Last updated: September 2026
Global rank: Worldwide · 2026-09
#164,659
AI visibility: Grade C
67
SEO health: Latest audit
0
Visits
2.2K
per month, estimated
Keywords
913
ranking in Google
Organic share
100%
2.2K organic visits
LLMS.txt
Published
81 lines AI engines can read
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theshillongtimes.com Company Profile
The Shillong Times stands as the longstanding voice of Meghalaya's capital, delivering daily news that captures the heartbeat of this vibrant hill station. From breaking local stories to in-depth coverage of events, sports, health, and cultural happenings, they've been a trusted source for residents and visitors alike since their early days. Readers turn to them for everything from tourist tips on Shillong's scenic s…
The Shillong Times was founded in 1947, about 79 years ago, and is headquartered in Shillong, India. Its workforce is listed as between 11 and 50 employees. Its profile files it under Media, Entertainment & Gaming, with further tags for Local News, Digital Media and News Publishing. Products on record for it: Daily Newspaper, Online News Portal, Event Listings and Archives Access. Total funding on record is Bootstrapped. Its tagline reads: "Your Window to Shillong's Stories and Events".
- Sector
- Media, Entertainment & Gaming
- Headquarters
- Shillong, India
- Founded
- 1947
- Employees
- 11-50
- Revenue
- Not Disclosed
- Funding
- Bootstrapped
- Products
- Daily Newspaper, Online News Portal, Event Listings, Archives Access
theshillongtimes.com Web Traffic Statistics
Key findings
- The Shillong Times (Media, Entertainment & Gaming) is ranked #164,659 worldwide in our September 2026 domain ranking, down 12,562 places from #152,097 in August 2026.
- It is estimated to receive about 2,249 visits a month from search, 100% of it organic, across 913 ranking keywords.
- Its AI visibility score is 67 out of 100 (grade C), with a published llms.txt of 81 lines.
- Its last technical audit scored 0/100, with "Implement Title and Meta Description" the highest-priority fix.
| Month | Rank | Move |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | #164,659 | ▼ 12,562 |
| August 2026 | #152,097 | ▲ 5,667 |
| July 2026 | #157,764 | ▲ 20,887 |
| June 2026 | #178,651 | — |
| May 2026 | #178,651 | ▲ 31,308 |
| April 2026 | #209,959 | ▲ 20,703 |
| March 2026 | #230,662 | ▲ 8,858 |
| February 2026 | #239,520 | — |
What this company does
The Shillong Times stands as the longstanding voice of Meghalaya's capital, delivering daily news that captures the heartbeat of this vibrant hill station. From breaking local stories to in-depth coverage of events, sports, health, and cultural happenings, they've been a trusted source for residents and visitors alike since their early days. Readers turn to them for everything from tourist tips on Shillong's scenic s…
Our read on the site
The SEO health of the website is critically poor, with missing essential on-page elements such as title, meta description, and headings. Additionally, technical aspects like the absence of a viewport meta tag, robots.txt, and sitemap.xml further hinder its search engine visibility.
theshillongtimes.com Traffic and Visitor Engagement
theshillongtimes.com draws an estimated 2,249 visits a month from search engines. Effectively all of it is organic — about 2,249 visits from unpaid results. Spread across 913 ranking keywords, that averages roughly 2.5 organic visits per keyword.
Monthly visits
2.2K
Latest estimate
Change
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It starts building from the first scan
Organic visits
2.2K
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.
theshillongtimes.com AI Visibility
On our AI visibility scale theshillongtimes.com 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 ✗
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theshillongtimes.com LLMS.txt
The llms.txt on theshillongtimes.com runs to 81 lines (4,272 characters) across 12 sections, last generated in May 2026. It introduces the site as "The Shillong Times". It tells AI engines the business works in Local News, Digital Publishing and Regional Journalism. It describes 5 products, with prices such as Daily Digital Edition at Free with ads / Subscription available, Event Calendar at Free and Sports Updates at Free. Services it lists include Advertising, Press Releases, Event Coverage and Custom Articles. The audience it names is Shillong residents, Northeast Indians, tourists, aged 18-65 (Meghalaya, India). Technologies it mentions include HTTPS, Content Management System and SEO Tools. The keywords it claims start with "Shillong news", "Shillong events", "Shillong tourism" and "Shillong sports news".
Status
Published
AI engines can read it
Lines
81
In the file
Size
4.3K
Characters
Sections
12
Updated May 15, 2026
What the file says
# The Shillong Times ## About The Shillong Times has been the go-to news source for Shillong since 1947, covering everything from local events and tourism highlights to sports scores, health updates, and cultural deep dives. They deliver fresh stories daily, keeping residents connected to their community while guiding tourists through the city's charm. In a region rich with traditions, their reporting spotlights Khasi festivals, music scenes, and lifestyle trends that make Shillong unique. National news gets a local angle, showing how bigger stories ripple into Meghalaya life. Sports fans count on them for live updates from regional matches and athlete spotlights. Health coverage ranges from clinic openings to wellness advice tailored to highland living. Their event calendars are gold for planning trips or weekends out. Business news tracks local commerce, from street markets to growing enterprises. Education stories highlight schools and community learning programs. Weather reports are crucial in this unpredictable climate. Digital archives let readers revisit history through their pages. Reader contributions add personal touches to the mix. Amid competitors, they shine with unmatched local focus. Advertising keeps the lights on, drawing brands targeting Northeast audiences. Subscriptions offer premium access for die-hard followers. Their straightforward style cuts through me
Sections in the file
Areas of work
Keywords it claims
Technologies
Products it tells AI about
- Daily Digital EditionFree with ads / Subscription available
- Event CalendarFree
- News ArchivesSubscription
- Sports UpdatesFree
- E-PaperContact for pricing
Services it tells AI about
- AdvertisingVaries by package
- Press ReleasesContact for rates
- Event CoverageCustom quote
- Custom ArticlesNegotiable
- Subscription AlertsIncluded in premium
Competitors it names
Audience it targets
Shillong residents, Northeast Indians, tourists · 18-65 · Meghalaya, India
Company type
Private
theshillongtimes.com Organic Keywords
Google lists theshillongtimes.com for about 913 keywords, which together bring an estimated 2,249 organic visits a month.
Ranking keywords
913
Found in Google for this domain
Visits they bring
2.2K
Estimated organic visits a month
Top ranking keywords
No ranked-keyword data cached for this domain yet.
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What it ranks for
theshillongtimes.com SEO Audit
The latest technical audit of theshillongtimes.com scored 0 out of 100 overall. The audit makes 20 recommendations in all, and 4 of the 4 listed first are rated high priority or critical.
Overall
SEO
Performance
Accessibility
Fix these first
- CriticalImplement Title and Meta Description
- HighAdd H1 and H2 Tags
- HighCreate Robots.txt File
- HighAdd Sitemap.xml
16 more recommendations, with the exact changes and the pages they apply to, are in the full report.
theshillongtimes.com Competitors and Alternatives
The Shillong Times's company profile names https://www.shillonglive.com, https://www.thehindu.com, https://www.timesofindia.indiatimes.com and https://www.ndtv.com as competitors. Its own llms.txt adds https://www.thequint.com and https://www.indiatoday.in. Outside its market, the domains ranked closest to it in our worldwide ranking are fxtt.ru, tuservidor.net, ameriobet.net and macrosinexcel.com.
theshillongtimes.com Traffic by Country
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Top customer markets
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theshillongtimes.com Backlink Analytics
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