French Regional Press Facebook Ranking: May 2026

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 May 2026 TOP 40.

A third straight month on top for Le Parisien, which shifted up a gear this time. And the comeback of the month is called La Provence.

1. The Month's Top 5#

Le Parisien accelerates: 38.6 million views, +35% in a month, its record on this series. La Provence returns to 2nd place with 28.7 million, a volume nearly tripled (+185%) from only 173 posts. La Dépêche du Midi completes the podium (23.5M, +22%).

Dernières Nouvelles d'Alsace follows at 23 million with the highest cadence in the top 5 (350 posts). Nice-Matin enters the leading five: 12.9 million views, +55%.

2. The Full TOP 40#

TOP 40Facebook

Video views

1

#1

Le Parisien

39,609,600

204 posts4.0%4,896,555

2

#2

La Provence

27,909,302

170 posts12.2%1,341,756

3

#3

Dernières Nouvelles d'Alsace

25,079,066

344 posts21.4%340,883

#MediaVideo viewsPostsPosts/dayViews per followerFollowers

4

La Dépêche du Midi

24,066,807

2046.615.6%756,661

204 posts15.6%756,661 followers

5

Nice-Matin

13,029,503

1043.418.0%695,098

104 posts18.0%695,098 followers

6

Le Progrès

11,718,312

35411.48.9%373,188

354 posts8.9%373,188 followers

7

L'Est Républicain

10,203,612

34011.08.0%377,192

340 posts8.0%377,192 followers

8

Journal L'Alsace

9,788,273

33810.99.5%305,132

338 posts9.5%305,132 followers

9

SudOuest.fr

9,732,351

1404.510.9%635,390

140 posts10.9%635,390 followers

10

La Voix du Nord

9,014,822

1244.07.7%938,871

124 posts7.7%938,871 followers

11

Ouest-France

8,833,491

702.310.3%1,225,974

70 posts10.3%1,225,974 followers

12

Midi Libre

8,625,877

1103.518.4%426,374

110 posts18.4%426,374 followers

13

Le Dauphiné Libéré

8,506,458

34411.14.5%546,679

344 posts4.5%546,679 followers

14

Le Républicain Lorrain

8,389,081

32510.59.2%281,752

325 posts9.2%281,752 followers

15

Courrier Picard

5,872,329

501.636.8%319,450

50 posts36.8%319,450 followers

16

Vosges Matin

5,846,159

32210.412.6%143,547

322 posts12.6%143,547 followers

17

Le Bien Public

5,320,059

2949.59.0%200,707

294 posts9.0%200,707 followers

18

Le JSL

5,245,721

3059.816.5%104,483

305 posts16.5%104,483 followers

19

La Montagne

4,838,160

1775.78.3%327,783

177 posts8.3%327,783 followers

20

Var-Matin

4,555,785

200.652.9%430,315

20 posts52.9%430,315 followers

21

Le Journal du Centre

3,559,897

712.341.7%120,233

71 posts41.7%120,233 followers

22

Le Populaire du Centre

3,405,859

742.427.5%167,625

74 posts27.5%167,625 followers

23

L'Indépendant

2,884,856

1023.37.8%360,335

102 posts7.8%360,335 followers

24

Paris-Normandie

2,692,204

1414.56.0%316,160

141 posts6.0%316,160 followers

25

actu.fr

2,462,796

501.616.0%307,907

50 posts16.0%307,907 followers

26

Presse Océan

2,364,145

401.365.8%89,854

40 posts65.8%89,854 followers

27

Corse-Matin

1,987,472

280.924.4%290,466

28 posts24.4%290,466 followers

28

L'Écho Républicain

1,777,018

331.157.6%93,436

33 posts57.6%93,436 followers

29

La République du Centre

1,761,518

371.220.9%228,269

37 posts20.9%228,269 followers

30

L'Est-Éclair

1,590,046

451.533.5%105,480

45 posts33.5%105,480 followers

31

Le Télégramme

1,330,947

321.011.0%378,366

32 posts11.0%378,366 followers

32

L'Yonne Républicaine

1,201,819

431.428.3%98,791

43 posts28.3%98,791 followers

33

Le Maine Libre

1,086,077

351.128.1%110,418

35 posts28.1%110,418 followers

34

Nord Littoral

1,017,693

441.417.5%132,197

44 posts17.5%132,197 followers

35

Charente Libre

1,014,656

260.816.6%234,614

26 posts16.6%234,614 followers

36

La Nouvelle République

1,006,531

100.355.8%180,343

10 posts55.8%180,343 followers

37

L'Éveil de la Haute-Loire

905,883

210.754.0%79,870

21 posts54.0%79,870 followers

38

Le Berry Républicain

849,171

150.553.4%106,016

15 posts53.4%106,016 followers

39

L'Union

724,343

311.07.8%299,212

31 posts7.8%299,212 followers

40

La Presse de la Manche

572,108

70.275.2%108,665

7 posts75.2%108,665 followers

How 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#

The performance of the month belongs to Courrier Picard: volume multiplied by seven, a jump from 33rd to 15th place and a 36% ratio. When a format takes off, everything moves fast.

Le Progrès is back in the top 6 with 361 posts, the highest cadence in the ranking. Var-Matin gained sixteen spots (20th), and Nice-Matin's efficiency (17.4%) confirms its rise owes nothing to volume: just 107 posts over the month.

On pure efficiency, La Presse de la Manche (74%), Presse Océan (66%) and L'Écho Républicain (56%) kept their status as small pages with big reach.

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 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.