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BuzzFeed News

Who runs BuzzFeed News, what it tracks and what it costs, and the 20 closest digital news media alternatives.

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Closest alternative
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01 · Who’s behind it

Who runs BuzzFeed News

BuzzFeed News buzzfeednews.com

BuzzFeed News has breaking stories and original reporting on politics, world news, social media, viral trends, health, science, technology, entertainment, and LGBTQ issues.

Wikidata: news website

Company
No imprint we could read
Online since
Not in the Internet Archive
Audience
In English

02 · Privacy

What BuzzFeed News tracks

What the homepage loads before you accept or decline cookies. A cookie banner should hold most of it back until you agree, and a tag manager can load more that we don’t see.

trackers that follow visitors

7 of the 19 alternatives below have fewer, 7 have more.

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Cookie banner
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US company
2 tools

03 · Alternatives

Alternatives to BuzzFeed News

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

Fewer trackers than BuzzFeed NewsNo ad trackersRegistered in the EUFree planOnly in English
  1. 01
    HuffPost huffpost.com Top 1K English 3 trackers

    HuffPost - Breaking News, Politics, Entertainment & Opinion

    Read the latest U.S. and world news, politics, entertainment, lifestyle and opinion pieces from HuffPost’s trusted team of journalists.

    Compare HuffPost with BuzzFeed News →
  2. 02
    VICE vice.com Top 10K English 8 trackers

    VICE - VICE is the definitive guide to enlightening information.

    VICE is a global media channel focusing on investigative journalism and enlightening videos about everything from world news, travel, art, drugs, politics, sports, fashion, sex, and super cute animals.

    Compare VICE with BuzzFeed News →
  3. 03
    Vox vox.com Top 10K English 2 trackers

    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.

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  4. 04
    Newsweek newsweek.com Top 10K English 6 trackers

    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!

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  5. 05
    BuzzFeed buzzfeed.com Top 10K English 2 trackers

    BuzzFeed

    BuzzFeed has breaking news, vital journalism, quizzes, videos, celeb news, Tasty food videos, recipes, DIY hacks, and all the trending buzz you’ll want to share with your friends. Copyright BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.

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  6. 06
    International Business Times ibtimes.com Top 10K English 2 trackers

    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.

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  7. 07
    Salon.com salon.com Top 10K English 2 trackers

    Salon.com - News, Politics, Culture, Science & Food

    American progressive news and opinion website

    Compare Salon.com with BuzzFeed News →
  8. 08
    The Daily Beast thedailybeast.com Top 10K

    American news publication

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  9. 09
    TIME time.com Top 1K English 1 tracker

    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.

    Compare TIME with BuzzFeed News →
  10. 10
    The Independent independent.co.uk Top 1K English 4 trackers

    News | The Independent | Today's headlines and latest breaking news

    The latest breaking news, comment and features from The Independent.

    Compare The Independent with BuzzFeed News →
  11. 11
    USA Today usatoday.com Top 1K English 5 trackers

    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.

    Compare USA Today with BuzzFeed News →
  12. 12
    NBC News nbcnews.com Top 1K English 1 tracker

    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.

    Compare NBC News with BuzzFeed News →
  13. 13
    British Broadcasting Corporation bbc.com Top 1K English No trackers

    BBC Home | Breaking News, World News, US News, Sports, Business, Innovation, Climate, Culture, Travel, Video & Audio

    Visit BBC for trusted reporting on the latest world and US news, sports, business, climate, innovation, culture and much more

    Compare British Broadcasting Corporation with BuzzFeed News →
  14. 14
    Semafor semafor.com English 1 tracker

    Semafor - An intelligent, transparent global news platform for breaking stories, analysis and video

    Transparent, global reporting by Semafor journalists on politics, policy, business, finance, technology, climate, energy, media, entertainment, world affairs, China, Asia, Europe, Africa for US and international readers.

    Compare Semafor with BuzzFeed News →
  15. 15
    The Intercept theintercept.com English 1 tracker

    The Intercept

    Fearless, adversarial journalism that holds the powerful accountable.

    Compare The Intercept with BuzzFeed News →
  16. 16
    Slate slate.com Top 10K English 3 trackers

    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.

    Compare Slate with BuzzFeed News →
  17. 17
    Kumparan kumparan.com Indonesian 1 tracker

    kumparan.com - Bicara Fakta Lewat Berita

    kumparan.com adalah platform media berita kolaboratif yang menyajikan informasi aktual tentang news, sepak bola, ekonomi, politik, dan showbiz.

    Compare Kumparan with BuzzFeed News →
  18. 18
    CNN cnn.com Top 1K English 2 trackers

    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.

    Compare CNN with BuzzFeed News →
  19. 19
    Bored Panda boredpanda.com Top 10K English No trackers

    Bored Panda - The Only Magazine For Pandas

    Bored Panda is a leading art, pop culture and lifestyle magazine that is viewed nearly 100 million times every month.

    Compare Bored Panda with BuzzFeed News →
  20. 20
    Indiatimes indiatimes.com Top 1K English 6 trackers

    Indiatimes: Latest in Lifestyle, Health, Fashion, and Wellness

    Indiatimes is your destination when it comes to exploring the latest in lifestyle trends, health and wellness hacks, and fashion advice. From food fads to travel tips and relationship rules, we tell you how to live your best life. Bookmark this for all the latest lifestyle content tailored just for you.

    Compare Indiatimes with BuzzFeed News →

Closest first, by how much each site’s offer resembles BuzzFeed News’s. Trackers are counted the same way as above. Highlighted technologies are ones BuzzFeed News uses too. Votes and comments come from visitors and don’t change the order.

04 · History

No changes yet. Each new crawl is compared with the last one, and what BuzzFeed News adds, drops or rewrites shows up here.

05 · Details

How we measure

Alternatives are matched by what sites actually offer, from their homepages, Wikidata and a summary by Claude, in any language. Trackers and the rest of the stack come from the homepage’s code and DNS records.

The full technology stack, the competitor map and search numbers · 10 technologies
Neighbours
k = 20
Sites searched
9,192
Vector
384-d
Query
37 ms

Competitor map

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