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PEERS · 5 CLOSEST · WIRED

Sources at Wired's tier

The 5 sources closest to Wired (B · 76) by composite SourceScore Index, across all categories. Use this view to discover at-tier peers regardless of vertical.

Reference
Wired
wired.com · Tech News
Disc B · 78·Mod-Ref B · 80·Vel B · 70
B·76
Discipline leader
Semafor
A · 86+8 vs you
Modern Reference leader
Wired
B · 80(that's you)
Velocity leader
McKinsey Insights
B · 80+10 vs you
Peer-group means (excluding Wired)
Index
76
0 vs you
Discipline
80
+2 vs you
Modern Reference
75
-5 vs you
Velocity
73
+3 vs you

The 5 closest peers

  1. 1
    Ars Technicaarstechnica.comTech News

    Long-form technical journalism since 1998; deep-dive tech reporting + named-author byline accountability.

    Discipline B · 78Modern Reference B · 80Velocity B · 70
    B·76
  2. 2
    Axios Proaxios.com/proNews

    Axios's professional-tier specialist newsletters covering deals + policy + niches.

    Discipline B · 82(+4)Modern Reference B · 76(-4)Velocity B · 70
    B·76
  3. 3
    Semaforsemafor.comNews

    Global news brand founded 2022; structured 'Semaform' format separating reporting + analysis.

    Discipline A · 86(+8)Modern Reference B · 76(-4)Velocity B · 70
    B·76
  4. 4
    Le Mondelemonde.frNews+1

    France's paper of record since 1944, with English edition (lemonde.fr/en/) widely cited.

    Discipline B · 84(+6)Modern Reference B · 70(-10)Velocity B · 75(+5)
    B·77
  5. 5
    McKinsey Insightsmckinsey.comBusiness-1

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

    Discipline B · 70(-8)Modern Reference B · 75(-5)Velocity B · 80(+10)
    B·75

How we picked these peers

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

Distinct from Wired'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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