Alternatives and competitors

Sites like Adweek

The 20 closest advertising trade publication alternatives to Adweek, ranked by what they actually offer, and the 19 technologies behind it.

Looking for an alternative to Adweek? The closest matches are The Hollywood Reporter, Variety and TechRepublic. We match sites by what they actually offer, from their homepages, Wikidata and a summary by Claude, in any language. Vote on each alternative and leave a short note to help the next person choose.

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01 · Entity

About Adweek

Adweek adweek.com

ADWEEK

Breaking News in Advertising, Media and Technology

Wikidata: weekly American advertising trade publication that was first published in 1978

Top 10K · #4,992 English 19 technologies Crawled Nov 6, 2026
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Summary by Claude

Trade news publication covering advertising, marketing, media and advertising technology, including agency news, executive moves, campaigns, ad tech and newsletters, plus sponsored content and events.

Who it’s for
Advertising and marketing professionals
Business model
Advertising, sponsorships, subscriptions and events

02 · Embedding space

Competitor map

Each alternative by how close its vector is to Adweek’s (x) and how much traffic it gets, how much of the stack it shares, or where it sits in the embedding space itself (y). Lines split each axis at the median. Hover for the numbers, click to jump to it in the list.

similarity × popularity

GizmodoCTV NewsThe VergeTIMEThe AtlanticComputerworldBusiness InsiderTechRepublicVarietyThe Hollywood Reporter

03 · Nearest neighbours

Alternatives to Adweek

Thumbs up if it’s a real alternative to Adweek, thumbs down if it isn’t.

Only in English
  1. 01
    The Hollywood Reporter hollywoodreporter.com Top 10K English

    The Hollywood Reporter – Movie news, TV news, awards news, lifestyle news, business news and more from The Hollywood Reporter.

    Movie news, TV news, awards news, lifestyle news, business news and more from The Hollywood Reporter.

  2. 02
    Variety variety.com Top 10K English

    Variety - Entertainment news, film reviews, awards, film festivals, box office, entertainment industry conferences

    Entertainment news, film reviews, awards, film festivals, box office, entertainment industry conferences

  3. 03
    TechRepublic techrepublic.com Top 10K English

    online trade publication and social community

  4. 04
    Business Insider businessinsider.com Top 1K English

    Business Insider - Latest News in Tech, Markets, Economy & Innovation

    Business Insider tells the global tech, finance, stock market, media, economy, lifestyle, real estate, AI and innovative stories you want to know.

  5. 05
    Computerworld computerworld.com Top 10K English

    Computerworld

    Computerworld covers a range of technology topics, with a focus on these core areas of IT: generative AI, Windows, mobile, Apple/enterprise, office suites, productivity software, and collaboration software, as well as relevant information about companies such as Microsoft, Apple, OpenAI and Google.

  6. 06
    The Atlantic theatlantic.com Top 10K English

    Your access has been blocked – The Atlantic

    magazine and multi-platform publisher based in Washington, D.C.

  7. 07
    TIME time.com Top 1K English

    TIME | Current & Breaking News | National & World Updates

    Breaking news and analysis from time.com. Politics, world news, photos, video, tech reviews, health, science, and entertainment news.

  8. 08
    The Verge theverge.com Top 1K English

    The Verge

    The Verge is about technology and how it makes us feel. Founded in 2011, we offer our audience everything from breaking news to reviews to award-winning features and investigations, on our site, in video, and in podcasts.

  9. 09
    CTV News ctvnews.ca Top 10K English

    CTV News – Breaking News and Video, Canada News Today

    Get live updates on the latest local, national, and international news, including trusted reporting on politics, health, business, sports and more.

  10. 10
    Gizmodo gizmodo.com Top 10K English

    Gizmodo | The Future Is Here

    Dive into cutting-edge tech, reviews and the latest trends with the expert team at Gizmodo. Your ultimate source for all things tech.

  11. 11
    International Business Times ibtimes.com Top 10K English

    International Business Times - Business News, Financial news

    International Business Times is the leading provider of business news and financial news from the US and around the world.

  12. 12
    Fast Company fastcompany.com Top 10K English

    fastcompany.com

    American magazine

  13. 13
    Deadline deadline.com Top 10K English

    Deadline – Hollywood Entertainment Breaking News

    Deadline.com is always the first to break up-to-the-minute entertainment, Hollywood and media news, with an unfiltered, no-holds-barred analysis of events.

  14. 14
    Search Engine Journal searchenginejournal.com Top 10K English

    Search Engine Journal - The AI Search & SEO News That Matters

    Search Engine Journal is the last independent voice in search, sharing the latest AI search, SEO, GEO & AEO news that impact marketing strategy and business growth.

  15. 15
    Page Six pagesix.com Top 10K English

    Page Six: Latest Celebrity News, Entertainment News & Gossip

    Your source for the latest celebrity news, entertainment headlines and celeb gossip, with exclusive stories, photos, video, and more.

  16. 16
    Ars Technica arstechnica.com Top 10K English

    Ars Technica - Serving the Technologist since 1998. News, reviews, and analysis.

    News and reviews, covering IT, AI, science, space, health, gaming, cybersecurity, tech policy, computers, mobile devices, and operating systems.

  17. 17
    The Register theregister.com Top 10K English

    Technology news and analysis | The Register

    All the latest news for enterprise technology decision-makers and IT pros | The Register

  18. 18
    CBR cbr.com Top 10K English

    CBR - The World's Top Destination For Comic, Movie & TV news

    Covering comics, movies, TV like no other in the world. CBR.com is all you need!

  19. 19
    Engadget engadget.com Top 10K English

    Engadget | Technology News & Expert Reviews

    Breaking news from the worlds of technology and entertainment, and expert reviews of the latest consumer tech products.

  20. 20
    Cointelegraph cointelegraph.com Top 10K English

    Cointelegraph Bitcoin & Ethereum Blockchain News

    The most recent news about crypto industry at Cointelegraph. Latest news about bitcoin, ethereum, blockchain, mining, cryptocurrency prices and more

Ranked by score: the cosine similarity of each site’s vector to adweek.com’s, less a small penalty for generic sites that are close to everything. Highlighted technologies are ones Adweek uses too. Votes and comments come from visitors and don’t change the ranking.

04 · Fingerprints

Technology

What Adweek is built with, and what its closest competitors use, from its homepage’s code and its DNS records.

Built with

CMS
JavaScript libraries
  • jQuery asset https://static-www.adweek.com/wp-content/plugins/adw-navigation/dist/jquery-3.4.1.min.js
Fonts
Analytics
Tag managers
Advertising
Marketing automation
  • HubSpot TXT v=spf1 a mx ip4:63.247.178.131 include:spf.protection.outlook.com inc…
Cookie consent
  • OneTrust page source: cdn.cookielaw.org
Monitoring
  • Sentry page source: js.sentry-cdn.com
Security
  • reCAPTCHA page source: google.com/recaptcha/enterprise.js
CDN
Languages & backends
  • PHP implied by WordPress (meta generator: WordPress 7.1.4)
Video
Email hosting
DNS hosting
SaaS tools (verified in DNS)
  • Apple Business TXT apple-domain-verification=QEZlTgTJT7VfZFqd
  • Google Search Console TXT google-site-verification=V3-g89ujexbgiiIAThE8S4FN4mniIl3_CqIlIn5G-iY
  • Salesforce TXT v=spf1 a mx ip4:63.247.178.131 include:spf.protection.outlook.com inc…
  • Zoom TXT ZOOM_verify_wj1Ht6juSbewYj7VV8fMlw

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