MakeUseOf

01 · Who’s behind it

Who runs MakeUseOf

MakeUseOf makeuseof.com

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.

Wikidata: American technology media publication

Company

No imprint we could read

Online since

Not in the Internet Archive

Audience

Top 10K In English

02 · Privacy

What MakeUseOf 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.

20 of the 60 sites closest to MakeUseOf match.

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   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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   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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   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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   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.

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   Ars Technica arstechnica.com Top 10K English 1 tracker

   Ars Technica - Serving the Technologist since 1998. News, reviews, and analysis.

   News and reviews, covering IT, AI, science, space, health, gaming, cybersecurity, tech policy, computers, mobile devices, and operating systems.

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   GIGA giga.de Top 10K German No trackers

   GIGA | News und Tipps zu Android, Apple, Games, Entertainment, Tech und Haushalt

   Bei GIGA findet ihr aktuelle News, Tests, Tipps und Schnäppchen rund um Technik, Games und Entertainment.

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   Trashbox.ru trashbox.ru Russian No trackers

   Trashbox.ru

   Российский портал о технологиях и культуре с каталогом приложений и функциями сообщества. Новости, статьи и обзоры, проверенные советы и лучшие мемы.

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   Computer Bild computerbild.de German No trackers

   COMPUTER BILD - Tests, Tipps, News und Kaufberatung

   Deutschlands großes Technikportal mit Tests, News, Kaufberatung und Preisvergleich zu den Bereichen PC & Hardware, Software, Telekommunikation und mehr.

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   GSMArena.com gsmarena.com Top 10K English 2 trackers

   GSMArena.com - mobile phone reviews, news, specifications and more...

   GSMArena.com - The ultimate resource for GSM handset information

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    MacRumors macrumors.com Top 10K English 3 trackers

    MacRumors: Apple News and Rumors

    Apple News and Rumors

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    MIT Technology Review technologyreview.com Top 10K English 1 tracker

    MIT Technology Review

    Emerging technology news & insights | AI, Climate Change, BioTech, and more

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    Netzwelt netzwelt.de German No trackers

    NETZWELT | Tests, Downloads, Anleitungen, Kaufberatungen & Videos

    Netzwelt.de bietet Testberichte, Downloads, Anleitungen und ausführliche Informationen wie Kaufberatungen & Videos zu Smartphones, Tablet-PCs, Notebooks, Software, Fernseher und Smart Home.

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    anandtech.com English No trackers

    Checking your browser

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    heise online heise.de Top 10K English 1 tracker

    heise online – IT news, guides and background information | heise online

    News and forums on computers, IT, science, media and politics. Price comparison of hardware and software as well as downloads at Heise Medien.

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    Techmeme techmeme.com 1 tracker

    Techmeme

    Top news and commentary for technology's leaders, from all around the web.

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    Polygon polygon.com Top 10K English 2 trackers

    Polygon: Gaming and Entertainment News, Culture, Reviews, and More

    Your source for the latest in video games, sci-fi, fantasy, tabletop games, anime, horror, books, and comics.

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    TechCrunch techcrunch.com Top 1K English 2 trackers

    TechCrunch | Startup and Technology News

    TechCrunch | Reporting on the business of technology, startups, venture capital funding, and Silicon Valley

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    Mobile-review.com mobile-review.com Russian 1 tracker

    Mobile-review.com — Все о мобильной технике и технологиях — Mobile-review.com — самый правильный сайт о технике и технологиях: подробные обзоры смартфонов, планшетов и аксессуаров, аналитические статьи и авторские материалы

    Mobile-review.com — самый правильный сайт о технике и технологиях: подробные обзоры смартфонов, планшетов и аксессуаров, аналитические статьи и авторские материалы

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    TechPowerUp techpowerup.com English No trackers

    TechPowerUp

    Leading tech publication, with fast news, thorough reviews, and a strong community.

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    CNews cnews.ru Russian 1 tracker

    Интернет-издание о высоких технологиях - CNews

    CNews – крупнейшее издание в сфере корпоративных информационных технологий в России и странах СНГ. Оперативные новости и аналитические материалы мира высоких технологий: технологические инновации, проекты внедрений, финансовая сторона бизнеса ИКТ-компаний, тенденции развития отрасли, последние научные разработки.

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Closest first, by how much each site’s offer resembles MakeUseOf’s. Trackers are counted the same way as above. Highlighted technologies are ones MakeUseOf 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 MakeUseOf 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.