Top News Websites in Australia
The top 10 most visited news websites in Australia by Ahrefs organic search traffic estimates. Updated monthly.
February 2026
| Rank | Website | Search traffic | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | abc.net.au |
7M
+265.5K
|
+265.5K | |
| 2 | nytimes.com |
6.6M
+367.3K
|
+367.3K | |
| 3 | news.com.au |
4.9M
-589K
|
-589K | |
| 4 | ↑1 | yahoo.com |
3.7M
+755.3K
|
+755.3K |
| 5 | ↓1 | bbc.com |
3M
-235.7K
|
-235.7K |
| 6 | theguardian.com |
3M
+403.4K
|
+403.4K | |
| 7 | 9news.com.au |
1.6M
-70.3K
|
-70.3K | |
| 8 | nine.com.au |
1.2M
-2.8K
|
-2.8K | |
| 9 | dailymail.co.uk |
996K
-106.7K
|
-106.7K | |
| 10 | smh.com.au |
920.4K
-117.5K
|
-117.5K |
Top Trending Websites
Websites that changed positions within the top 100 rankings in February 2026.
Trending up
#4
yahoo.com
↑1
#1
abc.net.au
#2
nytimes.com
#3
news.com.au
#7
9news.com.au
#8
nine.com.au
#10
smh.com.au
#5
bbc.com
↑1
Trending down
#5
bbc.com
↓1
#1
abc.net.au
#2
nytimes.com
#3
news.com.au
#7
9news.com.au
#8
nine.com.au
#10
smh.com.au
#4
yahoo.com
↓1