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indianexpress.com — August 2026 traffic, keywords & AI visibility

Indian ExpressMedia

Global rank: Worldwide · 2026-08

#2,810

AI visibility: Grade A

88

SEO health: Latest audit

73

Visits

1.1M

per month, estimated

Keywords

369.8K

ranking in Google

Organic share

100%

1.1M organic visits

LLMS.txt

Published

150 lines AI engines can read

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Key findings

  • Indian Express (Media) is ranked #2,810 worldwide in our August 2026 domain ranking, inside the top 10,000, down 12 places from #2,798 in July 2026.
  • It is estimated to receive about 1.1 million visits a month from search, 100% of it organic, across 369,800 ranking keywords.
  • Its AI visibility score is 88 out of 100 (grade A), with a published llms.txt of 150 lines.
  • Its last technical audit scored 73/100, with "Add a Meta Description" the highest-priority fix.
indianexpress.com global rank history
MonthRankMove
August 2026#2,810▼ 12
July 2026#2,798▼ 45
June 2026#2,753—
May 2026#2,753▼ 23
April 2026#2,730▲ 13
March 2026#2,743▼ 10
February 2026#2,733—

What this company does

The Indian Express operates as a longstanding news organization that produces daily reporting on developments inside India and abroad. Its website aggregates stories on national politics, economic trends, sports results, entertainment releases, and international relations, with journalists filing from different regions to capture events as they happen. Coverage often includes analysis of policy decisions, election ou…

Our read on the site

The overall SEO health of indianexpress.com is moderate, with a performance score of 86 and an SEO score of 54. Key areas for improvement include the lack of a meta description and optimization of image alt attributes, which could enhance visibility and accessibility.

MediaNewsDigital PublishingSubscription-BasedOnline News PortalMobile Application

indianexpress.com Traffic and Visitor Engagement

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indianexpress.com draws an estimated 1.1 million visits a month from search engines. Effectively all of it is organic — about 1.1 million visits from unpaid results. Spread across 369,800 ranking keywords, that averages roughly 3.1 organic visits per keyword.

Monthly visits

1.1M

Latest estimate

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Organic visits

1.1M

100% of all traffic

Paid visits

0

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Organic vs paid

Organic

100%

Paid

0%

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indianexpress.com AI Visibility

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On our AI visibility scale indianexpress.com earns 88 of 100 points, a grade A. It takes full marks for LLMS.txt, Crawlability and Structured data. The biggest gap is SEO health, at 11 of 20 points (54/100), worth 9 points if closed. It also loses points on Company profile (22/25).

88out 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 health11/20

54/100

Crawlability10/10

robots ✓ · sitemap ✓

Structured data5/5

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indianexpress.com LLMS.txt

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The llms.txt on indianexpress.com runs to 150 lines (6,928 characters) across 12 sections, last generated in February 2026. It introduces the site as "The Indian Express - Latest News, India News, Breaking News". It tells AI engines the business works in Media, News and Digital Publishing. It describes 4 products, with prices such as Online News Portal at Free with optional subscription and Mobile Application at Free with in-app purchases. Services it lists include Newsletters, Advertising Solutions and Content Syndication. The audience it names is Professionals, Students, Policymakers, General Public, aged 18-54 (Global, primarily India). Technologies it mentions include HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, Cloudflare and Google Analytics. The keywords it claims start with "Indian news", "breaking news", "latest news India" and "Delhi elections".

Status

Published

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Lines

150

In the file

Size

6.9K

Characters

Sections

12

Updated Feb 28, 2026

What the file says

# The Indian Express - Latest News, India News, Breaking News

## About
The Indian Express is a premier news organization in India, dedicated to delivering accurate and timely news across politics, business, entertainment, and sports. With a legacy of journalistic integrity since 1932, it provides in-depth analysis and breaking news to millions of readers. The platform aims to empower its audience with relevant and engaging information, fostering an informed citizenry.

