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

CNN cnn.com

Breaking News, Latest News and Videos | CNN

View the latest news and breaking news today for U.S., world, weather, entertainment, politics and health at CNN.com.

Wikidata: American news channel

Top 1K · #192 English 15 technologies Crawled Nov 6, 2026
Visit 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

USA TodayABC NewsVoxTIMEGlobal NewsCNBCNewsweekCBS NewsFox NewsNBC News

03 · Nearest neighbours

Alternatives to CNN

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

Only in English
  1. 01
    NBC News nbcnews.com Top 1K English

    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.

  2. 02
    Fox News foxnews.com Top 1K English

    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.

  3. 03
    CBS News cbsnews.com Top 1K English

    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.

  4. 04
    Newsweek newsweek.com Top 10K English

    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!

  5. 05
    CNBC cnbc.com Top 1K English

    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.

  6. 06
    Global News globalnews.ca Top 10K English

    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

  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
    Vox vox.com Top 10K English

    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.

  9. 09
    ABC News abcnews.com Top 10K English

    ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos

    Your trusted source for breaking news, analysis, exclusive interviews, headlines, and videos at ABCNews.com

  10. 10
    USA Today usatoday.com Top 1K English

    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.

  11. 11
    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.

  12. 12
    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.

  13. 13
    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.

  14. 14
    British Broadcasting Corporation bbc.com Top 1K English

    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

  15. 15
    The Atlantic theatlantic.com Top 10K English

    Your access has been blocked – The Atlantic

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

  16. 16
    Fox Business foxbusiness.com Top 10K English

    Fox Business | Business News & Stock Quotes - Saving & Investing

    Business news, small business news, business financial news and investment news from FoxBusiness.com.

  17. 17
    Euronews euronews.com Top 10K English

    Latest breaking news available as free video on demand | Euronews

    Latest breaking news available as free video on demand. Stay informed on European and world news about economy, politics, diplomacy… with Euronews.

  18. 18
    Stuff stuff.co.nz Top 10K English

    Stuff: Latest breaking news | New Zealand

    News from New Zealand and the world: breaking news, videos, sport, rugby, politics, business, entertainment, lifestyle, travel, and property

  19. 19
    Breitbart News breitbart.com Top 10K English

    Breitbart News Network

    Syndicated news and opinion website providing continuously updated headlines to top news and analysis sources.

  20. 20
    New York Post nypost.com Top 10K English

    New York Post – Breaking News, Top Headlines, Photos & Videos

    Your source for breaking news, photos, and videos about New York, sports, business, entertainment, opinion, real estate, culture, fashion, and more.

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
Advertising
Live chat & support
  • Zendesk TXT v=spf1 include:cnn.com._nspf.vali.email include:%{i}._ip.%{h}._ehlo.%…
Cookie consent
Payments
  • Stripe TXT stripe-verification=08de20cb0357e775ecd57d7bcb9bc860f4e2a4e962245b893…
CDN
  • Fastly header x-served-by: cache-chi-klot8100102-CHI, cache-chi-klot8100102-CHI, cache…
Email hosting
DNS hosting
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

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