What determines a website's leaderboard position?

Websites are ranked best to worst based on their Core Web Vitals performance. Each website receives a score that combines the performance of three key metrics: Largest Contentful Paint (LCP), Cumulative Layout Shift (CLS), and Interaction to Next Paint (INP).

What are Core Web Vitals?

Core Web Vitals (CWV) are a set of metrics used to measure user experience on the web. Each metric measures a different aspect of user experience, focusing on initial content display, visual stability, and responsiveness.

How often are leaderboards updated?

Leaderboards are updated once per month. Aggregated performance data is collected from the Chrome User Experience Report. Technology data is sourced from the HTTP Archive.

Which World News websites are included?

This leaderboard tracks 161 of the world's top world news websites including NBC News, Al Jazeera, NHK, BBC, The Guardian and more. Sites are curated based on global notoriety within the World News sector.

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World News

March 2026

CWV Pass Rate

55.9 % 0.6pp

Median LCP

1.70 sec

Median CLS

0.05

Median INP

150 ms

India.com climbed 28 spots to 86th place, while NTV Turkey dropped 69 to 95th.
The industry median LCP is 1.70 sec. Fortune has the slowest LCP at 5.10 sec.

Data source: Chrome User Experience Report (March 2026).
Rank	Website	LCP	CLS	INP
🏆 -	Tagesschau Vue.js tagesschau.de	900 ms	0.00	75 ms
🥈 ⇡	BBC UK bbc.co.uk	800 ms	0.00	100 ms
🥉 ⇡	Axios React axios.com	1.10 sec	0.00	100 ms
4 ⇣	Texas Tribune WordPress texastribune.org	1.20 sec	0.00	75 ms
5 ⇡	NDR ndr.de	1.20 sec	0.00	75 ms
6 ⇡	ProPublica WordPress propublica.org	1.40 sec	0.00	75 ms
7 ⇣	The News International thenews.com.pk	1.30 sec	0.00	75 ms
8 ⇡	Haberler Microsoft ASP.NET haberler.com	1.20 sec	0.00	150 ms
9 ⇣	Nikkei nikkei.com	1.10 sec	0.00	75 ms
10 -	Toronto Star TownNews thestar.com	1.30 sec	0.00	75 ms
11 ⇡	ABC News Australia React abc.net.au	1.50 sec	0.00	125 ms
12 ⇣	Spiegel spiegel.de	900 ms	0.00	125 ms
13 ⇡	The Guardian Svelte theguardian.com	900 ms	0.00	100 ms
14 -	Habertürk haberturk.com	1.30 sec	0.00	125 ms
15 ⇡	El País elpais.com	1.30 sec	0.00	125 ms
16 ⇡	Engadget React engadget.com	1.80 sec	0.05	50 ms
17 ⇡	South China Morning Post React scmp.com	1.30 sec	0.00	125 ms
18 ⇡	Deutsche Welle dw.com	1.90 sec	0.00	100 ms
19 ⇣	Dawn dawn.com	1.50 sec	0.00	75 ms
20 ⇡	T-Online React t-online.de	1.10 sec	0.00	150 ms
21 ⇡	Salon WordPress salon.com	700 ms	0.05	75 ms
22 ⇡	La Repubblica repubblica.it	1.30 sec	0.00	100 ms
23 ⇡	Los Angeles Times Brightspot latimes.com	1.30 sec	0.05	125 ms
24 ⇣	Financial Times ft.com	1.90 sec	0.05	75 ms
25 ⇡	CBS News cbsnews.com	1.30 sec	0.05	100 ms
26 ⇡	Indian Express WordPress indianexpress.com	1.40 sec	0.05	150 ms
27 ⇡	Politico politico.com	1.30 sec	0.00	100 ms
