Last updated: September 2026
Global rank: Worldwide · 2026-09
#4,229
AI visibility: Grade A
89
SEO health: Latest audit
60
Visits
345.6K
per month, estimated
Keywords
186.4K
ranking in Google
Organic share
100%
345.6K organic visits
LLMS.txt
Published
137 lines AI engines can read
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independent.ie Company Profile
Irish Independent operates as one of Ireland's established daily news outlets, publishing articles and analysis across politics, business, sport, lifestyle, and entertainment. The site delivers regular updates on domestic and international stories, along with opinion pieces and features that reflect current events as they unfold. Its content draws from a team of journalists who focus on matters relevant to Irish read…
Independent was founded in 1905, about 121 years ago, and is headquartered in Dublin, Ireland. Its workforce is listed as between 201 and 500 employees. Its profile files it under Media, with further tags for Journalism, Digital Publishing and Subscription-Based. Products on record for it: Online News Portal, Mobile News App and Subscription Services. Reported revenue is $25M (2022). Its tagline reads: "Read the latest news headlines and analysis about politics, sports, business, lifestyle and entertainment from award-winning Irish Journalists.".
- Sector
- Media
- Headquarters
- Dublin, Ireland
- Founded
- 1905
- Employees
- 201-500
- Revenue
- $25M (2022)
- Funding
- Not Disclosed
- Products
- Online News Portal, Mobile News App, Subscription Services
independent.ie Web Traffic Statistics
Key findings
- Independent (Media) is ranked #4,229 worldwide in our September 2026 domain ranking, inside the top 10,000, the same position it held in August 2026.
- It is estimated to receive about 345,600 visits a month from search, 100% of it organic, across 186,400 ranking keywords.
- Its AI visibility score is 89 out of 100 (grade A), with a published llms.txt of 137 lines.
- Its last technical audit scored 60/100, with "Implement a Sitemap" the highest-priority fix.
| Month | Rank | Move |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | #4,229 | — |
| August 2026 | #4,229 | ▼ 105 |
| July 2026 | #4,124 | ▲ 739 |
| June 2026 | #4,863 | — |
| May 2026 | #4,863 | ▼ 891 |
| April 2026 | #3,972 | ▼ 64 |
| March 2026 | #3,908 | ▼ 6 |
| February 2026 | #3,902 | — |
What this company does
Irish Independent operates as one of Ireland's established daily news outlets, publishing articles and analysis across politics, business, sport, lifestyle, and entertainment. The site delivers regular updates on domestic and international stories, along with opinion pieces and features that reflect current events as they unfold. Its content draws from a team of journalists who focus on matters relevant to Irish read…
Our read on the site
Significant improvements needed. 1 critical issue. 1 high-priority issue.
independent.ie Traffic and Visitor Engagement
independent.ie draws an estimated 345,600 visits a month from search engines. Effectively all of it is organic — about 345,600 visits from unpaid results. Spread across 186,400 ranking keywords, that averages roughly 1.9 organic visits per keyword.
Monthly visits
345.6K
Latest estimate
Change
No monthly history yet
It starts building from the first scan
Organic visits
345.6K
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.
independent.ie AI Visibility
On our AI visibility scale independent.ie 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
83/100
robots ✓ · sitemap ✗
Detected
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- → Complete your company profile so AI answers about you stay accurate.
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independent.ie LLMS.txt
The llms.txt on independent.ie runs to 137 lines (6,274 characters) across 12 sections, last generated in March 2026. It introduces the site as "Independent.ie - Breaking News Ireland". It tells AI engines the business works in Media, Journalism and Digital Publishing. It describes 3 products, with prices such as Online News Portal at Free with optional premium subscription and Mobile News App at Free download with in-app purchases. Services it lists include Digital Journalism and Advertising Solutions. The audience it names is General Public, Professionals, Students, News Enthusiasts, aged 18-54 (Ireland, Global). Technologies it mentions include React, Node.js, AWS, MongoDB and Google Analytics. The keywords it claims start with "Ireland news", "breaking news Ireland", "Irish politics" and "Irish sports".
Status
Published
AI engines can read it
Lines
137
In the file
Size
6.3K
Characters
Sections
12
Updated Mar 6, 2026
What the file says
# Independent.ie - Breaking News Ireland ## About Independent.ie is a premier news organization in Ireland, offering in-depth coverage of politics, sports, business, lifestyle, and entertainment. With a legacy dating back to 1905, it employs a team of award-winning journalists dedicated to delivering timely updates and insightful analysis. The platform serves millions of readers globally, maintaining a commitment to journalistic integrity and trustworthiness. It is a vital source for both local and international audiences seeking reliable news. **Areas of Work:** Media, Journalism, Digital Publishing ## Things to Remember - **Website:** https://independent.ie - **Address:** Dublin, Ireland - **Contact:** [email protected] - **Phone:** Not Available - **Hours:** 24/7 - **Timezone:** Europe/Dublin - **Currency:** EUR - **Company Type:** Private - **Employees:** 300 employees - **Revenue:** $25M - **Hiring Status:** Yes, actively hiring ## Products - **Online News Portal** (Free with optional premium subscription): Access to breaking news, in-depth articles, and multimedia content covering a wide range of topics including politics, sports, and entertainment. - **Mobile News App** (Free download with in-app purchases): A user-friendly mobile application for on-the-go access to the latest news, personalized notifications, and exclusive content. - **Subscription Services** (Con
Sections in the file
Areas of work
Keywords it claims
Technologies
Products it tells AI about
- Online News PortalFree with optional premium subscription
- Mobile News AppFree download with in-app purchases
- Subscription ServicesContact for pricing
Services it tells AI about
- Digital JournalismContact for quote
- Advertising SolutionsContact for quote
Competitors it names
Audience it targets
General Public, Professionals, Students, News Enthusiasts · 18-54 · Ireland, Global
Company type
Private · actively hiring
independent.ie Organic Keywords
Google lists independent.ie for about 186,400 keywords, which together bring an estimated 345,600 organic visits a month.
Ranking keywords
186.4K
Found in Google for this domain
Visits they bring
345.6K
Estimated organic visits a month
Top ranking keywords
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What it ranks for
independent.ie SEO Audit
The latest technical audit of independent.ie scored 60 out of 100 overall. Performance is its weakest area at 42, while accessibility scores highest at 84. The audit makes 15 recommendations in all, and 4 of the 4 listed first are rated high priority or critical.
Overall
SEO
Performance
Accessibility
Fix these first
- CriticalImplement a Sitemap
- HighOptimize Images
- HighMinimize HTTP Requests
- HighLeverage Browser Caching
11 more recommendations, with the exact changes and the pages they apply to, are in the full report.
independent.ie Competitors and Alternatives
Independent's company profile names thejournal.ie, irishtimes.com and rte.ie as competitors. Its own llms.txt adds bbc.com/news and theguardian.com. Outside its market, the domains ranked closest to it in our worldwide ranking are 10jqka.com.cn, zlib.net, bfmio.com and derstandard.at.
independent.ie Traffic by Country
Which markets this brand actually serves, and where the web links to it from.
Top customer markets
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independent.ie Backlink Analytics
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