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Who runs HuffPost, what it tracks and what it costs, and the 20 closest online news media alternatives.

Who’s behind it
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Online since
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Trackers
Prices
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Closest alternative
The Daily Beast

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01 · Who’s behind it

Who runs HuffPost

HuffPost huffingtonpost.com

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

Wikidata: award by Huffington Post

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

02 · Privacy

What HuffPost 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

9 of the 16 alternatives below have fewer, 6 have more.

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OneTrust
US company
4 tools
  • Advertising and retargeting

    Lets ad networks recognise visitors on other sites and show them ads.

  • Visitor analytics

    Counts and follows visits, usually with cookies.

  • Third-party embeds

    Videos, maps or fonts from other companies, which receive the visitor’s IP address.

03 · Alternatives

Alternatives to HuffPost

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

Fewer trackers than HuffPostNo ad trackersRegistered in the EUFree planOnly in English
  1. 01
    The Daily Beast thedailybeast.com Top 10K

    American news publication

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  2. 02
    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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  3. 03
    Salon.com salon.com Top 10K English 2 trackers

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

    American progressive news and opinion website

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  4. 04
    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.

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  5. 05
    BuzzFeed News buzzfeednews.com English 2 trackers

    BuzzFeed News | Breaking News | Original Reporting | News Analysis

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

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  6. 06
    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.

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    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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  8. 08
    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.

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  9. 09
    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.

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  10. 10
    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.

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    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.

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  12. 12
    India india.com English 7 trackers

    Latest News, Breaking News Today, LIVE News, Top News Headlines, India News, Viral Video, Cricket News, Sports News, Entertainment News, Business, Health, Lifestyle News & LIVE Updates| India.com

    India.com Breaking News: Live News Updates from across India and the world. India.Com is your gateway to India for latest News, explainers, viral videos, cricket, sports, entertainment, business, health, lifestyle from India and around the world on India.com.

    Compare India with HuffPost →
  13. 13
    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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  14. 14
    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.

    Compare International Business Times with HuffPost →
  15. 15
    Newsmax newsmax.com

    American news website

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  16. 16
    Axios axios.com Top 10K English

    American news website

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  17. 17
    ZDNET zdnet.com Top 10K English 4 trackers

    News and Advice on the World's Latest Innovations | ZDNET - ZDNET

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  18. 18
    Daily Express express.co.uk Top 10K English 8 trackers

    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

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  19. 19
    Bloomberg News bloomberg.com Top 1K

    international news agency

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  20. 20
    CNBC cnbc.com Top 1K English 1 tracker

    International Business, World News & Global Stock Market Analysis

    CNBC International is the world leader for news on business, technology, China, trade, oil prices, the Middle East and markets.

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04 · History

No changes yet. Each new crawl is compared with the last one, and what HuffPost 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.

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k = 20
Sites searched
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Vector
384-d
Query
37 ms

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