Global Rankings · 8 sites tracked

Top News Websites

News sites operate at planetary scale. This ranking grades the most-read publications on core web vitals and SEO health.

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RankWebsiteScoreMonthly visitsAction

1
BBC
British Broadcasting Corporation — global news, sport and audio.
A
A
88
96
92
1.2b
visits / mo
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2
The New York Times
Paper of record — leading global newsroom and digital subscriptions.
B+
B+
86
96
90
560m
visits / mo
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3
The Guardian
Independent UK paper with a strong digital and US audience.
B+
B+
85
95
90
380m
visits / mo
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4
Reuters
International wire service — markets, politics and breaking news.
B+
B+
85
93
88
120m
visits / mo
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5
Financial Times
Salmon-paged business journalism with a strong digital model.
B+
B+
85
92
88
55m
visits / mo
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6
Bloomberg
Premium business and markets newsroom and data terminal.
B+
B+
82
94
88
220m
visits / mo
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7
Wall Street Journal
Dow Jones' subscription-led business paper of record.
B+
B+
82
92
88
120m
visits / mo
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8
CNN
US cable news and global digital newsroom.
B
B
80
93
86
640m
visits / mo
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How these rankings work

Scores are editorial estimates curated by the RateMySite team using a blend of public signals — site speed, SEO health, accessibility audits, AI visibility and known traffic data. They are independent of any single audit. Run your own free audit on any site to see live numbers.

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