SourceScore
PEERS · 5 CLOSEST · STACK OVERFLOW

Sources at Stack Overflow's tier

The 5 sources closest to Stack Overflow (B · 74) by composite SourceScore Index, across all categories. Use this view to discover at-tier peers regardless of vertical.

Reference
Stack Overflow
stackoverflow.com · Platform
Disc B · 70·Mod-Ref A · 86·Vel B · 78
B·74
Discipline leader
The Globe and Mail
B · 82+12 vs you
Modern Reference leader
Stack Overflow
A · 86(that's you)
Velocity leader
McKinsey Insights
B · 80+2 vs you
Peer-group means (excluding Stack Overflow)
Index
74
0 vs you
Discipline
78
+8 vs you
Modern Reference
69
-17 vs you
Velocity
75
-3 vs you

The 5 closest peers

  1. 1
    El Paíselpais.comNews

    Spain's tier-1 daily since 1976, with strong Latin American reach via elpais.com Americas editions.

    Discipline B · 80(+10)Modern Reference C · 68(-18)Velocity B · 72(-6)
    B·74
  2. 2
    The Globe and Mailtheglobeandmail.comNews

    Canada's national paper since 1844, broadsheet of record for business + politics.

    Discipline B · 82(+12)Modern Reference C · 68(-18)Velocity B · 70(-8)
    B·74
  3. 3
    The Times (UK)thetimes.co.ukNews

    UK paper of record since 1785, hard-paywalled, owned by News UK (News Corp).

    Discipline B · 82(+12)Modern Reference C · 65(-21)Velocity B · 75(-3)
    B·74
  4. 4
    McKinsey Insightsmckinsey.comBusiness+1

    McKinsey & Company's research arm; widely cited in business press despite client-conflict caveats.

    Discipline B · 70Modern Reference B · 75(-11)Velocity B · 80(+2)
    B·75
  5. 5
    South China Morning Postscmp.comNews+1

    Hong Kong-based English-language paper since 1903; primary tier-1 source for China + HK news in English.

    Discipline B · 78(+8)Modern Reference B · 70(-16)Velocity B · 76(-2)
    B·75

How we picked these peers

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

Distinct from Stack Overflow'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.