Alternatives and competitors

Sites like sputniknews.com

The 20 closest international news media alternatives to sputniknews.com, ranked by what they actually offer, and the 5 technologies behind it.

Looking for an alternative to sputniknews.com? The closest matches are RT, TASS and RIA Novosti. 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 sputniknews.com

sputniknews.com

Sputnik News - World News, Breaking News & Top Stories

Sputnik International is a global news media keeping you updated on all the latest world news 24/7. Browse Sputnik for breaking news and top stories on politics, economy, social media and the most viral trends.

Wikidata: international Russian radio station

Top 10K · #5,602 English 5 technologies Crawled Nov 6, 2026
Visit sputniknews.com

Summary by Claude

Sputnik International is a Russian state-owned international news outlet publishing world news, politics, economy and opinion coverage in English, with a focus on Russia, Ukraine, the US and geopolitics. It is the successor to the Voice of Russia radio service.

Who it’s for
International English-speaking news readers
Business model
State funding

02 · Embedding space

Competitor map

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PikabuThe New Voice of Ukrainevoanews.comRFIReutersInterfaxlenta.ruRIA NovostiTASSRT

03 · Nearest neighbours

Alternatives to sputniknews.com

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

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  1. 01
    RT rt.com Top 10K

    Russian state-controlled international television network

  2. 02
    TASS tass.ru Top 10K

    Russian state-owned news agency

  3. 03
    RIA Novosti ria.ru Top 10K

    state-operated domestic Russian-language news agency

  4. 04
    lenta.ru Top 10K Russian

    Lenta.ru - Новости России и мира сегодня

    Новости, статьи, фотографии, видео. Семь дней в неделю, 24 часа в сутки.

  5. 05
    Interfax interfax.ru Top 10K Russian

    Интерфакс: новости

    Новости информационного агентства Интерфакс

  6. 06
    Reuters reuters.com Top 1K

    international news agency

  7. 07
    Vedomosti vedomosti.ru Top 10K Russian

    «Ведомости» — ведущее деловое издание России

    Качественный контент о бизнесе, экономике и политике. Актуальные новости, экспертные статьи и аналитика в деловом издании «Ведомости»

  8. 08
    RFI rfi.fr Top 10K English

    RFI - All the news from France, Europe, Africa and the rest of the world.

    Follow any political information, cultural, sporting and live streaming on RFI. The latest information, news and events around the world.

  9. 09
    voanews.com Top 10K English

    VOA - Voice of America English News

    Accurate, objective news coverage from the U.S. and around the world.

  10. 10
    The New Voice of Ukraine nv.ua Top 10K English

    Ukrainian magazine

  11. 11
    Pikabu pikabu.ru Top 1K Russian

    Горячее – самые интересные и обсуждаемые посты | Пикабу

    Пикабу – это уютное информационно-развлекательное сообщество, где любой желающий может опубликовать пост. Истории из жизни, свежие шутки и мемы, познавательные статьи, забавные фото и видео, интересные комментарии. Если другим пользователям понравится ваша история, ее увидят сотни тысяч людей.

  12. 12
    Rambler rambler.ru Top 10K Russian

    Рамблер — медийный портал: новости России и мира, почта, поиск, погода

    Рамблер — последние новости сегодня, развлекательные и коммуникационные сервисы: поиск информации в интернете, электронная почта, гороскопы, прогноз погоды, телепрограмма

  13. 13
    RBC Information Systems rbc.ru Top 10K

    Russian media group

  14. 14
    Moskovskij Komsomolets mk.ru Top 10K Russian

    Новости России и мира - Новостной портал Московский Комсомолец - МК

    Новостной портал MK.RU: последние новости России и мира. Свежие новости политики, общества, спорта, культуры, новости дня о происшествиях. Освещаем ярко!

  15. 15
    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

  16. 16
    Argumenty i Fakty aif.ru Top 10K Russian

    Аргументы и Факты — последние новости России и мира сегодня

    Аргументы и Факты — самые актуальные и последние новости России и мира сегодня. Будьте в курсе главных свежих событий дня и последнего часа, происшествий, обзоров, аналитики, инфографики, фото и видеорепортажей.

  17. 17
    United Press International upi.com Top 10K English

    Top News, Latest headlines, Latest News, World News & U.S News - UPI.com

    UPI delivers the latest headlines from around the world: Top News, Entertainment, Health, Business, Science and Sports News - United Press International

  18. 18
    Ukrainska Pravda pravda.com.ua Top 10K

    Ukrainian online newspaper

  19. 19
    vc.ru Top 10K Russian

    vc.ru — бизнес, технологии, идеи, модели роста, стартапы

    Крупнейшая в рунете площадка для предпринимателей нового поколения. Новости ИТ-рынка, вакансии рунета, реклама, PR, интерфейсы, мобильные приложения.

  20. 20
    Foreign Policy foreignpolicy.com Top 10K English

    Foreign Policy – the Global Magazine of News and Ideas

    The Global Magazine of News and Ideas

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

04 · Fingerprints

Technology

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

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