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
Hacker NewsThe Guardian
Articles we hold2,4523,011
Articles with a byline0%99%
Different bylines01,153
CategoriesTechBusiness, Culture, Politics, Sports, Weather, World
Busiest hour15:00 UTC11:00 UTC
Stories covered (30 days)135624
Stories reported first19 (14%)54 (9%)
Typical lead when first1 hour 16 minutes36 minutes

Head to head

Of the 50 stories both covered in the last 30 days, Hacker News was first on 26 and The Guardian on 24. The two were typically 26 hours 4 minutes apart.