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24 alternatives to The New York Times Top Stories
Top NYT stories presented in an immersive bite-sized format
Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. The New York Times Top Stories launched in 2018; newer entries below may have overtaken it.
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The top stories on Medium, updated daily 🏆
2017 · topmediumstories.com · its alternatives →
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NYT Now▲132Your guide to the news, from The New York Times
2015 · help.nytimes.com · its alternatives →
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Experience stories in Virtual Reality
2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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Sleeker. Faster. More intuitive. (new design)
2014 · nytimes.com · its alternatives →
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Wake up with The Times, anywhere in the world.
2018 · nytimes.com · its alternatives →
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The most interesting stories from around the web
2015 · buzzfeed.com · its alternatives →
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The top stories on Medium, updated daily 🏆
2018 · topmediumstories.com · its alternatives →
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Get the news you need, no matter how much time you have.
2023 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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Apple News +▲200An immersive news experience now with magazines
2019 · apple.com · its alternatives →
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What's News▲107Your instant briefing from the Wall Street Journal newsroom
2015 · onboarding.wsj.com · its alternatives →
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Quality journalism & writing; still all about the cartoons!
2016 · newyorker.com · its alternatives →
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Create story-like versions of your posts and grow engagement
2019 · its alternatives →
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Top▲240Get notified about the top 10 tech stories every day
2016 · topnotifier.com · its alternatives →
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TrendBar▲184Top Medium stories sorted by claps, categories & dates 🚀
2018 · flanerd.com · its alternatives →
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