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VICE

Who runs VICE, what it tracks and what it costs, and the 20 closest digital news media alternatives.

Who’s behind it
Not stated
Online since
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Trackers
Prices
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Closest alternative
HuffPost

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01 · Who’s behind it

Who runs VICE

VICE vice.com

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.

Wikidata: magazine focused on international arts and culture

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

02 · Privacy

What VICE 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

14 of the 15 alternatives below have fewer, 0 have more.

Privacy-friendly alternatives →
Cookie banner
None found
US company
7 tools

03 · Alternatives

Alternatives to VICE

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

Fewer trackers than VICENo ad trackersRegistered in the EUFree planOnly in English
  1. 01
    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 VICE →
  2. 02
    BuzzFeed News buzzfeednews.com English 2 trackers

    BuzzFeed News | Breaking News | Original Reporting | News Analysis

    BuzzFeed News has breaking stories and original reporting on politics, world news, social media, viral trends, health, science, technology, entertainment, and LGBTQ issues.

    Compare BuzzFeed News with VICE →
  3. 03
    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.

    Compare Vox with VICE →
  4. 04
    BuzzFeed buzzfeed.com Top 10K English 2 trackers

    BuzzFeed

    BuzzFeed has breaking news, vital journalism, quizzes, videos, celeb news, Tasty food videos, recipes, DIY hacks, and all the trending buzz you’ll want to share with your friends. Copyright BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.

    Compare BuzzFeed with VICE →
  5. 05
    Rolling Stone rollingstone.com Top 10K English 6 trackers

    Rolling Stone – Music, Film, TV and Political News Coverage

    Get the latest Rolling Stone news with exclusive stories and pictures from Rolling Stone.

    Compare Rolling Stone with VICE →
  6. 06
    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 VICE →
  7. 07
    Mashable mashable.com Top 10K English 5 trackers

    Mashable

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

    Compare Mashable with VICE →
  8. 08
    Upworthy upworthy.com English 4 trackers

    The Best In Us - Upworthy

    At Upworthy, we make the best in humanity more visible so it becomes more possible. ✨ Together with our community, creators, and partners, we create stories, ideas, and experiences that change how people see themselves and the world, and inspire them to add more good to it.

    Compare Upworthy with VICE →
  9. 09
    Thrillist thrillist.com English 4 trackers

    Thrillist - Adventure is always around the corner.

    Thrillist is an online media website covering travel, experiences, and local neighborhoods. Thrillist was founded in 2004 by Ben Lerer and Adam Rich. Thrillist covers national and international travel, news, and, as of 2023, 18 cities across the United States.

    Compare Thrillist with VICE →
  10. 10
    Semafor semafor.com English 1 tracker

    Semafor - An intelligent, transparent global news platform for breaking stories, analysis and video

    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.

    Compare Semafor with VICE →
  11. 11
    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 VICE →
  12. 12
    Refinery29 refinery29.com English No trackers

    Refinery29 UK

    Where style meets substance - fashion, entertainment, news, and wellness daily

    Compare Refinery29 with VICE →
  13. 13
    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 VICE →
  14. 14
    Axios axios.com Top 10K English

    American news website

    Compare Axios with VICE →
  15. 15
    Consequence consequence.net English 8 trackers

    Consequence | Music, Movie, TV and Pop Culture News for the Mainstream and Underground

    Consequence is your source for breaking news about music, film, and TV, plus daily reviews, exclusive interviews, original videos, and more.

    Compare Consequence with VICE →
  16. 16
    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.

    Compare Slate with VICE →
  17. 17
    NME nme.com English 2 trackers

    NME | Music, Film, TV, Gaming & Pop Culture News

    NME brings you the latest music and pop culture news and reviews, along with videos and galleries, band features, concert tickets, magazine, radio and more.

    Compare NME with VICE →
  18. 18
    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 VICE →
  19. 19
    The Economist economist.com Top 10K English

    British weekly news and international affairs publication (founded 1843)

    Compare The Economist with VICE →
  20. 20
    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 VICE →

Closest first, by how much each site’s offer resembles VICE’s. Trackers are counted the same way as above. Highlighted technologies are ones VICE 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 VICE 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 · 22 technologies
Neighbours
k = 20
Sites searched
9,192
Vector
384-d
Query
21 ms

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