The group - which also owns the Express newspapers, the Daily Star and regional newspapers across the UK - revealed that page views plunged by a third year-on-year in the first quarter after 'major platforms' de-prioritised news last year.
Firms such as Facebook owner Meta moved last year to prioritise user-generated content above news on their social media sites, which has hit traditional media groups hard.
But Reach said the impact was partially offset in the first quarter by strengthening yield per page, while it said the year-on-year fall in so-called referral traffic from social media platforms will also 'lessen as we progress through the year'.
The group's update showed overall group revenues fell 6.7%, with print revenues down by 6%.
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