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# The top 500 sites on the web The sites in the top sites lists are ordered by their 1 month Alexa traffic rank.
The 1 month rank is calculated using a combination of average daily visitors and pageviews over the past month. The site with the highest combination of visitors and pageviews is ranked #1

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#### Sub-Categories ( 22 )

- Alternative ( 81 )
- Analysis and Opinion ( 274 )
- Breaking News ( 87 )
- By Category ( 0 )
- By Region ( 0 )
- By Subject ( 0 )

- Chats and Forums ( 7 )
- Colleges and Universities ( 747 )
- Current Events ( 110 )
- Directories ( 26 )
- Extended Coverage ( 21 )
- Headline Links ( 58 )

- Internet Broadcasts ( 25 )
- Journalism ( 1,051 )
- Magazines and E-zines ( 68 )
- Media Industry ( 431 )
- Museums and Archives ( 60 )
- Newspapers ( 2,984 )

- Personalized News ( 12 )
- Satire ( 45 )
- Weather ( 146 )
- Weblogs ( 59 )

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Site
Daily Time on Site Daily Time on Site
Estimated daily time on site (mm:ss) per visitor to the site. Updated daily based on the trailing 3 months.
Daily Pageviews per Visitor Daily Pageviews per Visitor
Estimated daily unique pageviews per visitor on the site. Updated daily based on the trailing 3 months.
% of Traffic From Search % of Traffic From Search
The percentage of all referrals that came from Search engines over the trailing month. Updated daily.
Total Sites Linking In Total Sites Linking In
The total number of sites that Alexa found that link to this site. For more information please see this explanation of how Alexa determines the number of sites linking in.
1

Https://www.reddit.com/

User-generated news links. Votes promote stories to the front page.

15:60

10.51

16.90%

479,134

2

Cnn.com

News, weather, sports, and services including e-mail news alerts and downloadable audio/video r…Moreeports. Less

4:17

2.27

16.40%

207,935

3

Nytimes.com

Online edition of the newspaper's news and commentary.

4:07

2.17

21.30%

309,861

4

Theguardian.com

Home of the Guardian, Observer and Guardian Weekly newspapers plus special-interest web sites. …MoreEach includes news, comment and features plus breaking news, multimedia, ongoing special reports and free archives. Less

3:38

2.45

32.50%

107,326

5

Https://news.google.com/

Aggregated headlines and a search engine of many of the world's news sources.

7:50

8.30

3.70%

3,560,046

6

Washingtonpost.com

Daily. Offers news, opinion, sports, arts and living and entertainment. Includes archives since…More 1977 and subscription information. Less

3:43

2.11

16.50%

109,451

7

Bbc.co.uk/news/

United Kingdom and international news headlines. Contains video and audio webcasts, forums, and…More in-depth articles. Less

4:26

3.94

18.20%

274,014

8

Indiatimes.com

Covers home and international updates, sports, entertainment, health and lifestyle. With sectio…Morens for weird and trending news. Less

6:04

2.91

30.50%

59,184

9

News.yahoo.com

Daily news and full coverage of current issues.

4:07

3.79

7.10%

648,102

10

Forbes.com

Information about companies and the people who run them. Forbes success lists including the Pla…Moretinum 400 best-performing U.S. big companies, the Private 500 largest U.S. private firms, and the world's richest people. Less

2:28

2.88

52.10%

145,234

11

Huffingtonpost.com

Syndicated columnists, blogs, and news stories with moderated comments.

3:12

1.82

27.30%

200,997

12

Weather.com

Offers forecasts for cities worldwide as well as radar and satellite maps. Also includes news s…Moretories and allergy information. Less

2:35

1.77

15.90%

46,438

13

Foxnews.com

Breaking News, Latest News and Current News from FoxNews.com. Breaking news and video. Latest C…Moreurrent News: U.S., World, Entertainment, Health, Business, Technology, Politics, Sports. Less

5:23

2.57

13.70%

72,333

14

Shutterstock.com

Royalty-free photography for web or print, subscription model.

7:21

5.63

19.70%

29,614

15

Accuweather.com

Features radar and satellite images and 5-day forecasts for United States locations.

2:35

3.05

34.80%

53,587

16

Bloomberg.com

Breaking financial, business and economic news worldwide from major provider of information ser…Morevices. Less

5:02

1.70

24.90%

82,975

17

Timesofindia.indiatimes.com

Indian national daily, political,entertainment and business news.

6:04

2.91

30.50%

59,184

18

Usatoday.com

National daily newspaper.

4:40

1.35

34.70%

99,108

19

Reuters.com

Collects, edits, reports and distributes financial information and news in textual, video and a…Moreudio form. Offers real-time information, information databases, applications products and information management systems. (Nasdaq: RTRSY). Less

3:36

2.03

19.90%

122,037

20

Wsj.com

International and national news with a business and financial perspective.

