Alternatives and competitors
Sites like CNN
The 20 closest news media alternatives to CNN, ranked by what they actually offer, and the 15 technologies behind it.
Looking for an alternative to CNN? The closest matches are NBC News, Fox News and CBS News. 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 CNN
Summary by Claude
News website of the CNN cable news network, publishing breaking news articles and videos on U.S. and world affairs, politics, business, health, weather and entertainment.
- Who it’s for
- General news readers worldwide
- Business model
- Advertising and subscriptions
02 · Embedding space
Competitor map
Each alternative by how close its vector is to CNN’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
03 · Nearest neighbours
Alternatives to CNN
Thumbs up if it’s a real alternative to CNN, thumbs down if it isn’t.
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NBC News - Breaking Headlines and Video Reports on World, U.S. and Local Angles | NBC News
Go to NBCNews.com for breaking news, videos, and the latest top stories in world news, business, politics, health and pop culture.
Very close cos 0.955 - 02
Fox News - Breaking News Updates | Latest News Headlines | Photos & News Videos
Breaking News, Latest News and Current News from FOXNews.com. Breaking news and video. Latest Current News: U.S., World, Entertainment, Health, Business, Technology, Politics, Sports.
Very close cos 0.953 - 03
CBS News | Breaking News, Top Stories & Exclusive Coverage
Stay informed on today's latest breaking news and exclusive scoops from CBS News. Follow current events in the U.S. and around the world, along with trending stories in politics, health and more key topics.
Very close cos 0.947 - 04
Newsweek - Latest Breaking News, US, World, Politics, Business, Tech and Videos.
Newsweek provides in-depth analysis on news, world events, politics, business, tech, entertainment, healthcare, & trending videos. Subscribe for breaking news alerts!
Very close cos 0.942 - 05
International Business, World News & Global Stock Market Analysis
CNBC International is the world leader for news on business, technology, China, trade, oil prices, the Middle East and markets.
Very close cos 0.938 - 06
Global News | Breaking, Latest News and Video for Canada
Globalnews.ca – Watch and read Canada’s Breaking news plus Business, Health, Politics and World News
- Google Search Console
- Microsoft 365
- Amazon Route 53
- Adobe Experience Platform Tags
- Amazon Publisher Services
- Bing Webmaster Tools
Very close cos 0.938 - 07
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.
Very close cos 0.937 - 08
Vox
Vox is a general interest news site for the 21st century. Its mission: to help everyone understand our complicated world, so that we can all help shape it. In text, video and audio, our reporters explain politics, policy, world affairs, technology, culture, science, the climate crisis, money, health and everything else that matters. Our goal is to ensure that everyone, regardless of income or status, can access accurate information that empowers them.
Very close cos 0.934 - 09
CNN Brasil | Notícias Ao Vivo do Brasil e do Mundo
Pense bem, pense CNN - Notícias ao vivo, fatos da política nacional e internacional no maior canal de notícias do mundo!
Very close cos 0.928 - 10
ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos
Your trusted source for breaking news, analysis, exclusive interviews, headlines, and videos at ABCNews.com
Very close cos 0.928 - 11
Nachrichten, aktuelle Schlagzeilen und Videos - n-tv.de
Nachrichten seriös, schnell und kompetent. Artikel und Videos aus Politik, Wirtschaft, Börse, Sport und aller Welt.
Very close cos 0.927 - 12
Latest World & National News & Headlines - USATODAY.com
USA TODAY delivers current national and local news, sports, entertainment, finance, technology, and more through award-winning journalism, photos, and videos.
Very close cos 0.927 - 13
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.
Very close cos 0.925 - 14
American news publication
Very close cos 0.926 - 15
News | The Independent | Today's headlines and latest breaking news
The latest breaking news, comment and features from The Independent.
Very close cos 0.925 - 16
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.
Very close cos 0.924 - 17
Indian English-language news television channel
Very close cos 0.922 - 18
BBC Home | Breaking News, World News, US News, Sports, Business, Innovation, Climate, Culture, Travel, Video & Audio
Visit BBC for trusted reporting on the latest world and US news, sports, business, climate, innovation, culture and much more
Very close cos 0.922 - 19
international news agency
Very close cos 0.921 - 20
Your access has been blocked – The Atlantic
magazine and multi-platform publisher based in Washington, D.C.
Very close cos 0.923
Ranked by score: the cosine similarity of each site’s vector to cnn.com’s, less a small penalty for generic sites that are close to everything. Highlighted technologies are ones CNN uses too. Votes and comments come from visitors and don’t change the ranking.
04 · Fingerprints
Technology
What CNN is built with, and what its closest competitors use, from its homepage’s code and its DNS records.
Built with
- Analytics
- Chartbeat page source: static.chartbeat.com
- Advertising
- Google Ad Manager page source: securepubads.g.doubleclick.net
- Live chat & support
- Zendesk TXT v=spf1 include:cnn.com._nspf.vali.email include:%{i}._ip.%{h}._ehlo.%…
- Cookie consent
- OneTrust page source: otSDKStub
- Payments
- Stripe TXT stripe-verification=08de20cb0357e775ecd57d7bcb9bc860f4e2a4e962245b893…
- CDN
- Fastly header x-served-by: cache-chi-klot8100102-CHI, cache-chi-klot8100102-CHI, cache…
- Email hosting
- Microsoft 365 MX cnn-com.mail.protection.outlook.com
- DNS hosting
- Amazon Route 53 NS ns-1242.awsdns-27.org
- SaaS tools (verified in DNS)
- Adobe TXT adobe-idp-site-verification=279ead95-3581-42b7-82f4-73c97f8cebfa
- Atlassian TXT atlassian-domain-verification=joqe6L8dNi+aisGbB1XHQa0pDc53V2l0GQQRUtL…
- Canva TXT canva-site-verification=C8ADd96ykBUHF3wyVjPyXQ
- GlobalSign TXT _globalsign-domain-verification=nPcGMc5MexVHi5gaiJ3TNZjT3fI_seEOQWXPU…
- Google Search Console TXT google-site-verification=zLPPRYQh2mgpr-Yhg_8j8Z04d1okax7bGsPDmHlrfN0
- Meta Business Suite TXT facebook-domain-verification=xszi21kow2trmw3xt3ph6s631zyu3i
- Miro TXT miro-verification=1e01f8da769be1241fceefd9abf2c317dcd68323
Stack changes
No changes yet. Each new crawl is compared with the last one, and what CNN adds or drops shows up here.
What competitors use
Across the 20 closest sites.
- Google Search Console 20/20
- Microsoft 365 15/20
- Meta Business Suite 12/20
- Amazon SES · not on cnn.com 9/20
- Adobe 9/20
- Google Workspace · not on cnn.com 9/20
- OpenAI · not on cnn.com 9/20
- React · not on cnn.com 8/20
- Fastly 8/20
- GlobalSign 8/20
- Apple Business · not on cnn.com 8/20
- Next.js · not on cnn.com 7/20
- Amazon Publisher Services · not on cnn.com 7/20
- Google Ad Manager 7/20
- Zoom · not on cnn.com 7/20
- Proofpoint · not on cnn.com 5/20