VELOCITY · 35% of composite
Axios vs The Information — Velocity
How often tier-1 publications and AI engines cite each source per week — the most volatile sub-score.
Verdict
Axios outscores The Information on Citation Velocity by 4 points (B · 80 vs B · 76).
Higher Velocity
News
Axios
axios.com
B·80
Rank #57 of 130 on Velocity
Cited daily by other tier-1 outlets + AI engines; sets daily DC + business agenda.
Tech News
The Information
theinformation.com
B·76
Rank #94 of 130 on Velocity
Cited within tech-business journalism + venture circles; specialist authority.
Global rank · Velocity
Why these Velocity scores
AxiosB·80
Velocity · 80/100
Cited daily by other tier-1 outlets + AI engines; sets daily DC + business agenda.
The InformationB·76
Velocity · 76/100
Cited within tech-business journalism + venture circles; specialist authority.
Signals behind the Velocity score
Axios
- Daily-cycle agendaNewsletter + scoops drive same-day national coverage.
The Information
- Tech-business specialistDefault for tech-business scoops.
Other dimensions for Axios vs The Information
Other Velocity comparisons
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Sources & references
Every score on this page is read from the two publications below and graded against the published rubric. No score is bought, estimated or supplied by the source being scored.
- Source evaluated — Axios (axios.com) · verified · full scoring record
- Source evaluated — The Information (theinformation.com) · verified · full scoring record
- Scoring rubric — SourceScore Index, Citation Discipline, Modern Reference, Citation Velocity (methodology v0.1)
- Machine-readable record — /api/compare/axios-vs-the-information/velocity.json