Alternatives and competitors

Sites like The Times

The 20 closest daily newspaper alternatives to The Times, ranked by what they actually offer, and the 11 technologies behind it.

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

The Times thetimes.co.uk

Wikidata: British daily national newspaper based in London

Top 10K · #3,056 11 technologies Crawled Nov 6, 2026

Summary by Claude

Online edition of The Times and The Sunday Times, a British national daily newspaper publishing news, politics, business, opinion, culture and sport coverage, largely behind a subscription paywall.

Who it’s for
UK and international general news readers
Business model
Subscriptions and advertising

02 · Embedding space

Competitor map

Each alternative by how close its vector is to The 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 Irish TimesDaily MirrorThe Straits TimesThe SunDaily MailFinancial TimesThe IndependentThe GuardianThe New York TimesDaily Express

03 · Nearest neighbours

Alternatives to The Times

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

We can’t read thetimes.co.uk’s homepage (robots.txt disallows our crawler), so it’s compared on what Wikidata and Wikipedia say about it.

  1. 01
    The Daily Telegraph telegraph.co.uk Top 1K

    British daily broadsheet newspaper

  2. 02
    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

  3. 03
    The New York Times nytimes.com Top 1K English

    nytimes.com

    American daily newspaper (founded 1851)

  4. 04
    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

  5. 05
    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.

  6. 06
    Financial Times ft.com Top 1K English

    Security Verification

    London-based daily newspaper

  7. 07
    Daily Mail dailymail.com Top 1K

    UK Home | Daily Mail Online

    Daily Mail Online - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.

  8. 08
    The Sun thesun.co.uk Top 10K English

    News, sport, celebrities and gossip | The Sun

    Get the latest news, exclusives, sport, celebrities, showbiz, politics, business and lifestyle from The Sun

  9. 09
    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.

  10. 10
    Daily Mirror mirror.co.uk Top 10K English

    The Mirror: The Heart of Britain

    Get the latest news, sport, celebrity gossip, TV, politics and lifestyle from The Mirror. Big stories with a big heart, always with you in mind.

  11. 11
    The Irish Times irishtimes.com Top 10K English

    The Irish Times | Latest news and headlines - Irish news, world news, video and podcasts

    Irish news, world news and breaking updates. Get Ireland news, business, politics, sport, lifestyle, culture, podcasts, video and more from The Irish Times, the definitive brand of award-winning, in-depth journalism.

  12. 12
    The Washington Post washingtonpost.com Top 1K

    daily broadsheet newspaper in Washington, D.C.

  13. 13
    The Economist economist.com Top 10K English

    British weekly news and international affairs publication (founded 1843)

  14. 14
    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.

  15. 15
    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.

  16. 16
    Los Angeles Times latimes.com Top 1K English

    News from California, across the nation and world - Los Angeles Times

    The L.A. Times is a leading source of breaking news, entertainment, sports, politics, and more for Southern California and the world.

  17. 17
    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.

  18. 18
    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.

  19. 19
    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.

  20. 20
    The Wall Street Journal wsj.com Top 1K

    American business-focused daily newspaper

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

04 · Fingerprints

Technology

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

Built with

Email hosting
DNS hosting
SaaS tools (verified in DNS)
  • Adobe TXT adobe-idp-site-verification=5fbdfbcf-5183-451e-af57-324fb213096c
  • Atlassian TXT atlassian-domain-verification=uNoIhBXurxzVlQa0FvK2t9Yld5byfvXbFRQaMTo…
  • GlobalSign TXT _globalsign-domain-verification=iGHmwRjA4lmTuOQZ_o-Tyr1LQKSuJyqRCkU2l…
  • Google Search Console TXT google-site-verification=sPaVkZvIOoTy4ne6WJ7h00oyyWLDEg8fW-hp_t5iASo
  • Meta Business Suite TXT facebook-domain-verification=2662uj3np5hbcy6xs3y5rkh81a8f40
  • Miro TXT miro-verification=876fd2e87e812aadd96eca532bf071be63109b0e
  • OpenAI TXT openai-domain-verification=dv-vEfhmX2bv2Im97G6Mn7B8LNS
  • Zoom TXT ZOOM_verify_fKuIRhNpRRaRWHIJ91jc_w

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