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.Newspaper | Headquarters | Circulation | Publisher | Earliest predecessor | First issue |
De Telegraaf | Amsterdam | 393,537 | Mediahuis | Courante uyt Italien, Duytslandt, &c. | 1618-06-18 or earlier |
Algemeen Dagblad | Rotterdam | 341,249 | DPG Media | Goudsche Courant? | 1862-04-03 |
De Volkskrant | Amsterdam | 240,866 | DPG Media | De Volkskrant | 1919-10-02 |
NRC Handelsblad | Amsterdam | 139,492 | Mediahuis | Algemeen Handelsblad | 1828‑01‑05 |
Trouw | Amsterdam | 98,967 | DPG Media | Oranje-Bode | 1943-02-18 |
Het Financieele Dagblad* | Amsterdam | 47,363 | FD Mediagroep | Prys-Courant der Effecten | 1796-08-02 |
Reformatorisch Dagblad | Apeldoorn | 42,969 | Erdee Media Groep | Reformatorisch Dagblad | 1971-04-01 |
NRC Next | Amsterdam | 31,464 | Mediahuis | NRC Next | 2006-03-14 |
Nederlands Dagblad | Amersfoort | 19,594 | Nederlands Dagblad | Reformatie Stemmen | 1944 |
- Circulation data was for 2017.
- Het Financieele Dagblad is in Berliner format, others in tabloid.
In between and below in this ranking are national magazines.
Regional dailies
- All titles are paid and in tabloid format.
- Circulation data is for 2017.
Local dailies
- Other local dailies are distributed as part of regional newspapers.
- Paid, except for the free Thursday issue of Barneveldse Krant.
- Circulation data is for 2017.
- Tabloid format