Madrid-based blog network Weblogs SL is on par with any of the world’s leading blog networks.

Traffic has been skyrocketing all year, recently hitting more than 18 million page views and 4 million unique users per month. This is an organically grown, self-funded startup that is now pulling in a loyal audience that rivals some of Spain’s largest media groups.

To put these figures in perspective internationally, compare those stats with other leading blog networks that have been in the news:

* Jason Calacanis was doing 30 million page views/month when he sold his Weblogs, Inc blog network to AOL last year for $25 million
* PopSugar, recently funded by Sequoia Capital,  is doing 20 million page views and 3 million uniques per month.
* Creative Weblogging, the leading German blog network, does 6 million page views and 2 million uniques per month.
* b5media, recently VC funded, does 2 million uniques per month.
* Shiny Media, the UK’s leading blog network, does 1.9 million uniques per month.

I’d be surprised if these guys stay under the radar for much longer.

Well done to founder Julio Alonso, a former colleague, and his team on their success so far! Shame they’re not based in Barcelona