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.[1] 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.

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Below is a list of newspapers in the Netherlands.

National dailies

The number of national daily newspapers in the Netherlands was 108 in 1950, 38 in 1965,[2] 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.[3] 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[4] 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 (summer)

From 2018 onwards no print circulations are released, just monthly brand exposure (read the publication at least once - in print or online). These figures are for the national press for quarter 3 of 2018:

1. ADR Nieuwsmedia, 10,142k, 69.6% (Algemeen Dagblad plus DPG Media's regional newspapers)
2. De Telegraaf, 7,538k, 51.8%
3. De Volkskrant, 4,752k, 32.6%
5. Metro, 3,852k, 26.4% (online only since March 2020)
6. NRC, 3,775k, 25.9% (NRC Handelsblad plus NRC Next)
7. Trouw, 2,808k, 19.3%
19. Het Financieele Dagblad, 1,076k, 7.4%
25. Reformatorisch Dagblad, 720k, 4.9%

In between and below in this ranking are national magazines.[6]

Regional dailies
Newspaper Headquarters Circulation Region Publisher Earliest predecessor First issue
De Limburger[7] Sittard 122,269 Limburg Mediahuis Nieuwsblad van de stad en het district Roermond 1856‑01‑05
De Gelderlander Nijmegen 111,311 Gelderland DPG Media De Batavier, Staat- en Letterkundig Weekblad 1843‑08‑24[8]
De Stentor Zwolle 96,008 Gelderland (north), Overijssel (west) DPG Media Overijsselsch Weekblad 1790‑06‑05
Noordhollands Dagblad Alkmaar 95,767 North Holland (center/north) Mediahuis Noord-Hollandsche Courant 1796‑12‑14
Dagblad van het Noorden Groningen 95,202 Groningen, Drenthe NDC Mediagroep Nieuws- en Advertentieblad voor de Provincie Drenthe (Assen) 1823‑04‑01
Brabants Dagblad 's‑Hertogenbosch 92,318 North Brabant (center/northeast) DPG Media Eerste 's-Hertogenbossche Dinsdagse Courant 1771‑07‑02
Tubantia Enschede 85,096 Overijssel (east) DPG Media Tubantia, Volkscourant voor Twenthe 1872‑01‑06
Eindhovens Dagblad Eindhoven 81,217 North Brabant (southeast) DPG Media Peel- en Kempenbode[9] 1876‑??‑??
BN De Stem Breda 78,827 North Brabant (west) DPG Media Weekblad voor Oosterhout en Omstreken[10]
De Marktkrant (Roosendaal)		 1860‑05‑20[11]
1860‑??‑??[10]
Leeuwarder Courant Leeuwarden 64,639 Friesland NDC Mediagroep Leeuwarder Saturdagse Courant 1752‑07‑29
Het Parool Amsterdam 49,483 North Holland (southeast) DPG Media Nieuwsbrief van Pieter 't Hoen 1940‑07‑25
Provinciale Zeeuwse Courant Vlissingen 41,111 Zeeland DPG Media Middelburgsche Courant 1758-04-26[12]
Haarlems Dagblad Haarlem 25,464 North Holland (southwest) Mediahuis Weeckelycke Courante van Europa 1656-01-08
Leidsch Dagblad Leiden 21,318 South Holland (north) Mediahuis Leidsch Dagblad 1860-03-01
De Gooi- en Eemlander Hilversum 17,020 North Holland (southeast) Mediahuis Gooisch Nieuwsblad 1871-11-11[13]
Friesch Dagblad Leeuwarden 12,112 Friesland NDC Mediagroep[14] Provinciale Friesche Courant 1842-??-??[15][16][17]
  • All titles are paid and in tabloid format.
  • Circulation data is for 2017.

Local dailies
Newspaper Headquarters Distribution Municipality Publisher Earliest predecessor First issue
Barneveldse Krant Barneveld 9,614 Barneveld BDU Media[18] Barneveldsche Courant 1871-10-06
  • Other local dailies (or small region newspapers) are distributed as part of regional newspapers.
  • Paid, except for the free Thursday issue of Barneveldse Krant.
  • Circulation data is for 2017.
  • Tabloid format

References
  1. "Nikkei Media Data". Nikkei Media Group. Retrieved 15 December 2014.
  2. Pippa Norris (Fall 2000). "Chapter 4 The Decline of Newspapers?" (PDF). A Virtuous Circle: Political Communications in Post-Industrial Societies. New York: Cambridge University Press. Retrieved 6 October 2013.
  3. https://www.kb.nl/organisatie/onderzoek-expertise/digitaliseringsprojecten-in-de-kb/project-databank-digitale-dagbladen/geselecteerde-titels-en-selectieprocedure/selectie-van-titels/1618-1800
  4. "Prys-Courant der Effecten (1796-1842)". Ent1815.nl. 4 May 2018. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
  6. https://dundasbi.reports.nl/NOM/Dashboard/Dashboard?guidinput=852f49cd-7139-40fd-9d23-70e088e800d9
  7. "De regionale journalist stuit sneller op schandalen". Nrc.nl. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
  8. "De Batavier - Huis van de Nijmeegse geschiedenis". Huisvandenijmeegsegeschiedenis.nl. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
  9. "Geschiedenis - Eindhovens Dagblad Service". Ed.nl. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
  10. "Geschiedenis - BN DeStem Service". Bndestem.nl. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
  11. "Brabants Erfgoed (Home)". Brabantserfgoed.nl. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
  12. Van Ham, J; Leynse, B (1973). Kent u ze nog ... de Middelburgers. p. 107 – via Google Books. Op 26 april 1758 verscheen het eerste nummer van de „Middelburgsche Courant", oorspronkelijk alleen woensdags en zaterdags; in juli 1869, bij de afschaffing van het dagbladzegel, werd het een dagblad.
  13. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-12-09. Retrieved 2018-03-03.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  14. https://frieschdagblad.nl/over-ons/vereniging
  15. Korevaart, Korrie (2001). Ziften en zemelknoopen: Literaire kritiek in de Nederlandse dag-, nieuws- en weekbladen 1814-1848. ISBN 9065506381.
  16. Jensma, Goffe (January 1998). "Provinciale+Friesche+Courant"+1842 Het rode tasje van Salverda: Burgerlijk bewustzijn en Friese identiteit in de negentiende eeuw. ISBN 9789061718529.
  17. "Provinciale+Friesche+Courant"+1842 "De Vrije Fries". 1976.
  18. "Welkom bij BDUmedia". BDUmedia.nl. Retrieved 2 April 2019.

Bibliography
  • British Museum (1885), "Amsterdam", Periodical Publications, Catalogue of Printed Books, London
  • Arthur der Weduwen (2017). Dutch and Flemish Newspapers of the Seventeenth Century. Brill. ISBN 9789004317314.
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