Popularity ranking · France

The 100 most popular Website / Newspaper / Magazines in France

This curated ranking covers the 100 largest website / newspaper / magazines in France, ordered by estimated audience size from Rascasse's anonymized search-behavior signals. Out of 6.6k website / newspaper / magazines tracked in France, the 100 ranked here account for the largest measured audience reach. Ouest France, Instagram and YouTube lead the list with a combined estimated audience of 72M people. Across all 100 entries the average audience size is 6.5M, 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 website / newspaper / magazine, 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
51 Les Échos 4.8M 42.2 45.4% Newspaper
52 Le Point 4.7M 43.7 50.1% Newspaper
53 Reddit 4.6M 34.9 39.9% Social media
54 Vosges Matin 4.4M 44.4 52.4% Newspaper
55 La Voix du Nord (daily) 4.2M 43.3 58.9%
56 Le Progrès 4.2M 40.6 57.2%
57 Cuisine (magazine) 4.2M 54.9 78.7%
58 YouTube Music 4.1M 30.7 44.0% TV / music streaming
59 Facebook Messenger 3.9M 38.3 48.6% Social media
60 France Football 3.8M 36.7 18.2% Soccer
61 Mediapart 3.8M 43.9 45.3%
62 La République des Pyrénées 3.7M 44.1 52.0% Newspaper
63 Le Berry Républicain 3.7M 43.2 51.1% Newspaper
64 Madame Figaro 3.6M 42.0 74.1%
65 Opodo 3.6M 49.7 56.8% Travel website
66 Skyscanner 3.5M 44.3 56.1% Travel website
67 Cookie (magazine) 3.4M
68 Google Docs 3.4M 40.3 50.4%
69 Etsy 3.4M 39.0 75.3% Vintage fashion
70 L'Alsace 3.4M 45.5 52.4% Newspaper
71 La Dépêche du Midi 3.2M 42.2 55.5%
72 Centre Presse Aveyron 3.2M 44.7 51.2% Newspaper
73 El País (Uruguay) 3.1M 48.6 53.4% Newspaper
74 Le Bien Public 3.1M 40.4 59.1% Newspaper
75 Google Images 3M 45.1 34.4%

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Frequently asked questions

How is this list of the most popular website / newspaper / magazines compiled?

Rascasse aggregates anonymized search-behavior signals across France and ranks each website / newspaper / magazine 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 website / newspaper / magazine in France?

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

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