--- title: Web Push Is Breaking News (Infographic) description: Pushly uncovered trends in web push notification use by news publishers - and consumers - during the height of the coronavirus outbreak in Q1 2020. image: https://blog.pushly.com/hubfs/Pushly%20Blog-Press%20Graphic_%20Coverage%20in%20EditorandPublisher_1080x1080_V1_04282020_ME-1.png --- [![Pushly](https://blog.pushly.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Pushly%20logo.png?width=300&height=117&name=Pushly%20logo.png "Pushly")](https://pushly.com/) Search toggle [Follow us on Facebook](https://www.linkedin.com/company/pushly) [![Pushly](https://blog.pushly.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Pushly%20logo.png?width=300&height=117&name=Pushly%20logo.png "Pushly")](https://pushly.com/) Search toggle [![Pushly](https://blog.pushly.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Pushly%20logo.png?width=300&height=117&name=Pushly%20logo.png "Pushly")](https://pushly.com/) [Follow us on Facebook](https://www.linkedin.com/company/pushly) Search toggle What are you looking for? Search # In the News: Publishers Using Push Notifications to Break COVID-19 News See Dramatic Increase in Engagement, Audience Growth 28 Apr 2020 ![Picture of Pushly Team](https://blog.pushly.com/hs-fs/hubfs/pushly-icon-green-1.png?width=40&name=pushly-icon-green-1.png) [Pushly Team](https://blog.pushly.com/author/pushly-team) ![](https://blog.pushly.com/hubfs/Pushly%20Blog-Press%20Graphic_%20Coverage%20in%20EditorandPublisher_1080x1080_V1_04282020_ME-1.png) [![Pushly Blog-Press Graphic_ Coverage in EditorandPublisher_Etsy_V1_04282020_ME](https://blog.pushly.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Pushly%20Blog-Press%20Graphic_%20Coverage%20in%20EditorandPublisher_Etsy_V1_04282020_ME.png?width=600&name=Pushly%20Blog-Press%20Graphic_%20Coverage%20in%20EditorandPublisher_Etsy_V1_04282020_ME.png)](https://www.editorandpublisher.com/coronavirus/new-pushly-data-shows-spike-in-use-of-push-notifications-to-send-covid-19-updates/)In the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, new data released by [Pushly](https://pushly.com/) today shows significant increases in consumer engagement with web and mobile push notifications as publishers used the browser-based communication channel to send breaking news and other coronavirus-related content during the first quarter of 2020.  **Read more on Editor & Publisher's Media Virus Watch [here](https://mediaviruswatch.com/stories/pushly,892).** ### Share: [Share on Facebook](http://www.facebook.com/share.php?u=https://blog.pushly.com/in-the-news-web-push-is-breaking-news-infographic&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook) [Share on LinkedIn](http://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=https://blog.pushly.com/in-the-news-web-push-is-breaking-news-infographic&utm_medium=social&utm_source=linkedin) [Share on X](https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?original_referer=https://blog.pushly.com/in-the-news-web-push-is-breaking-news-infographic&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter&url=https://blog.pushly.com/in-the-news-web-push-is-breaking-news-infographic&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter&source=tweetbutton&text=In%20the%20News:%20Publishers%20Using%20Push%20Notifications%20to%20Break%20COVID-19%20News%20See%20Dramatic%20Increase%20in%20Engagement,%20Audience%20Growth) [engagement](https://blog.pushly.com/tag/engagement), [Marketing](https://blog.pushly.com/tag/marketing), [subscribers](https://blog.pushly.com/tag/subscribers), [web push notification](https://blog.pushly.com/tag/web-push-notification), [audience engagement](https://blog.pushly.com/tag/audience-engagement), [web push](https://blog.pushly.com/tag/web-push), [breaking news](https://blog.pushly.com/tag/breaking-news), [news publishers](https://blog.pushly.com/tag/news-publishers) ## Pushly Team ## Related posts Search [Custom Action Buttons Allow Publishers to Listen, Learn & Better Engage](https://blog.pushly.com/custom-action-buttons-allow-publishers-to-listen-learn-better-engage) [Geo-Segmenting Push Notifications Takes Content Exactly Where It Needs To Be](https://blog.pushly.com/geo-segmenting-push-notifications-takes-content-exactly-where-it-needs-to-be) Search ![focus-logo](https://19808513.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/19808513/focus-demo/focus-logo-white.svg "focus-logo") The most popular theme for HubSpot. Unlock the full power with [Focus Plus!](https://www.stuff-n-matters.com/focus-plus) [Follow us on Facebook](https://www.facebook.com) [Follow us on X](https://www.x.com) [Follow us on Instagram](https://www.instagram.com) Made with love by [Stuff & Matters, Inc.](https://www.stuff-n-matters.com) in the United States.