List of newspapers in the Netherlands


Below is a list of newspapers in the Netherlands.
Newspapers in the Netherlands are issued every day, with the exception of Sunday and some general holidays. The total number of printed daily newspapers is 28 in 2018, down from 35 in 2009. Of the 27 dailies in 2019, 10 are national, 16 regional and 1 local. Some of the regional newspapers offer editions for smaller regions, as does the national Algemeen Dagblad for its readers in South Holland and Utrecht.

National dailies

The number of national daily newspapers in the Netherlands was 108 in 1950, 38 in 1965, 10 in the 2010s, and 9 since March 2020.
NewspaperHeadquartersCirculationPublisherEarliest predecessorFirst issue
De TelegraafAmsterdam393,537MediahuisCourante uyt Italien, Duytslandt, &c.1618-06-18 or earlier
Algemeen DagbladRotterdam341,249DPG MediaGoudsche Courant?1862-04-03
De VolkskrantAmsterdam240,866DPG MediaDe Volkskrant1919-10-02
NRC HandelsbladAmsterdam139,492MediahuisAlgemeen Handelsblad1828‑01‑05
TrouwAmsterdam98,967DPG MediaOranje-Bode1943-02-18
Het Financieele Dagblad*Amsterdam47,363FD MediagroepPrys-Courant der Effecten1796-08-02
Reformatorisch DagbladApeldoorn42,969Erdee Media GroepReformatorisch Dagblad1971-04-01
NRC NextAmsterdam31,464MediahuisNRC Next2006-03-14
Nederlands DagbladAmersfoort19,594Nederlands DagbladReformatie Stemmen1944

From 2018 onwards no print circulations are released, just monthly brand exposure. These figures are for the national press for quarter 3 of 2018:
In between and below in this ranking are national magazines.

Regional dailies