French Regional Press Instagram Ranking: April 2026

Every month, Nonli's social listening measures the views generated by Reels on the Instagram accounts of France's regional daily newspapers (the "PQR"). Here is the April 2026 TOP 40.

A symbolic milestone at the top: Le Parisien crossed 100 million monthly Reels views for the first time in this series. Below it, the hierarchy barely moved but efficiency took off.

1. The Month's Top 5#

Le Parisien reached 105.6 million views (+20% in a month) from 221 posts. Le Dauphiné Libéré held 2nd place (33M), ahead of Le Progrès (30.9M). La Dépêche du Midi gained one spot (4th) with 30.3 million views, +22% and a 68.3% ratio.

L'Est Républicain closed the top 5 with 29 million views and the best efficiency of the quintet: 90.5% of its community size in views per post.

2. The Full TOP 40#

TOP 40Instagram

Reels views

1

#1

Le Parisien

105,623,768

221 posts33.4%1,431,679

2

#2

Le Dauphiné Libéré

33,005,326

315 posts58.5%178,972

3

#3

Le Progrès

30,856,414

316 posts67.4%144,880

#MediaReels viewsPostsPosts/dayViews per followerFollowers

4

La Dépêche du Midi

30,293,077

1595.368.3%278,752

159 posts68.3%278,752 followers

5

L'Est Républicain

29,000,792

2989.990.5%107,554

298 posts90.5%107,554 followers

6

Sud Ouest

19,142,881

762.560.2%418,402

76 posts60.2%418,402 followers

7

La Provence

19,120,152

1484.928.5%452,720

148 posts28.5%452,720 followers

8

Dernières Nouvelles d'Alsace

10,624,440

2749.142.0%92,390

274 posts42.0%92,390 followers

9

Midi Libre

10,118,867

1133.865.0%137,869

113 posts65.0%137,869 followers

10

Ouest-France

7,803,566

602.038.2%340,810

60 posts38.2%340,810 followers

11

La Montagne

5,688,395

1645.529.6%117,275

164 posts29.6%117,275 followers

12

Nice-Matin

4,990,404

311.070.4%228,550

31 posts70.4%228,550 followers

13

L'Indépendant

4,457,376

1003.351.5%86,524

100 posts51.5%86,524 followers

14

Chaîne nationale des régions

4,030,378

311.0155.7%83,497

31 posts155.7%83,497 followers

15

La Voix du Nord

2,965,139

802.719.5%190,015

80 posts19.5%190,015 followers

16

Le Bien Public

2,764,248

421.470.4%93,429

42 posts70.4%93,429 followers

17

Journal L'Alsace

2,160,284

541.850.4%79,386

54 posts50.4%79,386 followers

18

Le Télégramme

1,523,702

120.4154.0%82,427

12 posts154.0%82,427 followers

19

Le Républicain Lorrain

1,446,252

220.7103.7%63,421

22 posts103.7%63,421 followers

20

Le Berry Républicain

1,368,187

371.2163.2%22,652

37 posts163.2%22,652 followers

21

Le Journal de Saône-et-Loire

1,360,527

230.8119.3%49,587

23 posts119.3%49,587 followers

22

L'Union

1,312,609

852.845.5%33,928

85 posts45.5%33,928 followers

23

L'Est-Éclair

1,172,790

411.486.4%33,107

41 posts86.4%33,107 followers

24

Charente Libre

1,041,990

220.7192.4%24,612

22 posts192.4%24,612 followers

25

France-Antilles Guadeloupe

781,406

270.969.7%41,505

27 posts69.7%41,505 followers

26

Var-Matin

754,607

90.371.5%117,214

9 posts71.5%117,214 followers

27

Le Populaire du Centre

693,201

652.233.6%31,761

65 posts33.6%31,761 followers

28

La République du Centre

570,485

461.535.3%35,104

46 posts35.3%35,104 followers

29

Presse Océan

510,470

280.9145.4%12,536

28 posts145.4%12,536 followers

30

Vosges Matin

433,785

90.3104.6%46,096

9 posts104.6%46,096 followers

31

Le JDC

376,903

331.162.4%18,312

33 posts62.4%18,312 followers

32

Paris-Normandie

375,497

682.311.9%46,389

68 posts11.9%46,389 followers

33

L'Yonne Républicaine

273,503

441.536.4%17,076

44 posts36.4%17,076 followers

34

La Nouvelle République

156,521

230.841.1%16,561

23 posts41.1%16,561 followers

35

La République des Pyrénées

139,896

110.435.1%36,197

11 posts35.1%36,197 followers

36

Courrier Picard

107,046

341.110.7%29,305

34 posts10.7%29,305 followers

37

Le Maine Libre

83,235

90.363.5%14,574

9 posts63.5%14,574 followers

38

Le Petit Bleu d'Agen

71,637

80.3530.8%1,687

8 posts530.8%1,687 followers

39

France-Antilles Martinique

70,287

90.311.1%70,488

9 posts11.1%70,488 followers

40

Le Courrier de l'Ouest

2,304

10.018.3%12,586

1 posts18.3%12,586 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, Reels circulate far beyond communities, and the regional press benefits from it more than anyone.

3. What Stands Out#

La Voix du Nord continued the recovery it started on Facebook: +66% Reels views and five spots gained (15th). The Chaîne nationale des régions rose to 14th with +47%.

Le Berry Républicain made the jump of the month, from 32nd to 20th place, with a 163% ratio. Charente Libre did even better on efficiency: 192%, each Reel reaching nearly twice its community. Le Petit Bleu d'Agen stayed in a league of its own at 531%.

Le Télégramme gained eight spots (18th). On cadence, Le Progrès (316 posts) and Le Dauphiné Libéré (315) keep playing in a category of their own.

4. Methodology#

The data comes from Nonli's social listening, which continuously tracks the public Instagram accounts of the French regional daily press. The ranking covers views on 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.