French Regional Press Instagram Ranking: March 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 March 2026 TOP 40.

February's podium still holds: Le Parisien, Le Dauphiné Libéré, Le Progrès. The volumes, however, moved up a notch across the whole top of the table.

1. The Month's Top 5#

Le Parisien pulls ahead with 88.2 million views, its record on this series. Le Dauphiné Libéré follows at 43.3 million with the highest cadence in the ranking (401 posts, 12.9 a day). Le Progrès completes the podium at 37.2 million, and its 71.7% ratio remains one of the best in the table.

L'Est Républicain (30.5M, 81.3% ratio) and La Dépêche du Midi (24.9M) close the top 5, in line with February.

2. The Full TOP 40#

TOP 40Instagram

Reels views

1

#1

Le Parisien

87,939,463

217 posts28.9%1.4M

2

#2

Le Dauphiné Libéré

43,161,608

401 posts62.4%172,518

3

#3

Le Progrès

37,081,616

369 posts73.1%137,530

#MediaReels viewsPostsPosts/dayViews per followerFollowers

4

L'Est Républicain

30,417,815

35611.982.7%103,349

356 posts82.7%103,349 followers

5

La Dépêche du Midi

24,875,985

2237.442.2%264,569

223 posts42.2%264,569 followers

6

La Provence

23,204,289

2588.620.4%441,225

258 posts20.4%441,225 followers

7

Sud Ouest

14,929,215

812.744.5%414,473

81 posts44.5%414,473 followers

8

Dernières Nouvelles d'Alsace

14,812,339

31810.651.4%90,629

318 posts51.4%90,629 followers

9

Ouest-France

10,319,598

903.034.1%336,462

90 posts34.1%336,462 followers

10

Midi Libre

9,613,654

1023.470.1%134,422

102 posts70.1%134,422 followers

11

La Montagne

7,928,112

1966.535.2%114,772

196 posts35.2%114,772 followers

12

Nice-Matin

6,637,897

421.470.3%224,748

42 posts70.3%224,748 followers

13

Le Journal de Saône-et-Loire

5,999,252

441.5289.7%47,060

44 posts289.7%47,060 followers

14

Var-Matin

5,946,638

341.1154.4%113,292

34 posts154.4%113,292 followers

15

L'Indépendant

5,609,851

1264.252.4%85,040

126 posts52.4%85,040 followers

16

Le Bien Public

4,016,557

521.785.3%90,515

52 posts85.3%90,515 followers

17

Journal L'Alsace

2,945,873

712.453.1%78,140

71 posts53.1%78,140 followers

18

Chaîne nationale des régions

2,734,912

321.1106.6%80,209

32 posts106.6%80,209 followers

19

Le Populaire du Centre

1,984,343

933.168.6%31,120

93 posts68.6%31,120 followers

20

La Voix du Nord

1,791,557

1103.78.7%187,823

110 posts8.7%187,823 followers

21

France-Antilles Guadeloupe

1,653,387

391.3104.8%40,454

39 posts104.8%40,454 followers

22

Le Républicain Lorrain

1,630,595

270.998.6%61,243

27 posts98.6%61,243 followers

23

L'Est-Éclair

1,560,916

531.891.5%32,203

53 posts91.5%32,203 followers

24

Charente Libre

1,174,581

280.9170.4%24,612

28 posts170.4%24,612 followers

25

L'Union

861,897

1053.524.5%33,492

105 posts24.5%33,492 followers

26

Le Télégramme

810,946

541.818.4%81,537

54 posts18.4%81,537 followers

27

Vosges Matin

798,495

150.5120.2%44,282

15 posts120.2%44,282 followers

28

L'Yonne Républicaine

728,538

602.072.8%16,685

60 posts72.8%16,685 followers

29

La République du Centre

722,342

471.644.8%34,286

47 posts44.8%34,286 followers

30

Le JDC

638,578

802.745.6%17,514

80 posts45.6%17,514 followers

31

La République des Pyrénées

413,415

140.582.5%35,794

14 posts82.5%35,794 followers

32

Le Berry Républicain

351,670

200.778.2%22,490

20 posts78.2%22,490 followers

33

Paris-Normandie

231,047

882.95.7%46,006

88 posts5.7%46,006 followers

34

Presse Océan

211,336

361.248.3%12,159

36 posts48.3%12,159 followers

35

Courrier Picard

183,927

451.514.5%28,230

45 posts14.5%28,230 followers

36

La Nouvelle République

156,700

260.938.0%15,874

26 posts38.0%15,874 followers

37

Le Petit Bleu d'Agen

69,529

70.2668.4%1,486

7 posts668.4%1,486 followers

38

Le Maine Libre

67,804

100.356.3%12,036

10 posts56.3%12,036 followers

39

France-Antilles Martinique

53,428

80.39.6%69,505

8 posts9.6%69,505 followers

40

Le Courrier de l'Ouest

44,869

60.260.1%12,449

6 posts60.1%12,449 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#

The number of the month comes from Agen: Le Petit Bleu posted a 642% ratio. With a tiny community, every Reel that takes off reaches more than six times the equivalent of its followers. Le Journal de Saône-et-Loire (284%) and Charente Libre (171%) confirm the same mechanics.

In the middle of the table, La Montagne gained four spots (11th), Nice-Matin four as well (12th), and Le Journal de Saône-et-Loire rose to 13th.

The leading trio now combines volume and efficiency: Le Dauphiné, Le Progrès and L'Est Républicain each publish more than 350 Reels a month with ratios above 60%. The industrial recipe works.

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 March 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: February 2026 ranking; next month: April 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.