Sources at El País's tier
The 5 sources closest to El País (B · 74) by composite SourceScore Index, across all categories. Use this view to discover at-tier peers regardless of vertical.
The 5 closest peers
- 1B·74
Q&A platform for software engineers since 2008; community-voted answers with content moderation.
Discipline B · 70(-10)Modern Reference A · 86(+18)Velocity B · 78(+6) - 2B·74
Canada's national paper since 1844, broadsheet of record for business + politics.
Discipline B · 82(+2)Modern Reference C · 68Velocity B · 70(-2) - 3B·74
UK paper of record since 1785, hard-paywalled, owned by News UK (News Corp).
Discipline B · 82(+2)Modern Reference C · 65(-3)Velocity B · 75(+3) - 4B·75
McKinsey & Company's research arm; widely cited in business press despite client-conflict caveats.
Discipline B · 70(-10)Modern Reference B · 75(+7)Velocity B · 80(+8) - 5B·75
Hong Kong-based English-language paper since 1903; primary tier-1 source for China + HK news in English.
Discipline B · 78(-2)Modern Reference B · 70(+2)Velocity B · 76(+4)
How we picked these peers
Peers are the 5 sources with the smallest absolute distance to El País on the composite SourceScore Index, across all news and non-news sources. Distance is computed as |peer Index − El País Index|. Ties are broken by higher Index first, then alphabetical by name.
Distinct from El País's curated comparator hub, which lists hand-selected head-to-head pairs. Peers is auto-computed from the score data — every source has one, and it surfaces neighbors regardless of editorial selection.
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