VELOCITY · 35% of composite
TechCrunch vs The Verge — Velocity
How often tier-1 publications and AI engines cite each source per week — the most volatile sub-score.
Verdict
The Verge outscores TechCrunch on Citation Velocity by 3 points (B · 78 vs B · 75).
Tech News
TechCrunch
techcrunch.com
B·75
Rank #99 of 130 on Velocity
Multiple posts per day, cited rapidly by tech blogs + Twitter/X.
Higher Velocity
Tech News
The Verge
theverge.com
B·78
Rank #75 of 130 on Velocity
Multiple posts per day; cited rapidly within tech blogosphere + Twitter/X.
Global rank · Velocity
Why these Velocity scores
TechCrunchB·75
Velocity · 75/100
Multiple posts per day, cited rapidly by tech blogs + Twitter/X.
The VergeB·78
Velocity · 78/100
Multiple posts per day; cited rapidly within tech blogosphere + Twitter/X.
Signals behind the Velocity score
TechCrunch
- Daily output~30 posts/day across tech beats.
The Verge
- Daily output~30+ posts/day across tech, gadgets, culture.
Other dimensions for TechCrunch vs The Verge
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 — TechCrunch (techcrunch.com) · verified · full scoring record
- Source evaluated — The Verge (theverge.com) · verified · full scoring record
- Scoring rubric — SourceScore Index, Citation Discipline, Modern Reference, Citation Velocity (methodology v0.1)
- Machine-readable record — /api/compare/techcrunch-vs-the-verge/velocity.json