The Bench

Which sources break the most product news? Ranked by authority — how often a source leads a story cluster vs. just being mentioned.

Rank

Source

Leads

Mentions

Score

1

Travel Fashion Girl

Travel & Gear

25

25

150

1

NotebookCheck

Computing

146

168

898

1

Polygon

Gaming

1444

1945

9165

1

TechRadar

Electronics

3744

4548

23268

1

9to5Toys

Audio

3

3

18

1

The Trek

Outdoor

1085

1371

6796

1

Jalopnik

Automotive

1214

1420

7490

1

The Kitchn

Home & Kitchen

561

587

3392

2

Tom's Hardware

Computing

11

15

70

2

Outside Magazine

Outdoor

314

337

1907

2

PC Gamer

Gaming

1128

1321

6961

2

What Hi-Fi?

Audio

2

2

12

2

CleanTechnica

Automotive

361

415

2220

2

Family Handyman — Garage

Home & Kitchen

93

95

560

2

XDA Developers

Electronics

2157

2331

13116

2

Electrek

Automotive

667

812

4147

2

Carryology

Travel & Gear

15

15

90

3

IGN

Gaming

559

819

3614

3

Tom's Hardware

Audio

1

2

7

3

GearJunkie

Outdoor

285

297

1722

3

Car and Driver

Automotive

460

871

3171

3

America's Test Kitchen

Home & Kitchen

75

86

461

3

CleanTechnica

Home & Kitchen

37

38

223

3

Tom's Guide

Electronics

1991

2904

12859

3

Chips and Cheese

Computing

11

11

66