Last updated: August 2026
Global rank: Worldwide · 2026-08
#5,142
AI visibility: Grade A
87
SEO health: Latest audit
64
Visits
496.4K
per month, estimated
Keywords
180.1K
ranking in Google
Organic share
100%
496.4K organic visits
LLMS.txt
Published
132 lines AI engines can read
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mercurynews.com Web Traffic Statistics
Key findings
- The Mercury News (Media, Entertainment & Gaming) is ranked #5,142 worldwide in our August 2026 domain ranking, inside the top 10,000, down 105 places from #5,037 in July 2026.
- It is estimated to receive about 496,400 visits a month from search, 100% of it organic, across 180,100 ranking keywords.
- Its AI visibility score is 87 out of 100 (grade A), with a published llms.txt of 132 lines.
- Its last technical audit scored 64/100, with "Optimize Images" the highest-priority fix.
| Month | Rank | Move |
|---|---|---|
| August 2026 | #5,142 | ▼ 105 |
| July 2026 | #5,037 | ▼ 191 |
| June 2026 | #4,846 | — |
| May 2026 | #4,846 | — |
| April 2026 | #4,846 | ▼ 109 |
| March 2026 | #4,737 | ▼ 36 |
| February 2026 | #4,701 | — |
What this company does
The Mercury News has covered Silicon Valley and the greater Bay Area since the 1850s. It delivers breaking local stories along with national tech coverage that reaches readers across the country. The newsroom focuses on investigative reporting about housing, transportation, and the companies shaping the region. Staff writers track everything from startup funding rounds to city council decisions that affect daily life…
Our read on the site
Significant improvements needed. 1 critical issue.
mercurynews.com Traffic and Visitor Engagement
Search engines send mercurynews.com an estimated 496,400 visits a month. Effectively all of it is organic — about 496,400 visits from unpaid results. Spread across 180,100 ranking keywords, that averages roughly 2.8 organic visits per keyword.
Monthly visits
496.4K
Latest estimate
Change
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It starts building from the first scan
Organic visits
496.4K
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.
mercurynews.com AI Visibility
mercurynews.com scores 87 out of 100 on our AI visibility scale, grade A. It takes full marks for LLMS.txt and Crawlability. The biggest gap is Company profile, at 19 of 25 points (6/8 core fields), worth 6 points if closed. It also loses points on Structured data (0/5) 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
6/8 core fields
92/100
robots ✓ · sitemap ✓
Not detected
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mercurynews.com LLMS.txt
The llms.txt on mercurynews.com runs to 132 lines (7,410 characters) across 12 sections, last generated in May 2026. It introduces the site as "The Mercury News". It tells AI engines the business works in News Media, Digital Publishing and Local Journalism. It describes 3 products, with prices such as Morning Newsletter at Free. Services it lists include Sponsored Content and Event Sponsorship. Technologies it mentions include Content Management System, Paywall Software and Analytics Platform. The keywords it claims start with "bay area news", "silicon valley", "local journalism" and "tech coverage".
Status
Published
AI engines can read it
Lines
132
In the file
Size
7.4K
Characters
Sections
12
Updated May 24, 2026
What the file says
# The Mercury News ## About The Mercury News has covered Silicon Valley and the greater Bay Area since the 1850s. It delivers breaking local stories along with national tech coverage that reaches readers across the country. The newsroom focuses on investigative reporting about housing, transportation, and the companies shaping the region. Staff writers track everything from startup funding rounds to city council decisions that affect daily life. Digital subscriptions now form the core of the business while print editions still serve longtime readers. The site publishes dozens of articles each day across sections for business, sports, politics, and entertainment. Editors work closely with photographers and data journalists to add depth to major stories. Partnerships with other California outlets help expand coverage without stretching resources too thin. Revenue comes mainly from digital ads and reader memberships rather than traditional classifieds. The company has adapted to mobile-first consumption by redesigning its apps and newsletters. Longtime staffers bring institutional knowledge that newer outlets often lack. Community events and town halls keep the paper connected to the neighborhoods it serves. Data from reader surveys guides decisions on which topics deserve deeper dives. The newsroom maintains strict separation between editorial and advertising teams. Freelance co
Sections in the file
Areas of work
Keywords it claims
Technologies
Products it tells AI about
- Digital SubscriptionContact for pricing
- Morning NewsletterFree
- Print EditionContact for pricing
Services it tells AI about
- Sponsored ContentContact for pricing
- Event SponsorshipContact for pricing
Competitors it names
Company type
Private
mercurynews.com Organic Keywords
Google lists mercurynews.com for about 180,100 keywords, which together bring an estimated 496,400 organic visits a month.
Ranking keywords
180.1K
Found in Google for this domain
Visits they bring
496.4K
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
mercurynews.com SEO Audit
The latest technical audit of mercurynews.com scored 64 out of 100 overall. Performance is its weakest area at 26, while accessibility scores highest at 92. The audit makes 15 recommendations in all, and 4 of the 4 listed first are rated high priority or critical.
Overall
SEO
Excellent
Performance
Accessibility
Excellent
Fix these first
- HighOptimize Images
- HighMinimize HTTP Requests
- HighLeverage Browser Caching
- HighReduce Server Response Time
11 more recommendations, with the exact changes and the pages they apply to, are in the full report.
mercurynews.com Competitors and Alternatives
The Mercury News's company profile names nytimes.com, wsj.com, latimes.com and sfchronicle.com as competitors. Its own llms.txt adds sfgate.com and eastbaytimes.com. Outside its market, the domains ranked closest to it in our worldwide ranking are sundaysky.com, ggpolarbear.com, pdf24.org and louisvuitton.com.
mercurynews.com Company Profile
The Mercury News has covered Silicon Valley and the greater Bay Area since the 1850s. It delivers breaking local stories along with national tech coverage that reaches readers across the country. The newsroom focuses on investigative reporting about housing, transportation, and the companies shaping the region. Staff writers track everything from startup funding rounds to city council decisions that affect daily life…
Founded in 1851 (about 175 years ago), The Mercury News is based in San Jose, United States. Its workforce is listed as between 201 and 500 employees. Its profile files it under Media, Entertainment & Gaming, with further tags for News Media, Digital Publishing and Local Journalism. Its tagline reads: "Bay Area news that matters".
- Sector
- Media, Entertainment & Gaming
- Headquarters
- San Jose, United States
- Founded
- 1851
- Employees
- 201-500
- Revenue
- Not Disclosed
- Funding
- Not Disclosed
mercurynews.com Traffic by Country
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