VELOCITY · 35% of composite
The Verge vs Wired — Velocity
How often tier-1 publications and AI engines cite each source per week — the most volatile sub-score.
Verdict
The Verge outscores Wired on Citation Velocity by 8 points (B · 78 vs B · 70).
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.
Tech News
Wired
wired.com
B·70
Rank #116 of 130 on Velocity
Daily output across tech + culture; cited within tech blogosphere + AI engines.
Global rank · Velocity
Why these Velocity scores
The VergeB·78
Velocity · 78/100
Multiple posts per day; cited rapidly within tech blogosphere + Twitter/X.
WiredB·70
Velocity · 70/100
Daily output across tech + culture; cited within tech blogosphere + AI engines.
Signals behind the Velocity score
The Verge
- Daily output~30+ posts/day across tech, gadgets, culture.
Wired
- Daily output~20-30 posts/day across tech + culture verticals.
Other dimensions for The Verge vs Wired
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 — The Verge (theverge.com) · verified · full scoring record
- Source evaluated — Wired (wired.com) · verified · full scoring record
- Scoring rubric — SourceScore Index, Citation Discipline, Modern Reference, Citation Velocity (methodology v0.1)
- Machine-readable record — /api/compare/the-verge-vs-wired/velocity.json