28 ⇣	Fast Company React fastcompany.com	1.60 sec	0.00	125 ms
29 ⇣	BFM TV bfmtv.com	1.40 sec	0.00	100 ms
30 ⇡	Globo Svelte globo.com	1.60 sec	0.00	150 ms
31 ⇡	Le Monde lemonde.fr	1.20 sec	0.05	100 ms
32 ⇣	Forbes React forbes.com	1.60 sec	0.00	125 ms
33 ⇡	News18 React news18.com	1.50 sec	0.00	100 ms
34 ⇡	NHK Vue.js nhk.or.jp	1.40 sec	0.05	100 ms
35 ⇣	France TV Info francetvinfo.fr	1.90 sec	0.00	100 ms
36 ⇣	Yahoo Japan yahoo.co.jp	1.40 sec	0.05	75 ms
37 ⇣	Euronews Microsoft ASP.NET euronews.com	1.30 sec	0.00	125 ms
38 ⇡	The Nation Thailand React nationthailand.com	1.60 sec	0.05	100 ms
39 ⇣	24h Vue.js 24h.com.vn	1.00 sec	0.05	75 ms
40 ⇣	Jansatta WordPress jansatta.com	1.40 sec	0.00	175 ms
41 ⇡	BBC React bbc.com	1.30 sec	0.00	125 ms
42 ⇣	Irish Times Arc XP irishtimes.com	1.60 sec	0.05	125 ms
43 ⇡	Arizona Republic azcentral.com	1.60 sec	0.00	100 ms
44 ⇡	HuffPost Express huffpost.com	1.70 sec	0.00	100 ms
45 ⇡	Interia interia.pl	1.10 sec	0.05	100 ms
46 ⇣	The Verge React theverge.com	1.10 sec	0.05	150 ms
47 -	Washington Post React washingtonpost.com	1.40 sec	0.05	100 ms
48 ⇣	Hindustan Times hindustantimes.com	1.30 sec	0.00	150 ms
49 ⇡	News.com.au WordPress news.com.au	1.10 sec	0.00	150 ms
50 ⇡	Infobae Arc XP infobae.com	1.40 sec	0.00	150 ms
51 ⇣	Inc. React inc.com	1.50 sec	0.05	125 ms
52 ⇡	Wall Street Journal wsj.com	1.60 sec	0.05	75 ms
53 ⇡	Dallas Morning News Arc XP dallasnews.com	2.00 sec	0.00	125 ms
54 ⇣	The Atlantic React theatlantic.com	1.20 sec	0.05	125 ms
55 ⇣	Fox News foxnews.com	1.30 sec	0.05	100 ms
56 ⇡	San Francisco Chronicle sfchronicle.com	1.30 sec	0.00	150 ms
57 ⇡	UOL Svelte uol.com.br	1.90 sec	0.00	125 ms
58 ⇡	MarketWatch marketwatch.com	1.60 sec	0.00	125 ms
59 ⇡	La Vanguardia lavanguardia.com	1.70 sec	0.00	150 ms
60 ⇣	CNN React cnn.com	1.50 sec	0.00	125 ms
61 ⇡	The Hindu thehindu.com	1.70 sec	0.00	150 ms
62 ⇡	La Nación Arc XP lanacion.com.ar	1.70 sec	0.00	200 ms
63 ⇡	Hürriyet hurriyet.com.tr	1.70 sec	0.00	175 ms
64 ⇡	WP Svelte wp.pl	1.30 sec	0.05	150 ms
65 ⇡	Corriere della Sera corriere.it	1.50 sec	0.00	150 ms
66 ⇣	The Independent React independent.co.uk	1.20 sec	0.00	200 ms
67 ⇣	Vox React vox.com	1.20 sec	0.00	175 ms
68 ⇡	Ouest-France Drupal ouest-france.fr	1.40 sec	0.00	175 ms
69 ⇣	Times Now Hindi React timesnowhindi.com	2.00 sec	0.00	175 ms
70 ⇣	NPR npr.org	1.70 sec	0.05	100 ms
71 ⇡	Bao Moi React baomoi.com	1.80 sec	0.05	125 ms
72 ⇣	NDTV ndtv.com	1.50 sec	0.00	175 ms
73 ⇡	Milliyet milliyet.com.tr	1.90 sec	0.00	150 ms
74 ⇡	VN Express vnexpress.net	1.10 sec	0.10	125 ms
75 ⇡	Slate slate.com	2.10 sec	0.05	100 ms
76 ⇡	Sabah sabah.com.tr	2.40 sec	0.00	150 ms
77 ⇣	Bild Svelte bild.de	1.10 sec	0.05	125 ms
78 ⇣	NBC News React nbcnews.com	1.70 sec	0.05	100 ms
79 ⇡	Seattle Times WordPress seattletimes.com	2.00 sec	0.05	100 ms
80 ⇡	Business Standard React business-standard.com	2.60 sec	0.00	125 ms
