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

NewsweekMedia

Global rank: Worldwide · 2026-08

#1,857

AI visibility: Grade A+

97

SEO health: Latest audit

75

Visits

5.0M

per month, estimated

Keywords

1.3M

ranking in Google

Organic share

100%

5.0M organic visits

LLMS.txt

Published

170 lines AI engines can read

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Key findings

  • Newsweek (Media) is ranked #1,857 worldwide in our August 2026 domain ranking, inside the top 10,000, down 279 places from #1,578 in July 2026.
  • It is estimated to receive about 5.0 million visits a month from search, 100% of it organic, across 1.3 million ranking keywords.
  • Its AI visibility score is 97 out of 100 (grade A+), with a published llms.txt of 170 lines.
  • Its last technical audit scored 75/100, with "Implement H1 Tags" the highest-priority fix.
newsweek.com global rank history
MonthRankMove
August 2026#1,857▼ 279
July 2026#1,578▼ 137
June 2026#1,441—
May 2026#1,441▼ 267
April 2026#1,174▼ 11
March 2026#1,163▼ 33
February 2026#1,130—

What this company does

Newsweek stands as one of America's most enduring news brands, offering a mix of hard-hitting reporting, sharp analysis, and provocative opinions that cut through the noise. From its roots as a weekly print magazine, it has evolved into a powerhouse digital platform where readers dive into stories on everything from White House intrigue to Wall Street maneuvers and Silicon Valley disruptions. The outlet serves a savv…

Our read on the site

The overall SEO health of newsweek.com is strong, particularly in terms of SEO score, which is 100/100. However, there are significant areas for improvement in performance and accessibility, with scores of 50/100 and 77/100 respectively, indicating a need for optimization to enhance user experience and site speed.

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newsweek.com Traffic and Visitor Engagement

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newsweek.com draws an estimated 5.0 million visits a month from search engines. Effectively all of it is organic — about 5.0 million visits from unpaid results. Spread across 1.3 million ranking keywords, that averages roughly 3.9 organic visits per keyword.

Monthly visits

5.0M

Latest estimate

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Organic visits

5.0M

100% of all traffic

Paid visits

0

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Organic vs paid

Organic

100%

Paid

0%

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newsweek.com AI Visibility

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On our AI visibility scale newsweek.com earns 97 of 100 points, a grade A+. It takes full marks for LLMS.txt, SEO health, Crawlability and Structured data. The biggest gap is Company profile, at 22 of 25 points (7/8 core fields), worth 3 points if closed.

97out 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 health20/20

100/100

Crawlability10/10

robots ✓ · sitemap ✓

Structured data5/5

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newsweek.com LLMS.txt

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The llms.txt on newsweek.com runs to 170 lines (8,443 characters) across 12 sections, last generated in May 2026. It introduces the site as "Newsweek". It tells AI engines the business works in News Media, Digital Publishing, Journalism and Opinion Analysis. It describes 5 products, with prices such as Newsweek Digital Access at $5.99/month, Print Edition at $49.99/year and Podcasts at Free with ads. Services it lists include Display Advertising, Sponsored Content, Content Syndication and Events Hosting. The audience it names is Educated professionals, policymakers, aged 35-65 (Global). Technologies it mentions include HTTPS, robots.txt, sitemap.xml, Viewport Meta and Google Analytics. The keywords it claims start with "news", "politics", "business" and "technology".

