Sites like BBC

01 · Entity

About BBC

BBC bbc.co.uk

BBC - Home

The best of the BBC, with the latest news and sport headlines, weather, TV & radio highlights and much more from across the whole of BBC Online.

Wikidata: British public service broadcaster

Top 1K · #242 English 10 technologies Crawled Nov 6, 2026

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Summary by Claude

Homepage of the UK public service broadcaster, linking to news, sport, weather, TV and radio programmes (iPlayer, Sounds), and regional stories from England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.

Who it’s for

UK general public

Business model

TV licence fee funded

• public broadcaster
• UK news
• sport headlines
• weather forecast
• BBC iPlayer
• BBC Sounds radio
• football news
• regional news
• live video

02 · Embedding space

Competitor map

Each alternative by how close its vector is to BBC’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.

1. 01
   Sveriges Television svt.se Top 10K Swedish

   SVT Nyheter

   SVT Nyheter med senaste nytt om dagens viktigaste nyheter, live, lokala nyheter, väder, recensioner och sportens målservice.

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   0 say Sveriges Television is a good alternative to BBC 0 say Sveriges Television isn’t a real alternative to BBC

   Comment
   Very close cos 0.925
2. 02
   Raidió Teilifís Éireann rte.ie Top 10K English

   RTÉ Ireland's National Television and Radio Broadcaster

   RTÉ news brings you the latest Irish news, world news, international news and up to the minute reports on breaking Irish news stories and news from around the world. Watch and listen to Irish news stories on our video and audio streams.

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   0 say Raidió Teilifís Éireann is a good alternative to BBC 0 say Raidió Teilifís Éireann isn’t a real alternative to BBC

   Comment
   Very close cos 0.925
3. 03
   The Independent independent.co.uk Top 1K English

   News | The Independent | Today's headlines and latest breaking news

   The latest breaking news, comment and features from The Independent.

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   0 say The Independent is a good alternative to BBC 0 say The Independent isn’t a real alternative to BBC

   Comment
   Very close cos 0.925
4. 04
   Sky Sports skysports.com Top 10K English

   Sky Sports - Sports News, Transfers, Scores | Watch Live Sport

   Watch the best live coverage of your favourite sports: Football, Golf, Rugby, Cricket, F1, Boxing, NFL, NBA, plus the latest sports news, transfers & scores.

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   0 say Sky Sports is a good alternative to BBC 0 say Sky Sports isn’t a real alternative to BBC

   Comment
   Very close cos 0.918
5. 05
   RTVE rtve.es Top 10K Spanish

   Noticias de última hora, programas y series de televisión - RTVE.es

   Noticias, deportes, actualidad, álbumes, series y programas, y la última hora de España y el mundo.

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   0 say RTVE is a good alternative to BBC 0 say RTVE isn’t a real alternative to BBC

   Comment
   Very close cos 0.916
6. 06
   Nederlandse Omroep Stichting nos.nl Top 10K Dutch

   NOS.nl - Nieuws, Sport en Evenementen | Nederlandse Omroep Stichting

   NOS.nl - Nieuws, Sport en Evenementen op Radio, TV en Internet

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   • Microsoft 365
   • Next.js

   0 say Nederlandse Omroep Stichting is a good alternative to BBC 0 say Nederlandse Omroep Stichting isn’t a real alternative to BBC

   Comment
   Very close cos 0.913
7. 07
   Australian Broadcasting Corporation abc.net.au Top 10K English

   ABC News & Headlines – Australian Broadcasting Corporation

   Follow the latest headlines from ABC News, Australia's most trusted media source, with live events, audio and on-demand video from the national broadcaster.

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   • Google Tag Manager

   0 say Australian Broadcasting Corporation is a good alternative to BBC 0 say Australian Broadcasting Corporation isn’t a real alternative to BBC

   Comment
   Very close cos 0.910
8. 08
   Bayerischer Rundfunk br.de Top 10K German

   Bayerischer Rundfunk: Nachrichten von BR24, Highlights aus der BR Mediathek, Live Radio hören und BR.de-Specials - die Startseite für Bayern | BR.de

   Der Bayerische Rundfunk bietet Fernseh- und Radioprogramm und regionale Informationen aus ganz Bayern und den Regionen Schwaben, Oberbayern, Niederbayern, Oberpfalz, Oberfranken, Unterfranken und Mittelfranken.

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   • Miro

   0 say Bayerischer Rundfunk is a good alternative to BBC 0 say Bayerischer Rundfunk isn’t a real alternative to BBC

   Comment
   Very close cos 0.909
9. 09
   www.gov.uk Top 1K English

   Welcome to GOV.UK

   GOV.UK - The best place to find government services and information.

