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 July 2026 TOP 40.
Le Parisien stays on top for an eleventh consecutive month, and does it with the best total in its history on this series. La Dépêche du Midi passes 100 million views for the first time.
1. The Month's Top 5#
Le Parisien sets its record with 134.9 million views (+42%) from 298 Reels. La Dépêche du Midi crosses a threshold at 103.8 million (+30%), for a 110.4% ratio.
Sud Ouest completes the podium by multiplying its views nearly fourfold (89.6 million, +270%, four spots gained). La Provence (61.9 million, +107%) and Var-Matin (59.7 million, +434%) follow, the latter with the top 5's best efficiency, 350.9%.
2. The Full TOP 40#
Le Parisien
134,941,460
La Dépêche du Midi
103,808,663
Sud Ouest
89,638,742
La Provence
Var-Matin
Le Progrès
L'Est Républicain
Le Dauphiné Libéré
Chaîne nationale des régions
Ouest-France
Midi Libre
Nice-Matin
L'Union
L'Indépendant
La Montagne
Dernières Nouvelles d'Alsace
Le Bien Public
Journal L'ALSACE
Le Journal de Saône-et-Loire
France-Antilles Martinique
Le Télégramme
Charente Libre
Le Populaire du Centre
La Voix du Nord
France-Antilles Guadeloupe
Presse Océan
L'Est-Éclair
Le JDC
La République du Centre
La Nouvelle République
Le Berry Républicain
Vosges Matin
Le Républicain Lorrain
La République des Pyrénées
Le Courrier de l'Ouest
L'Yonne Républicaine
Paris-Normandie
Courrier Picard
DordogneLibre
Le Maine LibreHow 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#
The outlier month belongs to L'Union: views multiplied more than sixteenfold (+1,551%), sixteen spots gained and 13th place, with a 392.2% ratio from 71 Reels.
The two Antilles titles soar as well. France-Antilles Martinique gains sixteen spots (20th, +691%) and France-Antilles Guadeloupe thirteen (25th, +672%). Chaîne nationale des régions posts its best rank on the series (9th, +337%), and both Le Bien Public (17th) and Nice-Matin (12th) set their record.
And the month's oddity: Le Courrier de l'Ouest published a single Reel in July. It was viewed 315,358 times, 2,450.5% of its 12,869-follower community. On a fuller volume, Presse Océan reaches 584.6% from 21 Reels.
4. Methodology#
The data comes from Nonli's social listening, which continuously tracks the public Instagram accounts of the French regional daily press. Only one account per media brand is counted: its main account, without aggregating local or topical accounts. The ranking covers views on Reels published between July 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: June 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.