Guido Fawkes editor Paul Staines has praised The Canary’s “extraordinary success” but said that he has regained his traffic lead over the left-leaning site.

According to figures from media analysts Similarweb, shared with Press Gazette, Guido received 3.2m visits over 28 days (as of 22 October) compared with 2.8m total visits for The Canary.

It has taken Guido three months to recapture the top spot, Staines told Press Gazette, saying he had been “shocked” when during the 2016 general election The Canary “nearly tripled” Guido’s web traffic.