French News Media Instagram Ranking: February 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 February 2026 TOP 40.

The month is shorter and volumes mechanically dip. What didn't slow down is movement at the top: RTL takes 2nd place, L'Équipe enters the top 5, and the middle of the table gets reshuffled.

1. The Month's Top 5#

Brut. remains untouchable: 491.2 million views, nearly five times the runner-up. Behind it, RTL moved past France Inter with 105.9 million views against 102.4. The gap is small, 3.5 million, but RTL lined up 413 posts over the month, the highest cadence in the top 5, and that consistency pays.

TF1 INFO held 4th place with 78.9 million views. L'Équipe entered the top 5 with 71.2 million views from just 160 posts: one of the best views-per-post ratios in the ranking. Sports content works.

2. The Full TOP 40#

TOP 40Instagram

Video views

1

#1

Brut.

491,151,615

288 posts30.7%5.56M

2

#2

RTL

105,862,744

413 posts28.5%897,880

3

#3

France Inter

102,445,884

375 posts16.9%1.62M

#MediaVideo viewsPostsPosts/dayViews per followerFollowers

4

TF1 INFO

78,904,727

2268.136.6%952,824

226 posts36.6%952,824 followers

5

L'Équipe

71,213,394

1605.713.2%3.37M

160 posts13.2%3.37M followers

6

Le Parisien

66,767,631

1786.427.6%1.36M

178 posts27.6%1.36M followers

7

franceinfo

64,606,125

29510.517.0%1.29M

295 posts17.0%1.29M followers

8

BFM

64,326,381

2057.333.4%940,746

205 posts33.4%940,746 followers

9

M6 Info

44,214,550

27910.053.0%299,080

279 posts53.0%299,080 followers

10

Le Monde

37,754,325

873.115.8%2.75M

87 posts15.8%2.75M followers

11

Le 20h - France Télévisions

35,769,984

2087.440.0%429,426

208 posts40.0%429,426 followers

12

Le Dauphiné Libéré

31,209,601

34812.457.3%156,438

348 posts57.3%156,438 followers

13

Le Progrès

26,594,296

29510.574.1%121,637

295 posts74.1%121,637 followers

14

L'Est Républicain

25,434,759

28710.294.5%93,810

287 posts94.5%93,810 followers

15

Le Figaro

24,733,633

1304.618.5%1.03M

130 posts18.5%1.03M followers

16

La Dépêche du Midi

24,358,982

1615.862.2%243,111

161 posts62.2%243,111 followers

17

20 Minutes

17,547,547

1766.316.8%593,947

176 posts16.8%593,947 followers

18

Sud Ouest

16,820,155

752.755.3%405,558

75 posts55.3%405,558 followers

19

LCI

16,258,582

552.089.4%330,804

55 posts89.4%330,804 followers

20

La Provence

16,084,293

1936.919.7%423,340

193 posts19.7%423,340 followers

21

LCP-Assemblée nationale

12,754,600

662.4120.3%160,578

66 posts120.3%160,578 followers

22

Europe 1

12,190,969

1204.329.6%343,267

120 posts29.6%343,267 followers

23

CNEWS

11,316,779

1655.918.8%365,277

165 posts18.8%365,277 followers

24

Var-Matin

10,851,375

351.2280.1%110,690

35 posts280.1%110,690 followers

25

Dernières Nouvelles d'Alsace

10,644,494

2779.944.8%85,841

277 posts44.8%85,841 followers

26

Public Sénat

10,057,877

1164.124.7%351,281

116 posts24.7%351,281 followers

27

Réel média

9,448,517

672.428.5%494,027

67 posts28.5%494,027 followers

28

Ouest-France

7,820,928

672.435.2%331,391

67 posts35.2%331,391 followers

29

BFM Business

7,589,299

692.556.4%195,176

69 posts56.4%195,176 followers

30

TV5MONDE

7,315,326

582.116.5%762,636

58 posts16.5%762,636 followers

31

Le HuffPost

6,891,832

752.776.6%119,891

75 posts76.6%119,891 followers

32

Midi Libre

6,314,521

833.059.3%128,392

83 posts59.3%128,392 followers

33

France 24

5,921,303

822.93.3%2.16M

82 posts3.3%2.16M followers

34

Chaîne nationale des régions

5,075,518

401.4173.2%73,252

40 posts173.2%73,252 followers

35

Agence France-Presse

4,865,382

1134.021.2%202,629

113 posts21.2%202,629 followers

36

Mediapart

4,775,209

90.332.3%1.64M

9 posts32.3%1.64M followers

37

Futura

4,434,822

391.446.6%243,961

39 posts46.6%243,961 followers

38

La Montagne

4,203,180

1204.331.2%112,443

120 posts31.2%112,443 followers

39

Libération

3,364,002

260.918.0%720,637

26 posts18.0%720,637 followers

40

Courrier International

2,737,635

150.525.0%730,656

15 posts25.0%730,656 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#

franceinfo gained two spots to reach 7th with 64.6 million views from 295 posts, just ahead of BFMTV (64.3M), which stays in the top 8 with a strong 33% views-per-post-to-community ratio. M6 Info kept its momentum in 9th: 44.2 million views and an average post earning 53% of its community size in views.

The real curiosity of the month sits in 24th place. Var-matin published 35 Reels in February for 10.9 million views, with 111,000 followers. Each post averaged 2.8 times its community size in views, the best ratio in the national ranking. LCP-Assemblée nationale (120%) and actu.fr (173%) play in the same register.

Another lesson: the regional press has settled into the national table. Le Dauphiné Libéré (12th), Le Progrès (13th) and L'Est Républicain (14th) outrank a good share of national brands, publishing more than 10 times a day. Le Figaro held its 15th place with 24.7 million views, and Le Monde remained the top national daily in 10th with only 87 posts.

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 February 1 and 28, 2026. Counters are read at the end of the period; since views keep accruing after publication, small differences with later readings are normal.

In the same series, next month: March 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.