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Historic Newspapers traffic, ads & competitors 342k visits a month, 26 active Meta ads, Gravity score 541.
Historic Newspapers — Historic Newspapers is a company that sells original old newspapers and newspaper date books as keepsakes for various occasions like birthdays, weddings, and anniversaries. In September 2026 historic-newspapers.com drew an estimated 342k visits, down 2% on the month before. It ranks #20 of 9,015 Books brands in the United Kingdom and holds a 3.0 Trustpilot rating over 1,435 reviews.
Updated Traffic Sept 2026Meta ads 7 Oct 2026Google ads 20 Oct 2026Instagram Sept 2026Trustpilot Oct 2026Catalogue Oct 2026Gravity score 2 Nov 2026
Gravity score
Percentiles within 41 peers: Books brands in the United Kingdom with 100K–1M monthly visits. Recomputed nightly, last on 2 Nov 2026.
About the store
Historic Newspapers is a company that sells original old newspapers and newspaper date books as keepsakes for various occasions like birthdays, weddings, and anniversaries.
01 · Traffic
Historic Newspapers website traffic
The traffic card of the Gravity brand page: the latest month and its two trends. The monthly curve, 24 months of history, the audience by country, the traffic sources and the category comparison are for members, free to start.
Historic Newspapers drew an estimated 342k visits in September 2026, down 2% on the month before and down 31% over three months.
- Worldwide#33,690of 4.5m sites · Top 1%
- In United States#10,935of 1.2m sites · Top 1%
- Books, worldwide#320of 53,824 brands · Top 1%
- Books, United States#20of 9,015 brands · Top 1%
342k
estimated visits in September
1 mo ▼ −2.4%4 mo ▼ −31.3%
The monthly curve, 24 months of history and the category comparison.
Create your free account02 · Reviews
Historic Newspapers reviews
The review cards of the Gravity brand page: the Trustpilot page, with its star distribution and the brand's tiers against the index, and the Google reviews. The TrustScore history and the review velocity against the category are for signed-in members.
Historic Newspapers holds 3.0 out of 5 on Trustpilot over 1,435 reviews, 33 of them in the last twelve months: 68% of customers give five stars and 17% one star. That volume places Historic Newspapers in the top 10% of the 270,321 Trustpilot pages in the Gravity index.
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Review velocity, TrustScore history and the category comparison are on the Gravity brand page.
03 · Products
Historic Newspapers best-selling products
The top three products in the catalogue, in the store's own best-seller order, with price and stock. The full catalogue, the rankings over time and the ads that lead to each product are for signed-in members.
Historic Newspapers sells on Shopify, 100% of its catalogue in stock. The best seller is Keepsake Giftbox, at £9.99, followed by Keepsake giftbox and Premium Giftbox.
#1Keepsake GiftboxHistoric Newspapers£9.99In stock
#3Keepsake giftboxHistoric Newspapers£9.99In stock
Premium GiftboxHistoric Newspapers£14.99In stock- +View all productsRankings over time, ratings, stock and the ads that lead to each product. Free account.Sign in to Gravity
Share of the catalogue by product family.
The dominant category places Historic Newspapers in its comparison group.
- Average rating
- 4.84 / 5
- Rated products
- 60% of the catalogue
- In stock
- 100%
- Upper price quartile
- US$79.40
- Currency
- GBP
04 · Ads
Historic Newspapers ads
Meta and Google ads, as the Gravity brand page shows them; the blurred ones are placeholders. Every creative, how long it ran, its EU reach and the estimated monthly spend band are for signed-in members.
Historic Newspapers runs Meta ads on Facebook, Instagram, Messenger, Threads, and has advertised on Google since August 2020 (image, text, video).
Original Aged NewspapersHistoric Newspapers6 Oct 2026video
The Football History of Leeds United BookHistoric Newspapers6 Oct 2026image
The Football History of Crystal Palace BookHistoric Newspapers2 Oct 2026image- +View all Meta adsReach per ad, how long each creative ran, and the estimated monthly spend band. Free account.Sign in to Gravity
Text ad20 Oct 2026Historic Newspapers Limitedverified
Text ad20 Oct 2026Historic Newspapers Limitedverified
Text ad20 Oct 2026Historic Newspapers Limitedverified
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05 · Influencers
Historic Newspapers influencers
The creators who tag @historic.newspapers on Instagram, found by Gravity by Benchr in their posts. One is shown here; the full list, the audiences and the contact details are for signed-in members.
Gravity has not found creators tagging this brand on Instagram yet.
Gravity has not found creators tagging this brand on Instagram yet.
06 · Competitors according to Gravity
Historic Newspapers competitors and alternatives
Gravity picks competitors from the index itself: same category, same market, similar size. The closest are named here; their figures, the full list and the side-by-side comparison are for subscribers.
