Top 50 News brands in France
This curated ranking covers the 50 largest news brands in France, ordered by estimated audience size from Rascasse's anonymized search-behavior signals. Out of 1,327 news brands tracked in France, the 50 ranked here account for the largest measured audience reach. Ouest France, Le Monde and Le Parisien lead the list with a combined estimated audience of 62,221,537 people. Across all 50 entries the average audience size is 6,829,180, and the largest, Ouest France, reaches around 31,893,667 people in France. Audience size is the estimated number of unique people in France who actively engage with each news brand, derived from search demand signals. Rankings reflect search-behavior signals collected across France and are refreshed weekly.
Ranking
| Rank | Name | Audience size | Country share | Subtype | Category |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Ouest France |
31,893,667 | 97.2% | Newspaper | News |
| 2 |  Le Monde |
15,672,119 | 53.0% | Newspaper | News |
| 3 |  Le Parisien |
14,655,751 | 85.4% | Newspaper | News |
| 4 |  Le Figaro |
14,635,257 | 55.8% | Newspaper | News |
| 5 |  MSN |
13,473,060 | 7.2% | News | |
| 6 |  Ouest-France |
13,218,145 | 94.4% | Newspaper | News |
| 7 |  Google News |
13,195,092 | 17.7% | News | |
| 8 |  Nice Matin |
12,694,113 | 94.1% | Newspaper | News |
| 9 |  L'Indépendant |
12,692,766 | 89.3% | Newspaper | News |
| 10 |  Météo-France |
9,955,544 | 76.0% | News | |
| 11 |  Voici |
8,680,383 | 65.0% | News | |
| 12 |  Var Matin |
8,427,732 | 97.3% | Newspaper | News |
| 13 |  Paris Match |
7,824,747 | 76.2% | Newspaper | News |
| 14 |  Midi Libre |
7,648,562 | 95.8% | Newspaper | News |
| 15 |  Sud-Ouest (newspaper) |
7,113,380 | 96.8% | News | |
| 16 |  La Montagne |
7,010,053 | 93.2% | Newspaper | News |
| 17 |  Dernières Nouvelles d'Alsace |
6,084,916 | 17.6% | Newspaper | News |
| 18 |  Gala |
6,066,282 | 16.1% | News | |
| 19 |  Corse Matin |
5,948,646 | 97.2% | Newspaper | News |
| 20 |  La Provence |
5,889,300 | 89.3% | News | |
| 21 |  La Voix du Nord |
5,561,044 | 97.1% | Newspaper | News |
| 22 |  Online newspaper |
5,479,449 | 2.8% | News | News |
| 23 |  Electronic publishing |
5,443,612 | 3.7% | News | |
| 24 |  France Bleu |
5,412,637 | 97.0% | News | |
| 25 |  Le Point |
5,244,572 | 75.8% | Newspaper | News |
| 26 |  Libération |
5,071,290 | 58.0% | Newspaper | News |
| 27 |  Nice-Matin |
4,948,836 | 89.3% | News | |
| 28 |  Les Échos |
4,754,742 | 79.0% | Newspaper | News |
| 29 |  Vosges Matin |
4,727,533 | 98.8% | Newspaper | News |
| 30 |  L'Est Républicain |
4,387,147 | 97.8% | Newspaper | News |
| 31 |  Le Progrès |
4,304,439 | 96.7% | News | |
| 32 |  La Voix du Nord (daily) |
4,195,985 | 94.8% | News | |
| 33 |  Le Berry Républicain |
4,170,788 | 99.3% | Newspaper | News |
| 34 |  Local news |
4,080,659 | 2.5% | News | |
| 35 |  La République des Pyrénées |
3,749,484 | 98.7% | Newspaper | News |
| 36 |  News magazine |
3,734,451 | 3.0% | News | |
| 37 |  Centre Presse Aveyron |
3,663,649 | 99.3% | Newspaper | News |
| 38 |  Mediapart |
3,652,061 | 90.8% | News | |
| 39 |  Madame Figaro |
3,574,944 | 71.6% | News | |
| 40 |  Topito |
3,490,824 | 90.0% | News | |
| 41 |  L'Alsace |
3,411,057 | 90.0% | Newspaper | News |
| 42 |  La Dépêche du Midi |
3,263,626 | 95.8% | News | |
| 43 |  Le Bien Public |
3,143,233 | 98.6% | Newspaper | News |
| 44 |  Valeurs Actuelles |
3,128,226 | 93.3% | Newspaper | News |
| 45 |  El País (Uruguay) |
3,000,167 | 9.2% | Newspaper | News |
| 46 |  L'Echo Républicain |
2,982,517 | 99.1% | Newspaper | News |
| 47 |  Journalist |
2,559,034 | 2.2% | News | |
| 48 |  Télé 7 Jours |
2,545,790 | 93.3% | Newspaper | News |
| 49 |  La Charente Libre |
2,516,473 | 98.9% | Newspaper | News |
| 50 |  Paris Normandie |
2,481,255 | 98.5% | Newspaper | News |
Frequently asked questions
How is this Top 50 list compiled?
Rascasse aggregates anonymized search-behavior signals across France and ranks each news brand 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 brand in France?
Ouest France currently leads with an estimated audience of 31,893,667 people in France.
Methodology
Audience sizes are estimated from anonymized search-behavior signals across France. Lists below 5 entries are not published. See methodology for full details.