List of newspapers in Belgium


Since the 1950s the newspaper market has been in decline in Belgium. The number of national daily newspapers in the country was 50 in 1950, whereas it was 30 in 1965. The number became 33 in 1980. There were 32 newspapers in the country in 1995. It was 23 in 2000.
Below is a partial list of newspapers published in Belgium:

Daily newspapers

NewspaperLanguageOwnerWebsiteAv. dist.
Het Belang van LimburgDutchConcentra100,113
Gazet van AntwerpenDutchConcentra101,559
Het Laatste NieuwsDutchDe Persgroep288,898
MetroDutchMass Transit Media130,968
De MorgenDutchDe Persgroep55,870
Het Nieuwsblad DutchCorelio264,961
De StandaardDutchCorelio95,746
De TijdDutchMediafin37,720
The Brussels TimesEnglishThe Brussels TimesNA
Brussels Morning NewspaperEnglishBrussels Morning NewspaperNA
L'AvenirFrenchTecteo94,118
La Libre BelgiqueFrenchGroupe IPM42,410
La Dernière HeureFrenchGroupe IPM62,427
L'EchoFrenchMediafin17,170
MetroFrenchMass Transit Media116,022
Le SoirFrenchRossel et Cie82,044
SudPresse newspapers*FrenchRossel et Cie115,853
Grenz-EchoGermanGrenz-Echo Verlag12,079

* — La Capitale, La Meuse, La Nouvelle Gazette, La Province and ''Nord Eclair''

Other newspapers

Dutch language

English language newspapers

The Brussels Times Belgium’s leading daily online English-language news media and bi-monthly print magazine.Politico Europe better known for its mailing list and website but it also has a weekly paper edition. Politico Europe is based in Belgium, but its subject matter is EU politics and policymaking.

Media groups in Belgium