Last updated: September 2026
Global rank: Worldwide · 2026-09
#17,107
AI visibility: Grade A+
95
SEO health: Latest audit
82
Visits
372.2K
per month, estimated
Keywords
81.8K
ranking in Google
Organic share
100%
372.2K organic visits
LLMS.txt
Published
129 lines AI engines can read
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forward.com Company Profile
The Forward functions as an independent nonprofit that publishes news and commentary aimed at American Jews. Its coverage spans a range of subjects, from political and social developments in Israel to instances of antisemitism in the United States and stories highlighting Jewish cultural life. The outlet also produces podcasts and hosts events that complement its written content, providing multiple ways for audiences…
Forward was founded in 1897, about 129 years ago, and is headquartered in New York, United States. Its workforce is listed as between 51 and 200 employees. It was founded by Abraham Cahan. Its profile files it under Media, with further tags for Nonprofit, Journalism and News. Products on record for it: News Articles, Opinion Pieces and Cultural Commentary. Reported revenue is $5M (2022). Its tagline reads: "News That Matters to American Jews".
- Sector
- Media
- Headquarters
- New York, United States
- Founded
- 1897
- Employees
- 51-200
- Revenue
- $5M (2022)
- Funding
- Not Disclosed
- Founders
- Abraham Cahan
- Products
- News Articles, Opinion Pieces, Cultural Commentary
forward.com Web Traffic Statistics
Key findings
- Forward (Media) is ranked #17,107 worldwide in our September 2026 domain ranking, inside the top 100,000, up 152 places from #17,259 in August 2026.
- It is estimated to receive about 372,200 visits a month from search, 100% of it organic, across 81,800 ranking keywords.
- Its AI visibility score is 95 out of 100 (grade A+), with a published llms.txt of 129 lines.
- Its last technical audit scored 82/100, with "Optimize Images" the highest-priority fix.
| Month | Rank | Move |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | #17,107 | ▲ 152 |
| August 2026 | #17,259 | ▼ 496 |
| July 2026 | #16,763 | ▲ 73 |
| June 2026 | #16,836 | — |
| May 2026 | #16,836 | ▼ 125 |
| April 2026 | #16,711 | ▼ 218 |
| March 2026 | #16,493 | ▲ 213 |
| February 2026 | #16,706 | — |
What this company does
The Forward functions as an independent nonprofit that publishes news and commentary aimed at American Jews. Its coverage spans a range of subjects, from political and social developments in Israel to instances of antisemitism in the United States and stories highlighting Jewish cultural life. The outlet also produces podcasts and hosts events that complement its written content, providing multiple ways for audiences…
Our read on the site
Good foundation with room for improvement. 2 high-priority issues.
forward.com Traffic and Visitor Engagement
forward.com draws an estimated 372,200 visits a month from search engines. Effectively all of it is organic — about 372,200 visits from unpaid results. Spread across 81,800 ranking keywords, that averages roughly 4.5 organic visits per keyword.
Monthly visits
372.2K
Latest estimate
Change
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It starts building from the first scan
Organic visits
372.2K
100% of all traffic
Paid visits
0
No paid search detected
Organic vs paid
100%
0%
We don't hold a month-by-month history for this domain yet.
The traffic dashboard builds one from the first scan onwards.
forward.com AI Visibility
On our AI visibility scale forward.com earns 95 of 100 points, a grade A+. It takes full marks for LLMS.txt, Crawlability and Structured data. The biggest gap is Company profile, at 22 of 25 points (7/8 core fields), worth 3 points if closed. It also loses points on SEO health (18/20).
Grade A+
Scored from this domain's own data — llms.txt, profile completeness, technical health, crawlability and structured data.
Present
7/8 core fields
92/100
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forward.com LLMS.txt
The llms.txt on forward.com runs to 129 lines (5,128 characters) across 12 sections, last generated in March 2026. It introduces the site as "The Forward". It tells AI engines the business works in Media, Nonprofit and Journalism. It describes 3 products, with prices such as News Articles at Free, Opinion Pieces at Free and Cultural Commentary at Free. The audience it names is Individuals interested in Jewish culture, community members, journalists, and academics, aged All ages (Global). Technologies it mentions include HTTPS, Robots.txt, Sitemap, Viewport and LLMS. The keywords it claims start with "American Jewish news", "Jewish community", "independent news" and "nonprofit journalism". It gives the company type as Nonprofit and says it is hiring.
Status
Published
AI engines can read it
Lines
129
In the file
Size
5.1K
Characters
Sections
12
Updated Mar 31, 2026
What the file says
# The Forward ## About The Forward is an independent nonprofit news organization that provides in-depth reporting and analysis on issues affecting the Jewish community in the United States and around the world. With a commitment to journalistic integrity, The Forward covers a range of topics including politics, culture, and social issues relevant to American Jews. The organization aims to inform, engage, and empower its readers through quality journalism and community engagement. **Areas of Work:** Media, Nonprofit, Journalism ## Things to Remember - **Website:** https://forward.com - **Address:** 1501 Broadway, Suite 505, New York, NY 10036, United States - **Contact:** [email protected] - **Phone:** +1-212-221-0500 - **Hours:** Mon-Fri: 9AM-5PM - **Timezone:** America/New_York - **Currency:** USD - **Company Type:** Nonprofit - **Employees:** 50 employees - **Revenue:** $5M - **Hiring Status:** Yes, actively hiring ## Products - **News Articles** (Free): In-depth articles covering current events and issues affecting the Jewish community. - **Opinion Pieces** (Free): Thought-provoking opinion articles from various contributors on relevant topics. - **Cultural Commentary** (Free): Articles and essays exploring Jewish culture and identity. ## Services ## Keywords American Jewish news, Jewish community, independent news, nonprofit journalism, cultural news, Jewish identity,
Sections in the file
Areas of work
Keywords it claims
Technologies
Products it tells AI about
- News ArticlesFree
- Opinion PiecesFree
- Cultural CommentaryFree
Competitors it names
Audience it targets
Individuals interested in Jewish culture, community members, journalists, and academics · All ages · Global
Company type
Nonprofit · actively hiring
forward.com Organic Keywords
Google lists forward.com for about 81,800 keywords, which together bring an estimated 372,200 organic visits a month.
Ranking keywords
81.8K
Found in Google for this domain
Visits they bring
372.2K
Estimated organic visits a month
Top ranking keywords
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What it ranks for
forward.com SEO Audit
The latest technical audit of forward.com scored 82 out of 100 overall. Accessibility is its weakest area at 72, while SEO scores highest at 92. The audit makes 15 recommendations in all, and 3 of the 4 listed first are rated high priority or critical.
Overall
SEO
Excellent
Performance
Accessibility
Fix these first
- HighOptimize Images
- HighImprove Accessibility Features
- HighEnhance Mobile Responsiveness
- MediumImplement Lazy Loading
11 more recommendations, with the exact changes and the pages they apply to, are in the full report.
forward.com Competitors and Alternatives
Forward's company profile names jta.org, haaretz.com and timesofisrael.com as competitors. Its own llms.txt adds jewishjournal.com and tabletmag.com. Outside its market, the domains ranked closest to it in our worldwide ranking are gazprom-neft.ru, arity.com, kr-weathernews.com and ucnaming.net.
forward.com Traffic by Country
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