Financial Times’ Digital Subscribers Surpass Its Print Readers

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The Financial Times’ digital subscribers surpassed its print customers for the first time, marking a milestone that the New York Times and other newspapers with so-called paywalls are aiming to reach.

The newspaper’s digital subscribers grew 31 percent to 300,000 paying readers, compared with a year ago, Financial Times owner Pearson Plc said today. Total circulation, including print, increased to almost 600,000.