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The number of newspapers in Switzerland was 406 before World War I. [1] It reduced to 257 in 1995. [1] The country was ranked fifteenth for 2014 in the yearly Press Freedom Index published by Reporters Without Borders and 8th in 2020.
Below is a list of newspapers published in Switzerland.
| Owner | Name | Type | Circulation | Readership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Express-Zeitung AG | 20 minutes | Free | 221,560 | |
| Agefi Groupe SA | L'AGEFI | Paid | 10,000 | 130,000 [3] |
| TX Group | 24 heures | Paid | 86,153 | |
| Le Courrier | Paid | 8,902 | ||
| Société Neuchâteloise de Presse SA | L'Express | Paid | 25,115 | |
| L'Impartial | Paid | 14,388 | ||
| W. Gassmann SA | Journal du Jura | Paid | 11,485 | |
| TX Group | Le Matin | Paid | 69,350 | 331,000 |
| Le Nouvelliste | Paid | |||
| Le Quotidien Jurassien | Paid | 21,004 | ||
| Fondation Aventinus | Le Temps | Paid | 50,000 | 142,000 |
| TX Group | Tribune de Genève | Paid | 67,151 | 175,000 |
| Suisse magazine | Paid | 15,000 | ||
| Ringier AG | Blick | Free |
| Owner | Name | Type | Circulation | Readership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fondazione per il Corriere del Ticino | Corriere del Ticino | Paid | 40,000 | |
| Nuova Società Editrice del Giornale del Popolo SA | Giornale del Popolo | Paid | 17,000 | |
| Giacomo Salvioni | laRegione Ticino | Paid | 33,000 | |
| TX Group | 20 Minuti | Free |
| Owner | Name | Type | Circulation | Readership- |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le News Sàrl | Le News | Free | ||
| Grupo | Xiro Xone News | Free | Weekly Print and Digital | 239,202. |
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