Alternatives and competitors

Sites like TIME

The 20 closest news magazine alternatives to TIME, ranked by what they actually offer, and the 22 technologies behind it.

Looking for an alternative to TIME? The closest matches are Newsweek, The Atlantic and Vox. 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 TIME

TIME time.com

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.

Wikidata: American news magazine and website

Top 1K · #580 English 22 technologies Crawled Nov 6, 2026
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Summary by Claude

Website of the American news magazine Time, publishing news reporting, analysis and features on politics, world affairs, health, science, technology and entertainment, along with magazine covers and newsletters.

Who it’s for
General news readers
Business model
Advertising and subscriptions

02 · Embedding space

Competitor map

Each alternative by how close its vector is to TIME’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

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03 · Nearest neighbours

Alternatives to TIME

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

Only in English
  1. 01
    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!

  2. 02
    The Atlantic theatlantic.com Top 10K English

    Your access has been blocked – The Atlantic

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

  3. 03
    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.

  4. 04
    The Daily Beast thedailybeast.com Top 10K

    American news publication

  5. 05
    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.

  6. 06
    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.

  7. 07
    Scientific American scientificamerican.com Top 10K English

    Scientific American

    Scientific American is the essential guide to the most awe-inspiring advances in science and technology, explaining how they change our understanding of the world and shape our lives.

  8. 08
    CNN cnn.com Top 1K English

    Breaking News, Latest News and Videos | CNN

    View the latest news and breaking news today for U.S., world, weather, entertainment, politics and health at CNN.com.

  9. 09
    The New York Times nytimes.com Top 1K English

    nytimes.com

    American daily newspaper (founded 1851)

  10. 10
    CBS News cbsnews.com Top 1K English

    CBS News | Breaking News, Top Stories & Exclusive Coverage

    Stay informed on today's latest breaking news and exclusive scoops from CBS News. Follow current events in the U.S. and around the world, along with trending stories in politics, health and more key topics.

  11. 11
    People people.com Top 1K English

    Simple Page

    American weekly magazine devoted to celebrity and human-interest

  12. 12
    ScienceAlert sciencealert.com Top 10K English

    ScienceAlert : The Best in Science News And Amazing Breakthroughs

    The latest science news. Publishing independent, fact-checked reporting on health, space, nature, technology, and the environment.

  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 Verge theverge.com Top 1K English

    The Verge

    The Verge is about technology and how it makes us feel. Founded in 2011, we offer our audience everything from breaking news to reviews to award-winning features and investigations, on our site, in video, and in podcasts.

  15. 15
    Slate slate.com Top 10K English

    Slate Magazine - Politics, Business, Technology, and the Arts

    Online magazine of news, politics, technology, and culture. Combines humor and insight in thoughtful analyses of current events and political news.

  16. 16
    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.

  17. 17
    Politico politico.com Top 10K English

    American journalism company and news website

  18. 18
    Ars Technica arstechnica.com Top 10K English

    Ars Technica - Serving the Technologist since 1998. News, reviews, and analysis.

    News and reviews, covering IT, AI, science, space, health, gaming, cybersecurity, tech policy, computers, mobile devices, and operating systems.

  19. 19
    Mental Floss mentalfloss.com Top 10K English

    Mental Floss - History, Trivia, Interesting Facts, and More

    Learn weird, interesting facts about history, entertainment, language, geography, and more topics. Test your knowledge with our quizzes and other trivia.

  20. 20
    Fast Company fastcompany.com Top 10K English

    fastcompany.com

    American magazine

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

04 · Fingerprints

Technology

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

Built with

JavaScript frameworks
  • Next.js header x-powered-by: Next.js
  • React implied by Next.js (header x-powered-by: Next.js)
Tag managers
Live chat & support
  • Zendesk TXT v=spf1 include:_spf.google.com include:_spf.psm.knowbe4.com include:_…
Cookie consent
  • OneTrust TXT onetrust-domain-verification=8b1d76064c704281a9a73005d042a4bd
Security
  • reCAPTCHA page source: google.com/recaptcha/enterprise.js
CDN
  • Fastly header x-served-by: cache-chi-kigq8000139-CHI, cache-chi-kigq8000139-CHI, cache…
Video
Email hosting
Email delivery
  • Amazon SES TXT v=spf1 include:_spf.google.com include:_spf.psm.knowbe4.com include:_…
DNS hosting
  • NS1 NS dns1.p08.nsone.net
SaaS tools (verified in DNS)
  • Adobe TXT adobe-idp-site-verification=f156d69676f01a5fdbb783b2313c1b98a30fe75b8…
  • Apple Business TXT apple-domain-verification=N28wrioNU3ynpxLU
  • DocuSign TXT docusign=3bc4cebc-b475-402a-85d3-5bdc15ec8af5
  • GlobalSign TXT _globalsign-domain-verification=eRi2ZQZJ99fAou8jrSC06eUJpasrvj8YgWl21…
  • Google Search Console TXT google-site-verification=CZLtrEtXICkKdVI2KPODQ6BN8ZpjenbgVuRFbnQi4So
  • Meta Business Suite TXT facebook-domain-verification=u27a6xq3jf0wefngdl43tukaif4h91
  • Notion TXT notion-domain-verification=M4zfeQiDcuDEI6tdW6oxbAmgOgvgzOfUqPEYwMlkC0w
  • OpenAI TXT openai-domain-verification=dv-QMM3mdP3BeSDPDRYGi04uHcu
  • Slack TXT slack-domain-verification=yXCTB2FtQGLo20MdJaKgHwMHdpYb0jEMkJwpA4sZ
  • Zoom TXT ZOOM_verify_bzijKevE4xQ6ZDUKZXC1hl

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