French News Media Facebook Ranking: May 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 May 2026 TOP 40.

After two months watching BFMTV from 2nd or 3rd place, Brut. answered. And what an answer: 629.6 million views, unseen on this series, nearly triple its April volume.

1. The Month's Top 5#

Brut. crushed May: 629.6 million views (+195%), 584 posts, and a ratio back up to 10.3%. TF1 INFO takes 2nd place with 211.5 million views, slightly up. BFMTV, the leader in March and April, remains firmly on the podium with 178.5 million.

RTL holds 4th place (102.5M). And franceinfo rounds out the top 5: 77 million views, up from 7th in April.

2. The Full TOP 40#

TOP 40Facebook

Video views

1

#1

Brut.

629,633,784

584 posts10.3%10,455,695

2

#2

TF1 INFO

211,479,265

368 posts10.0%5,726,037

3

#3

BFMTV

178,501,090

376 posts7.1%6,721,074

#MediaVideo viewsPostsPosts/dayViews per followerFollowers

4

RTL

102,499,425

48115.58.7%2,458,727

481 posts8.7%2,458,727 followers

5

franceinfo

76,964,227

61419.83.6%3,435,280

614 posts3.6%3,435,280 followers

6

L'Équipe

75,351,544

2156.94.5%7,769,313

215 posts4.5%7,769,313 followers

7

France Inter

68,701,225

41313.37.1%2,333,968

413 posts7.1%2,333,968 followers

8

Le 20h - France Télévisions

59,796,833

2347.58.9%2,872,765

234 posts8.9%2,872,765 followers

9

France 24

58,086,283

41413.41.0%14,502,654

414 posts1.0%14,502,654 followers

10

M6 Info

42,794,824

34211.06.1%2,055,351

342 posts6.1%2,055,351 followers

11

Le Parisien

39,609,600

2046.64.0%4,896,555

204 posts4.0%4,896,555 followers

12

LCI

38,147,008

1424.66.8%3,929,867

142 posts6.8%3,929,867 followers

13

CNEWS

30,597,349

139244.91.0%2,117,728

1392 posts1.0%2,117,728 followers

14

La Provence

27,909,302

1705.512.2%1,341,756

170 posts12.2%1,341,756 followers

15

Le Figaro

25,930,448

1886.13.3%4,229,384

188 posts3.3%4,229,384 followers

16

Dernières Nouvelles d'Alsace

25,079,066

34411.121.4%340,883

344 posts21.4%340,883 followers

17

La Dépêche du Midi

24,066,807

2046.615.6%756,661

204 posts15.6%756,661 followers

18

RFI

19,762,726

1153.72.5%6,781,536

115 posts2.5%6,781,536 followers

19

TV5MONDE

18,750,306

1023.33.9%4,695,866

102 posts3.9%4,695,866 followers

20

Europe 1

17,203,852

1665.46.9%1,503,829

166 posts6.9%1,503,829 followers

21

20 Minutes

17,084,742

1876.02.7%3,396,454

187 posts2.7%3,396,454 followers

22

LCP

14,331,472

923.050.4%308,969

92 posts50.4%308,969 followers

23

Nice-Matin

13,029,503

1043.418.0%695,098

104 posts18.0%695,098 followers

24

Mediapart

11,897,283

351.118.4%1,848,575

35 posts18.4%1,848,575 followers

25

Le Progrès

11,718,312

35411.48.9%373,188

354 posts8.9%373,188 followers

26

L'Est Républicain

10,203,612

34011.08.0%377,192

340 posts8.0%377,192 followers

27

SudOuest.fr

9,732,351

1404.510.9%635,390

140 posts10.9%635,390 followers

28

Le Monde

9,260,812

1153.71.4%5,961,824

115 posts1.4%5,961,824 followers

29

La Voix du Nord

9,014,822

1244.07.7%938,871

124 posts7.7%938,871 followers

30

Public Sénat

8,950,936

1153.713.6%571,591

115 posts13.6%571,591 followers

31

Ouest-France

8,833,491

702.310.3%1,225,974

70 posts10.3%1,225,974 followers

32

Midi Libre

8,625,877

1103.518.4%426,374

110 posts18.4%426,374 followers

33

Le Dauphiné Libéré

8,506,458

34411.14.5%546,679

344 posts4.5%546,679 followers

34

Le Républicain Lorrain

8,389,081

32510.59.2%281,752

325 posts9.2%281,752 followers

35

Agence France-Presse

8,239,499

1595.15.3%984,886

159 posts5.3%984,886 followers

36

Futura

6,817,171

732.45.2%1,799,090

73 posts5.2%1,799,090 followers

37

Le HuffPost

6,270,857

812.66.2%1,243,430

81 posts6.2%1,243,430 followers

38

La Montagne

4,838,160

1775.78.3%327,783

177 posts8.3%327,783 followers

39

Var-Matin

4,555,785

200.652.9%430,315

20 posts52.9%430,315 followers

40

BFM Business

4,342,054

752.49.1%637,712

75 posts9.1%637,712 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#

L'Équipe's performance deserves the zoom: only 215 posts, but sports content that exploded in May. Views jumped +81% to land the account 6th, five spots gained from April's 11th.

La Provence confirmed on the regional side: +160% views and a jump from 23rd to 14th in the national ranking, its best rank on this series. TV5MONDE gained fifteen places (19th), and Le Parisien grew its volume by 33%.

On efficiency, LCP remains the benchmark at 50% of its community size in views per post, and Var-Matin entered the national table with a 53% ratio, the highest of the month.

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 May 1 and 31, 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: April 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.