Gawker is an American
blog founded by
Nick Denton and
Elizabeth Spiers and based in
New York City. It promotes itself as "the source for daily Manhattan media news and gossip." It focuses on celebrities and the
media industry. According to third-party
web analytics provider
SimilarWeb, the site has over 23 million visits per month, as of 2015. Founded in 2003, Gawker is the flagship blog for Denton's
Gawker Media. Gawker has created other blogs, including Defamer and
Deadspin, which covers sports.