Article Engagement Spikes For Harris, Trump Post-Debate

Data from Chartbeat shows that engagement with articles featuring Donald Trump and Kamala Harris peaked the day after the U.S. presidential candidates' first debate on ABC.

• On Sept. 11, articles featuring Trump collected 1.52 million engaged hours, while Harris was close behind with 1.45 million.
• Engagement with both candidates increased more than 170% from the day before, and surpassed the high from the previous debate – between Trump and President Joe Biden – of 1.3 million.
• Even compared to just days before on Sept. 8, article engagement soared by nearly 6x, indicating strong interest in the debate, as well as increased interest in both candidates in general, as the presidential election gets closer.