French News Media Instagram Account Ranking: August 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 August 2026 TOP 40.

The podium does not move: Brut., TF1 INFO and HugoDécrypte finish in the same order as in July, all three above 200 million views. Behind them, France Inter climbs back to 4th place and RTL enters the top 10.

1. The Month's Top 5#

Brut. keeps the lead with 302.6 million views from 189 posts. TF1 INFO follows at 262.6 million and posts the top 5's best ratio, 83.4%, with just over a million followers. HugoDécrypte completes the podium at 237.8 million from 120 posts.

France Inter gains four spots and returns to 4th place with 100.4 million views, at the quintet's highest cadence (324 posts). L'Équipe is 5th at 99.6 million, less than a million views behind France Inter.

2. The Full TOP 40#

TOP 40Instagram

Video views

1

#1

Brut.

302,600,795

189 posts26.5%6,040,951

2

#2

TF1 INFO

262,598,409

269 posts83.4%1,170,086

3

#3

HugoDécrypte

237,836,559

120 posts34.8%5,699,919

#AccountVideo viewsPostsPosts/dayViews per followerFollowers

4

France Inter

100,440,575

32410.517.6%1,761,651

324 posts17.6%1,761,651 followers

5

L'Équipe

99,559,030

1274.122.2%3,539,067

127 posts22.2%3,539,067 followers

6

Le Parisien

93,907,563

1896.132.5%1,527,091

189 posts32.5%1,527,091 followers

7

franceinfo

86,459,065

36111.616.7%1,430,732

361 posts16.7%1,430,732 followers

8

BFM

86,273,627

2237.236.2%1,067,981

223 posts36.2%1,067,981 followers

9

RTL

73,881,289

41913.516.8%1,050,881

419 posts16.8%1,050,881 followers

10

La Dépêche du Midi

60,290,514

2618.472.1%320,347

261 posts72.1%320,347 followers

11

Réel média

55,630,806

682.2137.1%596,883

68 posts137.1%596,883 followers

12

La Provence

51,713,347

2187.048.6%488,462

218 posts48.6%488,462 followers

13

Le 20h - France Télévisions

47,382,207

1936.242.9%571,694

193 posts42.9%571,694 followers

14

M6 Info

47,141,663

2999.637.6%418,778

299 posts37.6%418,778 followers

15

Le Monde

42,415,086

923.016.0%2,885,981

92 posts16.0%2,885,981 followers

16

Le Progrès

42,355,603

32710.573.8%175,590

327 posts73.8%175,590 followers

17

Le Dauphiné Libéré

36,541,144

36211.747.2%214,018

362 posts47.2%214,018 followers

18

Sud Ouest

33,288,757

832.786.7%462,684

83 posts86.7%462,684 followers

19

L'Est Républicain

30,597,541

3059.879.2%126,630

305 posts79.2%126,630 followers

20

TV5MONDE

25,025,566

902.933.2%838,021

90 posts33.2%838,021 followers

21

Futura

19,469,551

461.5149.9%282,389

46 posts149.9%282,389 followers

22

France 24

17,826,244

892.99.1%2,200,802

89 posts9.1%2,200,802 followers

23

Midi Libre

17,063,173

1133.697.3%155,135

113 posts97.3%155,135 followers

24

CNEWS

16,868,889

953.145.3%391,737

95 posts45.3%391,737 followers

25

Le Figaro

16,363,729

1284.111.7%1,090,069

128 posts11.7%1,090,069 followers

26

Ouest-France

14,034,009

1023.337.1%371,095

102 posts37.1%371,095 followers

27

20 Minutes

14,024,294

1494.814.6%646,874

149 posts14.6%646,874 followers

28

Dernières Nouvelles d'Alsace

13,262,599

31810.341.7%99,951

318 posts41.7%99,951 followers

29

Public Sénat

12,961,267

1113.624.4%478,674

111 posts24.4%478,674 followers

30

Chaîne nationale des régions

11,783,324

451.5260.1%100,667

45 posts260.1%100,667 followers

31

Var-Matin

10,911,163

371.2215.8%136,671

37 posts215.8%136,671 followers

32

Mediapart

8,600,343

110.443.8%1,785,466

11 posts43.8%1,785,466 followers

33

Europe 1

8,433,091

1033.321.9%374,310

103 posts21.9%374,310 followers

34

Agence France-Presse

8,114,294

1244.025.9%252,754

124 posts25.9%252,754 followers

35

Le HuffPost

6,573,686

1093.542.0%143,566

109 posts42.0%143,566 followers

36

La Montagne

5,696,101

1474.731.0%125,055

147 posts31.0%125,055 followers

37

LCI

5,519,704

100.3145.2%380,107

10 posts145.2%380,107 followers

38

Le Télégramme

5,089,506

612.092.3%90,368

61 posts92.3%90,368 followers

39

BFM Business

4,814,839

551.841.0%213,269

55 posts41.0%213,269 followers

40

RFI

3,576,567

431.49.8%846,170

43 posts9.8%846,170 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#

RTL enters the top 10 (9th, +3%) by gaining three spots, with 419 posts over the month, the ranking's highest cadence. Réel média posts its best rank on the series (11th, +15%), a views record and a 137.1% ratio.

Records keep coming further down: TV5MONDE (20th, +24%, its best rank), Midi Libre (23rd, +16%, 97.3%) and Dernières Nouvelles d'Alsace (28th, +31%). Mediapart gains seven spots (32nd, +62%) and Public Sénat four (29th, +19%).

The table's best ratio goes to Chaîne nationale des régions, 260.1% of its community in views per post (30th), ahead of Var-Matin (215.8%). LCI, Le Télégramme and RFI return to the TOP 40.

4. Methodology#

The data comes from Nonli's social listening, which continuously tracks the public Instagram accounts of French news media. Only one account per media brand is counted: its main account, without aggregating local or topical accounts. The ranking covers views on videos and Reels published between August 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: July 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.