WELT Online – the website of German Newspaper Die Welt – attracted record traffic figures last month, according to a press release from parent company Axel Springer AG.

The site recorded 137 million page views in February, a rise of around 10 per cent from 124 million in January, and 19 million unique users compared to 16 million in January.

The new figures put the site ahead of rival news sites Focus, which recorded 16 million unique users over the same period, and n-de.tv – 15 million unique users, the release said.