French News Media Instagram Ranking: April 2026

Every month, Nonli's social listening measures the views generated by videos and Reels on the Instagram accounts of France's main news media. Here is the April 2026 TOP 40.

While Facebook cooled down after a hectic March, Instagram kept climbing. Brut. gained another 29% in views, and TF1 INFO is closing in on a symbolic threshold: an average post earning the equivalent of its entire community in views.

1. The Month's Top 5#

Brut. reached 628.7 million views, its record on this series, from 326 posts. TF1 INFO consolidated 2nd place at 253.2 million (+46% in a month), pushing its ratio to 91.4%. RTL held 3rd (107.8M) despite the highest cadence in the table (478 posts).

Le Parisien rose to 4th with 107.5 million (+22%), just ahead of France Inter (106M).

2. The Full TOP 40#

TOP 40Instagram

Video views

1

#1

Brut.

624,617,073

316 posts34.0%5,807,564

2

#2

TF1 INFO

259,552,501

268 posts92.7%1,045,302

3

#3

RTL

109,405,359

472 posts23.7%976,409

#MediaVideo viewsPostsPosts/dayViews per followerFollowers

4

France Inter

106,950,370

40213.415.9%1,674,114

402 posts15.9%1,674,114 followers

5

Le Parisien

105,623,768

2217.433.4%1,431,679

221 posts33.4%1,431,679 followers

6

BFM

102,853,139

2779.237.1%1,000,299

277 posts37.1%1,000,299 followers

7

L'Équipe

82,472,390

1655.514.6%3,429,313

165 posts14.6%3,429,313 followers

8

M6 Info

59,392,086

2899.658.1%353,750

289 posts58.1%353,750 followers

9

franceinfo

59,064,859

2829.415.7%1,335,808

282 posts15.7%1,335,808 followers

10

Le 20h - France Télévisions

51,827,070

2247.546.3%499,316

224 posts46.3%499,316 followers

11

Le Monde

48,900,300

1173.915.0%2,791,458

117 posts15.0%2,791,458 followers

12

Le Dauphiné Libéré

33,005,326

31510.558.5%178,972

315 posts58.5%178,972 followers

13

Le Progrès

30,856,414

31610.567.4%144,880

316 posts67.4%144,880 followers

14

La Dépêche du Midi

30,293,077

1595.368.3%278,752

159 posts68.3%278,752 followers

15

L'Est Républicain

29,000,792

2989.990.5%107,554

298 posts90.5%107,554 followers

16

LCI

26,828,004

571.9130.5%360,751

57 posts130.5%360,751 followers

17

Le Figaro

21,387,051

1635.412.4%1,054,255

163 posts12.4%1,054,255 followers

18

Réel média

19,529,766

692.353.4%529,972

69 posts53.4%529,972 followers

19

Sud Ouest

19,142,881

762.560.2%418,402

76 posts60.2%418,402 followers

20

La Provence

19,120,152

1484.928.5%452,720

148 posts28.5%452,720 followers

21

20 Minutes

16,395,765

2097.012.8%614,529

209 posts12.8%614,529 followers

22

CNEWS

16,295,398

1585.327.4%376,975

158 posts27.4%376,975 followers

23

Europe 1

16,140,136

1334.433.9%357,521

133 posts33.9%357,521 followers

24

LCP-Assemblée nationale

16,031,032

742.5107.1%202,271

74 posts107.1%202,271 followers

25

Le HuffPost

12,737,212

722.4135.7%130,353

72 posts135.7%130,353 followers

26

Dernières Nouvelles d'Alsace

10,624,440

2749.142.0%92,390

274 posts42.0%92,390 followers

27

TV5MONDE

10,537,183

802.716.7%788,707

80 posts16.7%788,707 followers

28

France 24

10,242,396

802.75.9%2,159,150

80 posts5.9%2,159,150 followers

29

Midi Libre

10,118,867

1133.865.0%137,869

113 posts65.0%137,869 followers

30

Public Sénat

8,243,129

1013.419.7%414,000

101 posts19.7%414,000 followers

31

Ouest-France

7,803,566

602.038.2%340,810

60 posts38.2%340,810 followers

32

Mediapart

7,261,251

140.530.3%1,711,481

14 posts30.3%1,711,481 followers

33

BFM Business

5,850,705

702.340.7%205,574

70 posts40.7%205,574 followers

34

La Montagne

5,688,395

1645.529.6%117,275

164 posts29.6%117,275 followers

35

Agence France-Presse

5,544,751

1214.020.2%226,485

121 posts20.2%226,485 followers

36

Nice-Matin

4,990,404

311.070.4%228,550

31 posts70.4%228,550 followers

37

Libération

4,217,549

361.215.8%741,330

36 posts15.8%741,330 followers

38

Futura

4,205,307

421.439.3%254,945

42 posts39.3%254,945 followers

39

RFI

4,124,730

752.56.7%822,657

75 posts6.7%822,657 followers

40

Chaîne nationale des régions

4,030,378

311.0155.7%83,497

31 posts155.7%83,497 followers

How to read the "Views per follower" column: 100% means an average post earns as many views as the account has followers. On Instagram, where Reels travel far outside communities, this ratio climbs fast for accounts whose formats click.

3. What Stands Out#

Le 20h de France Télévisions posted the strongest growth at the top of the table: +84% views and an entry into the top 10. BFMTV gained one spot (6th) with a 31.3% ratio, and Le Monde grew its volume by 36%.

Three accounts passed 100% efficiency this month: Le HuffPost (136%), actu.fr (134%) and LCI (130%). For those three, every Reel reaches more people than they have followers.

Réel média gained seven places (18th), confirming that video pure players are carving out a durable spot in the French news landscape on Instagram.

4. Methodology#

The data comes from Nonli's social listening, which continuously tracks the public Instagram accounts 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.