List of newspapers in Israel

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This list of newspapers in Israel is a list of newspapers printed and distributed in the State of Israel. Most are published in Hebrew, but there are also newspapers catering to Arabic speakers, and newspapers catering to immigrants speaking a variety of other languages, such as Russian, English and French.

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As of July 31, 2023, a TGI survey indicated that Israel Hayom , distributed for free, is Israel's most read newspaper, with a 29.4% weekday readership exposure, followed by Yedioth Ahronoth , with 22.3%, Haaretz with 4.8%, Globes with 4% and Maariv with 3.9%. [1]

National newspapers

NameTranslationLanguage(s)FrequencyPopularity (Jan-Dec 2023) [2] [3] FoundedOwnerAudienceLogo
B'Sheva At SevenHebrewWeekly5.4% (Decrease2.svg1.2%)2002 Arutz Sheva Religious Zionists
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Calcalist EconomistHebrewDaily11.3% (Increase2.svg0.8%)2008 Yedioth Ahronoth Group Business journalism
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Courier RussianDaily1991Israel Libo Feigin Russians in Israel
Globes Hebrew, EnglishDaily3.0% (Decrease2.svg0.7%)1983Fishman Group Business journalism Globes (newspaper) logo.svg
Haaretz The LandHebrew, EnglishDaily4.8% (Decrease2.svg0.4%)1919 Haaretz Group Liberal Jews Logo Haaretz he 2023 wordmark.svg
Hamodia The InformerHebrew, English, FrenchDaily1950 World Agudath Israel Haredi Jews Hamodia.svg
Israel Hayom Israel TodayHebrew (website also in English)Daily26.6% (Decrease2.svg1.7%)2007 Sheldon Adelson Israeli Jews Israel Hayom.svg
Al-Ittihad The UnionArabicDaily1944 Maki Arab citizens of Israel
The Jerusalem Post English, FrenchDaily1932 Eli Azur English speakers Jerusalem Post Logo.svg
Kul al-Arab All ArabsArabicWeekly1987Al-Arab GroupArab citizens of Israel
Maariv EveningHebrewDaily11.8% (Decrease2.svg3.0%)1948Eli AzurIsraeli Jews Maariv logo.svg
Al-Madina The CityArabicWeekly2004Rana AsaliArab citizens of Israel
Makor Rishon Primary SourceHebrewWeekly4.1% (Increase2.svg0.2%)1997 Sheldon Adelson Religious Zionists Makor Rishon logo.svg
Novosti Nedeli Weekly NewsRussianWeekly1989 Eli Azur Russians in Israel
TheMarker HebrewDaily5.5% (Increase2.svg0.3%)2008 Haaretz Group Business news
Yated Ne'eman Reliable BasisHebrewDaily1985 Degel HaTorah Haredi Jews Yated neeman.svg
Yedioth Ahronoth Latest NewsHebrew (websites also in English and Spanish)Daily26.4% (Decrease2.svg0.4%)1939 Yedioth Ahronoth Group Israeli Jews Yedioth Ahronot logo.svg
LaIsha For the WomenHebrewWeekly7.0% (Increase2.svg0.3%)1947 Yedioth Ahronoth Group Woman Israeli Jews
Epoch Times Israel Hebrew (also operating worldwide)Monthly1.6% (Increase2.svg0.6%)2005 The Epoch Times Israeli Jews Epoch IL Logo 2020 Black Slogan.png

Readership

The following are the Israeli newspapers exposure rates according to the Target Group Index (TGI), with surveys from 2016, 2019 and 2020. [4] [5] [6]

NameWeekday %

(as of 2021) [7]

Israel Hayom 31%
Yedioth Ahronoth 23.9%
Haaretz 4.7%
Maariv 3.5%

Local newspapers

Jerusalem
Tel Aviv

Defunct newspapers

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Israeli press, 1949
Party–affiliated

During the Mandate era and the first decades following independence, there were numerous newspapers owned and associated with political parties. They had mostly been discontinued by the 1970s, though a few remain, including Hamodia (Agudat Yisrael), al-Ittihad (Maki) and Yated Ne'eman (Degel HaTorah).

Independent

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