Top 50 Newspapers in Germany
This curated ranking covers the 50 largest newspapers in Germany, ordered by estimated audience size from Rascasse's anonymized search-behavior signals. Out of 1,297 newspapers tracked in Germany, the 50 ranked here account for the largest measured audience reach. Focus, Bild and Der Spiegel lead the list with a combined estimated audience of 65,611,128 people. Across all 50 entries the average audience size is 2,879,689, and the largest, Focus, reaches around 35,292,000 people in Germany. Audience size is the estimated number of unique people in Germany who actively engage with each newspaper, 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 |  Focus |
35,292,000 | 66.9% | Newspaper | News |
| 2 |  Bild |
23,266,420 | 35.4% | Newspaper | News |
| 3 |  Der Spiegel |
7,052,708 | 74.8% | Newspaper | News |
| 4 |  Die Welt |
6,140,614 | 81.0% | Newspaper | News |
| 5 |  Der Tagesspiegel |
6,071,944 | 94.2% | Newspaper | News |
| 6 |  Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung |
3,945,733 | 81.3% | Newspaper | News |
| 7 |  B.Z. (newspaper) |
3,917,265 | 61.1% | Newspaper | News |
| 8 |  Süddeutsche Zeitung |
3,355,711 | 83.3% | Newspaper | News |
| 9 |  El País (Uruguay) |
2,826,843 | 8.6% | Newspaper | News |
| 10 |  Passauer Neue Presse |
2,516,193 | 76.8% | Newspaper | News |
| 11 |  Berliner Morgenpost |
2,442,411 | 92.2% | Newspaper | News |
| 12 |  The Epoch Times |
2,430,261 | 47.5% | Newspaper | News |
| 13 |  Frankfurter Rundschau |
2,296,777 | 79.9% | Newspaper | News |
| 14 |  Dernières Nouvelles d'Alsace |
2,277,789 | 6.6% | Newspaper | News |
| 15 |  The New York Times |
2,060,248 | 6.9% | Newspaper | News |
| 16 |  Dnevni avaz |
1,834,957 | 16.1% | Newspaper | News |
| 17 |  Daily Mail |
1,744,934 | 2.3% | Newspaper | News |
| 18 |  Slobodna Dalmacija |
1,678,963 | 12.8% | Newspaper | Politics & Society |
| 19 |  Berliner Zeitung |
1,588,203 | 86.0% | Newspaper | News |
| 20 |  Algemeen Dagblad |
1,412,895 | 2.2% | Newspaper | News |
| 21 |  The Guardian |
1,407,395 | 2.7% | Newspaper | News |
| 22 |  Abendzeitung |
1,340,055 | 90.8% | Newspaper | News |
| 23 |  Večernji list |
1,328,845 | 12.3% | Newspaper | News |
| 24 |  Milliyet |
1,321,877 | 1.8% | Newspaper | News |
| 25 |  El Mundo (Colombia) |
1,267,966 | 14.1% | Newspaper | News |
| 26 |  Slobodna Bosna |
1,174,578 | 9.8% | Newspaper | Politics & Society |
| 27 |  Hersfelder Zeitung |
1,164,639 | 98.1% | Newspaper | News |
| 28 |  Kronen Zeitung |
1,159,454 | 10.1% | Newspaper | News |
| 29 |  Neue Zürcher Zeitung |
1,156,900 | 67.2% | Newspaper | News |
| 30 |  Werra-Rundschau |
1,116,803 | 98.6% | Newspaper | News |
| 31 |  Rheinische Post |
1,101,045 | 96.5% | Newspaper | News |
| 32 |  Hürriyet |
1,074,456 | 1.9% | Newspaper | News |
| 33 |  Kieler Nachrichten |
1,009,792 | 96.4% | Newspaper | News |
| 34 |  Financial Times |
1,007,593 | 5.7% | Newspaper | News |
| 35 |  Wetterauer Zeitung |
993,756 | 97.6% | Newspaper | News |
| 36 |  tagesanzeiger |
972,601 | 30.1% | Newspaper | News |
| 37 |  Daily News and Analysis |
954,854 | 4.6% | Newspaper | News |
| 38 |  Rhein-Zeitung |
937,362 | 96.0% | Newspaper | News |
| 39 |  Der Standard |
903,021 | 17.8% | Newspaper | News |
| 40 |  Tageblatt |
873,918 | 90.9% | Newspaper | News |
| 41 |  Fakt |
823,098 | 6.3% | Newspaper | News |
| 42 |  Sportske novosti |
816,608 | 15.7% | Newspaper | Sports |
| 43 |  Marca (newspaper) |
815,990 | 2.6% | Newspaper | News |
| 44 |  Rhein-Neckar-Zeitung |
794,216 | 96.8% | Newspaper | News |
| 45 |  Corriere della Sera |
765,041 | 2.4% | Newspaper | News |
| 46 |  Oslobođenje |
745,039 | 12.2% | Newspaper | News |
| 47 |  El País |
744,345 | 2.2% | Newspaper | News |
| 48 |  Le Monde |
739,174 | 2.5% | Newspaper | News |
| 49 |  The Times |
673,555 | 3.0% | Newspaper | News |
| 50 |  Hamburger Morgenpost |
647,639 | 94.3% | Newspaper | News |
Frequently asked questions
How is this Top 50 list compiled?
Rascasse aggregates anonymized search-behavior signals across Germany 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 Germany?
Focus currently leads with an estimated audience of 35,292,000 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.