French News Media Facebook Ranking: April 2026

Every month, Nonli's social listening measures the video views generated by the Facebook pages of France's main news media. Here is the April 2026 TOP 40.

After an exceptional March for all the news channels, April marks a return to more usual levels. One thing did not change: BFMTV stays on top, for the second month in a row.

1. The Month's Top 5#

BFMTV confirms its first place with 281.3 million views from 575 posts. Brut. climbs back to 2nd at 213.3 million, a volume nearly identical to March: the historical leader's consistency stands out against the swings in the rest of the table. TF1 INFO completes the podium at 193.2 million.

RTL holds 4th place (93.9M), and France Inter enters the top 5: 82.2 million views, four spots gained in one month.

2. The Full TOP 40#

TOP 40Facebook

Video views

1

#1

BFMTV

281,304,051

575 posts7.3%6,721,074

2

#2

Brut.

213,316,401

393 posts5.2%10,455,695

3

#3

TF1 INFO

193,165,354

367 posts9.2%5,726,037

#MediaVideo viewsPostsPosts/dayViews per followerFollowers

4

RTL

93,889,718

47415.88.1%2,458,727

474 posts8.1%2,458,727 followers

5

France Inter

82,227,627

40313.48.7%2,333,968

403 posts8.7%2,333,968 followers

6

France 24

80,749,453

49216.41.1%14,502,654

492 posts1.1%14,502,654 followers

7

franceinfo

74,498,154

54618.24.0%3,435,280

546 posts4.0%3,435,280 followers

8

M6 Info

67,496,379

35611.99.2%2,055,351

356 posts9.2%2,055,351 followers

9

LCI

61,230,614

1715.79.1%3,929,867

171 posts9.1%3,929,867 followers

10

Le 20h - France Télévisions

51,607,277

2187.38.2%2,872,765

218 posts8.2%2,872,765 followers

11

L'Équipe

41,670,675

1575.23.4%7,769,313

157 posts3.4%7,769,313 followers

12

CNEWS

30,809,910

138746.21.0%2,117,728

1387 posts1.0%2,117,728 followers

13

Le Parisien

29,674,049

2387.92.5%4,896,555

238 posts2.5%4,896,555 followers

14

Le Figaro

23,711,460

1866.23.0%4,229,384

186 posts3.0%4,229,384 followers

15

LCP

20,929,683

742.591.5%308,969

74 posts91.5%308,969 followers

16

Dernières Nouvelles d'Alsace

20,801,457

2949.820.8%340,883

294 posts20.8%340,883 followers

17

RFI

19,944,501

1414.72.1%6,781,536

141 posts2.1%6,781,536 followers

18

La Dépêche du Midi

19,207,984

1625.415.7%756,661

162 posts15.7%756,661 followers

19

20 Minutes

15,555,304

1996.62.3%3,396,454

199 posts2.3%3,396,454 followers

20

Le Monde

14,922,460

1194.02.1%5,961,824

119 posts2.1%5,961,824 followers

21

Europe 1

12,988,776

1525.15.7%1,503,829

152 posts5.7%1,503,829 followers

22

L'Est Républicain

11,805,201

30910.310.1%377,192

309 posts10.1%377,192 followers

23

La Provence

10,731,255

1535.15.2%1,341,756

153 posts5.2%1,341,756 followers

24

Le HuffPost

10,672,342

903.09.5%1,243,430

90 posts9.5%1,243,430 followers

25

Public Sénat

9,527,361

1133.814.8%571,591

113 posts14.8%571,591 followers

26

La Voix du Nord

9,495,094

1214.08.4%938,871

121 posts8.4%938,871 followers

27

Mediapart

8,541,816

220.721.0%1,848,575

22 posts21.0%1,848,575 followers

28

Nice-Matin

8,391,769

391.331.0%695,098

39 posts31.0%695,098 followers

29

Midi Libre

8,344,761

1163.916.9%426,374

116 posts16.9%426,374 followers

30

Ouest-France

7,985,261

561.911.6%1,225,974

56 posts11.6%1,225,974 followers

31

Le Progrès

7,340,369

32310.86.1%373,188

323 posts6.1%373,188 followers

32

SudOuest.fr

7,216,076

1414.78.1%635,390

141 posts8.1%635,390 followers

33

Femme Actuelle

6,810,783

411.412.0%1,384,830

41 posts12.0%1,384,830 followers

34

TV5MONDE

6,582,102

852.81.6%4,695,866

85 posts1.6%4,695,866 followers

35

Futura

6,411,464

682.35.2%1,799,090

68 posts5.2%1,799,090 followers

36

Le Dauphiné Libéré

6,259,361

30810.33.7%546,679

308 posts3.7%546,679 followers

37

Agence France-Presse

5,890,673

1545.13.9%984,886

154 posts3.9%984,886 followers

38

Le Républicain Lorrain

5,638,874

2909.76.9%281,752

290 posts6.9%281,752 followers

39

Challenges

3,913,905

230.837.3%456,485

23 posts37.3%456,485 followers

40

La Montagne

3,325,172

1675.66.1%327,783

167 posts6.1%327,783 followers

How to read the "Views per follower" column: 100% means an average post earns as many views as the page has followers. It's a good proxy for an account's ability to reach beyond its own community.

3. What Stands Out#

The climb of the month belongs to France Inter, from 9th to 5th place. The station published 403 posts and held an 8.7% ratio, solid for a 2.3-million-follower community.

Le Monde made a nice jump, from 32nd to 20th. RFI gained four spots (17th) and La Dépêche du Midi entered the national top 20 (18th), a rarity for a regional title.

LCP once again posted the most impressive ratio in the table: 91.5% of its community size in views per post. M6 Info was one of the few top 10 pages to grow its volume in a quieter April, at +17%.

4. Methodology#

The data comes from Nonli's social listening, which continuously tracks the public Facebook pages of French news media. The ranking covers views on videos and Reels published between April 1 and 30, 2026, read through the Nonli API. Since views keep accruing after publication, small differences with later readings are normal. Follower counts are those observed when the ranking was generated.

In the same series, previous month: March 2026 ranking; next month: May 2026 ranking.

This ranking is published every month on this blog and on Nonli's LinkedIn page. To track these metrics for your own accounts and your market, get in touch.