metro.co.uk

Metro

Who runs Metro, what it tracks and what it costs, and the 20 closest tabloid newspaper alternatives.

Who’s behind it
Not stated
Online since
Unknown
Trackers
Prices
No pricing page
Last price change
–
Closest alternative
Daily Express

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01 · Who’s behind it

Who runs Metro

Metro metro.co.uk

Metro.co.uk: News, Sport, Showbiz, Celebrities from Metro

Wikidata: British free daily newspaper

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

02 · Privacy

What Metro 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.

tracker that follows visitors

2 of the 18 alternatives below have fewer, 15 have more.

Privacy-friendly alternatives →
Cookie banner
None found
US company
2 tools
  • 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 Metro

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

Fewer trackers than MetroNo ad trackersRegistered in the EUFree planOnly in English
  1. 01
    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

    Compare Daily Express with Metro →
  2. 02
    Daily Mirror mirror.co.uk Top 10K English 2 trackers

    The Mirror: The Heart of Britain

    Get the latest news, sport, celebrity gossip, TV, politics and lifestyle from The Mirror. Big stories with a big heart, always with you in mind.

    Compare Daily Mirror with Metro →
  3. 03
    The Sun thesun.co.uk Top 10K English 2 trackers

    News, sport, celebrities and gossip | The Sun

    Get the latest news, exclusives, sport, celebrities, showbiz, politics, business and lifestyle from The Sun

    Compare The Sun with Metro →
  4. 04
    Daily Star dailystar.co.uk English 1 tracker

    The Daily Star: News with a Wink

    All the best news stories, sport & showbiz from the Daily Star, the top destination for big laughs.

    Compare Daily Star with Metro →
  5. 05
    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 Metro →
  6. 06
    Evening Standard standard.co.uk Top 10K English 3 trackers

    London news, sport and culture | The Standard | London Evening Standard | The London Standard

    Latest London news, business, sport, culture, celebrity and entertainment from The London Standard

    Compare Evening Standard with Metro →
  7. 07
    The Guardian theguardian.com Top 1K English 2 trackers

    Latest news, sport and opinion from the Guardian

    Latest news, sport, business, comment, analysis and reviews from the Guardian, the world's leading liberal voice

    Compare The Guardian with Metro →
  8. 08
    TMZ tmz.com Top 10K English 5 trackers

    Celebrity News | Entertainment News | TMZ.com

    Breaking the biggest stories in celebrity and entertainment news. Get exclusive access to the latest stories, photos, and video as only TMZ can.

    Compare TMZ with Metro →
  9. 09
    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 Metro →
  10. 10
    Page Six pagesix.com Top 10K English 6 trackers

    Page Six: Latest Celebrity News, Entertainment News & Gossip

    Your source for the latest celebrity news, entertainment headlines and celeb gossip, with exclusive stories, photos, video, and more.

    Compare Page Six with Metro →
  11. 11
    hellomagazine.com English 3 trackers

    HELLO! - Daily royal, celebrity, fashion, beauty & lifestyle news

    HELLO! brings you the latest celebrity & royal news from the UK & around the world, magazine exclusives, fashion, beauty, lifestyle news, celeb babies, weddings, pregnancies and more!

    Compare hellomagazine.com with Metro →
  12. 12
    The Straits Times straitstimes.com Top 10K English 4 trackers

    The Straits Times - Breaking news, Singapore news, Asia and world news & multimedia

    The Straits Times - Get latest breaking news, business, sports, lifestyle, tech & multimedia and more news in Singapore, Asia & rest of the world at straitstimes.com.

    Compare The Straits Times with Metro →
  13. 13
    Ninemsn nine.com.au Top 10K English 1 tracker

    nine.com.au -- the new ninemsn - News, Sport, TV, Entertainment, Lifestyle | Latest Breaking News Headlines from Australia and the world

    Meet the new nine.com.au. Get the latest news, sport, TV, travel, fashion, fitness, recipes, celebrity news and exclusive content, all for free at nine.com.au, the home of Nine

    Compare Ninemsn with Metro →
  14. 14
    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 Metro →
  15. 15
    The Economist economist.com Top 10K English

    British weekly news and international affairs publication (founded 1843)

    Compare The Economist with Metro →
  16. 16
    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 Metro →
  17. 17
    Maxim maxim.com English 5 trackers

    Maxim

    Catering to the modern man with content that promises to seduce, entertain and continuously surprise readers.

    Compare Maxim with Metro →
  18. 18
    Politico politico.eu Top 10K English 3 trackers

    POLITICO – European Politics, Policy, Government News

    POLITICO Europe covers the politics, policy and personalities of the European Union. Our coverage includes breaking news, opinion pieces, and features.

    Compare Politico with Metro →
  19. 19
    ¡Hola! hola.com Top 10K English 3 trackers

    HOLA! USA: Celebrity news, royals, entertainment and lifestyle

    Top U.S. Latino publication covering celebrities, entertainment, fashion, beauty, recipes, lifestyle and updates about the world’s royals families.

    Compare ¡Hola! with Metro →
  20. 20
    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 Metro →

Closest first, by how much each site’s offer resembles Metro’s. Trackers are counted the same way as above. Highlighted technologies are ones Metro 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 Metro 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 · 16 technologies
Neighbours
k = 20
Sites searched
9,214
Vector
384-d
Query
28 ms

Competitor map

Each alternative by how close its vector is to Metro’s (x) and how much traffic it gets, how much of the stack it shares, or where it sits in the embedding space itself (y). Hover for the numbers, click to jump to it in the list.

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