Status

Published

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Lines

170

In the file

Size

8.4K

Characters

Sections

12

Updated May 2, 2026

What the file says

# Newsweek

## About
Newsweek has been a cornerstone of American journalism for nearly a century, churning out stories that matter on politics, business, tech, and beyond. It started as a gritty weekly mag in 1933 and now dominates online with daily scoops, deep dives, and opinion firestorms that spark debates. Readers get the full picture— not just what's happening, but why it counts and who's pulling strings. Politics coverage hits hard on elections, scandals, and foreign policy twists; business breaks down earnings calls and startup booms; tech unravels gadget hype from real innovation; culture spotlights entertainment shifts and societal rifts. The audience? Think educated adults chasing reliable takes in a fake-news jungle. Premium perks like ad-free reading and exclusive pods keep folks hooked. It monetizes through subs, targeted ads, and live events that pack rooms with influencers. Ownership changes breathed fresh life, sharpening its edge against fluffier rivals. Digital metrics explode during big events, proving staying power. Staff blends vets with rising stars, fueling diverse voices. Global desks feed U.S. stories with international flavor. Newsletters cut inbox clutter with must-reads. Video and audio expansions tap mobile habits. Advertisers love the upscale demo for brand lifts. Archives are gold for researchers tracing history's threads. Fact-checking shields a

Sections in the file

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

Areas of work

News MediaDigital PublishingJournalismOpinion Analysis

Keywords it claims

newspoliticsbusinesstechnologycultureanalysisopinionbreaking newsglobal politicsbusiness insights

Technologies

HTTPSrobots.txtsitemap.xmlViewport MetaGoogle AnalyticsCloudflareAMP for mobile

Products it tells AI about

  • Newsweek Digital Access$5.99/month
  • Print Edition$49.99/year
  • Premium NewsletterIncluded in digital
  • PodcastsFree with ads
  • The DebateContact for sponsorship

Services it tells AI about

  • Display AdvertisingCPM based
  • Sponsored ContentCustom quote
  • Content SyndicationPer article
  • Events HostingSponsorship tiers
  • Data InsightsSubscription

Competitors it names

https://thehill.comhttps://politico.comhttps://forbes.comhttps://cnn.comhttps://bbc.comhttps://huffpost.com

Audience it targets

Educated professionals, policymakers · 35-65 · Global

Company type

Private

newsweek.com Organic Keywords

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Google lists newsweek.com for about 1.3 million keywords, which together bring an estimated 5.0 million organic visits a month.

Ranking keywords

1.3M

Found in Google for this domain

Visits they bring

5.0M

Estimated organic visits a month

Top ranking keywords

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What it ranks for

MediaNewsPublishingDigital MediaDigital SubscriptionPrint MagazineNewsweek Premium NewsletterPodcasts

newsweek.com SEO Audit

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The latest technical audit of newsweek.com scored 75 out of 100 overall. Performance is its weakest area at 50, while SEO scores highest at 100. The audit makes 12 recommendations in all, and 3 of the 4 listed first are rated high priority or critical.

75

Overall

100

SEO

Excellent

50

Performance

77

Accessibility

Fix these first

  • CriticalImplement H1 Tags
  • HighOptimize Page Performance
  • HighEnhance Accessibility Features
  • MediumCreate a llms.txt File

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

newsweek.com Competitors and Alternatives

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Newsweek's company profile names https://thehill.com, https://politico.com, https://forbes.com and https://cnn.com as competitors. Its own llms.txt adds https://bbc.com and https://huffpost.com. Outside its market, the domains ranked closest to it in our worldwide ranking are rexify.com.ng, x-arxx.com, greenxh.live and vymanga.com.

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newsweek.com Company Profile

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Newsweek stands as one of America's most enduring news brands, offering a mix of hard-hitting reporting, sharp analysis, and provocative opinions that cut through the noise. From its roots as a weekly print magazine, it has evolved into a powerhouse digital platform where readers dive into stories on everything from White House intrigue to Wall Street maneuvers and Silicon Valley disruptions. The outlet serves a savv…

Newsweek was founded in 1933, about 93 years ago, and is headquartered in New York, United States. Its workforce is listed as between 201 and 500 employees. Its profile files it under Media, with further tags for News, Publishing and Digital Media. Products on record for it: Digital Subscription, Print Magazine, Newsweek Premium Newsletter and Podcasts. Its tagline reads: "Delivering bold journalism on politics, business, tech, and global affairs since 1933".

MediaNewsPublishingDigital Media
Sector
Media
Headquarters
New York, United States
Founded
1933
Employees
201-500
Revenue
Not Disclosed
Funding
Not Disclosed
Products
Digital Subscription, Print Magazine, Newsweek Premium Newsletter, Podcasts

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