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Sites like Newsweek

The 20 closest news magazine alternatives to Newsweek, ranked by what they actually offer, and the 25 technologies behind it.

Looking for an alternative to Newsweek? The closest matches are TIME, The Atlantic and NBC 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 Newsweek

Newsweek newsweek.com

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!

Wikidata: weekly magazine based in New York City

Top 10K · #1,501 English 25 technologies Crawled Nov 6, 2026
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Summary by Claude

American news magazine website publishing breaking news, analysis and opinion on US politics, world events, business, tech, health and entertainment, with a paid membership for ad-free and exclusive content.

Who it’s for
General news readers, mainly in the US
Business model
Advertising and subscriptions

02 · Embedding space

Competitor map

Each alternative by how close its vector is to Newsweek’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

Breitbart NewsPoliticoUSA TodayCNNForeign PolicySlateVoxNBC NewsThe AtlanticTIME

03 · Nearest neighbours

Alternatives to Newsweek

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

Only in English
  1. 01
    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.

  2. 02
    The Atlantic theatlantic.com Top 10K English

    Your access has been blocked – The Atlantic

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

  3. 03
    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.

  4. 04
    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.

  5. 05
    Slate slate.com Top 10K English

    Slate Magazine - Politics, Business, Technology, and the Arts

    Online magazine of news, politics, technology, and culture. Combines humor and insight in thoughtful analyses of current events and political news.

  6. 06
    Foreign Policy foreignpolicy.com Top 10K English

    Foreign Policy – the Global Magazine of News and Ideas

    The Global Magazine of News and Ideas

  7. 07
    CNN cnn.com Top 1K English

    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.

  8. 08
    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.

  9. 09
    Politico politico.com Top 10K English

    American journalism company and news website

  10. 10
    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.

  11. 11
    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.

  12. 12
    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.

  13. 13
    Fast Company fastcompany.com Top 10K English

    fastcompany.com

    American magazine

  14. 14
    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

  15. 15
    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.

  16. 16
    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.

  17. 17
    apnews.com Top 1K English

    American not-for-profit news agency

  18. 18
    The New York Times nytimes.com Top 1K English

    nytimes.com

    American daily newspaper (founded 1851)

  19. 19
    Scientific American scientificamerican.com Top 10K English

    Scientific American

    Scientific American is the essential guide to the most awe-inspiring advances in science and technology, explaining how they change our understanding of the world and shape our lives.

  20. 20
    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

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

04 · Fingerprints

Technology

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

Built with

CMS
JavaScript frameworks
  • Next.js header x-powered-by: Next.js
  • React implied by Next.js (header x-powered-by: Next.js)
Tag managers
Advertising
Marketing automation
  • HubSpot TXT v=spf1 include:spf.protection.outlook.com include:_spf.google.com ip4…
  • OneSignal page source: cdn.onesignal.com/sdks/
CDN
  • Fastly header x-served-by: cache-iad-kcgs7200083-IAD, cache-iad-kcgs7200083-IAD, cache…
Hosting
  • Google Cloud header via: 1.1 google, 1.1 varnish, 1.1 varnish, 1.1 varnish
Languages & backends
  • PHP implied by WordPress (page source: /wp-content/)
Email hosting
  • Google Workspace TXT v=spf1 include:spf.protection.outlook.com include:_spf.google.com ip4…
  • Microsoft 365 MX newsweek-com.mail.protection.outlook.com
Email delivery
  • Amazon SES TXT v=spf1 include:spf.protection.outlook.com include:_spf.google.com ip4…
DNS hosting
SaaS tools (verified in DNS)
  • Adobe TXT adobe-idp-site-verification=dc0e7d547bf69e91c568cb5ea79fc5c4c3c8adaa2…
  • Apple Business TXT apple-domain-verification=YUeh8HJ69eGijuIc
  • Atlassian TXT atlassian-domain-verification=7ytcndK7dkt3yUZvNA19xW1orJ1eWCxqzOuVGZa…
  • GlobalSign TXT _globalsign-domain-verification=TwknEHPufMJKOVKyrSiny77ovpI2BUnGlwG_R…
  • Google Search Console TXT google-site-verification=N-IL-ZoVuPLnjtvqF87mvyY8vp6aBQVddginPSO91FE
  • Meta Business Suite TXT facebook-domain-verification=crbjk6hx6uady347wewk3g1z6ot2g8
  • OpenAI TXT openai-domain-verification=dv-vumeE6n2PRYgJ7eG2JHX9JS2
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  • Zoom TXT ZOOM_verify_Tt6inAE0SsCltQklciX4hg

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