Every month, Nonli's social listening measures the video views generated by the Facebook pages of France's regional daily newspapers (the "PQR"). Here is the March 2026 TOP 40.
The duel at the top continues. After conceding the lead by 64,000 views in February, Le Parisien retakes first place. La Provence stays close, and behind them the podium is being reshuffled.
1. The Month's Top 5#
Le Parisien climbs back to the top spot with 28.5 million views from 213 posts. La Provence follows at 23 million, carried by 268 posts. Dernières Nouvelles d'Alsace takes 3rd place with 19.3 million views, 356 posts and a 16.2% ratio, the highest in the top 5.
La Dépêche du Midi rises to 4th (15.4M), ahead of Le Dauphiné Libéré (13.9M), still the publishing machine of the ranking: 387 posts, 12.5 a day.
2. The Full TOP 40#
Le Parisien
28,523,295
La Provence
22,980,485
Dernières Nouvelles d'Alsace
19,311,053
La Dépêche du Midi
Le Dauphiné Libéré
Ouest-France
Midi Libre
La Montagne
Nice-Matin
Journal L'Alsace
L'Est Républicain
Le Républicain Lorrain
Le Progrès
Vosges Matin
Le Bien Public
SudOuest.fr
Le Populaire du Centre
La Voix du Nord
Le JSL
Courrier Picard
Paris-Normandie
L'Indépendant
France-Antilles Guadeloupe
Le Journal du Centre
Var-Matin
La Presse de la Manche
Presse Océan
L'Est-Éclair
La République du Centre
L'Union
L'Écho Républicain
L'Yonne Républicaine
Corse-Matin
actu.fr
L'Éveil de la Haute-Loire
Charente Libre
Nord Littoral
La Nouvelle République
Le Télégramme
Le Petit Bleu d'AgenHow to read the "Views per follower" column: 100% means an average post earns as many views as the page has followers. The higher the ratio, the further the account reaches beyond its own community.
3. What Stands Out#
Ouest-France posted the best efficiency at the top of the table: 6th place from only 67 posts, a 16% views-per-post-to-community ratio. Publishing little but publishing right works too.
Nice-Matin made the jump of the month, from 21st to 9th. L'Est Républicain gained seven spots (11th), Le Républicain Lorrain four (12th), and Courrier Picard climbed from 33rd to 20th.
On per-post efficiency, La Presse de la Manche reached 105% from just sixteen posts: each video reaches more than the equivalent of its entire community. L'Éveil de la Haute-Loire (46%) and L'Écho Républicain (37%) follow, three local newsrooms doing a lot with very little.
4. Methodology#
The data comes from Nonli's social listening, which continuously tracks the public Facebook pages of the French regional daily press. The ranking covers views on videos and Reels published between March 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: February 2026 ranking; next 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.