Here’s a solid overview of the current Top News Websites in the U.S., based on the latest traffic and popularity data:
Top U.S. News Websites by Traffic (August 2025 – Ahrefs)
According to Ahrefs’ monthly rankings, here are the top 10 news websites in the U.S. by estimated organic search traffic: (Ahrefs)
- yahoo.com – ~145 million visits
- nytimes.com – ~117 million
- foxnews.com – ~35 million
- cnn.com – ~34 million
- usatoday.com – ~23 million
- msn.com – ~19 million
- bbc.com – ~18 million
- usnews.com – ~16 million
- cbsnews.com – ~14.7 million
- nypost.com – ~14.3 million
Additional Notables (from YouGov popularity rankings – Q2 2025)
Based on “favorability” ratings from YouGov, these are among the most popular in terms of public perception: (YouGov)
- NBCNews.com (94% fame, 49% popularity)
- Yahoo (96% fame, 47%)
- CNBC (93% fame, 47%)
- CBS.com (96% fame, 45%)
- BBC News (73% fame, 45%)
- ESPN.com (94% fame, 45%)
- Reuters (73% fame, 44%)
- NPR News (74% fame, 41%)
- NYTimes.com (90% fame, 41%)
- CNN.com (90% fame, 39%)
- Forbes.com, NFL.com, among others, also make the list at ~40% popularity.
Combined Snapshot: Top 20 U.S. News Sites
- yahoo.com – yahoo.com
- nytimes.com – nytimes.com
- foxnews.com
- cnn.com – cnn.com
- usatoday.com – usatoday.com
- msn.com – msn.com
- bbc.com – bbc.com
- usnews.com – usnews.com
- cbsnews.com – cbsnews.com
- nypost.com – nypost.com
- nbcnews.com – nbcnews.com
- cnbc.com – cnbc.com
- espn.com – espn.com
- reuters.com – reuters.com
- npr.org – npr.org
- forbes.com – forbes.com
- nfl.com – nfl.com
