Semafor

01 · Who’s behind it

Who runs Semafor

Semafor semafor.com

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.

Wikidata: American news website

Company

No imprint we could read

Online since

Not in the Internet Archive

Audience

In English

02 · Privacy

What Semafor 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.

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   Axios axios.com Top 10K English

   American news website

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   Politico politico.com Top 10K English

   American journalism company and news website

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   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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   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.

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   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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   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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   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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   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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   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

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    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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    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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    ZDNET zdnet.com Top 10K English 4 trackers

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

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    Newsroom newsroom.co.nz English 5 trackers

    Newsroom | Independent New Zealand News and Current affairs

    Newsroom is an independent, New Zealand-based news and current affairs site covering politics, business, climate change and more.

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    • Google Ad Manager

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    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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    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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    Mashable mashable.com Top 10K English 5 trackers

    Mashable

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

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    Foreign Policy foreignpolicy.com Top 10K English 4 trackers

    Foreign Policy – the Global Magazine of News and Ideas

    The Global Magazine of News and Ideas

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    Fortune fortune.com Top 10K English No trackers

    Fortune - Fortune 500 Daily & Breaking Business News

    Unrivaled access, premier storytelling, and the best of business since 1930.

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    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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    Business Insider businessinsider.com Top 1K English 3 trackers

    Business Insider - Latest News in Tech, Markets, Economy & Innovation

    Business Insider tells the global tech, finance, stock market, media, economy, lifestyle, real estate, AI and innovative stories you want to know.

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