Top 50 Newspapers in South Korea
This curated ranking covers the 50 largest newspapers in South Korea, ordered by estimated audience size from Rascasse's anonymized search-behavior signals. Out of 862 newspapers tracked in South Korea, the 50 ranked here account for the largest measured audience reach. Algemeen Dagblad, Dernières Nouvelles d'Alsace and Göteborgs-Posten lead the list with a combined estimated audience of 1,005,825 people. Across all 50 entries the average audience size is 67,340, and the largest, Algemeen Dagblad, reaches around 583,779 people in South Korea. Audience size is the estimated number of unique people in South Korea who actively engage with each newspaper, derived from search demand signals. Rankings reflect search-behavior signals collected across South Korea and are refreshed weekly.
Ranking
| Rank | Name | Audience size | Country share | Subtype | Category |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Algemeen Dagblad |
583,779 | 0.9% | Newspaper | News |
| 2 |  Dernières Nouvelles d'Alsace |
212,044 | 0.6% | Newspaper | News |
| 3 |  Göteborgs-Posten |
210,002 | 1.5% | Newspaper | News |
| 4 |  Dagens Industri |
170,412 | 0.7% | Newspaper | Business & Career |
| 5 |  Daily News and Analysis |
122,486 | 0.6% | Newspaper | News |
| 6 |  Resumé (magazine) |
109,901 | 0.6% | Newspaper | News |
| 7 |  Les Dernières Nouvelles d'Alsace |
106,450 | 1.9% | Newspaper | News |
| 8 |  USA Today |
95,808 | 0.2% | Newspaper | News |
| 9 |  Jyllands-Posten |
86,773 | 0.7% | Newspaper | News |
| 10 |  Focus |
84,240 | 0.2% | Newspaper | News |
| 11 |  Financial Times |
83,740 | 0.5% | Newspaper | News |
| 12 |  The Wall Street Journal |
78,592 | 0.8% | Newspaper | News |
| 13 |  The Guardian |
71,833 | 0.1% | Newspaper | News |
| 14 |  Nepali Times |
70,086 | 1.1% | Newspaper | News |
| 15 |  The Epoch Times |
67,881 | 1.3% | Newspaper | News |
| 16 |  Daily Mail |
64,437 | 0.1% | Newspaper | News |
| 17 |  The Korea Times |
63,771 | 45.8% | Newspaper | News |
| 18 |  Le Figaro |
54,358 | 0.2% | Newspaper | News |
| 19 |  Helsingin Sanomat |
53,877 | 0.4% | Newspaper | News |
| 20 |  Eenadu |
50,875 | 0.4% | Newspaper | News |
| 21 |  Le Monde |
49,623 | 0.2% | Newspaper | News |
| 22 |  Prothom Alo |
49,357 | 0.4% | Newspaper | News |
| 23 |  Now (newspaper) |
49,244 | 0.4% | Newspaper | News |
| 24 |  New Straits Times |
49,079 | 1.7% | Newspaper | News |
| 25 |  BBC News |
44,768 | 0.2% | Newspaper | Movies & TV |
| 26 |  El País (Uruguay) |
41,014 | 0.1% | Newspaper | News |
| 27 |  The Stranger (newspaper) |
40,869 | 0.2% | Newspaper | News |
| 28 |  The Times |
38,335 | 0.2% | Newspaper | News |
| 29 |  The Washington Post |
36,833 | 0.5% | Newspaper | News |
| 30 |  The Journal Standard |
35,142 | 2.6% | Newspaper | News |
| 31 |  National Catholic Reporter |
35,127 | 1.4% | Newspaper | News |
| 32 |  Bild |
35,109 | 0.1% | Newspaper | News |
| 33 |  Anandabazar Patrika |
34,849 | 0.4% | Newspaper | News |
| 34 |  Sol (newspaper) |
34,517 | 0.4% | Newspaper | News |
| 35 |  Marca (newspaper) |
29,337 | 0.1% | Newspaper | News |
| 36 |  Pensacola News Journal |
28,009 | 0.7% | Newspaper | News |
| 37 | The Korea Herald |
24,807 | 39.9% | Newspaper | News |
| 38 |  China Daily |
23,304 | 0.6% | Newspaper | News |
| 39 |  The Atlantic |
23,036 | 0.2% | Newspaper | News |
| 40 | ADN (newspaper) |
21,835 | 0.3% | Newspaper | News |
| 41 |  South China Morning Post |
21,455 | 0.3% | Newspaper | News |
| 42 |  La Gazzetta dello Sport |
21,236 | 0.1% | Newspaper | Sports |
| 43 |  La Repubblica |
20,692 | 0.1% | Newspaper | News |
| 44 |  NRC |
20,481 | 0.7% | Newspaper | News |
| 45 |  TheMarker Online |
19,943 | 0.8% | Newspaper | News |
| 46 |  The New York Times |
19,893 | 0.1% | Newspaper | News |
| 47 |  Tempo (Indonesian magazine) |
19,872 | 0.1% | Newspaper | News |
| 48 |  ekantipur |
19,828 | 0.9% | Newspaper | News |
| 49 |  Corriere della Sera |
19,062 | 0.1% | Newspaper | News |
| 50 |  Dainik Jagran |
19,024 | 0.2% | Newspaper | News |
Frequently asked questions
How is this Top 50 list compiled?
Rascasse aggregates anonymized search-behavior signals across South Korea 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 South Korea?
Algemeen Dagblad currently leads with an estimated audience of 583,779 people in South Korea.
Methodology
Audience sizes are estimated from anonymized search-behavior signals across South Korea. Lists below 5 entries are not published. See methodology for full details.