3:30

1.99

17.40%

135,095

21

Cnbc.com

Headline news, articles, reports, stocks and quotes, message boards, and a stock ticker.

2:41

1.65

30.30%

52,461

22

Wunderground.com

Weather forecasts for the U.S. and the world with a fast, easy to use interface. Includes weath…Moreer maps, graphics and radar images. Less

9:53

2.07

7.50%

60,138

23

Time.com

News articles from the magazine. Updated daily.

2:12

1.34

40.10%

107,012

24

Money.cnn.com

Information about finance and current topics.

4:17

2.27

16.40%

207,935

25

Drudgereport.com

Links to international news sources and columnists.

13:57

1.03

4.20%

8,187

26

Nypost.com

The online edition of the New York Post. News, weather, sports, and entertainment all updated d…Moreaily. Less

2:51

1.63

17.80%

43,582

27

Thehill.com

Weekly. Offers news, information, features commentary for and about the U.S. Congress. Includes…More classifieds, key political dates, a government guide, internship opportunities, subscription information, newsletters and advertising information. Less

3:04

1.56

9.60%

27,049

28

Theatlantic.com

A regularly updated companion web site to the magazine Atlantic Monthly. Includes fiction, feat…Moreured articles and reviews. Less

2:29

1.48

29.80%

61,300

29

Economictimes.indiatimes.com

India's financial newspaper that provides analysis on industry and the economy.

6:04

2.91

30.50%

59,184

30

Latimes.com

Online version of Southern California's largest daily newspaper. Contains links to world, natio…Moren, and local news as well as weather, entertainment, sports, business, and other links. Less

2:23

1.33

32.80%

102,954

31

Chron.com

2:01

1.32

60.90%

29,495

32

Usnews.com

A weekly national newsmagazine devoted largely to reporting and analyzing national and internat…Moreional affairs, politics, business, health, science, technology, and social trends. Less

2:30

2.25

61.30%

46,569

33

Indianexpress.com

Leading news site of the daily national Indian newspaper, with live

2:26

1.55

44.80%

20,303

34

Abcnews.go.com

Includes American and world news headlines, articles, chatrooms, message boards, news alerts, v…Moreideo and audio webcasts, shopping, and wireless news service. As well as news television show information and content. Less

2:35

1.36

31.90%

75,269

35

Nbcnews.com

National Broadcasting Company.

6:14

1.54

20.40%

47,403

36

News.com.au

News from Australia and the world, featuring national, world, business, sport, entertainment an…Mored technology news from News Limited's resources and newspapers. Less

7:46

2.88

21.90%

32,221

37

Cbsnews.com

Online news provided by television broadcast company CBS.

2:38

1.67

25.50%

66,054

38

Chinadaily.com.cn

Daily English-language news about China.

2:27

3.43

21.60%

29,655

39

Weather.gov

Official U.S. weather, marine, fire and aviation forecasts, warnings, meteorological products, …Moreclimate forecasts and information about meteorology. Less

2:53

2.23

9.50%

31,388

40

Thehindu.com

English daily with news, views, sports and entertainment coverage.

3:46

2.36

33.20%

23,745

41

Topix.com

News from thousands of sources, sorted geographically for US cities, as well as a wide variety …Moreof subjects. Less

7:20

12.80

20.30%

12,141

42

Sfgate.com

Daily newspaper for the greater San Francisco area. Includes global news, regional information,…More classifieds, and entertainment. Less

3:15

1.76

40.40%

52,649

43

Thedailybeast.com

With commentary on politics, entertainment, technology and world events. Includes pictures and …Morevideos. Less

2:46

1.59

18.30%

36,226

44

Hindustantimes.com

Extensive news coverage on Indian politics, business and economy.

2:22

1.47

46.00%

18,638

45

Hollywoodreporter.com

Film, music, broadcast, and entertainment business news, including independents and internation…Moreal information. Less

1:54

1.32

37.20%

36,182

46

Dw.com

News, information and analysis of German and European topics. Free radio and television content…More on DW-Radio and DW-TV, streaming, on-demand or as podcasts. Less

3:08

2.22

16.30%

21,201

47

Cbc.ca/news/

Canadian Broadcasting Company

3:35

2.08

20.50%

63,341

48

Nationalgeographic.com

With a look into the pages of the magazine, plus interactive features, maps, photography, news,…More exhibitions, things for kids, educational features, and hosting live events. Searchable web site. Less

2:34

1.78

32.20%

88,502

49

Newsnow.co.uk

Headlines links to stories from a wide range of sources, organised by category and regularly up…Moredated Less

23:25

4.81

18.30%

2,814

50

Yr.no

Weather forecasts for most places in the world. Features observations, short and long term fore…Morecasts, maps, radar animations and pictures. Less

2:16

2.77

7.60%

17,333

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