Last updated: August 2026
Global rank: Worldwide · 2026-08
#13,420
AI visibility: Grade A
85
SEO health: Latest audit
67
Visits
729.8K
per month, estimated
Keywords
131.0K
ranking in Google
Organic share
100%
729.8K organic visits
LLMS.txt
Published
134 lines AI engines can read
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kansascity.com Web Traffic Statistics
Key findings
- Kansas City Star (Media) is ranked #13,420 worldwide in our August 2026 domain ranking, inside the top 100,000, down 109 places from #13,311 in July 2026.
- It is estimated to receive about 729,800 visits a month from search, 100% of it organic, across 131,000 ranking keywords.
- Its AI visibility score is 85 out of 100 (grade A), with a published llms.txt of 134 lines.
- Its last technical audit scored 67/100, with "Improve Page Load Speed" the highest-priority fix.
| Month | Rank | Move |
|---|---|---|
| August 2026 | #13,420 | ▼ 109 |
| July 2026 | #13,311 | ▼ 304 |
| June 2026 | #13,007 | — |
| May 2026 | #13,007 | ▼ 283 |
| April 2026 | #12,724 | ▼ 395 |
| March 2026 | #12,329 | ▼ 325 |
| February 2026 | #12,004 | — |
What this company does
The Kansas City Star publishes daily news and information centered on the Kansas City metropolitan area. Its coverage spans breaking local stories, high school and professional sports, weather conditions, and developments in crime, politics, business, and neighborhoods. Stories regularly address events in Missouri communities along with nearby Kansas towns such as Overland Park and Lee's Summit. The site also offers…
Our read on the site
Significant improvements needed. 1 critical issue. 2 high-priority issues.
kansascity.com Traffic and Visitor Engagement
Search engines send kansascity.com an estimated 729,800 visits a month. Effectively all of it is organic — about 729,800 visits from unpaid results. Spread across 131,000 ranking keywords, that averages roughly 5.6 organic visits per keyword.
Monthly visits
729.8K
Latest estimate
Change
No monthly history yet
It starts building from the first scan
Organic visits
729.8K
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.
kansascity.com AI Visibility
kansascity.com scores 85 out of 100 on our AI visibility scale, grade A. It takes full marks for LLMS.txt and Structured data. The biggest gap is Crawlability, at 0 of 10 points (robots ✗ · sitemap ✗), worth 10 points if closed. It also loses points on Company profile (22/25) and 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
robots ✗ · sitemap ✗
Detected
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kansascity.com LLMS.txt
The llms.txt on kansascity.com runs to 134 lines (5,611 characters) across 12 sections, last generated in April 2026. It introduces the site as "Kansas City Star". It tells AI engines the business works in Media, News and Digital Publishing. It describes 3 products, with prices such as Print Newspaper at $15/month and Digital Subscriptions at $10/month. The audience it names is Residents, Professionals, Students, aged 25-54 (North America). Technologies it mentions include WordPress, Google Analytics, Cloudflare, HTML5 and CSS3. The keywords it claims start with "Kansas City news", "Missouri news", "local sports" and "crime news".
Status
Published
AI engines can read it
Lines
134
In the file
Size
5.6K
Characters
Sections
12
Updated Apr 9, 2026
What the file says
# Kansas City Star ## About Kansas City Star is a leading news organization providing comprehensive coverage of the latest news, sports, and community events in Missouri, including Kansas City, Overland Park, and Lee's Summit. With a focus on local crime, politics, and business news, they serve the community by delivering timely and relevant information. Their commitment to journalistic integrity and community engagement makes them a trusted source for residents of the Kansas City area. **Areas of Work:** Media, News, Digital Publishing ## Things to Remember - **Website:** https://kansascity.com - **Address:** 1601 McGee St, Kansas City, MO 64108, United States - **Contact:** [email protected] - **Phone:** +1-816-234-4000 - **Hours:** Mon-Fri: 9AM-5PM - **Timezone:** America/Chicago - **Currency:** USD - **Company Type:** Private - **Employees:** 200 employees - **Revenue:** $25M - **Hiring Status:** Yes, actively hiring ## Products - **Online News Portal** (Contact for pricing): Access to the latest news articles, features, and updates from Kansas City and surrounding areas. - **Print Newspaper** ($15/month): Daily print edition of the Kansas City Star delivered to your doorstep. - **Digital Subscriptions** ($10/month): Subscription service for unlimited access to digital content including articles, videos, and special reports. ## Services ## Keywords Kansas City
Sections in the file
Areas of work
Keywords it claims
Technologies
Products it tells AI about
- Online News PortalContact for pricing
- Print Newspaper$15/month
- Digital Subscriptions$10/month
Competitors it names
Audience it targets
Residents, Professionals, Students · 25-54 · North America
Company type
Private · actively hiring
kansascity.com Organic Keywords
Google lists kansascity.com for about 131,000 keywords, which together bring an estimated 729,800 organic visits a month.
Ranking keywords
131.0K
Found in Google for this domain
Visits they bring
729.8K
Estimated organic visits a month
Top ranking keywords
No ranked-keyword data cached for this domain yet.
Ranked Keywords pulls the full list on its first run.
What it ranks for
kansascity.com SEO Audit
The latest technical audit of kansascity.com scored 67 out of 100 overall. Performance is its weakest area at 43, while SEO scores highest at 92. The audit makes 10 recommendations in all, and 3 of the 4 listed first are rated high priority or critical.
Overall
SEO
Excellent
Performance
Accessibility
Fix these first
- CriticalImprove Page Load Speed
- HighImplement a Sitemap
- HighEnable Robots.txt
- MediumEnhance Accessibility Features
6 more recommendations, with the exact changes and the pages they apply to, are in the full report.
kansascity.com Competitors and Alternatives
Kansas City Star's company profile names stltoday.com and news-leader.com as competitors. Its own llms.txt adds kmbc.com, kshb.com and fox4kc.com. Outside its market, the domains ranked closest to it in our worldwide ranking are webfx.com, astrumnival.com, icmp0.ru and openculture.com.
kansascity.com Company Profile
The Kansas City Star publishes daily news and information centered on the Kansas City metropolitan area. Its coverage spans breaking local stories, high school and professional sports, weather conditions, and developments in crime, politics, business, and neighborhoods. Stories regularly address events in Missouri communities along with nearby Kansas towns such as Overland Park and Lee's Summit. The site also offers…
Founded in 1880 (about 146 years ago), Kansas City Star is based in Kansas City, United States. Its workforce is listed as between 201 and 500 employees. Its profile files it under Media, with further tags for News, Digital Publishing and Subscription-Based. Products on record for it: Online News Portal, Print Newspaper and Digital Subscriptions. Reported revenue is $25M (2023). Its tagline reads: "Kansas City Breaking News & Sports".
- Sector
- Media
- Headquarters
- Kansas City, United States
- Founded
- 1880
- Employees
- 201-500
- Revenue
- $25M (2023)
- Funding
- Not Disclosed
- Products
- Online News Portal, Print Newspaper, Digital Subscriptions
kansascity.com Traffic by Country
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Top customer markets
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kansascity.com Backlink Analytics
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