The top 10 most visited news websites in Sri Lanka by Ahrefs organic search traffic estimates. Updated monthly.
Rank | Website | Search traffic | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ↑2 | bbc.com | 921K | +539K | |
| 2 | ↓1 | lankacnews.com | 478K | −58K | |
| 3 | New | indianexpress.com | 417K | +328K | |
| 4 | ↑3 | news18.com | 293K | +96K | |
| 5 | hindustantimes.com | 261K | +39K | ||
| 6 | ↓2 | lankahotnews.net | 247K | −2.7K | |
| 7 | ↓5 | ndtv.com | 228K | −162K | |
| 8 | ↓2 | yahoo.com | 222K | +21K | |
| 9 | ↓1 | dlb.lk | 189K | +22K | |
| 10 | New | firstpost.com | 131K | +118K |
Websites that changed positions within the top 10 rankings in August 2025.
Rank | Website | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | firstpost.com | ↑30 | |
| 3 | indianexpress.com | ↑10 | |
| 4 | news18.com | ↑3 |
Rank | Website | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | ndtv.com | ↓5 | |
| 6 | lankahotnews.net | ↓2 | |
| 8 | yahoo.com | ↓2 |
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