81 ⇣	USA Today usatoday.com	1.10 sec	0.05	150 ms
82 ⇣	CNN Brasil React cnnbrasil.com.br	1.40 sec	0.05	200 ms
83 ⇡	ABP Live abplive.com	2.30 sec	0.05	150 ms
84 ⇣	France 24 Vue.js france24.com	1.70 sec	0.10	100 ms
85 ⇣	Live Hindustan React livehindustan.com	1.60 sec	0.00	200 ms
86 ⇡	India.com WordPress india.com	1.50 sec	0.00	225 ms
87 -	US News usnews.com	1.50 sec	0.05	150 ms
88 ⇣	Houston Chronicle houstonchronicle.com	1.50 sec	0.05	150 ms
89 ⇡	ZDF React zdf.de	1.70 sec	0.00	250 ms
90 ⇡	Korea Herald koreaherald.com	2.20 sec	0.10	100 ms
91 ⇡	AOL React aol.com	2.90 sec	0.05	125 ms
92 ⇡	Reuters reuters.com	1.80 sec	0.00	300 ms
93 ⇡	Le Figaro lefigaro.fr	1.10 sec	0.05	225 ms
94 ⇡	CTV News Arc XP ctvnews.ca	2.10 sec	0.10	100 ms
95 ⇣	NTV Turkey React ntv.com.tr	1.40 sec	0.10	150 ms
96 ⇣	El Comercio elcomercio.pe	1.90 sec	0.00	225 ms
97 ⇡	Dainik Bhaskar React bhaskar.com	2.20 sec	0.00	200 ms
98 ⇣	Mint React livemint.com	1.40 sec	0.00	250 ms
99 ⇣	Al Jazeera React aljazeera.com	1.70 sec	0.00	275 ms
100 ⇣	Yahoo React yahoo.com	2.20 sec	0.05	175 ms
101 ⇣	Scotsman scotsman.com	1.30 sec	0.05	200 ms
102 ⇣	Barron’s barrons.com	1.90 sec	0.15	75 ms
103 ⇣	Philadelphia Inquirer Arc XP inquirer.com	1.70 sec	0.05	175 ms
104 ⇣	Clarin Next.js clarin.com	1.80 sec	0.00	225 ms
105 ⇡	The Economist React economist.com	2.20 sec	0.15	75 ms
106 ⇡	Wired React wired.com	1.20 sec	0.10	150 ms
107 ⇡	Straits Times React straitstimes.com	1.50 sec	0.15	150 ms
108 -	Terra terra.com.br	1.70 sec	0.05	225 ms
109 ⇡	Irish Independent React independent.ie	1.40 sec	0.10	175 ms
110 ⇡	Bloomberg bloomberg.com	2.60 sec	0.05	100 ms
111 ⇣	AP News Brightspot apnews.com	2.00 sec	0.05	225 ms
112 ⇣	Kumparan React kumparan.com	2.20 sec	0.10	100 ms
113 ⇣	Globe and Mail Arc XP theglobeandmail.com	1.80 sec	0.20	100 ms
114 ⇡	New York Post WordPress nypost.com	1.80 sec	0.10	150 ms
115 ⇡	Onet React onet.pl	1.30 sec	0.15	150 ms
116 ⇡	Youm7 Microsoft ASP.NET youm7.com	2.20 sec	0.05	175 ms
117 ⇡	Daily Mail React dailymail.co.uk	2.10 sec	0.00	275 ms
118 ⇣	Tribun News tribunnews.com	2.20 sec	0.05	200 ms
119 ⇣	Jakarta Post Laravel thejakartapost.com	2.70 sec	0.05	150 ms
120 ⇡	Kapook kapook.com	1.70 sec	0.30	75 ms
121 ⇣	Aaj Tak aajtak.in	2.40 sec	0.00	275 ms
122 ⇣	Liputan6 Ruby on Rails liputan6.com	3.20 sec	0.00	225 ms
123 ⇡	Amar Ujala amarujala.com	2.00 sec	0.05	225 ms
124 ⇡	Kompas kompas.com	2.30 sec	0.00	300 ms
125 -	India Times React indiatimes.com	2.00 sec	0.00	350 ms
126 ⇣	Tribuna tribuna.com	2.50 sec	0.00	275 ms
127 ⇡	Dzen React dzen.ru	2.30 sec	0.00	275 ms
128 ⇡	Conectate conectate.com.do	2.50 sec	0.05	225 ms
129 ⇡	The Sun WordPress thesun.co.uk	1.80 sec	0.05	325 ms
130 ⇡	Fortune React fortune.com	5.10 sec	0.05	125 ms
131 ⇣	CNBC React cnbc.com	1.50 sec	0.25	150 ms
132 ⇣	El Mundo elmundo.es	1.70 sec	0.10	250 ms
133 -	Sydney Morning Herald React smh.com.au	1.10 sec	0.10	525 ms
