Alternatives and competitors

Sites like The New York Times

The 20 closest daily newspaper alternatives to The New York Times, ranked by what they actually offer, and the 17 technologies behind it.

Looking for an alternative to The New York Times? The closest matches are The Times, New York Post and New York Daily 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 The New York Times

The New York Times nytimes.com

nytimes.com

Wikidata: American daily newspaper (founded 1851)

Top 1K · #161 English 17 technologies Crawled Nov 6, 2026
Visit The New York Times

Summary by Claude

Online edition of The New York Times, an American daily newspaper publishing domestic, national and international news, opinion, reviews, and related digital products such as games and cooking.

Who it’s for
General news readers in the US and worldwide
Business model
Subscriptions and advertising

02 · Embedding space

Competitor map

Each alternative by how close its vector is to The New York Times’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

The Epoch TimesThe AtlanticInternational Business TimesUSA TodayTIMEThe Washington PostThe New YorkerNew York Daily NewsNew York PostThe Times

03 · Nearest neighbours

Alternatives to The New York Times

Thumbs up if it’s a real alternative to The New York Times, thumbs down if it isn’t.

Only in English

We can’t read nytimes.com’s homepage (HTTP 403), so it’s compared on what Wikidata and Wikipedia say about it.

  1. 01
    The Times thetimes.com Top 10K

    British daily national newspaper based in London

  2. 02
    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.

  3. 03
    New York Daily News nydailynews.com Top 10K

    daily tabloid newspaper in New York City

  4. 04
    The New Yorker newyorker.com Top 10K English

    The New Yorker

    Reporting, Profiles, breaking news, cultural coverage, podcasts, videos, and cartoons from The New Yorker.

  5. 05
    The Washington Post washingtonpost.com Top 1K

    daily broadsheet newspaper in Washington, D.C.

  6. 06
    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.

  7. 07
    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.

  8. 08
    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.

  9. 09
    The Atlantic theatlantic.com Top 10K English

    Your access has been blocked – The Atlantic

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

  10. 10
    The Epoch Times theepochtimes.com Top 10K English

    The Epoch Times | Breaking News, Latest News, World News and Videos

    Get the latest breaking news, in-depth reporting, and insightful analysis on a wide range of topics, including politics, culture, and world events | The Epoch Times is a trusted source for real news and information that is free from influence and bias.

  11. 11
    The Daily Beast thedailybeast.com Top 10K

    American news publication

  12. 12
    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!

  13. 13
    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.

  14. 14
    Hindustan Times hindustantimes.com Top 10K English

    Hindustan Times: Breaking News, Latest News, India News, World News & Cricket Today's Headlines | Hindustan Times

    Hindustan Times: Stay updated with Hindustan Times for the top India news, world events, and breaking stories. Get real-time updates on politics, wars, live cricket scores, entertainment news, and lifestyle updates.

  15. 15
    Financial Times ft.com Top 1K English

    Security Verification

    London-based daily newspaper

  16. 16
    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.

  17. 17
    The Wall Street Journal wsj.com Top 1K

    American business-focused daily newspaper

  18. 18
    The Straits Times straitstimes.com Top 10K English

    The Straits Times - Breaking news, Singapore news, Asia and world news & multimedia

    The Straits Times - Get latest breaking news, business, sports, lifestyle, tech & multimedia and more news in Singapore, Asia & rest of the world at straitstimes.com.

  19. 19
    The Daily Telegraph telegraph.co.uk Top 1K

    British daily broadsheet newspaper

  20. 20
    nymag.com Top 10K English

    New York Magazine

    New York Magazine obsessively chronicles the ideas, people, and cultural events that are forever reshaping our world.

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

04 · Fingerprints

Technology

What The New York Times is built with, and what its closest competitors use, from its homepage’s code and its DNS records.

Built with

Cookie consent
  • OneTrust TXT onetrust-domain-verification=1e62f8d767fc41a39fdf3f77025a8105
Security
CDN
  • Fastly header x-served-by: cache-ber1080042-BER, cache-ber1080042-BER, cache-ber108004…
Email hosting
Email delivery
  • Amazon SES TXT v=spf1 include:nytimes.com._nspf.vali.email include:%{i}._ip.%{h}._eh…
DNS hosting
SaaS tools (verified in DNS)
  • Adobe TXT adobe-idp-site-verification=5ce4d99c-af0a-4b76-9217-bd49d3336df0
  • Apple Business TXT apple-domain-verification=1BVLidj37w9zRMnU
  • Atlassian TXT atlassian-domain-verification=Vrn33GZgJTapfeggl1snZZ5a8HjNwfFb1K5kBxV…
  • DocuSign TXT docusign=6a4f88fd-cd2f-4917-acdb-bb2f343438a1
  • Dropbox TXT dropbox-domain-verification=4ld3jahx0psi
  • Google Search Console TXT google-site-verification=NIqXa_F8IaqdPJhTtexgR0NYbzVLD_-X-uRUvyf4GyQ
  • Miro TXT miro-verification=ee856857f05022ca58c04ab6f8e4014e564b3d6b
  • Notion TXT notion-domain-verification=4wS9fYEvnEgZg6Fc4cQ3atgsNuaj2zZIKwRP34uAGse
  • Zoom TXT ZOOM_verify_ClSSgAI2bqqZQA66rT4Z1x

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