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

The event of the month is an arrival: HugoDécrypte joins the ranking and lands directly on the podium, in 3rd place. Ahead, Brut. remains out of reach, above 700 million views.

1. The Month's Top 5#

Brut. stays on top, as on every edition of this series: 700.1 million views from 393 posts. TF1 INFO breaks its record for the second month running: 349.5 million (+23%), with an 84.1% ratio. And HugoDécrypte completes the podium in its first month in the ranking: 237.4 million views from only 129 posts, the lowest count of the top 5.

L'Équipe also sets its series record: 185.6 million views, +48% in a month. BFM closes the top 5: 125.3 million (+76%), two spots gained and a 50.3% ratio.

2. The Full TOP 40#

TOP 40Instagram

Video views

1

#1

Brut.

700,086,533

393 posts30.2%5,893,755

2

#2

TF1 INFO

349,451,426

380 posts84.1%1,094,036

3

#3

HugoDécrypte

237,373,142

129 posts32.7%5,623,099

#AccountVideo viewsPostsPosts/dayViews per followerFollowers

4

L'Équipe

185,641,822

34011.315.6%3,493,180

340 posts15.6%3,493,180 followers

5

BFM

125,261,259

2428.150.3%1,028,207

242 posts50.3%1,028,207 followers

6

France Inter

106,516,980

46415.513.5%1,702,902

464 posts13.5%1,702,902 followers

7

RTL

102,204,174

50616.920.1%1,004,487

506 posts20.1%1,004,487 followers

8

Le Parisien

94,757,498

2548.525.3%1,475,170

254 posts25.3%1,475,170 followers

9

La Dépêche du Midi

80,021,596

2939.893.1%293,215

293 posts93.1%293,215 followers

10

M6 Info

77,906,570

39113.052.6%378,560

391 posts52.6%378,560 followers

11

franceinfo

70,304,912

34811.614.8%1,361,136

348 posts14.8%1,361,136 followers

12

Le 20h - France Télévisions

64,468,846

2167.256.2%531,486

216 posts56.2%531,486 followers

13

Le Monde

47,510,995

1194.014.1%2,823,467

119 posts14.1%2,823,467 followers

14

20 Minutes

36,972,711

2287.625.6%633,234

228 posts25.6%633,234 followers

15

Le Progrès

35,101,451

37012.361.0%155,470

370 posts61.0%155,470 followers

16

Le Dauphiné Libéré

34,920,566

38812.946.7%192,580

388 posts46.7%192,580 followers

17

L'Est Républicain

34,702,697

36412.182.5%115,627

364 posts82.5%115,627 followers

18

La Provence

29,949,459

1836.135.2%465,347

183 posts35.2%465,347 followers

19

Sud Ouest

24,244,775

822.769.3%426,929

82 posts69.3%426,929 followers

20

Ouest-France

23,535,477

943.171.2%351,680

94 posts71.2%351,680 followers

21

CNEWS

20,337,519

1525.135.0%382,250

152 posts35.0%382,250 followers

22

Réel média

19,623,077

672.253.9%543,526

67 posts53.9%543,526 followers

23

Le Figaro

19,034,700

1565.211.4%1,066,112

156 posts11.4%1,066,112 followers

24

Futura

19,017,648

511.7140.2%266,042

51 posts140.2%266,042 followers

25

Europe 1

17,524,692

1535.131.3%365,601

153 posts31.3%365,601 followers

26

TV5MONDE

14,978,537

1003.318.7%802,738

100 posts18.7%802,738 followers

27

France 24

14,464,515

1464.94.6%2,171,094

146 posts4.6%2,171,094 followers

28

LCI

13,073,008

240.8146.9%370,719

24 posts146.9%370,719 followers

29

LCP-Assemblée nationale

11,303,679

652.280.2%216,922

65 posts80.2%216,922 followers

30

Var-Matin

11,173,695

361.2253.5%122,442

36 posts253.5%122,442 followers

31

Midi Libre

11,049,074

1254.261.9%142,759

125 posts61.9%142,759 followers

32

Mediapart

10,912,846

180.634.9%1,735,233

18 posts34.9%1,735,233 followers

33

Dernières Nouvelles d'Alsace

10,757,422

33011.034.5%94,550

330 posts34.5%94,550 followers

34

Public Sénat

10,246,073

1123.721.4%428,452

112 posts21.4%428,452 followers

35

La Montagne

10,017,773

1986.641.9%120,718

198 posts41.9%120,718 followers

36

Agence France-Presse

7,185,447

1214.025.5%233,182

121 posts25.5%233,182 followers

37

Le HuffPost

7,022,379

1053.549.3%135,581

105 posts49.3%135,581 followers

38

Nice-Matin

6,514,931

662.241.8%235,985

66 posts41.8%235,985 followers

39

Chaîne nationale des régions

5,668,731

391.3162.8%89,275

39 posts162.8%89,275 followers

40

RFI

5,618,419

1033.46.6%831,548

103 posts6.6%831,548 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#

La Dépêche du Midi enters the national top 10 (9th, +72%) with a 93.1% ratio. Futura posts the strongest rise in the table: +246% and fifteen spots gained (24th), at 140.2% efficiency.

Ouest-France (+170%, 20th) and CNEWS (+158%, 21st) more than double their views. 20 Minutes gains five spots (14th, +73%), and RFI enters the TOP 40.

On efficiency, Var-matin posts the best ratio in the table: 253.5% of its community in views per post, ahead of Chaîne nationale des régions (162.8%) and LCI, which reaches 146.9% from only 24 posts.

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 June 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: 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.