Last updated: August 2026
Global rank: Worldwide · 2026-08
#74,916
AI visibility: Grade A
89
SEO health: Latest audit
79
Visits
68.9K
per month, estimated
Keywords
6.9K
ranking in Google
Organic share
100%
68.9K organic visits
LLMS.txt
Published
135 lines AI engines can read
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nknews.org Web Traffic Statistics
Key findings
- NK News (Media) is ranked #74,916 worldwide in our August 2026 domain ranking, inside the top 100,000, down 1,988 places from #72,928 in July 2026.
- It is estimated to receive about 68,900 visits a month from search, 100% of it organic, across 6,893 ranking keywords.
- Its AI visibility score is 89 out of 100 (grade A), with a published llms.txt of 135 lines.
- Its last technical audit scored 79/100, with "Implement a Sitemap" the highest-priority fix.
| Month | Rank | Move |
|---|---|---|
| August 2026 | #74,916 | ▼ 1,988 |
| July 2026 | #72,928 | ▼ 6,593 |
| June 2026 | #66,335 | — |
| May 2026 | #66,335 | ▼ 9,118 |
| April 2026 | #57,217 | ▼ 2,369 |
| March 2026 | #54,848 | ▼ 3,809 |
| February 2026 | #51,039 | — |
What this company does
NK News functions as a dedicated news organization that tracks and reports on developments inside North Korea. A team of journalists produces regular articles and analysis covering politics, the economy, foreign relations, security issues, and daily life in the country. The site gathers information from multiple channels and presents it in straightforward stories that follow events as they unfold, whether those invol…
Our read on the site
Significant improvements needed.
nknews.org Traffic and Visitor Engagement
nknews.org draws an estimated 68,900 visits a month from search engines. Effectively all of it is organic — about 68,900 visits from unpaid results. Spread across 6,893 ranking keywords, that averages roughly 10.0 organic visits per keyword.
Monthly visits
68.9K
Latest estimate
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It starts building from the first scan
Organic visits
68.9K
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.
nknews.org AI Visibility
On our AI visibility scale nknews.org earns 89 of 100 points, a grade A. It takes full marks for LLMS.txt and Structured data. The biggest gap is Crawlability, at 5 of 10 points (robots ✓ · sitemap ✗), worth 5 points if closed. It also loses points on Company profile (22/25) and SEO health (17/20).
Grade A
Scored from this domain's own data — llms.txt, profile completeness, technical health, crawlability and structured data.
Present
7/8 core fields
85/100
robots ✓ · sitemap ✗
Detected
Fix these first
- → Complete your company profile so AI answers about you stay accurate.
- → Add sitemap.xml so AI crawlers can read you.
nknews.org LLMS.txt
The llms.txt on nknews.org runs to 135 lines (5,766 characters) across 12 sections, last generated in March 2026. It introduces the site as "NK News". It tells AI engines the business works in Media, News and Journalism. It describes 3 products, with prices such as News Articles at Free / Subscription-based and NK News Mobile App at Free with in-app purchases. Services it lists include Subscription Service and Consulting & Research. The audience it names is Policymakers, Researchers, Journalists, General Public, aged 25-54 (Global). Technologies it mentions include React, Node.js, AWS and MongoDB. The keywords it claims start with "North Korea news", "NK News", "North Korea analysis" and "Korean Peninsula updates".
Status
Published
AI engines can read it
Lines
135
In the file
Size
5.8K
Characters
Sections
12
Updated Mar 22, 2026
What the file says
# NK News ## About NK News is a premier news organization dedicated to providing in-depth analysis and reporting on North Korea. Our team of expert journalists covers significant developments and offers insights crucial for understanding the complex dynamics of the region. We serve a diverse audience, including policymakers, researchers, and the general public, striving to deliver accurate and timely information. With a commitment to journalistic integrity, NK News aims to be the go-to source for news about North Korea. **Areas of Work:** Media, News, Journalism ## Things to Remember - **Website:** https://nknews.org - **Address:** Seoul, South Korea - **Contact:** [email protected] - **Phone:** Not Available - **Hours:** Mon-Fri: 9AM-5PM - **Timezone:** Asia/Seoul - **Currency:** USD - **Company Type:** Private - **Employees:** 25 employees - **Revenue:** Not Disclosed - **Hiring Status:** Yes, actively hiring ## Products - **News Articles** (Free / Subscription-based): Daily news updates and articles covering the latest developments in North Korea. - **In-depth Analysis Reports** (Contact for pricing): Comprehensive reports and expert analysis on political, economic, and social issues in North Korea. - **NK News Mobile App** (Free with in-app purchases): A mobile application for accessing NK News content on the go, including articles and alerts. ## Services - **Subscriptio
Sections in the file
Areas of work
Keywords it claims
Technologies
Products it tells AI about
- News ArticlesFree / Subscription-based
- In-depth Analysis ReportsContact for pricing
- NK News Mobile AppFree with in-app purchases
Services it tells AI about
- Subscription ServiceContact for quote
- Consulting & ResearchContact for quote
Competitors it names
Audience it targets
Policymakers, Researchers, Journalists, General Public · 25-54 · Global
Company type
Private · actively hiring
nknews.org Organic Keywords
Google lists nknews.org for about 6,893 keywords, which together bring an estimated 68,900 organic visits a month.
Ranking keywords
6.9K
Found in Google for this domain
Visits they bring
68.9K
Estimated organic visits a month
Top ranking keywords
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What it ranks for
nknews.org SEO Audit
The latest technical audit of nknews.org scored 79 out of 100 overall. Performance is its weakest area at 52, while SEO scores highest at 85. The audit makes 12 recommendations in all, and 4 of the 4 listed first are rated high priority or critical.
Overall
SEO
Performance
Accessibility
Fix these first
- HighImplement a Sitemap
- HighOptimize Image Sizes
- HighMinimize JavaScript and CSS
- HighLeverage Browser Caching
8 more recommendations, with the exact changes and the pages they apply to, are in the full report.
nknews.org Competitors and Alternatives
NK News's company profile names 38north.org and thehyphenatedlife.com as competitors. Its own llms.txt adds dailynk.com, koreatimes.co.kr and yonhapnews.co.kr. Outside its market, the domains ranked closest to it in our worldwide ranking are leicams.com, youracclaim.com, netim.com and oko.press.
nknews.org Company Profile
NK News functions as a dedicated news organization that tracks and reports on developments inside North Korea. A team of journalists produces regular articles and analysis covering politics, the economy, foreign relations, security issues, and daily life in the country. The site gathers information from multiple channels and presents it in straightforward stories that follow events as they unfold, whether those invol…
NK News was founded in 2014, about 12 years ago, and is headquartered in Seoul, South Korea. Its workforce is listed as between 11 and 50 employees. Its profile files it under Media, with further tags for News, Journalism and Subscription-Based. Products on record for it: News Articles, In-depth Analysis Reports and Mobile App. Total funding on record is Bootstrapped. Its tagline reads: "Leading analysis on all major developments in North Korea".
- Sector
- Media
- Headquarters
- Seoul, South Korea
- Founded
- 2014
- Employees
- 11-50
- Revenue
- Not Disclosed
- Funding
- Bootstrapped
- Products
- News Articles, In-depth Analysis Reports, Mobile App
nknews.org Traffic by Country
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