Popularity ranking · Germany

The 100 most popular Newspapers in Germany

This curated ranking covers the 100 largest newspapers in Germany, ordered by estimated audience size from Rascasse's anonymized search-behavior signals. Out of 1.3k newspapers tracked in Germany, the 100 ranked here account for the largest measured audience reach. Bild, Der Spiegel and Focus lead the list with a combined estimated audience of 37M people. Across all 100 entries the average audience size is 1.4M, and the largest, Bild, reaches around 23M 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.

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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 Germany who actively engage with this audience, derived from anonymized search-behavior signals.

Country share

Share of the global audience that is active in Germany. 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 Germany, 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 Germany. 50% is gender-balanced; values above mean female-skewed, below mean male-skewed.

Ranking

Rank Audience Audience size Avg age Female share Subtype
1 Bild 23M 40.8 48.6% Newspaper
2 Der Spiegel 7.1M 38.3 51.8% Newspaper
3 Focus 7M Newspaper
4 Der Tagesspiegel 6.9M 45.3 50.3% Newspaper
5 Die Welt 5.9M 41.2 51.9% Newspaper
6 Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung 3.9M 36.9 54.8% Newspaper
7 B.Z. (newspaper) 3.9M 42.0 42.8% Newspaper
8 Jüdische Allgemeine 3.4M 45.0 52.9% Newspaper
9 El País (Uruguay) 2.9M 48.4 55.3% Newspaper
10 Berliner Morgenpost 2.4M 42.3 52.4% Newspaper
11 The Epoch Times 2.4M 43.6 54.8% Newspaper
12 Frankfurter Rundschau 2.3M 45.2 43.0% Newspaper
13 The New York Times 2.1M 41.3 55.6% Newspaper
14 Süddeutsche Zeitung 2M 37.4 56.9% Newspaper
15 Daily Mail 1.8M 39.7 42.6% Newspaper
16 Dnevni avaz 1.7M 42.0 43.6% Newspaper
17 Westdeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung 1.6M 42.5 49.3% Newspaper
18 Slobodna Dalmacija 1.6M 43.3 44.0% Newspaper
19 Sächsische Zeitung 1.6M 36.7 54.7% Newspaper
20 Berliner Zeitung 1.5M 43.4 48.7% Newspaper
21 Passauer Neue Presse 1.5M 40.5 59.0% Newspaper
22 Algemeen Dagblad 1.4M 40.4 76.7% Newspaper
23 The Guardian 1.4M 36.7 49.8% Newspaper
24 Milliyet 1.4M 42.9 47.3% Newspaper
25 Večernji list 1.3M 42.9 46.2% 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 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?

Bild currently leads with an estimated audience of 23M people in Germany.

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