Popularity ranking · Belgium

The 100 most popular Newspapers in Belgium

This curated ranking covers the 100 largest newspapers in Belgium, ordered by estimated audience size from Rascasse's anonymized search-behavior signals. Out of 323 newspapers tracked in Belgium, the 100 ranked here account for the largest measured audience reach. De Morgen, Sudinfo and Gazet van Antwerpen lead the list with a combined estimated audience of 6.9M people. Across all 100 entries the average audience size is 267k, and the largest, De Morgen, reaches around 3.3M people in Belgium. Audience size is the estimated number of unique people in Belgium who actively engage with each newspaper, derived from search demand signals. Rankings reflect search-behavior signals collected across Belgium and are refreshed weekly.

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Rank

Position in the Top 100, sorted by audience size from largest to smallest. Updated weekly.

Audience size

Estimated number of unique people in Belgium who actively engage with this audience, derived from anonymized search-behavior signals.

Country share

Share of the global audience that is active in Belgium. A higher value means the audience is more locally concentrated here.

Avg age

Average age in years across the people who engage with this audience in Belgium, derived from anonymized search-behavior signals. A dash means demographic data is not yet available.

Female share

Share of women among the people who engage with this audience in Belgium. 50% is gender-balanced; values above mean female-skewed, below mean male-skewed.

Ranking

Rank Audience Audience size Avg age Female share Subtype
26 The New York Times 230k 41.7 55.6% Newspaper
27 lexpress 216k Newspaper
28 L’Express 214k 38.1 43.6% Newspaper
29 La Gazzetta dello Sport 183k 32.1 57.3% Newspaper
30 Corriere della Sera 172k 34.7 56.7% Newspaper
31 Nord Eclair 172k 43.6 52.5% Newspaper
32 De Gelderlander 145k 46.0 67.8% Newspaper
33 Le Point 145k 43.6 49.7% Newspaper
34 La Repubblica 134k 35.3 58.1% Newspaper
35 Financial Times 133k 45.6 42.9% Newspaper
36 Daily Express 126k 49.4 88.6% Newspaper
37 Ouest-France 118k 47.1 51.1% Newspaper
38 Daily News and Analysis 115k 45.2 34.6% Newspaper
39 Dernières Nouvelles d'Alsace 115k 46.2 53.0% Newspaper
40 Beeld 111k 43.5 48.8% Newspaper
41 NRC 106k 43.4 69.3% Newspaper
42 Femme Actuelle 101k 45.2 75.0% Newspaper
43 The Wall Street Journal 99k 43.3 40.2% Newspaper
44 USA Today 95k 36.4 53.0% Newspaper
45 Eindhovens Dagblad 93k 42.6 66.1% Newspaper
46 Les Inrockuptibles 92k 31.4 62.6% Newspaper
47 Courrier International 91k 44.8 49.1% Newspaper
48 Ouest France 86k 45.4 47.4% Newspaper
49 Dagen (Swedish newspaper) 82k 38.8 75.8% Newspaper
50 The Times (Shreveport) 80k 43.0 61.9% Newspaper

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Frequently asked questions

How is this list of the most popular newspapers compiled?

Rascasse aggregates anonymized search-behavior signals across Belgium and ranks each newspaper by its estimated audience size. Only entries with at least 5 measured entities are listed.

How often is the list updated?

The ranking is refreshed weekly from the latest search-behavior data and re-published as a static page.

What is the largest newspaper in Belgium?

De Morgen currently leads with an estimated audience of 3.3M people in Belgium.

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