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
76 The Washington Post 396k 38.0 45.4% Newspaper
77 Večernje novosti 393k 41.5 56.2% Newspaper
78 Neues Deutschland 388k 41.4 45.6% Newspaper
79 Daily Mirror 386k 41.2 49.4% Newspaper
80 Gazeta Wyborcza 381k 42.4 62.7% Newspaper
81 Il Fatto Quotidiano 368k 45.3 45.6% Newspaper
82 Weekender 367k 43.1 70.0% Newspaper
83 Manorama Online 365k 39.4 35.5% Newspaper
84 Tuttosport 362k 32.5 28.6% Newspaper
85 Adevărul 358k 40.6 46.9% Newspaper
86 Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger 357k 43.3 57.9% Newspaper
87 Grafschafter Nachrichten 353k 41.2 53.9% Newspaper
88 7days 344k 36.0 33.5% Newspaper
89 Nürnberger Nachrichten 341k 40.2 53.9% Newspaper
90 Oberhessische Presse 334k 40.7 52.2% Newspaper
91 BirGün 334k 45.4 34.3% Newspaper
92 Ostdeutsche Allgemeine 330k 41.5 40.9% Newspaper
93 Darmstädter Echo 317k 41.0 51.5% Newspaper
94 Der Freitag 311k 42.8 58.5% Newspaper
95 Schwäbische Zeitung 303k 42.5 51.6% Newspaper
96 La Stampa 298k 44.0 48.2% Newspaper
97 The Economic Times 289k 48.8 66.9% Newspaper
98 Singener Wochenblatt 277k 40.3 55.8% Newspaper
99 Otago Daily Times 268k 48.3 55.0% Newspaper
100 Magyar Nemzet 262k 51.8 48.0% 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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