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Lifehacker

Who runs Lifehacker, what it tracks and what it costs, and the 20 closest consumer tech and lifestyle media alternatives.

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01 · Who’s behind it

Who runs Lifehacker

Lifehacker lifehacker.com

Lifehacker is the ultimate authority on optimizing every aspect of your life. Do everything better.

Wikidata: software and life hacks website and blog

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

02 · Privacy

What Lifehacker 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

More than all 17 alternatives below.

Privacy-friendly alternatives →
Cookie banner
OneTrust
US company
5 tools

03 · Alternatives

Alternatives to Lifehacker

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

Fewer trackers than LifehackerNo ad trackersRegistered in the EUFree planOnly in English
  1. 01
    MakeUseOf makeuseof.com Top 10K English 1 tracker

    MUO - Technology, Simplified.

    MUO is your guide to modern tech. Learn how to make use of the tech and gadgets around you, and discover cool stuff on the internet.

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  2. 02
    ZDNET zdnet.com Top 10K English 4 trackers

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

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  3. 03
    How-To Geek howtogeek.com Top 10K English 1 tracker

    How-To Geek - We Explain Technology

    We explain technology. Learn more with our articles, reviews, tips, and the best answers to your most pressing tech questions.

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  4. 04
    CNET cnet.com Top 1K English 4 trackers

    CNET: Product reviews, advice, how-tos and the latest news - CNET

    Get full-length product reviews, the latest news, tech coverage, daily deals, and category deep dives from CNET experts worldwide.

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  5. 05

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  6. 06
    Tom's Guide tomsguide.com Top 10K English 3 trackers

    Tom's Guide | Tech Product Reviews, Top Picks and How To

    Tom's Guide upgrades your life by helping you decide what tech to buy, showing you how to get the most out of it and solving problems as they arise. Tom's Guide is here to help you....

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  7. 07
    PCWorld pcworld.com Top 10K English 5 trackers

    PCWorld

    PCWorld helps you navigate the PC ecosystem to find the products you want and the advice you need to get the job done.

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  8. 08
    XDA Developers xda-developers.com Top 10K English 1 tracker

    XDA

    The world’s best source for computing news, reviews, editorials guides, and more.

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  9. 09
    TechRadar techradar.com Top 10K German 3 trackers

    TechRadar | Dein Technik-Kaufberater

    Die aktuellsten News und Produkttests im Bereich Technik, Computer, Home Entertainment Systeme, Gadgets und mehr

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  10. 10
    Mashable mashable.com Top 10K English 5 trackers

    Mashable

    Mashable is a global, multi-platform media and entertainment company.

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  11. 11
    Engadget engadget.com Top 10K English 1 tracker

    Engadget | Technology News & Expert Reviews

    Breaking news from the worlds of technology and entertainment, and expert reviews of the latest consumer tech products.

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  12. 12
    The Verge theverge.com Top 1K English 2 trackers

    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.

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  13. 13
    Everyday Health everydayhealth.com Top 10K English 2 trackers

    Everyday Health: Trusted Medical Information, Expert Health Advice, News, Tools, and Resources

    Everyday Health inspires and empowers people to live their healthiest lives, every day, through trusted, medically reviewed information and expert health advice from the nation's leading healthcare providers and patient advocates. Learn more about health

    Compare Everyday Health with Lifehacker →
  14. 14
    Thrillist thrillist.com English 4 trackers

    Thrillist - Adventure is always around the corner.

    Thrillist is an online media website covering travel, experiences, and local neighborhoods. Thrillist was founded in 2004 by Ben Lerer and Adam Rich. Thrillist covers national and international travel, news, and, as of 2023, 18 cities across the United States.

    Compare Thrillist with Lifehacker →
  15. 15
    AskMen askmen.com English 4 trackers

    AskMen - Become A Better Man

    AskMen is the No. 1 site to help men improve their lives—from discovering new products and trends to getting advice on dating, fitness, grooming and more.

    Compare AskMen with Lifehacker →
  16. 16
    PCMag pcmag.com Top 10K English

    English-language computer magazine

    Compare PCMag with Lifehacker →
  17. 17
    Android Police androidpolice.com English 2 trackers

    Android Police: Android news, reviews, guides, editorials, and more

    All the latest mobile tech news, deals, reviews, guides, editorials, and more. Embracing the green bubble since 2009.

    Compare Android Police with Lifehacker →
  18. 18
    Wired wired.com Top 1K English 2 trackers

    WIRED - The Latest in Technology, Science, Culture and Business | WIRED

    We bring you the future as it happens. From the latest in science and technology to the big stories in business and culture, we've got you covered.

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  19. 19
    Android Authority androidauthority.com

    news site about technology

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  20. 20
    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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04 · History

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