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 586 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
76 The New York Times 430k 42.1 53.7% Newspaper
77 The Wall Street Journal 421k 39.0 44.0% Newspaper
78 An-Nahar 403k 38.9 37.6% Newspaper
79 The Times (Shreveport) 346k 43.4 60.9% Newspaper
80 20 Minuten 337k 42.3 57.8% Newspaper
81 The Stranger (newspaper) 305k 26.6 41.3% Newspaper
82 La Stampa 297k 41.7 52.6% Newspaper
83 Tempo (Indonesian magazine) 282k 28.8 69.7% Newspaper
84 Tuttosport 275k 40.7 21.0% Newspaper
85 La Vanguardia 273k 42.5 46.4% Newspaper
86 The Washington Post 256k 38.4 42.7% Newspaper
87 Monaco Matin 254k 43.9 50.0% Newspaper
88 Version Femina 253k 43.5 82.0% Newspaper
89 Tribune de Genève 246k 42.5 48.6% Newspaper
90 Le Moniteur des travaux publics et du bâtiment 245k 46.2 21.9% Newspaper
91 Automotive news 242k 46.7 16.9% Newspaper
92 Daily Express 219k 44.2 61.5% Newspaper
93 Morning star 205k 42.8 43.3% Newspaper
94 The Telegraph 197k 33.3 52.5% Newspaper
95 El Mundo Deportivo (newspaper) 196k 39.7 9.1% Newspaper
96 Expressen 193k 44.5 59.6% Newspaper
97 Defense News 180k 38.7 46.3% Newspaper
98 Le Journal du Dimanche 177k 46.1 48.7% Newspaper
99 B.Z. (newspaper) 175k 40.1 50.8% Newspaper
100 Daily Mirror 169k 45.3 68.5% 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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