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NewsGuard

30,000 users Rated 3.44 from 518 ratings Last updated 29 Oct 2026

By NewsGuard Technologies, Inc. Live in the Chrome Web Store hcgajcpgaalgpeholhdooeddllhedegi Search Google ↗ Last checked 6 Nov 2026, 08:54 UTC

The listing

What the Chrome Web Store shows, as of the last check

NewsGuard's rating shields and labels help users know which news and information websites to trust.Summary from the listing
Developer
NewsGuard Technologies, Inc.
Enhanced Safe Browsing
Trusted. What this means →
Category
Lifestyle › News & Weather
First published
25 Jul 2018
Last updated
29 Oct 2026
Version
5.10.4
Size
434 KiB
Minimum Chrome
88
Languages
1 language

English

Website
newsguardtech.com
Support page
https://www.newsguardtech.com/customer-support/
See Chrome Web Store page ↗ View its code or download CRX ↗
Users over time As shown on the Chrome Web Store
29.5K30K30.5KTracking began 27 Sep 202627 Sep4 Oct11 Oct18 Oct25 Oct1 Nov2026-09-27: 30,000 users2026-10-01: 30,000 users2026-10-08: 30,000 users2026-10-15: 30,000 users2026-10-22: 30,000 users2026-10-29: 30,000 users2026-10-30: 30,000 users2026-11-06: 30,000 users2026-10-29: new version30,00029.5K30K30.5KTracking began27 Sep11 Oct25 Oct2026-09-27: 30,000 users2026-10-01: 30,000 users2026-10-08: 30,000 users2026-10-15: 30,000 users2026-10-22: 30,000 users2026-10-29: 30,000 users2026-10-30: 30,000 users2026-11-06: 30,000 users2026-10-29: new version30K
Average rating
3.503.6027 Sep11 Oct25 Oct3.443.503.6027 Sep11 Oct25 Oct3.44
Number of ratings
51052027 Sep11 Oct25 Oct51851052027 Sep11 Oct25 Oct518
New version One point per check. Source: the extension's public Chrome Web Store listing.
Show the numbers
CheckedUsersRatingRatings
2026-11-0630,0003.44518
2026-10-3030,0003.44518
2026-10-2930,0003.44518
2026-10-2230,0003.44518
2026-10-1530,0003.44518
2026-10-0830,0003.60518
2026-10-0130,0003.59519
2026-09-2730,0003.59519
Users, 7 days
No change
since a week ago
Users, 30 days
No change
+0.0%
Rank
#3,205
by users, of 292,130 extensions
In its category
#19
of 1,712 in News & Weather

What changed

Every change found on a check, newest first

  1. New version 5.10.4, replacing 5.10.2.

Developer history

Moves to another publisher account and new contact emails, newest first

No move to another account and no new contact email since tracking began on 27 Sep 2026.

We know contact emails only by a keyed hash, so they're never shown. Recent account and contact changes →

What it can access

From the extension's manifest, in plain language

Every websiteIt can read and change your data on all the sites you visit.
Sites
  • http://*/*Every website
  • https://*/*Every website
Sites where it runs scripts
  • <all_urls>Every website
Browser features
  • nativeMessagingTalk to programs installed on your computer
  • storageSave settings and data in your browser
  • tabsRead the addresses and titles of your tabs

More from this developer

Other extensions from the same publisher account

ExtensionUsersRatingRatingsCategory
HealthGuard1,000 4.7516 News & Weather
All 2 extensions by NewsGuard Technologies, Inc. →

About this data

Collected from the extension's public Chrome Web Store listing. It's checked every week, because it has 1,000 or more users, and again whenever a new version appears. Last checked 6 Nov 2026, 08:54 UTC; next check around 13 Nov 2026.

How we collect the data

Cite this page

Citation
Extension Tracker. “NewsGuard” (hcgajcpgaalgpeholhdooeddllhedegi). Chrome Web Store data, last checked 2026-11-06. https://extensiontracker.com/extension/hcgajcpgaalgpeholhdooeddllhedegi. Accessed 2026-11-13.
BibTeX
@misc{extensiontracker_hcgajcpgaalgpeholhdooeddllhedegi,
  title   = {NewsGuard (hcgajcpgaalgpeholhdooeddllhedegi)},
  author  = {{Extension Tracker}},
  year    = {2026},
  note    = {Chrome Web Store data, last checked 2026-11-06},
  url     = {https://extensiontracker.com/extension/hcgajcpgaalgpeholhdooeddllhedegi},
  urldate = {2026-11-13}
}

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