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AugustaFreePress.com overview
- Founded on July 2, 2002
- Founded and owned by Chris Graham and Crystal Graham
- No paywall or subscription required to access content
- Based in Virginia, USA/Eastern time zone
- MOZ Domain Authority: 64 (considered excellent with high-quality backlinks, strong link profile, competitive standing, market leader)
- MOZ Spam Score: 1 percent
- Inbound links: 6.4M
Google Analytics data
A recent analysis found that AFP is reaching 44.3 percent of the addressable market including the counties of Shenandoah, Augusta, Rockbridge, Rockingham and Albemarle and the cities of Charlottesville, Harrisonburg, Staunton, Waynesboro and Lexington. However, our reach includes areas far beyond the Shenandoah Valley and Central Virginia.
- 5.1M active users (Jan. 1, 2025-Aug. 15, 2026)
Top 25: Virginia, readership by city
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Top readership areas outside of Virginia: Baltimore, Washington, Philadelphia, Atlanta, Charlotte, Chicago, Los Angeles, Raleigh, Dallas, Boston, Nashville, Houston, Miami
Interests of our readers
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Users by gender
- Male: 61.9 percent
- Female: 38.1 percent
Users by age group
- 45-54: 19.7 percent
- 55-64: 18.6 percent
- 35-44: 18.3 percent
- 25-34: 16.1 percent
- 18-24: 15.2 percent
- 65+: 12.1 percent
Multimedia
- Facebook: 97K followers; 26.4M views to date in 2026 (updated 8/19/26)
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- YouTube: 1.5M views; 2.4K subscribers (updated 7/24/26)
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- TikTok (new): 1.3K followers; 335K video views (updated 7/24/26)
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- Newsbreak (new): 2K followers (updated 7/24/26)
Domain Authority and Page Authority
Regional legacy and independent media comparison – digital and print:
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- News Leader: 62 DA, 56 PA
- VirginiaSports.com: 60 DA, 54 PA
- Virginia Mercury: 59 DA, 54 PA
- Virginia Sportswar (The Sabre): 56 DA, 47 PA
- Charlottesville Tomorrow: 54 DA, 50 PA
- Cardinal News: 50 DA, 50 PA
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