about sfist

Launched in August of 2004, SFist is the most popular local blog in the Bay Area. It has posts ranging from in-depth features to insightful interviews, to bona-fide scoops. Its staff is as eclectic as the city they love. SFist has been mentioned by the San Francisco Chronicle, CNN's Wolf Blitzer, and several local media outlets. It was named the Best Local Blog by SF Weekly and the San Francisco Bay Guardian. SF Weekly said the site is "so distracting that it keeps us from doing any work," and that the site has its "nose in just about every nook and cranny of San Francisco." The Guardian said that SFist was "blog heaven" for their readers and the Chronicle is thankful for SFist and its "constant flow of information." San Francisco magazine readers picked the site as the Best Bay Area Blog.

Traffic is currently at 1.4 million pages per month and growing.

sfist stats

80%

of SFist readers live in San Francisco

60%

of our readers visit SFist multiple times a day

80%

of readers shop online for travel and entertainment

60%

of readers shop for electronics, apparel and books online

87%

of SFist's readers go out for meals 1-2 times a week

69%

of SFist's readers go out for drinks 1-2 times a week