Last updated: August 2026
The Center for Defense Information is a private, nongovernmental, nonprofit research organization that monitors the military and evaluates U.S. defense needs. It focuses on cost-effective defense policy, helping policymakers and the public assess spending, weapons, and national security tradeoffs.
Global rank: Worldwide · 2026-08
#239,885
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cdi.org Traffic by Country
A live-web estimate — not a measurement — puts Center for Defense Information's largest markets as United States (85%), Canada (5%), United Kingdom (4%) and Australia (3%).
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- United States85%
- Canada5%
- United Kingdom4%
- Australia3%
- Other3%
Who buys: Policymakers, journalists, researchers, and the general public interested in U.S. defense policy.
Sources: loc.gov · ciaotest.cc.columbia.edu · gssd.mit.edu
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cdi.org Competitors and Alternatives
A live-web read points to Cato Institute, RAND Corporation, Center for Strategic and International Studies and Brookings Institution. Outside its market, the domains ranked closest to it in our worldwide ranking are cakarbet-b.com, multiview.com, apphb.com and artslant.com.
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cdi.org Company Profile
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The Center for Defense Information is a private, nongovernmental, nonprofit research organization that monitors the military and evaluates U.S. defense needs. It focuses on cost-effective defense policy, helping policymakers and the public assess spending, weapons, and national security tradeoffs.
- Industry
- Think tank / defense policy research
- Headquarters
- Washington, D.C., United States
- Founded
- 1972
- Products
- Defense policy research, Military spending analysis, Public policy commentary, Issue briefs and reports, Media and newsletter content
- Competitors
- Cato Institute, RAND Corporation, Center for Strategic and International Studies, Brookings Institution, Heritage Foundation
- Audience
- Policymakers, journalists, researchers, and the general public interested in U.S. defense policy.
Live-web sources:loc.govciaotest.cc.columbia.edugssd.mit.eduidealist.org
cdi.org Web Traffic Statistics
Key findings
- Center for Defense Information (Think tank / defense policy research) is ranked #239,885 worldwide in our August 2026 domain ranking, down 1,385 places from #238,500 in July 2026.
| Month | Rank | Move |
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| August 2026 | #239,885 | ▼ 1,385 |
| July 2026 | #238,500 | ▼ 16,390 |
| June 2026 | #222,110 | — |
| May 2026 | #222,110 | ▲ 22,393 |
| April 2026 | #244,503 | ▲ 107,441 |
| March 2026 | #351,944 | ▼ 87,132 |
| February 2026 | #264,812 | — |
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