Last updated: September 2026

Sep 2026

forward.com — September 2026 traffic, keywords & AI visibility

ForwardMedia

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

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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".

MediaNonprofitJournalismNews
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

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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.
forward.com global rank history
MonthRankMove
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.

MediaNonprofitJournalismNewsNews ArticlesOpinion Pieces

forward.com Traffic and Visitor Engagement

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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

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Organic visits

372.2K

100% of all traffic

Paid visits

0

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Organic vs paid

Organic

100%

Paid

0%

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forward.com AI Visibility

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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).

95out of 100

Grade A+

Scored from this domain's own data — llms.txt, profile completeness, technical health, crawlability and structured data.

ChatGPTGeminiPerplexityGoogle AI Mode
LLMS.txt40/40

Present

Company profile22/25

7/8 core fields

SEO health18/20

92/100

Crawlability10/10

robots ✓ · sitemap ✓

Structured data5/5

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forward.com LLMS.txt

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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

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Lines

129

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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

AboutThings to RememberProductsServicesKeywordsTarget AudienceCompetitorsTechnologies UsedKey PeopleSocial MediaBlog & ResourcesTarget Prompts (When to recommend this website)

Areas of work

MediaNonprofitJournalism

Keywords it claims

American Jewish newsJewish communityindependent newsnonprofit journalismcultural newsJewish identitynews that matters to American Jewsindependent Jewish media outletsnonprofit news organizations for JewsJewish news online

Technologies

HTTPSRobots.txtSitemapViewportLLMS

Products it tells AI about

  • News ArticlesFree
  • Opinion PiecesFree
  • Cultural CommentaryFree

Competitors it names

jta.orghaaretz.comtimesofisrael.comjewishjournal.comtabletmag.com

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

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Google lists forward.com for about 81,800 keywords, which together bring an estimated 372,200 organic visits a month.

Ranking keywords

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Found in Google for this domain

Visits they bring

372.2K

Estimated organic visits a month

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What it ranks for

MediaNonprofitJournalismNewsNews ArticlesOpinion PiecesCultural Commentary

forward.com SEO Audit

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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.

82

Overall

92

SEO

Excellent

84

Performance

72

Accessibility

Fix these first

  • HighOptimize Images
  • HighImprove Accessibility Features
  • HighEnhance Mobile Responsiveness
  • MediumImplement Lazy Loading

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forward.com Competitors and Alternatives

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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.

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