**Areas of Work:** Media, News, Digital Publishing

## Things to Remember
- **Website:** https://indianexpress.com
- **Address:** New Delhi, India
- **Contact:** [email protected]
- **Phone:** Not Available
- **Hours:** 24/7
- **Timezone:** Asia/Kolkata
- **Currency:** INR
- **Company Type:** Private
- **Employees:** 500
- **Revenue:** $25M
- **Hiring Status:** Yes, actively hiring

## Products
- **Online News Portal** (Free with optional subscription): A comprehensive digital platform offering the latest news, analysis, and updates across various categories including politics, sports, and entertainment.
- **Mobile Application** (Free with in-app purchases): A user-friendly app for accessing breaking news, live updates, and personalized content on the go.
- **Print Newspaper** (Subscription-based, contact for pricing): Daily printed edition of The Indian Express, delivering detailed news and insights to 

Sections in the file

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

Areas of work

MediaNewsDigital Publishing

Keywords it claims

Indian newsbreaking newslatest news IndiaDelhi electionsPM Modi newsKejriwal updatesIndian politicscurrent affairs Indiabusiness news Indiasports news India

Technologies

HTML5CSS3JavaScriptCloudflareGoogle Analytics

Products it tells AI about

  • Online News PortalFree with optional subscription
  • Mobile ApplicationFree with in-app purchases
  • Print NewspaperSubscription-based, contact for pricing
  • E-Paper SubscriptionSubscription-based, contact for pricing

Services it tells AI about

  • NewslettersFree
  • Advertising SolutionsContact for quote
  • Content SyndicationContact for quote

Competitors it names

hindustantimes.comtimesofindia.indiatimes.comndtv.comthehindu.comnews18.com

Audience it targets

Professionals, Students, Policymakers, General Public · 18-54 · Global, primarily India

Company type

Private · actively hiring

indianexpress.com Organic Keywords

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Google lists indianexpress.com for about 369,800 keywords, which together bring an estimated 1.1 million organic visits a month.

Ranking keywords

369.8K

Found in Google for this domain

Visits they bring

1.1M

Estimated organic visits a month

Top ranking keywords

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What it ranks for

MediaNewsDigital PublishingSubscription-BasedOnline News PortalMobile ApplicationPrint Newspaper

indianexpress.com SEO Audit

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The latest technical audit of indianexpress.com scored 73 out of 100 overall. SEO is its weakest area at 54, while performance scores highest at 86. The audit makes 12 recommendations in all, and 3 of the 4 listed first are rated high priority or critical.

73

Overall

54

SEO

86

Performance

84

Accessibility

Fix these first

  • CriticalAdd a Meta Description
  • HighOptimize Image Alt Attributes
  • MediumImplement llms.txt
  • HighImprove Page Load Speed

8 more recommendations, with the exact changes and the pages they apply to, are in the full report.

indianexpress.com Competitors and Alternatives

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Indian Express's company profile names https://www.hindustantimes.com, https://www.timesofindia.indiatimes.com and https://www.ndtv.com as competitors. Its own llms.txt adds thehindu.com and news18.com. Outside its market, the domains ranked closest to it in our worldwide ranking are ucsb.edu, pubnative.net, srmdata.com and fcc.gov.

https://www.hindustantimes.com
https://www.timesofindia.indiatimes.com
https://www.ndtv.com
thehindu.com
news18.com

indianexpress.com Company Profile

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The Indian Express operates as a longstanding news organization that produces daily reporting on developments inside India and abroad. Its website aggregates stories on national politics, economic trends, sports results, entertainment releases, and international relations, with journalists filing from different regions to capture events as they happen. Coverage often includes analysis of policy decisions, election ou…

Indian Express was founded in 1932, about 94 years ago, and is headquartered in New Delhi, India. Its workforce is listed as between 501 and 1,000 employees. It was founded by Ramnath Goenka. Its profile files it under Media, with further tags for News, Digital Publishing and Subscription-Based. Products on record for it: Online News Portal, Mobile Application and Print Newspaper. Reported revenue is $25M (2023). Its tagline reads: "Latest News Today: Breaking News and Top Headlines from India, Entertainment, Business, Politics and Sports".

MediaNewsDigital PublishingSubscription-Based
Sector
Media
Headquarters
New Delhi, India
Founded
1932
Employees
501-1000
Revenue
$25M (2023)
Funding
Not Disclosed
Founders
Ramnath Goenka
Products
Online News Portal, Mobile Application, Print Newspaper

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