Gravity by Benchr finds competitors for Historic Newspapers among Books brands in the United Kingdom. The closest is citizen.co.za, then Journaux.fr, Newsstand, YourCelebrityMagazines, anticariat-unu.ro, akpool.
| Brand | Similarity | Gravity score | Est. traffic | Trustpilot | Meta ads | Products | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| citizen.co.zacitizen.co.za | |||||||
| Journaux.frjournaux.fr | |||||||
| Newsstandnewsstand.co.uk | |||||||
| YourCelebrityMagazinesyourcelebritymagazines.com | |||||||
| anticariat-unu.roanticariat-unu.ro | |||||||
| akpoolakpool.de |
07 · Company
Who is behind Historic Newspapers?
Legal entity, funding and distribution, as the Company tab of the Gravity brand page shows them. Where Gravity has nothing on file, the line says so rather than disappearing.
Historic Newspapers is a company based in United Kingdom, on a domain registered in January 2004. It employs about 21 people.
- Entity country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Domain registered
- 28 Jan 2004
- Employees
- 21 on LinkedIn
- Own store
- historic-newspapers.com · Shopify · GBP
- Catalogue
- 66 collections
- Retailers
- None recorded
- Open jobs
- None recorded
08 · What people ask about Historic Newspapers
What people ask Google about Historic Newspapers.
11 answers built from the data on this page, each one sourced to Gravity by Benchr, which say so when we don't know.
Is Historic Newspapers legit?
According to Gravity by Benchr, Historic Newspapers is a brand based in the United Kingdom: its website has existed since January 2004, its Trustpilot profile is claimed by the brand, it sells on a Shopify store, it employs 21 people on LinkedIn, it has 51,905 Instagram followers. Those are the marks of an established brand, not a pop-up shop. Source: Gravity by Benchr brand index, November 2026.
What do customers say about Historic Newspapers?
Customers rate Historic Newspapers 3.0 out of 5 on Trustpilot over 1,435 reviews, 33 of them in the last twelve months: 68% give five stars, 17% one star. Gravity by Benchr places that review volume in the top 10% of the 270,321 Trustpilot pages in its index. Source: Gravity by Benchr Trustpilot reading, October 2026.
What is Historic Newspapers known for?
Historic Newspapers is a company that sells original old newspapers and newspaper date books as keepsakes for various occasions like birthdays, weddings, and anniversaries. Gravity by Benchr classifies it under Books, with Books making up 82% of the catalogue. Source: Gravity by Benchr product classification, October 2026.
How much does Historic Newspapers cost?
Historic Newspapers' best seller, Keepsake Giftbox, sells £9.99 on historic-newspapers.com. 100% of the catalogue is in stock. Gravity does not track prices daily: check historic-newspapers.com before buying. Source: Gravity by Benchr catalogue reading, October 2026.
Is there a Historic Newspapers discount code?
Gravity by Benchr does not collect discount codes. What Gravity observes: Historic Newspapers advertises on Facebook and Instagram and on Google, where its offers often run. Check historic-newspapers.com for current promotions. Source: Gravity by Benchr ad records, October 2026.
Where can I buy Historic Newspapers?
Historic Newspapers sells on its own website, historic-newspapers.com, a Shopify store. Gravity by Benchr lists no retailer or marketplace for the brand. Source: Gravity by Benchr retailer data, November 2026.
Who is behind Historic Newspapers?
Gravity by Benchr records a company based in United Kingdom, whose domain was registered in 2004, with 21 employees on LinkedIn. Gravity publishes no personal data about founders. Source: Gravity by Benchr company records, November 2026.
Is Historic Newspapers doing well?
Not at the moment. Gravity by Benchr estimates about 342,400 visits to historic-newspapers.com in September 2026, down 2% in a month and down 31% over three months. Historic Newspapers ranks #20 of 9,015 Books brands in the United Kingdom in the Gravity index. Source: Gravity by Benchr estimated traffic, September 2026.
Which platform and tools does Historic Newspapers use?
Gravity by Benchr identifies historic-newspapers.com as a Shopify store (standard plan, not Shopify Plus), selling in GBP. The brand has claimed its Trustpilot profile. It advertises through Meta and on Google since August 2020. Source: Gravity by Benchr platform and advertising records, November 2026.
How much does Historic Newspapers spend on Meta ads?
Gravity by Benchr does not publish a spend figure for Historic Newspapers on this page. What Gravity observes: an active Meta advertiser, on Facebook, Instagram, Messenger, Threads. The estimated monthly spend band, derived from the EU reach of each ad, is on the Gravity brand page. Source: Gravity by Benchr Meta Ad Library records, October 2026.
Who are the biggest Books brands in the United Kingdom?
Among Books brands in the United Kingdom in the Gravity by Benchr index, Historic Newspapers ranks #20 of 9,015 by estimated traffic. Its closest competitors on the same market are citizen.co.za, Journaux.fr, Newsstand, YourCelebrityMagazines and anticariat-unu.ro. Source: Gravity by Benchr competitor analysis, same category, same market, similar size, November 2026.
Category
Gravity by Benchr indexes more than 4 million e-commerce brands across 150 countries. Figures on this page are estimates, updated monthly; the Gravity score is recomputed nightly. Not affiliated with Historic Newspapers.