Popularity ranking · Ireland

The 100 most popular Newspapers in Ireland

This curated ranking covers the 100 largest newspapers in Ireland, ordered by estimated audience size from Rascasse's anonymized search-behavior signals. Out of 725 newspapers tracked in Ireland, the 100 ranked here account for the largest measured audience reach. Irish Independent, Daily Mail and Algemeen Dagblad lead the list with a combined estimated audience of 15M people. Across all 100 entries the average audience size is 341k, and the largest, Irish Independent, reaches around 7.9M people in Ireland. Audience size is the estimated number of unique people in Ireland who actively engage with each newspaper, derived from search demand signals. Rankings reflect search-behavior signals collected across Ireland 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 Ireland who actively engage with this audience, derived from anonymized search-behavior signals.

Country share

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

Ranking

Rank Audience Audience size Avg age Female share Subtype
51 Večernji list 63k 42.1 53.6% Newspaper
52 Now (newspaper) 58k 24.5 4.2% Newspaper
53 Sportske novosti 53k 41.9 30.8% Newspaper
54 Il Fatto Quotidiano 53k 47.5 53.5% Newspaper
55 Fakt 52k 39.4 72.8% Newspaper
56 Dagens Industri 52k 45.1 42.1% Newspaper
57 Slobodna Dalmacija 51k 44.9 60.7% Newspaper
58 El Confidencial 50k 47.8 59.6% Newspaper
59 ProSport 49k 39.2 22.5% Newspaper
60 Prothom Alo 48k 28.3 27.8% Newspaper
61 La Vanguardia 46k 46.7 62.1% Newspaper
62 La Stampa 45k 48.4 54.0% Newspaper
63 Les Dernières Nouvelles d'Alsace 44k 41.8 55.0% Newspaper
64 Le Figaro 43k 47.9 19.9% Newspaper
65 Aftonbladet 41k 43.9 58.1% Newspaper
66 The Raw Story 41k 47.4 68.0% Newspaper
67 The Scotsman 41k 53.1 47.9% Newspaper
68 24 sata (Serbia) 36k 41.7 52.6% Newspaper
69 Libero (newspaper) 36k 49.1 47.5% Newspaper
70 Gazeta Sporturilor 33k 43.6 30.8% Newspaper
71 The New York Times 32k 42.5 59.3% Newspaper
72 The Spectator 32k 48.3 45.2% Newspaper
73 Correio da Manhã 31k 44.0 57.3% Newspaper
74 The Boston Globe 31k 49.9 63.6% Newspaper
75 corriere dello sport 31k 41.4 17.4% 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 Ireland 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 Ireland?

Irish Independent currently leads with an estimated audience of 7.9M people in Ireland.

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