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An article on The Independent costs from $1,799, with a turnaround of 2-3 weeks. Below: the exact offer, link type and label, where the readers are, and how often AI assistants cite the site.

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No payment to request a quote. Catalog of 13 November 2026.

From
$1,799
Domain RatingAhrefs
91
Domain AuthorityMoz
94
Organic traffic / monthDataForSEO estimate, worldwide
12.1M
AI citationsChatGPT + Google AI Overviews
84.8K

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The The Independent offer

Listed prices in USD, per published article

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  • Non-sponsored
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The Independent offers with price, link type, sponsored label, Domain Rating, Domain Authority, AI citations, turnaround and crypto and iGaming terms
SitePriceLink · LabelDRDACitations (AI)ETACrypto / iGamingAdd
independent.co.ukNews & Media / General News$1,799NofollowSponsored919484.8K2-3 weeksCrypto accepted at the listed price

Label used by the publisher: “Presented by (Agency Name)”. See a published example

The numbers

The Independent in data

Estimated organic traffic, last 12 months

Worldwide monthly organic search visits to The Independent, modelled by DataForSEO. Down 24% over six months.

Nov 25: 23.3M visitsDec 25: 23.8M visitsJan 26: 21.2M visitsFeb 26: 18.9M visitsMar 26: 16.7M visitsApr 26: 15.9M visitsMay 26: 14.8M visitsJun 26: 14M visitsJul 26: 12.9M visitsAug 26: 11.5M visitsSept 26: 12.3M visitsOct 26: 12.1M visits23.3M12.1MNov 25May 26Oct 26
  • Nov 25: 23295082 visits
  • Dec 25: 23796349 visits
  • Jan 26: 21217355 visits
  • Feb 26: 18873387 visits
  • Mar 26: 16740988 visits
  • Apr 26: 15907195 visits
  • May 26: 14824772 visits
  • Jun 26: 13957508 visits
  • Jul 26: 12871778 visits
  • Aug 26: 11532776 visits
  • Sept 26: 12332059 visits
  • Oct 26: 12111989 visits

Where the readers are

Share of The Independent’s estimated organic traffic by country (DataForSEO, checked 2026-11-13). Five countries are measured; the rest is grouped.

  • United Kingdom40% · 4.8M
  • United States20% · 2.4M
  • Canada4% · 452.3K
  • Australia3% · 337.7K
  • Germany<1% · 72.8K
  • Other countries33% · 4M

AI citations

Times The Independent appears as a source in DataForSEO’s ChatGPT and Google AI Overview dataset (United States, English; checked 2026-09-14).

  • Google AI Overviews74.9K
  • ChatGPT9.9K

84,803 in total, more than 98% of the publishers in our catalog.

Price against the catalog

The Independent’s lowest listed price costs more than 92% of the 1,685 offers in the catalog. The scale is logarithmic.

$100$500$2,000$10,000Catalog median: $599Catalog median $599The Independent: from $1,799The Independent $1,799

Traffic and citations are third-party estimates for the whole site, not a forecast for your article.

The publication

What The Independent publishes

UK news media.

News guest posting sites
Covers
politics, culture, lifestyle
Readers
general
Formats
news, opinion
Region
UK/global
Best fit for
newsworthy stories

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Questions before you choose

The Independent placement questions

How much does it cost to get published on The Independent?

The listed price is $1,799 per published article (catalog of 13 November 2026). The median across all 1,685 offers in the catalog is $599.

Is the link from The Independent dofollow?

The offer is listed as nofollow. The publisher marks the article as sponsored.

How long does a The Independent placement take?

The listed turnaround is 2-3 weeks from an approved article. Editorial review at large publications can add time, so plan launches with a buffer.

Does The Independent accept crypto or gambling topics?

Crypto content is accepted at the listed price. The Independent is not listed as accepting gambling content.

Is SEOlutions affiliated with The Independent?

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