A River of News

Compare publications

Compare two publications side by side: how much they publish, what they cover, when they publish and who reports stories first.

Comparison
The GuardianBBC
Articles we hold2,9742,082
Articles with a byline99%0%
Different bylines1,1410
CategoriesBusiness, Culture, Politics, Sports, Weather, WorldBusiness, Culture, Health, Politics, Science, Sports, Tech, World
Busiest hour11:00 UTC05:00 UTC
Stories covered (30 days)626340
Stories reported first52 (8%)71 (21%)
Typical lead when first33 minutes42 minutes

Head to head

Of the 325 stories both covered in the last 30 days, The Guardian was first on 155 and BBC on 170. The two were typically 3 hours 58 minutes apart.