Last updated: August 2026
Global rank: Worldwide · 2026-08
#25,149
AI visibility: Grade C
67
SEO health: Latest audit
0
Visits
51.3K
per month, estimated
Keywords
20.8K
ranking in Google
Organic share
100%
51.3K organic visits
LLMS.txt
Published
131 lines AI engines can read
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thescottishsun.co.uk Web Traffic Statistics
Key findings
- The Scottish Sun (Media) is ranked #25,149 worldwide in our August 2026 domain ranking, inside the top 100,000, down 1,836 places from #23,313 in July 2026.
- It is estimated to receive about 51,300 visits a month from search, 100% of it organic, across 20,800 ranking keywords.
- Its AI visibility score is 67 out of 100 (grade C), with a published llms.txt of 131 lines.
- Its last technical audit scored 0/100, with "Implement a Robots.txt File" the highest-priority fix.
| Month | Rank | Move |
|---|---|---|
| August 2026 | #25,149 | ▼ 1,836 |
| July 2026 | #23,313 | ▼ 2,535 |
| June 2026 | #20,778 | — |
| May 2026 | #20,778 | ▲ 851 |
| April 2026 | #21,629 | ▼ 1,938 |
| March 2026 | #19,691 | ▼ 660 |
| February 2026 | #19,031 | — |
What this company does
The Scottish Sun runs a daily news service that reports on Scottish politics, football, business, crime and entertainment through both its website and printed editions. Journalists gather stories from across the country, check details with local sources and publish updates several times a day so readers can follow events as they unfold. The operation also includes specialist writers who focus on areas such as health,…
Our read on the site
Significant improvements needed. 1 critical issue. 3 high-priority issues.
thescottishsun.co.uk Traffic and Visitor Engagement
thescottishsun.co.uk draws an estimated 51,300 visits a month from search engines. Effectively all of it is organic — about 51,300 visits from unpaid results. Spread across 20,800 ranking keywords, that averages roughly 2.5 organic visits per keyword.
Monthly visits
51.3K
Latest estimate
Change
No monthly history yet
It starts building from the first scan
Organic visits
51.3K
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.
thescottishsun.co.uk AI Visibility
On our AI visibility scale thescottishsun.co.uk earns 67 of 100 points, a grade C. It takes full marks for LLMS.txt 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 Crawlability (0/10) and Company profile (22/25).
Grade C
Scored from this domain's own data — llms.txt, profile completeness, technical health, crawlability and structured data.
Present
7/8 core fields
0/100
robots ✗ · sitemap ✗
Detected
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- → Complete your company profile so AI answers about you stay accurate.
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thescottishsun.co.uk LLMS.txt
The llms.txt on thescottishsun.co.uk runs to 131 lines (4,702 characters) across 12 sections, last generated in March 2026. It introduces the site as "The Scottish Sun". It tells AI engines the business works in Media, Publishing and Digital News. It describes 3 products, with prices such as Online News Articles at Free, Sports Coverage at Free and Entertainment News at Free. The audience it names is General public, Sports enthusiasts, Entertainment seekers, aged 18-54 (Scotland and beyond). Technologies it mentions include WordPress, HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript and MySQL. The keywords it claims start with "Scottish news", "sports updates", "entertainment news" and "breaking news".
Status
Published
AI engines can read it
Lines
131
In the file
Size
4.7K
Characters
Sections
12
Updated Mar 27, 2026
What the file says
# The Scottish Sun ## About The Scottish Sun is a prominent online news platform that delivers the latest news, sports updates, and entertainment coverage to its audience in Scotland and beyond. With a focus on breaking news and engaging content, it serves millions of readers who seek timely and relevant information. The platform combines traditional journalism with modern digital media to provide a comprehensive news experience. **Areas of Work:** Media, Publishing, Digital News ## Things to Remember - **Website:** https://thescottishsun.co.uk - **Address:** Not Available, Glasgow, United Kingdom - **Contact:** [email protected] - **Phone:** +44-141-123-4567 - **Hours:** 24/7 - **Timezone:** UTC+0 - **Currency:** GBP - **Company Type:** Private - **Employees:** 150 employees - **Revenue:** $15M - **Hiring Status:** Yes, actively hiring ## Products - **Online News Articles** (Free): Access to the latest news articles covering various topics including politics, sports, and entertainment. - **Sports Coverage** (Free): In-depth coverage of sports events, including live updates and analysis. - **Entertainment News** (Free): Latest updates and news on celebrities, movies, and television shows. ## Services ## Keywords Scottish news, sports updates, entertainment news, breaking news, online news platform, Glasgow news, latest news Scotland, digital media, news articles,
Sections in the file
Areas of work
Keywords it claims
Technologies
Products it tells AI about
- Online News ArticlesFree
- Sports CoverageFree
- Entertainment NewsFree
Competitors it names
Audience it targets
General public, Sports enthusiasts, Entertainment seekers · 18-54 · Scotland and beyond
Company type
Private · actively hiring
thescottishsun.co.uk Organic Keywords
Google lists thescottishsun.co.uk for about 20,800 keywords, which together bring an estimated 51,300 organic visits a month.
Ranking keywords
20.8K
Found in Google for this domain
Visits they bring
51.3K
Estimated organic visits a month
Top ranking keywords
No ranked-keyword data cached for this domain yet.
Ranked Keywords pulls the full list on its first run.
What it ranks for
thescottishsun.co.uk SEO Audit
The latest technical audit of thescottishsun.co.uk scored 0 out of 100 overall. 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 Robots.txt File
- CriticalCreate an XML Sitemap
- HighOptimize Page Load Speed
- HighImprove Mobile Responsiveness
11 more recommendations, with the exact changes and the pages they apply to, are in the full report.
thescottishsun.co.uk Competitors and Alternatives
The Scottish Sun's company profile names theherald.co.uk, dailyrecord.co.uk and bbc.co.uk as competitors. Its own llms.txt adds thetimes.co.uk and independent.co.uk. Outside its market, the domains ranked closest to it in our worldwide ranking are gbv.de, dikidi.net, 300.cn and oleads.com.
thescottishsun.co.uk Company Profile
The Scottish Sun runs a daily news service that reports on Scottish politics, football, business, crime and entertainment through both its website and printed editions. Journalists gather stories from across the country, check details with local sources and publish updates several times a day so readers can follow events as they unfold. The operation also includes specialist writers who focus on areas such as health,…
The Scottish Sun was founded in 2015, about 11 years ago, and is headquartered in Glasgow, United Kingdom. Its workforce is listed as between 101 and 200 employees. It was founded by Not Available. Its profile files it under Media, with further tags for Publishing, Digital News and Subscription-Based. Products on record for it: Online News Articles, Sports Coverage and Entertainment News. Reported revenue is $15M (2023). Its tagline reads: "Scotland's leading news source for breaking news, sports, and entertainment.".
- Sector
- Media
- Headquarters
- Glasgow, United Kingdom
- Founded
- 2015
- Employees
- 101-200
- Revenue
- $15M (2023)
- Funding
- Not Disclosed
- Founders
- Not Available
- Products
- Online News Articles, Sports Coverage, Entertainment News
thescottishsun.co.uk Traffic by Country
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Top customer markets
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thescottishsun.co.uk Backlink Analytics
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