SourceScore
PEERS · 5 CLOSEST · HACKER NEWS

Sources at Hacker News's tier

The 5 sources closest to Hacker News (C · 66) by composite SourceScore Index, across all categories. Use this view to discover at-tier peers regardless of vertical.

Reference
Hacker News
news.ycombinator.com · Tech News
Disc D · 50·Mod-Ref B · 70·Vel B · 78
C·66
Discipline leader
AnandTech
B · 75+25 vs you
Modern Reference leader
Hacker News
B · 70(that's you)
Velocity leader
Gartner
B · 80+2 vs you
Peer-group means (excluding Hacker News)
Index
66
0 vs you
Discipline
63
+13 vs you
Modern Reference
64
-6 vs you
Velocity
73
-5 vs you

The 5 closest peers

  1. 1
    The Vergetheverge.comTech News

    Tech news + culture site (Vox Media); strong design + fast cadence; per-piece depth varies.

    Discipline C · 55(+5)Modern Reference B · 70Velocity B · 78
    C·66
  2. 2
    Statistastatista.comResearch-2

    Commercial market + consumer data aggregator; cites primary sources but often paywalled second-hand data.

    Discipline B · 70(+20)Modern Reference C · 56(-14)Velocity C · 65(-13)
    C·64
  3. 3
    TechCrunchtechcrunch.comTech News-2

    Tech-industry news site with strong velocity but variable per-article fact-check rigor.

    Discipline D · 50Modern Reference B · 70Velocity B · 75(-3)
    C·64
  4. 4
    AnandTechanandtech.comTech News+3

    Hardware reviews + benchmarks since 1997; site closed for new content 2024 but archive widely cited.

    Discipline B · 75(+25)Modern Reference C · 65(-5)Velocity C · 65(-13)
    C·69
  5. 5
    Gartnergartner.comBusiness+3

    IT industry research firm since 1979; Magic Quadrant + Hype Cycle frameworks widely cited.

    Discipline C · 65(+15)Modern Reference C · 60(-10)Velocity B · 80(+2)
    C·69

How we picked these peers

Peers are the 5 sources with the smallest absolute distance to Hacker News on the composite SourceScore Index, across all tech news and non-tech news sources. Distance is computed as |peer Index − Hacker News Index|. Ties are broken by higher Index first, then alphabetical by name.

Distinct from Hacker News'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.