# Top News Websites in Australia
The top 10 most visited news websites in Australia by Ahrefs organic search traffic estimates. Updated monthly.
January 2026
| Rank | Website | Search traffic | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | nytimes.com |
7.5M
-384.4K
|
-384.4K | |
| 2 | abc.net.au |
6.6M
-128.7K
|
-128.7K | |
| 3 | news.com.au |
5M
-267.3K
|
-267.3K | |
| 4 | yahoo.com |
3.1M
-585.6K
|
-585.6K | |
| 5 | bbc.com |
3M
+59.8K
|
+59.8K | |
| 6 | theguardian.com |
2.5M
+64.2K
|
+64.2K | |
| 7 | ↑1 | 9news.com.au |
1.7M
+65.3K
|
+65.3K |
| 8 | ↓1 | nine.com.au |
1.3M
-309.8K
|
-309.8K |
| 9 | dailymail.co.uk |
1.2M
+66.4K
|
+66.4K | |
| 10 | smh.com.au |
1M
+87.4K
|
+87.4K |
## Top Trending Websites
Websites that changed positions within the top 100 rankings in January 2026.
Trending up
#7
9news.com.au
↑1
#1
nytimes.com
#2
abc.net.au
#3
news.com.au
#4
yahoo.com
#5
bbc.com
#10
smh.com.au
#8
nine.com.au
↑1
Trending down
#8
nine.com.au
↓1
#1
nytimes.com
#2
abc.net.au
#3
news.com.au
#4
yahoo.com
#5
bbc.com
#10
smh.com.au
#7
9news.com.au
↓1