134 ⇣	The Herald Scotland heraldscotland.com	1.70 sec	0.20	150 ms
135 ⇣	The Age React theage.com.au	1.10 sec	0.10	525 ms
136 ⇡	MSN Microsoft ASP.NET msn.com	2.50 sec	0.20	100 ms
137 ⇣	RTVE rtve.es	2.80 sec	0.05	200 ms
138 ⇡	Ukr.net ukr.net	2.20 sec	0.15	200 ms
139 ⇣	New Zealand Herald Arc XP nzherald.co.nz	2.50 sec	0.05	250 ms
140 ⇡	The New York Times Svelte nytimes.com	2.10 sec	0.65	125 ms
141 ⇣	Boston Globe Arc XP bostonglobe.com	1.90 sec	0.40	75 ms
142 ⇡	CNN Indonesia cnnindonesia.com	2.20 sec	0.05	275 ms
143 ⇣	Daily Star Bangladesh Drupal thedailystar.net	2.80 sec	0.10	125 ms
144 ⇡	Jagran React jagran.com	2.20 sec	0.10	275 ms
145 -	Al-Masry Al-Youm almasryalyoum.com	2.10 sec	0.15	200 ms
146 ⇣	Al Jazeera Arabic React aljazeera.net	2.00 sec	0.05	400 ms
147 ⇡	Miami Herald miamiherald.com	2.20 sec	0.15	175 ms
148 ⇡	Yahoo News news.yahoo.com	2.10 sec	0.15	225 ms
149 ⇣	Japan Times japantimes.co.jp	2.80 sec	0.15	175 ms
150 ⇣	Chicago Tribune WordPress chicagotribune.com	3.20 sec	0.05	225 ms
151 ⇣	Denver Post WordPress denverpost.com	3.20 sec	0.05	200 ms
152 -	Iltalehti iltalehti.fi	1.00 sec	0.15	300 ms
153 ⇡	Thai Rath Next.js thairath.co.th	2.30 sec	0.05	300 ms
154 ⇣	Tempo Nuxt.js tempo.co	2.30 sec	0.40	250 ms
155 ⇣	Tirto Vue.js tirto.id	2.10 sec	0.15	275 ms
156 ⇡	Minneapolis Star Tribune startribune.com	2.00 sec	0.40	150 ms
157 ⇡	Channel NewsAsia Drupal channelnewsasia.com	2.40 sec	0.20	175 ms
158 ⇣	Bangkok Post bangkokpost.com	2.60 sec	0.15	225 ms
159 ⇡	Sanook Next.js sanook.com	2.10 sec	0.15	325 ms
160 ⇣	Atlanta Journal-Constitution React ajc.com	2.60 sec	0.30	150 ms
161 -	Stuff NZ React stuff.co.nz	3.10 sec	0.25	225 ms

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Your questions answered

What determines a website's leaderboard position?: Websites are ranked best to worst based on their Core Web Vitals performance. Each website receives a score that combines the performance of three key metrics: Largest Contentful Paint (LCP), Cumulative Layout Shift (CLS), and Interaction to Next Paint (INP).
What are Core Web Vitals?: Core Web Vitals (CWV) are a set of metrics used to measure user experience on the web. Each metric measures a different aspect of user experience, focusing on initial content display, visual stability, and responsiveness. For more on CWV, read our guide.
How often are leaderboards updated?: Leaderboards are updated once per month. Aggregated performance data is collected from the Chrome User Experience Report. Technology data is sourced from the HTTP Archive.
Which World News websites are included?: This leaderboard tracks 161 of the world's top world news websites, including NBC News, Al Jazeera, NHK, BBC, The Guardian and more. Sites are curated based on global notoriety within the World News sector.

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