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.

Neighbours: k = 20
Sites searched: 4,032
Vector: 384-d
Query: 13 ms

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

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

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.
Very close cos 0.984
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.
Very close cos 0.933
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
Very close cos 0.929
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.
Very close cos 0.926
05
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.
Very close cos 0.922
06
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.
Very close cos 0.921
07
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.
Very close cos 0.922
08
The Atlantic theatlantic.com Top 10K English

Your access has been blocked – The Atlantic

magazine and multi-platform publisher based in Washington, D.C.
Very close cos 0.922
09
The Economist economist.com Top 10K English

British weekly news and international affairs publication (founded 1843)
Very close cos 0.919
10
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.
Very close cos 0.920
11
The Washington Times washingtontimes.com Top 10K English

American broadsheet newspaper published in Washington, D.C.
Very close cos 0.917
12
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
Very close cos 0.918
13
The New York Times nytimes.com Top 1K English

nytimes.com

American daily newspaper (founded 1851)
Very close cos 0.917
14
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
Very close cos 0.916
15
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
Very close cos 0.915
16
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.
Very close cos 0.915
17
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.
Very close cos 0.913
18
Le Monde lemonde.fr Top 1K English

Le Monde in English – World news, culture and opinion

France's leading newspaper brings you the latest coverage from France, Europe, and all around the world, unique perspectives and in-depth analysis.
Very close cos 0.909
19
Financial Times ft.com Top 1K English

Security Verification

London-based daily newspaper
Very close cos 0.906
20
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.
Very close cos 0.907

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: Google Tag Manager page source: googletagmanager.com/ns.html?id=GTM-
Advertising: Amazon Publisher Services page source: c.amazon-adsystem.com
Google Ad Manager page source: securepubads.g.doubleclick.net
Security: DataDome header x-datadome: protected
CDN: Akamai header x-akamai-transformed: 9 527961 0 pmb=mRUM,2
Web servers: OpenResty header server: openresty
Email hosting: Microsoft 365 MX theglobeandmail-com.mail.protection.outlook.com
DNS hosting: Amazon Route 53 NS ns-83.awsdns-10.com
SaaS tools (verified in DNS): Google Search Console TXT google-site-verification=MMVxMHg6IBbku4rU92fAm6GtTQg9Kku9Hb9KzOpw248
Meta Business Suite TXT facebook-domain-verification=vyvhgyjf7h5w5m4x0n1h9yo6tb9u4e

Stack changes

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What competitors use

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