – ENA 716,277
17. Aigaforum.com  723,695
18. Gadaa.com  798,380
19. Addis Admass News 875,357
20. EthioLion.Com 960,401
21. Capitalethiopia.com 1,348,855
22. Opride.com 1,690,046
23. Ssinformer.com  1,313,692
24. Ethioguardian.com 1,760,262
25. Horizonethiopia.com 2,458,266

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