List of newspapers in Germany


The number of national daily newspapers in Germany was 598 in 1950, whereas it was 375 in 1965. Below is a list of newspapers in Germany, sorted according to printed run as of 2015, as listed at which tracks circulations of all publications in Germany.

National

Daily national subscription papers

No.NewspaperAbbrv.Circulation
Days of
publication
Political alignmentPublisher/Parent Company
1BildBild1,150,181Mon–SatCentre-right
Populist
Axel Springer AG
2Süddeutsche ZeitungSZ361,507Mon–SatCentre-left/ left-liberal or "critical-liberal"Südwestdeutsche Medien Holding, Medien Union
3Frankfurter Allgemeine ZeitungFAZ254,263Mon–FriCentre-right/ moderately conservative to liberalFazit-Stiftung
4Die Welt165,686Mon–FriCentre-right/ conservative to liberalAxel Springer AG
5Handelsblatt130,864Mon–FriEconomically liberalGeorg von Holtzbrinck Publishing Group
6Der Tagesspiegel113,716Mon–SunLiberal, centristGeorg von Holtzbrinck Publishing Group
7Die Tageszeitungtaz51,873Mon–SatLeft-wing, greentaz, die tageszeitung Verlagsgenossenschaft eG
8Neues DeutschlandND25,158Mon–SatLeft-wing, socialistNeues Deutschland Druckerei und Verlags GmbH and The Left Party
9Junge WeltjWc. 19,000Mon–SatFar-left, MarxistVerlag 8. Mai

Weekly national subscription papers

News magazines

  • Der Spiegel
  • Stern
  • Focus
  • Wirtschaftswoche
  • Cicero
  • ''konkret''

    Regional

Here are 20 large newspapers in the regions of Germany.
Boulevardzeitungen is a style of newspapers, characterised by big, colourful headlines, pictures and sensationalist stories, comparable to the English term "red top" or "tabloid", but independent from the paper format. Also called Kaufzeitungen or Straßenverkaufszeitungen, as they can only be bought day by day at kiosks or from street vendors and are not usually delivered to subscribers.

National boulevard papers

  • ''Bild''

    Regional or local boulevard papers

  • Express in Cologne and the Rhineland
  • tz
  • B.Z.
  • Berliner Kurier
  • Hamburger Morgenpost
  • ''Abendzeitung''

    Non-German-language