Top 49 News in Germany
This curated ranking covers the 49 largest news in Germany, ordered by estimated audience size from Rascasse's anonymized search-behavior signals. Spiegel Online, FOCUS Online and Online newspaper lead the list with a combined estimated audience of 41,645,029 people. Across all 49 entries the average audience size is 1,019,914, and the largest, Spiegel Online, reaches around 21,502,000 people in Germany. Audience size is the estimated number of unique people in Germany who actively engage with each news, derived from search demand signals. Rankings reflect search-behavior signals collected across Germany and are refreshed weekly.
Ranking
| Rank | Name | Audience size | Country share | Subtype | Category |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Spiegel Online |
21,502,000 | 93.0% | News | News |
| 2 |  FOCUS Online |
10,512,560 | 89.5% | News | News |
| 3 |  Online newspaper |
9,630,469 | 4.9% | News | News |
| 4 |  RTL aktuell |
2,556,761 | 91.7% | News | Movies & TV |
| 5 |  BuzzFeed |
923,715 | 4.1% | News | Internet & Social Media |
| 6 |  NDR.de |
732,927 | 93.6% | News | News |
| 7 |  Report (Italian news television show) |
557,579 | 15.9% | News | Movies & TV |
| 8 |  meinestadt.de |
373,666 | 97.4% | News | News |
| 9 |  Politico |
239,954 | 1.2% | News | Politics & Society |
| 10 |  The Huffington Post |
205,428 | 0.9% | News | News |
| 11 |  hessenschau.de |
186,645 | 97.2% | News | News |
| 12 |  Modrykonik.sk |
83,183 | 14.2% | News | News |
| 13 |  X-Play |
70,742 | 7.3% | News | Movies & TV |
| 14 |  Ostsee24 |
49,395 | 96.6% | News | Travel & Leisure |
| 15 |  BBC Online |
44,766 | 6.1% | News | News |
| 16 |  Four Corners (TV series) |
43,815 | 4.4% | News | Movies & TV |
| 17 |  Tasnim News Agency |
27,268 | 22.3% | News | News |
| 18 |  Erin Burnett |
26,988 | 2.6% | News | Movies & TV |
| 19 |  Dateline |
22,548 | 0.9% | News | Movies & TV |
| 20 |  NewsNow |
18,908 | 0.1% | News | News |
| 21 |  David Muir |
16,685 | 0.6% | News | Movies & TV |
| 22 |  Full Frontal with Samantha Bee |
11,280 | 1.7% | News | Movies & TV |
| 23 |  CBS Sunday Morning |
11,236 | 0.5% | News | Movies & TV |
| 24 |  aristegui noticias |
9,326 | 0.6% | News | Movies & TV |
| 25 |  De Correspondent |
9,153 | 5.1% | News | News |
| 26 |  presseportal.de |
7,948 | 78.1% | News | News |
| 27 |  wetterau.news |
7,733 | 93.6% | News | News |
| 28 |  Rob Nelson |
7,649 | 28.5% | News | Movies & TV |
| 29 | Jewish Telegraphic Agency |
7,474 | 0.9% | News | News |
| 30 |  Época |
7,452 | 0.4% | News | News |
| 31 |  Yonhap |
6,276 | 13.2% | News | News |
| 32 |  TeleShow |
4,546 | 0.2% | News | Movies & TV |
| 33 |  heidelberg24.de |
4,375 | 83.3% | News | News |
| 34 | BBC News Online |
3,700 | 3.2% | News | News |
| 35 |  ISTOÉ |
2,480 | 0.5% | News | News |
| 36 |  This Hour Has 22 Minutes |
2,241 | 0.5% | News | Movies & TV |
| 37 |  derStandard.at/Web |
2,060 | 23.7% | News | News |
| 38 |  KTLA Morning News |
1,321 | 3.8% | News | Movies & TV |
| 39 |  Infoman |
948 | 0.3% | News | Movies & TV |
| 40 | BBC World News America |
726 | 0.7% | News | Movies & TV |
| 41 |  Mike Enriquez |
663 | 1.7% | News | Movies & TV |
| 42 |  Attack of the Show |
577 | 0.8% | News | Movies & TV |
| 43 |  NewsWatch (branding) |
315 | 0.0% | News | Movies & TV |
| 44 |  Good News Week |
210 | 1.3% | News | Movies & TV |
| 45 |  RTÉ News: Six One |
127 | 0.3% | News | Movies & TV |
| 46 |  Catholic News Service |
113 | 0.1% | News | News |
| 47 |  Domingo Espetacular Record |
47 | 0.1% | News | Movies & TV |
| 48 |  NewsWatch (Philippine TV program) |
0 | 0.0% | News | Movies & TV |
| 49 |  Gma Kapuso |
0 | 0.0% | News | Movies & TV |
Frequently asked questions
How is this Top 49 list compiled?
Rascasse aggregates anonymized search-behavior signals across Germany and ranks each news 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 news in Germany?
Spiegel Online currently leads with an estimated audience of 21,502,000 people in Germany.
Methodology
Audience sizes are estimated from anonymized search-behavior signals across Germany. Lists below 5 entries are not published. See methodology for full details.