Alternatives and competitors

Sites like The Globe and Mail

The 20 closest daily newspaper alternatives to The Globe and Mail, ranked by what they actually offer, and the 12 technologies behind it.

Looking for an alternative to The Globe and Mail? The closest matches are National Post, The Star and Global 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 Globe and Mail

The Globe and Mail theglobeandmail.com

The Globe and Mail: Canadian, World, Politics and Business News & Analysis

The Globe and Mail offers the most authoritative news in Canada, featuring national and international news

Wikidata: English-language daily newspaper in Canada

Top 10K · #2,732 English 12 technologies Crawled Nov 6, 2026
Visit The Globe and Mail

Summary by Claude

Canadian national daily newspaper publishing news and analysis on Canadian and world politics, business, economy and opinion, available via digital subscription and print home delivery.

Who it’s for
Canadian news readers and business professionals
Business model
Subscriptions and advertising

02 · Embedding space

Competitor map

Each alternative by how close its vector is to The Globe and Mail’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 GuardianThe AtlanticThe IndependentUSA TodaySouth China Morning PostThe Washington PostDagens NyheterCTV NewsThe StarNational Post

03 · Nearest neighbours

Alternatives to The Globe and Mail

Thumbs up if it’s a real alternative to The Globe and Mail, thumbs down if it isn’t.

Only in English
  1. 01
    National Post nationalpost.com Top 10K English

    National Post: Canadian and World News, Stories & Headlines

    The National Post keeps you up-to-date on what's happening in Canada and the rest of the world with the latest breaking news and stories that matter to you.

  2. 02
    The Star thestar.com Top 10K English

    Breaking News - Headlines & Top Stories | The Star

    thestar.com is one of Canada's largest online news sites and 100% Canadian-owned. Live news, investigations, politics, sports and the heartbeat of Toronto, Canada's largest city.

  3. 03
    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

  4. 04
    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.

  5. 05
    Dagens Nyheter dn.se Top 10K Swedish

    Dagens Nyheter – senaste nyheterna från Sverige och världen

    Dagens Nyheter – en trovärdig och kvalitativ nyhetskälla med prisad bildjournalistik och granskningar som gör skillnad.

  6. 06
    The Washington Post washingtonpost.com Top 1K

    daily broadsheet newspaper in Washington, D.C.

  7. 07
    lapresse.ca Top 10K French

    LaPresse.ca | Actualités et Infos au Québec et dans le monde

    Le site d'information francophone le plus complet en Amérique du Nord: Actualités régionales, provinciales, nationales et internationales.

  8. 08
    South China Morning Post scmp.com Top 10K English

    Breaking China, Asia, HK News, Opinions and Insights | South China Morning Post

    News, opinions, infographics and videos on China issues: geopolitics, diplomacy, economy, technology and lifestyle.

  9. 09
    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.

  10. 10
    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.

  11. 11
    The Atlantic theatlantic.com Top 10K English

    Your access has been blocked – The Atlantic

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

  12. 12
    The Economist economist.com Top 10K English

    British weekly news and international affairs publication (founded 1843)

  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
    The Washington Times washingtontimes.com Top 10K English

    American broadsheet newspaper published in Washington, D.C.

  15. 15
    The Guardian theguardian.com Top 1K English

    Latest news, sport and opinion from the Guardian

    Latest news, sport, business, comment, analysis and reviews from the Guardian, the world's leading liberal voice

  16. 16
    Les Échos lesechos.fr Top 10K

    French news website and daily newspaper

  17. 17
    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»

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

    nytimes.com

    American daily newspaper (founded 1851)

  19. 19
    Daily Express express.co.uk Top 10K English

    Latest UK and World News, Sport and Comment | Express.co.uk

    Latest news, showbiz, sport, comment, lifestyle, city, video and pictures from the Daily Express and Sunday Express newspapers and Express.co.uk

  20. 20
    The Japan Times japantimes.co.jp Top 10K English

    The Japan Times - News On Japan, Business News, Opinion, Sports, Entertainment And More

    Latest news on Japan: business, politics, commentary, sports, culture, life and more

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

04 · Fingerprints

Technology

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

Built with

JavaScript frameworks
  • React asset https://www.theglobeandmail.com/pf/dist/engine/react.js?d=988&mxId=00000000
Analytics
  • Comscore page source: .scorecardresearch.com
Tag managers
Advertising
Security
CDN
  • Akamai header x-akamai-transformed: 9 527961 0 pmb=mRUM,2
Web servers
Email hosting
  • Microsoft 365 MX theglobeandmail-com.mail.protection.outlook.com
DNS hosting
SaaS tools (verified in DNS)

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