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The Guardian

Who runs The Guardian, what it tracks and what it costs, and the 20 closest daily newspaper alternatives.

Who’s behind it
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Trackers
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Closest alternative
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01 · Who’s behind it

Who runs The Guardian

The Guardian theguardian.com

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

Wikidata: British national daily newspaper

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

02 · Privacy

What The Guardian 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

5 of the 15 alternatives below have fewer, 6 have more.

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OneTrust
US company
2 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.

03 · Alternatives

Alternatives to The Guardian

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

Fewer trackers than The GuardianNo ad trackersRegistered in the EUFree planOnly in English
  1. 01
    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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  2. 02
    The Daily Telegraph telegraph.co.uk Top 1K

    British daily broadsheet newspaper

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  3. 03
    The New York Times nytimes.com Top 1K

    American daily newspaper (founded 1851)

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  4. 04
    The Washington Post washingtonpost.com Top 1K

    daily broadsheet newspaper in Washington, D.C.

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  5. 05
    The Times thetimes.co.uk Top 10K

    British daily national newspaper based in London

    Compare The Times with The Guardian →
  6. 06
    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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  7. 07
    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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  8. 08
    USA Today usatoday.com Top 1K English 5 trackers

    Latest World & National News & Headlines - USATODAY.com

    USA TODAY delivers current national and local news, sports, entertainment, finance, technology, and more through award-winning journalism, photos, and videos.

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  9. 09
    Le Monde lemonde.fr Top 1K English 2 trackers

    Le Monde in English – World news, culture and opinion

    France's leading newspaper brings you the latest coverage from France, Europe, and all around the world, unique perspectives and in-depth analysis.

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  10. 10
    Daily Mail dailymail.com Top 1K 2 trackers

    UK Home | Daily Mail Online

    Daily Mail Online - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.

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  11. 11
    Metro metro.co.uk Top 10K English 1 tracker

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

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

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  12. 12
    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

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  13. 13
    thenationalnews.com English 1 tracker

    The National - Latest world news, sport & opinion

    The latest international news, headlines and events from around the world

    Compare thenationalnews.com with The Guardian →
  14. 14
    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 The Guardian →
  15. 15
    Kathimerini kathimerini.gr Greek 5 trackers

    Νέα και Ειδήσεις από την Ελλάδα και τον Κόσμο | Η ΚΑΘΗΜΕΡΙΝΗ

    Τα Νέα Σήμερα στην Ελλάδα και τον Κόσμο | Ειδήσεις Online και Έκτακτη Επικαιρότητα τώρα από τη Νο1 Ημερήσια Πολιτική και Οικονομική Εφημερίδα

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  16. 16
    National Post nationalpost.com Top 10K English 6 trackers

    National Post: Canadian and World News, Stories & Headlines

    The National Post keeps you up-to-date on what's happening in Canada and the rest of the world with the latest breaking news and stories that matter to you.

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  17. 17
    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.

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  18. 18
    The Christian Science Monitor csmonitor.com Top 10K English 1 tracker

    Christian Science Monitor - CSMonitor.com

    American nonprofit newspaper (1908-)

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  19. 19
    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.

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  20. 20
    The Economist economist.com Top 10K English

    British weekly news and international affairs publication (founded 1843)

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04 · History

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05 · Details

How we measure

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Neighbours
k = 20
Sites searched
9,193
Vector
384-d
Query
27 ms

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