SourceScore
PEERS · 5 CLOSEST · THE ECONOMIST

Sources at The Economist's tier

The 5 sources closest to The Economist (B · 78) by composite SourceScore Index, across all categories. Use this view to discover at-tier peers regardless of vertical.

Reference
The Economist
economist.com · News
Disc B · 71·Mod-Ref A · 85·Vel B · 78
B·78
Discipline leader
404 Media
A · 88+17 vs you
Modern Reference leader
The Economist
A · 85(that's you)
Velocity leader
Axios
B · 80+2 vs you
Peer-group means (excluding The Economist)
Index
78
0 vs you
Discipline
83
+12 vs you
Modern Reference
80
-5 vs you
Velocity
74
-4 vs you

The 5 closest peers

  1. 1
    404 Media404media.coTech News

    Independent journalism collective focused on tech + internet investigations; founded 2023.

    Discipline A · 88(+17)Modern Reference B · 76(-9)Velocity B · 70(-8)
    B·78
  2. 2
    Aeonaeon.coMagazine

    Online magazine for long-form essays on philosophy, science, society; CC-BY-ND licensed.

    Discipline B · 84(+13)Modern Reference B · 82(-3)Velocity B · 70(-8)
    B·78
  3. 3
    Al Jazeera Englishaljazeera.comNews

    Qatari international news network; English edition since 2006; Middle East + global beat coverage.

    Discipline B · 78(+7)Modern Reference B · 80(-5)Velocity B · 78
    B·78
  4. 4
    Axiosaxios.comNews

    U.S. news brand emphasizing 'smart brevity'; political + business + tech beat coverage since 2017.

    Discipline B · 80(+9)Modern Reference B · 80(-5)Velocity B · 80(+2)
    B·78
  5. 5
    BBC Research & Developmentbbc.co.uk/rdResearch

    BBC's research division publishing peer-reviewed-style technical papers + open-source projects.

    Discipline B · 84(+13)Modern Reference B · 82(-3)Velocity B · 70(-8)
    B·78

How we picked these peers

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

Distinct from The Economist'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.