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Sites like The Washington Post

The 20 closest daily newspaper alternatives to The Washington Post, ranked by what they actually offer, and the 8 technologies behind it.

Looking for an alternative to The Washington Post? The closest matches are The Washington Times, New York Post 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 Washington Post

The Washington Post washingtonpost.com

Wikidata: daily broadsheet newspaper in Washington, D.C.

Top 1K · #400 8 technologies Crawled Nov 6, 2026

Summary by Claude

Online edition of The Washington Post, a Washington, D.C.-based daily newspaper publishing national and international news, politics coverage, opinion, investigations and lifestyle content.

Who it’s for
General news readers, especially in the US
Business model
Digital subscriptions and advertising

02 · Embedding space

Competitor map

Each alternative by how close its vector is to The Washington Post’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 HillThe GuardianThe TimesThe IndependentThe Daily BeastUSA TodayNational PostThe New York TimesNew York PostThe Washington Times

03 · Nearest neighbours

Alternatives to The Washington Post

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

We can’t read washingtonpost.com’s homepage (UND_ERR_CONNECT_TIMEOUT), so it’s compared on what Wikidata and Wikipedia say about it.

  1. 01
    The Washington Times washingtontimes.com Top 10K English

    American broadsheet newspaper published in Washington, D.C.

  2. 02
    New York Post nypost.com Top 10K English

    New York Post – Breaking News, Top Headlines, Photos & Videos

    Your source for breaking news, photos, and videos about New York, sports, business, entertainment, opinion, real estate, culture, fashion, and more.

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

    nytimes.com

    American daily newspaper (founded 1851)

  4. 04
    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.

  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
    The Daily Beast thedailybeast.com Top 10K

    American news publication

  7. 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.

  8. 08
    The Globe and Mail theglobeandmail.com Top 10K English

    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

  9. 09
    The Times thetimes.co.uk Top 10K

    British daily national newspaper based in London

  10. 10
    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

  11. 11
    The Hill thehill.com Top 10K English

    The Hill - covering Congress, Politics, Political Campaigns and Capitol Hill

    The Hill is a top US political website, read by the White House and more lawmakers than any other site -- vital for policy, politics and election campaigns.

  12. 12
    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.

  13. 13
    The Atlantic theatlantic.com Top 10K English

    Your access has been blocked – The Atlantic

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

  14. 14
    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.

  15. 15
    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.

  16. 16
    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

  17. 17
    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.

  18. 18
    The Daily Telegraph telegraph.co.uk Top 1K

    British daily broadsheet newspaper

  19. 19
    New York Daily News nydailynews.com Top 10K

    daily tabloid newspaper in New York City

  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 washingtonpost.com’s, less a small penalty for generic sites that are close to everything. Highlighted technologies are ones The Washington Post uses too. Votes and comments come from visitors and don’t change the ranking.

04 · Fingerprints

Technology

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

Built with

Email hosting
Email delivery
  • Amazon SES TXT v=spf1 ip4:198.72.14.0/23 ip4:192.72.255.0/24 ip4:54.156.98.51 ip4:54…
DNS hosting
SaaS tools (verified in DNS)
  • GlobalSign TXT globalsign-domain-verification=8frsHcE2ag-0ccaaP5BTpPmUJC8ob8pdjDQchf…
  • Google Search Console TXT google-site-verification=6Bi3yUCN2g3lzvqapLfrbgkQxob5YCjmZidGa2qiM4g
  • Slack TXT slack-domain-verification=YsnaUOhPU4Y6dCz5a3TqBIs4DxEXrVFbuKbGFRyS

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