The 25 Most-Read Longreads of 2019
Longform stories are more popular than ever. Here are the baker's two dozen that WIRED readers spent the most time on this year.
The internet has a dirty little secret that's hiding in plain sight: People love to read. Looking back on 2019, that trend is only growing. The majority of the most-read WIRED stories this year were ambitious longreads.
They ranged across a wide array of topics—from inside accounts of tech companies in crisis to twisty crime tales to heartbreaking medical mysteries—but they shared some crucial traits: in-depth reporting and thinking, narrative punch, nerve-touching timeliness.
So herewith, our list of the most-read features of 2019. Admit it, you like to read. So dive in now before a new year—and all the mind-blowing stories it will bring—is upon us.
Mark Robinson focuses on longform narratives and investigative features online and in print. In 2016 and 2017 he was the editor in chief of EPIC magazine, a journalism and film and TV production startup that specializes in publishing longform nonfiction. Before that he spent more than a decade at WIRED, ... Read More
