AI Readiness Index · updated 2026-09-20
Most AI-ready News & media sites
Newsrooms and magazines — where AI-crawler policy matters most. Ranked by how well ChatGPT, Claude and Perplexity can crawl, read and cite each homepage — 55 sites scored.
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- 1The Independentindependent.co.uk8996
- 2VICEvice.com8692
- 2Engadgetengadget.com8688
- 4Gizmodogizmodo.com8392
- 5CNETcnet.com8192
- 5Fox Newsfoxnews.com8192
- 5National Geographicnationalgeographic.com8192
- 5ZDNETzdnet.com8188
- 5SCMPscmp.com8179
- 5The Atlantictheatlantic.com8179
- 11Al Jazeeraaljazeera.com78100
- 11PBSpbs.org78100
- 11Los Angeles Timeslatimes.com7896
- 11The New Yorkernewyorker.com7896
- 11TechCrunchtechcrunch.com7892
- 11WIREDwired.com7892
- 11Business Insiderbusinessinsider.com7888
- 11CBS Newscbsnews.com7883
- 19TIMEtime.com75100
- 19Ars Technicaarstechnica.com7596
- 19The Sydney Morning Heraldsmh.com.au7592
- 19HuffPosthuffpost.com7588
- 19Le Mondelemonde.fr7588
- 19Scientific Americanscientificamerican.com7588
- 19EL PAÍSelpais.com7583
- 19The Vergetheverge.com7575
- 19Voxvox.com7575
- 28Rolling Stonerollingstone.com72100
- 28MIT Technology Reviewtechnologyreview.com72100
- 28The Straits Timesstraitstimes.com7296
- 28Varietyvariety.com7296
- 28ABC Australiaabc.net.au7292
- 28New Scientistnewscientist.com7292
- 28Polygonpolygon.com7292
- 28ABC Newsabcnews.go.com7288
- 28The Hollywood Reporterhollywoodreporter.com7288
- 37The Asahi Shimbunasahi.com69100
- 37Corriere della Seracorriere.it6992
- 37France 24france24.com6992
- 37DER SPIEGELspiegel.de6992
- 37IGNign.com6983
- 37BBCbbc.com6979
- 37Mashablemashable.com6975
- 37Smithsonian Magazinesmithsonianmag.com6975
- 45Naturenature.com6779
- 46Forbesforbes.com6483
- 46BuzzFeedbuzzfeed.com6475
- 46Harvard Business Reviewhbr.org6467
- 46The Guardiantheguardian.com6463
- 50CNBCcnbc.com6183
- 50The Globe and Mailtheglobeandmail.com6183
- 50USA Todayusatoday.com6183
- 50CNNcnn.com6179
- 54NBC Newsnbcnews.com5879
- 55DWdw.com4738
Scored from each public homepage by AvocadoScoreBot — how we crawl and how to opt out. Sites that block automated checks don’t appear. Tied scores share a rank.
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