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
Newspaper Language Owner Website Av. dist. (2011) Het Belang van Limburg Dutch Concentra hbvl.be 100,113 Gazet van Antwerpen Dutch Concentra gva.be 101,559 Het Laatste Nieuws Dutch De Persgroep hln.be 288,898 Metro Dutch Mass Transit Media metrotime.be 130,968 De Morgen Dutch De Persgroep demorgen.be 55,870 Het Nieuwsblad (incl. De Gentenaar) Dutch Corelio nieuwsblad.be/ 264,961 De Standaard Dutch Corelio standaard.be 95,746 De Tijd Dutch Mediafin tijd.be 37,720 The Brussels Times English The Brussels Times brusselstimes.com NA Brussels Morning Newspaper English Brussels Morning Newspaper brusselsmorning.com NA L'Avenir French Tecteo lavenir.net 94,118 La Libre Belgique French Groupe IPM lalibre.be 42,410 La Dernière Heure French Groupe IPM dhnet.be 62,427 L'Echo French Mediafin lecho.be 17,170 Metro French Mass Transit Media metrotime.be 116,022 Le Soir French Rossel et Cie lesoir.be 82,044 SudPresse newspapers* French Rossel et Cie sudpresse.be 115,853 Grenz-Echo German Grenz-Echo Verlag grenzecho.be 12,079
* — La Capitale, La Meuse, La Nouvelle Gazette, La Province and Nord Eclair
Other newspapers
Dutch language Brugsch Handelsblad Kortrijks Handelsblad
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. The Bulletin
Media groups in Belgium
Mediahuis De Persgroep Rossel Roularta
References
Bibliography
External links
Catalog of Belgian newspapers published after 2020 Full List of Belgium's Newspapers and Media Belgium Newspapers - Belgische kranten