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The Times

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

Who’s behind it
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Online since
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Trackers
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Prices
No pricing page
Last price change
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Closest alternative
The Daily Telegraph

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01 · Who’s behind it

Who runs The Times

The Times thetimes.com

Wikidata: British daily national newspaper based in London

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

02 · Privacy

What The Times tracks

We couldn’t read thetimes.com’s homepage (robots.txt disallows our crawler), so we can’t say what it loads.

03 · Alternatives

Alternatives to The Times

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

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We can’t read thetimes.com’s homepage (robots.txt disallows our crawler), so it’s compared on what Wikidata and Wikipedia say about it.

  1. 01
    The Daily Telegraph telegraph.co.uk Top 1K

    British daily broadsheet newspaper

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  2. 02
    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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  3. 03
    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

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  4. 04
    Financial Times ft.com Top 1K

    London-based daily newspaper

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  5. 05
    The New York Times nytimes.com Top 1K

    American daily newspaper (founded 1851)

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  6. 06
    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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  7. 07
    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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  8. 08
    The Washington Post washingtonpost.com Top 1K

    daily broadsheet newspaper in Washington, D.C.

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  9. 09
    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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  10. 10
    BBC bbc.co.uk Top 1K English 1 tracker

    BBC - Home

    The best of the BBC, with the latest news and sport headlines, weather, TV & radio highlights and much more from across the whole of BBC Online.

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  11. 11
    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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  12. 12
    The Irish Times irishtimes.com Top 10K English 4 trackers

    The Irish Times | Latest news and headlines - Irish news, world news, video and podcasts

    Irish news, world news and breaking updates. Get Ireland news, business, politics, sport, lifestyle, culture, podcasts, video and more from The Irish Times, the definitive brand of award-winning, in-depth journalism.

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  13. 13
    Hindustan Times hindustantimes.com Top 10K English 6 trackers

    Hindustan Times: Breaking News, Latest News, India News, World News & Cricket Today's Headlines | Hindustan Times

    Hindustan Times: Stay updated with Hindustan Times for the top India news, world events, and breaking stories. Get real-time updates on politics, wars, live cricket scores, entertainment news, and lifestyle updates.

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  14. 14
    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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  15. 15
    The Economist economist.com Top 10K English

    British weekly news and international affairs publication (founded 1843)

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  16. 16
    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.

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  17. 17
    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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  18. 18
    thenationalnews.com English 1 tracker

    The National - Latest world news, sport & opinion

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

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  19. 19
    South China Morning Post scmp.com Top 10K English 5 trackers

    Breaking China, Asia, HK News, Opinions and Insights | South China Morning Post

    News, opinions, infographics and videos on China issues: geopolitics, diplomacy, economy, technology and lifestyle.

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  20. 20
    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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Closest first, by how much each site’s offer resembles The Times’s. Trackers are counted the same way as above. Highlighted technologies are ones The Times 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 The Times 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 · 6 technologies
Neighbours
k = 20
Sites searched
9,192
Vector
384-d
Query
27 ms

Competitor map

Each alternative by how close its vector is to The Times’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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