SourceScore
PEERS · 5 CLOSEST · THE VERGE

Sources at The Verge's tier

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

Reference
The Verge
theverge.com · Tech News
Disc C · 55·Mod-Ref B · 70·Vel B · 78
C·66
Discipline leader
AnandTech
B · 75+20 vs you
Modern Reference leader
The Verge
B · 70(that's you)
Velocity leader
Gartner
B · 80+2 vs you
Peer-group means (excluding The Verge)
Index
66
0 vs you
Discipline
62
+7 vs you
Modern Reference
64
-6 vs you
Velocity
73
-5 vs you

The 5 closest peers

  1. 1
    Hacker Newsnews.ycombinator.comTech News

    Y Combinator-run tech link aggregator since 2007; community-curated, no editorial layer.

    Discipline D · 50(-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(+15)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 · 50(-5)Modern 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(+20)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(+10)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 The Verge on the composite SourceScore Index, across all tech news and non-tech news sources. Distance is computed as |peer Index − The Verge Index|. Ties are broken by higher Index first, then alphabetical by name.

Distinct from The Verge'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.