Last updated: August 2026
Global rank: Worldwide · 2026-08
#2,643
AI visibility: Grade B
77
SEO health: Latest audit
0
Visits
3.9M
per month, estimated
Keywords
563.7K
ranking in Google
Organic share
100%
3.9M organic visits
LLMS.txt
Published
151 lines AI engines can read
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thehill.com Web Traffic Statistics
Key findings
- The Hill (Media) is ranked #2,643 worldwide in our August 2026 domain ranking, inside the top 10,000, down 34 places from #2,609 in July 2026.
- It is estimated to receive about 3.9 million visits a month from search, 100% of it organic, across 563,700 ranking keywords.
- Its AI visibility score is 77 out of 100 (grade B), with a published llms.txt of 151 lines.
- Its last technical audit scored 0/100, with "Optimize Image Alt Attributes" the highest-priority fix.
| Month | Rank | Move |
|---|---|---|
| August 2026 | #2,643 | ▼ 34 |
| July 2026 | #2,609 | ▼ 36 |
| June 2026 | #2,573 | — |
| May 2026 | #2,573 | ▼ 373 |
| April 2026 | #2,200 | ▲ 19 |
| March 2026 | #2,219 | ▲ 249 |
| February 2026 | #2,468 | — |
What this company does
The Hill publishes daily coverage of Congress, political campaigns, and events on Capitol Hill. Its reporters track bills as they move through committees, follow the statements and actions of elected officials, and examine the strategies at play in national elections. The publication produces articles, newsletters, and analysis that break down complex policy matters into clear accounts of what is happening and why it…
Our read on the site
The Hill's SEO health is critically low, with performance, accessibility, best practices, and SEO scores all at zero. Immediate action is needed to address on-page issues, technical optimizations, and content gaps to improve visibility and user experience.
thehill.com Traffic and Visitor Engagement
Search engines send thehill.com an estimated 3.9 million visits a month. Effectively all of it is organic — about 3.9 million visits from unpaid results. Spread across 563,700 ranking keywords, that averages roughly 6.9 organic visits per keyword.
Monthly visits
3.9M
Latest estimate
Change
No monthly history yet
It starts building from the first scan
Organic visits
3.9M
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.
thehill.com AI Visibility
thehill.com scores 77 out of 100 on our AI visibility scale, grade B. It takes full marks for LLMS.txt, Crawlability and Structured data. The biggest gap is SEO health, at 0 of 20 points (0/100), worth 20 points if closed. It also loses points on Company profile (22/25).
Grade B
Scored from this domain's own data — llms.txt, profile completeness, technical health, crawlability and structured data.
Present
7/8 core fields
0/100
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thehill.com LLMS.txt
The llms.txt on thehill.com runs to 151 lines (5,948 characters) across 12 sections, last generated in February 2026. It introduces the site as "The Hill - Political News and Analysis". It tells AI engines the business works in Media, News and Digital Publishing. It describes 4 products, with prices such as Political News Coverage at Free, Opinion Pieces at Free and Election Analysis at Free. Services it lists include Newsletter Subscription, Advertising Solutions and Event Sponsorship. The audience it names is Lawmakers, Political Strategists, Journalists, General Public, aged 25-54 (Global). Technologies it mentions include React, Node.js, AWS, MongoDB and Google Analytics. The keywords it claims start with "political news", "Congress updates", "Capitol Hill" and "U.S. politics".
Status
Published
AI engines can read it
Lines
151
In the file
Size
5.9K
Characters
Sections
12
Updated Feb 28, 2026
What the file says
# The Hill - Political News and Analysis ## About The Hill is a premier political news website focused on delivering timely and accurate coverage of Congress, politics, and Capitol Hill. It serves lawmakers, political strategists, and the general public with in-depth insights into policy decisions and election campaigns. With a strong reputation for unbiased reporting, The Hill is a vital resource for understanding the U.S. political landscape. **Areas of Work:** Media, News, Digital Publishing ## Things to Remember - **Website:** https://thehill.com - **Address:** Washington, DC, United States - **Contact:** [email protected] - **Phone:** Not Available - **Hours:** 24/7 - **Timezone:** America/New_York - **Currency:** USD - **Company Type:** Private - **Employees:** 150 employees - **Revenue:** $15M - **Hiring Status:** Yes, actively hiring ## Products - **Political News Coverage** (Free): Comprehensive daily news updates on U.S. politics, Congress, and Capitol Hill events. - **Opinion Pieces** (Free): Expert opinions and editorials on current political issues and policy debates. - **Election Analysis** (Free): Detailed analysis and projections for U.S. elections and political campaigns. - **The Hill App** (Free): Mobile application for accessing political news and updates on the go. ## Services - **Newsletter Subscription** (Free): Daily or weekly newsletters delivering t
Sections in the file
Areas of work
Keywords it claims
Technologies
Products it tells AI about
- Political News CoverageFree
- Opinion PiecesFree
- Election AnalysisFree
- The Hill AppFree
Services it tells AI about
- Newsletter SubscriptionFree
- Advertising SolutionsContact for quote
- Event SponsorshipContact for quote
Competitors it names
Audience it targets
Lawmakers, Political Strategists, Journalists, General Public · 25-54 · Global
Company type
Private · actively hiring
thehill.com Organic Keywords
Google lists thehill.com for about 563,700 keywords, which together bring an estimated 3.9 million organic visits a month.
Ranking keywords
563.7K
Found in Google for this domain
Visits they bring
3.9M
Estimated organic visits a month
Top ranking keywords
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What it ranks for
thehill.com SEO Audit
The latest technical audit of thehill.com scored 0 out of 100 overall. The audit makes 12 recommendations in all, and 3 of the 4 listed first are rated high priority or critical.
Overall
SEO
Performance
Accessibility
Fix these first
- CriticalOptimize Image Alt Attributes
- HighFix Broken Links
- HighEnhance Title Tags and Meta Descriptions
- MediumImplement Structured Data Markup
8 more recommendations, with the exact changes and the pages they apply to, are in the full report.
thehill.com Competitors and Alternatives
The Hill's company profile names politico.com, axios.com and rollcall.com as competitors. Its own llms.txt adds cnn.com, msnbc.com and foxnews.com. Outside its market, the domains ranked closest to it in our worldwide ranking are inbake.com, matomo.org, camsite26.lol and auth0edge.com.
thehill.com Company Profile
The Hill publishes daily coverage of Congress, political campaigns, and events on Capitol Hill. Its reporters track bills as they move through committees, follow the statements and actions of elected officials, and examine the strategies at play in national elections. The publication produces articles, newsletters, and analysis that break down complex policy matters into clear accounts of what is happening and why it…
Founded in 2004 (about 22 years ago), The Hill is based in Washington, United States. Its workforce is listed as between 101 and 200 employees. Its profile files it under Media, with further tags for News, Digital Publishing and Subscription. Products on record for it: Political News Coverage, Opinion Pieces and Election Analysis. Reported revenue is $15M (2022). Its tagline reads: "The Hill is a top US political website, read by the White House and more lawmakers than any other site.".
- Sector
- Media
- Headquarters
- Washington, United States
- Founded
- 2004
- Employees
- 101-200
- Revenue
- $15M (2022)
- Funding
- Not Disclosed
- Products
- Political News Coverage, Opinion Pieces, Election Analysis
thehill.com Traffic by Country
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