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 27 in 2019, down from 35 in 2009. Of the 27 dailies, 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, 9 since March 2020, and 8 since March 2021.
NewspaperHeadquartersCirculationPublisherEarliest predecessorFirst issue
De TelegraafAmsterdam385,501MediahuisCourante uyt Italien, Duytslandt, &c.1618-06-18 or earlier
Algemeen DagbladRotterdam340,758DPGGoudsche Courant?1862-04-03
De VolkskrantAmsterdam239,219DPGDe Volkskrant1919-10-02
NRCAmsterdam138,589MediahuisAlgemeen Handelsblad1828‑01‑05
TrouwAmsterdam98,882DPGOranje-Bode1943-02-18
Het Financieele DagbladAmsterdam47,363FD MediagroepPrys-Courant der Effecten1796-08-02
Reformatorisch DagbladApeldoorn42,967Erdee Media GroepReformatorisch Dagblad1971-04-01
Nederlands DagbladAmersfoort19,593Nederlands DagbladReformatie Stemmen1944

  • Circulation data was for 2017, the last year precise numbers were published. For 2019, a list is available that does not control for returned newspapers. Since, only exposure is published, not separating print from online.

    Regional dailies

  • All titles are paid and in tabloid format.
  • Circulation data is for 2017.

    Local dailies

Former newspapers

  • Hoornsche Courant