Top News Websites in United States
The top 10 most visited news websites in United States by Ahrefs organic search traffic estimates. Updated monthly.
February 2026
| Rank | Website | Search traffic | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | yahoo.com |
108.9M
-2.9M
|
-2.9M | |
| 2 | nytimes.com |
95.3M
-5M
|
-5M | |
| 3 | foxnews.com |
27.2M
-712.1K
|
-712.1K | |
| 4 | ↑1 | cnn.com |
25.7M
+2.5M
|
+2.5M |
| 5 | ↓1 | usatoday.com |
20.7M
-6.4M
|
-6.4M |
| 6 | bbc.com |
16.4M
-796.5K
|
-796.5K | |
| 7 | usnews.com |
12.4M
-37.2K
|
-37.2K | |
| 8 | ↑1 | nypost.com |
10.2M
+388.2K
|
+388.2K |
| 9 | ↑2 | msn.com |
9.2M
+783.2K
|
+783.2K |
| 10 | theguardian.com |
8.9M
+445.9K
|
+445.9K |
Top Trending Websites
Websites that changed positions within the top 100 rankings in February 2026.
Trending up
#9
msn.com
↑2
#4
cnn.com
↑1
#8
nypost.com
↑1
#1
yahoo.com
#2
nytimes.com
#3
foxnews.com
#6
bbc.com
#7
usnews.com
#10
theguardian.com
#5
usatoday.com
↑1
Trending down
#5
usatoday.com
↓1
#1
yahoo.com
#2
nytimes.com
#3
foxnews.com
#6
bbc.com
#7
usnews.com
#10
theguardian.com
#4
cnn.com
↓1
#8
nypost.com
↓1
#9
msn.com
↓2