The historic seat of the Corriere della Sera in via Solferino in Milan

This is a list of newspapers in Italy, ordered according to category/scope and circulation.

The daily print newspapers in Italy were 107 in 1950, whereas there were 78 in 1965.[1] It has further declined since and 76 are listed in this article: 22 countrywide newspapers (including some "opinion" or "political" newspapers with very limited circulation, that are available only in Rome and few other places), 51 regional or local newspapers (some of which have a larger circulation than most countrywide ones) and 3 sports newspapers (all three having a much larger circulation on Mondays).[2] The total circulation (both in print and digital) of the 56 newspapers tracked by Accertamenti Diffusione Stampa (ADS) was 1,661,682 in January 2025, down from 2,292,549 for 57 newspapers in January 2020.[3][4] Corriere della Sera, based in Milan, has the largest circulation, above 200,000 copies, and more than 500,000 digital subscribers.[5] Corriere della Sera is distantly followed by La Repubblica, Il Sole 24 Ore, Avvenire and La Stampa. The circulation of some leading "opinion" newspapers, including Il Foglio and Domani, is not tracked by ADS.

Political parties used to have their own newspapers, most of which have been either disbanded or transformed into online publications. They have included Avanti! (est. 1896, Italian Socialist Party), Il Popolo d'Italia (est. 1914, Italian Socialist Party / National Fascist Party), La Voce Repubblicana (est. 1921, Italian Republican Party), Il Popolo (est. 1923, Italian People's Party / Christian Democracy / Italian People's Party), L'Unità (est. 1924, Italian Communist Party / Democratic Party of the Left / Democrats of the Left / Democratic Party), L'Umanità (est. 1947, Italian Democratic Socialist Party), La Discussione (est. 1952, Christian Democracy), Secolo d'Italia (est. 1952, Italian Social Movement), Liberazione (est. 1991, Communist Refoundation Party), La Padania (est. 1997, Lega Nord) and Europa (est. 2003, Democracy is Freedom – The Daisy / Democratic Party).

Countrywide

Listed according to circulation, updated to December 2025.[4]

Newspaper Circulation Headquarters Est. Orientation
Corriere della Sera 207,963 Milan 1876 Liberalism[6][7]
La Repubblica 123,119 Rome 1976 Progressivism[8][9][10][11]
Il Sole 24 Ore 116,195 Milan 1865[12] Liberalism[13]
Avvenire 101,206 Milan 1968 Christian democracy
La Stampa 67,180 Turin 1867 Progressivism[14]
Il Fatto Quotidiano 57,983 Rome 2009 Left-wing populism[6][15][16]
Il Giornale 25,894 Milan 1974 Liberal conservatism[17][18]
La Verità 22,790 Milan 2016 Right-wing populism
Libero 16,728 Milan 2000 Liberal conservatism
Il manifesto 14,879 Rome 1969 Socialism
Italia Oggi 14,143 Milan 1991 Liberal conservatism
L'Unità n.a. Rome 1924 Social democracy
La Discussione n.a. Rome 1952 Christian democracy
MF Milano Finanza n.a. Milan 1989 Liberal conservatism
Il Foglio n.a. Rome 1996 Liberalism
L'Opinione delle Libertà n.a. Rome 1996 Liberalism
Il Riformista n.a. Rome 2002 Liberalism
La Notizia n.a. Rome 2013 Populism
Il Dubbio n.a. Rome 2016 Liberalism
Domani n.a. Rome 2020 Progressivism
La Ragione n.a. Rome 2021 Liberalism
L'Identità n.a. Rome 2022 Populism

Regional/local

Listed according to circulation, updated to December 2025.[4]