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   0 say www.gov.uk is a good alternative to BBC 0 say www.gov.uk isn’t a real alternative to BBC

   Comment
   Very close cos 0.906
10. 10
    DR dr.dk Top 10K Danish

    DR: Nyheder - Breaking - TV - Radio

    Dit Nyhedsoverblik: Breaking news og seneste nyheder - Stream DR’s programmer på DRTV - Hør podcast på DR LYD

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    0 say DR is a good alternative to BBC 0 say DR isn’t a real alternative to BBC

    Comment
    Very close cos 0.905
11. 11
    Daily Mirror mirror.co.uk Top 10K English

    The Mirror: The Heart of Britain

    Get the latest news, sport, celebrity gossip, TV, politics and lifestyle from The Mirror. Big stories with a big heart, always with you in mind.

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    • Amazon CloudFront
    • Google Ad Manager
    • Google Workspace
    • Meta Business Suite

    0 say Daily Mirror is a good alternative to BBC 0 say Daily Mirror isn’t a real alternative to BBC

    Comment
    Very close cos 0.905
12. 12
    NRK.no nrk.no Top 10K Norwegian Bokmål

    NRK.no – nyheter, tv og radio fra Norge og hele verden

    NRK.no er Norges største tilbud på nett: nyheter fra Norge og verden, lokalnyheter, radio- og tv-program, podcast, vær, helse-, kultur-, underholdning-, humor- og debattstoff.

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    0 say NRK.no is a good alternative to BBC 0 say NRK.no isn’t a real alternative to BBC

    Comment
    Very close cos 0.903
13. 13
    iHeart iheart.com Top 10K English

    Listen to the Best Podcasts & Shows Online, Free | iHeart

    Listen to the latest episodes from top podcasts. Get news, sports & lifestyle info from your favorite personalities for free!

    • Adobe
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    • GlobalSign
    • Google Search Console
    • Braze
    • Express

    0 say iHeart is a good alternative to BBC 0 say iHeart isn’t a real alternative to BBC

    Comment
    Very close cos 0.902
14. 14
    NHK nhk.or.jp Top 10K

    Japanese broadcasting company

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    0 say NHK is a good alternative to BBC 0 say NHK isn’t a real alternative to BBC

    Comment
    Very close cos 0.899
15. 15
    Daily Express express.co.uk Top 10K English

    Latest UK and World News, Sport and Comment | Express.co.uk

    Latest news, showbiz, sport, comment, lifestyle, city, video and pictures from the Daily Express and Sunday Express newspapers and Express.co.uk

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    0 say Daily Express is a good alternative to BBC 0 say Daily Express isn’t a real alternative to BBC

    Comment
    Very close cos 0.903
16. 16
    The Guardian theguardian.com Top 1K English

    Latest news, sport and opinion from the Guardian

    Latest news, sport, business, comment, analysis and reviews from the Guardian, the world's leading liberal voice

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    0 say The Guardian is a good alternative to BBC 0 say The Guardian isn’t a real alternative to BBC

    Comment
    Very close cos 0.902
17. 17
    The Sun thesun.co.uk Top 10K English

    News, sport, celebrities and gossip | The Sun

    Get the latest news, exclusives, sport, celebrities, showbiz, politics, business and lifestyle from The Sun

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    0 say The Sun is a good alternative to BBC 0 say The Sun isn’t a real alternative to BBC

    Comment
    Very close cos 0.902
18. 18
    BT bt.com Top 10K English

    Broadband, TV Packages, TNT Sports & Mobile Deals | BT

    From Ultra Fast Full Fibre broadband to TV & Mobile, BT helps UK families, communities & companies reach their potential. Find more BT products here.

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    0 say BT is a good alternative to BBC 0 say BT isn’t a real alternative to BBC

    Comment
    Very close cos 0.899
19. 19
    RaiNews rainews.it Top 10K Italian

    RaiNews | Le ultime notizie gratuite aggiornate in tempo reale

    RaiNews è il portale di notizie di Rai aggiornato 24 ore su 24. News, attualità, ultime notizie e aggiornamenti sempre gratuiti.

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    0 say RaiNews is a good alternative to BBC 0 say RaiNews isn’t a real alternative to BBC

    Comment
    Very close cos 0.898
20. 20
    ORF.at orf.at Top 10K German

    news.ORF.at

    news.ORF.at: Die aktuellsten Nachrichten auf einen Blick - aus Österreich und der ganzen Welt. In Text, Bild und Video.

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    0 say ORF.at is a good alternative to BBC 0 say ORF.at isn’t a real alternative to BBC

    Comment
    Very close cos 0.899

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

04 · Fingerprints

Technology

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