Popularity ranking · France

The 100 most popular Newspapers in France

This curated ranking covers the 100 largest newspapers in France, ordered by estimated audience size from Rascasse's anonymized search-behavior signals. Out of 587 newspapers tracked in France, the 100 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 59M people. Across all 100 entries the average audience size is 2.5M, and the largest, Ouest France, reaches around 29M people in France. Audience size is the estimated number of unique people in France who actively engage with each newspaper, derived from search demand signals. Rankings reflect search-behavior signals collected across France 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 France who actively engage with this audience, derived from anonymized search-behavior signals.

Country share

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

Ranking

Rank Audience Audience size Avg age Female share Subtype
26 Télé 7 Jours 2.4M 44.8 68.3% Newspaper
27 La Charente Libre 2.4M 44.9 52.8% Newspaper
28 Le Journal du Centre 2.2M 44.4 53.1% Newspaper
29 Le Populaire du Centre 2.1M 43.6 54.3% Newspaper
30 Daily News and Analysis 2.1M 45.2 61.9% Newspaper
31 Le Maine Libre 2M 43.7 50.1% Newspaper
32 Femme Actuelle 2M 45.3 73.6% Newspaper
33 lexpress 2M Newspaper
34 Paris Normandie 1.9M 43.7 53.2% Newspaper
35 L’Express 1.9M 40.7 50.5% Newspaper
36 Le Républicain Lorrain 1.9M 43.2 52.4% Newspaper
37 L'Ardennais 1.8M 44.6 51.8% Newspaper
38 Courrier International 1.8M 41.7 51.3% Newspaper
39 La Nouvelle République 1.7M 44.1 52.5% Newspaper
40 Marca (newspaper) 1.6M 39.1 19.9% Newspaper
41 L'Est Eclair 1.5M 43.9 54.2% Newspaper
42 Daily Mail 1.5M 41.8 38.8% Newspaper
43 Les Inrockuptibles 1.5M 35.0 57.1% Newspaper
44 The Guardian 1.4M 39.0 54.9% Newspaper
45 Presse Océan 1.4M 44.7 53.2% Newspaper
46 The Independent 1.2M 43.9 53.2% Newspaper
47 La Presse de la Manche 1.2M 45.5 52.8% Newspaper
48 L'Eveil de la Haute Loire 943k 44.4 53.2% Newspaper
49 Le Courrier Picard 910k 43.6 52.1% Newspaper
50 Bild 880k 40.4 36.2% 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 France 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 France?

Ouest France currently leads with an estimated audience of 29M people in France.

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