Newspaper Circulation Headquarters Est. Area
Il Messaggero 53,762 Rome 1878 Lazio, Marche, Umbria, Abruzzo
Il Resto del Carlino 47,106 Bologna 1885 Emilia-Romagna, Marche, southern Veneto
Il Gazzettino 39,600 Venice 1887 Veneto, western Friuli-Venezia Giulia
La Nazione 30,328 Florence 1859 Tuscany, Umbria, eastern Liguria
Dolomiten 29,317 Bolzano 1882 South Tyrol
L'Eco di Bergamo 26,198 Bergamo 1880 Province of Bergamo (Lombardy)
Messaggero Veneto 22,669 Udine 1946 western Friuli-Venezia Giulia
L'Unione Sarda 22,590 Cagliari 1889 Sardinia
Il Mattino 21,078 Naples 1892 Campania
Giornale di Brescia 20,099 Brescia 1945 Province of Brescia (Lombardy)
Gazzetta di Parma 19,237 Parma 1735 Province of Parma (Emilia-Romagna)
Il Secolo XIX 18,283 Genoa 1886 Liguria, southern Piedmont
L'Adige 17,613 Trento 1945 South Tyrol
La Nuova Sardegna 16,941 Sassari 1891 Sardinia
L'Arena 15,612 Verona 1866 Province of Verona (Veneto)
Il Giornale di Vicenza 15,050 Vicenza 1915 Province of Vicenza (Veneto)
Il Tirreno 14,343 Livorno 1877 Tuscany
Il Giorno 13,421 Milan 1956 Lombardy
Libertà 12,737 Piacenza 1883 Province of Piacenza (Emilia-Romagna)
La Provincia 11,850 Como 1892 northern Lombardy
Il Piccolo 11,066 Trieste 1881 eastern Friuli-Venezia Giulia
Gazzetta di Mantova 9,995 Mantua 1664 Province of Mantua (Lombardy)
Il Mattino di Padova 9,069 Padua 1978 Province of Padua (Veneto)
La Provincia di Cremona 9,031 Cremona 1947 Province of Cremona (Lombardy)
Quotidiano di Sicilia 8,994 Catania 1979 Sicily
L'Edicola 8,682 Bari 2021 Apulia, Basilicata
Alto Adige 7,542 Bolzano 1945 South Tyrol
Corriere Adriatico 7,400 Ancona 1860 Marche
Il Tempo 7,283 Rome 1944 Lazio, Umbria
Gazzetta del Sud 7,213 Messina 1952 north-western Sicily, Calabria
La Sicilia 6,595 Catania 1945 Sicily
Il Centro 6,363 Pescara 1986 Abruzzo
La Provincia Pavese 6,277 Pavia 1879 Province of Pavia (Lombardy)
Quotidiano di Puglia 5,959 Lecce 1979 southern Apulia
La Gazzetta del Mezzogiorno 5,898 Bari 1887 Apulia
La Tribuna di Treviso 5,604 Treviso 1978 Province of Treviso (Veneto)
Gazzetta di Modena 4,768 Modena 1859 Province of Modena (Emilia-Romagna)
Gazzetta di Reggio 4,717 Reggio Emilia 1860 Province of Reggio Emilia (Emilia-Romagna)
Giornale di Sicilia 4,427 Palermo 1860 Sicily
La Nuova Venezia 3,942 Venice 1978 Province of Venice (Veneto)
Corriere dell'Umbria 3,865 Perugia 1983 Umbria
Corriere delle Alpi 3,613 Belluno 1978 Province of Belluno (Veneto)
La Nuova Ferrara 3,573 Ferrara 1989 Province of Ferrara (Emilia-Romagna)
Bresciaoggi n.a. Brescia 1974 Province of Brescia
Editoriale Oggi n.a. Frosinone 1988 Lazio
Trentino n.a. Trento 1945 Trentino
Il T n.a. Trento 2022 Trentino
Roma n.a. Naples 1862 Campania
Neue Südtiroler Tageszeitung n.a. Bolzano 1996 South Tyrol
Il Quotidiano del Sud n.a. Castrolibero 1995 Calabria, Basilicata, Campania
La Voce di Rovigo n.a. Rovigo 2004 Province of Rovigo (Veneto)
Primorski dnevnik n.a. Trieste 1945 Slovene minority in Friuli-Venezia Giulia

Sports

Listed according to circulation, updated to December 2025.[4]

Newspaper Circulation Headquarters Est.
La Gazzetta dello Sport 119,721[a] Milan 1896
Corriere dello Sport 34,252[b] Rome 1924
Tuttosport 18,715[c] Turin 1945
  1. ^ 126,401 on Mondays.
  2. ^ 37,924 on Mondays.
  3. ^ 17,064 on Mondays.

Publishers

Some media companies publish several newspapers, ordered by cumulative circulation:

  • RCS MediaGroup – Corriere della Sera, La Gazzetta dello Sport
  • GEDI Gruppo Editoriale – La Repubblica, La Stampa, Il Secolo XIX, La Provincia Pavese
  • Caltagirone Editore – Il Messaggero, Il Gazzettino, Il Mattino, Corriere Adriatico, Quotidiano di Puglia
  • Editoriale Nazionale – Il Resto del Carlino, La Nazione, Il Giorno
  • Gruppo Amodei – Corriere dello Sport, Tuttosport
  • Nord Est Multimedia – Messaggero Veneto, Il Piccolo, Il Mattino di Padova, La Tribuna di Treviso, La Nuova Venezia, Corriere delle Alpi
  • Finanziaria Tosinvest – Il Giornale, Libero, Il Tempo
  • Gruppo SAE – Il Tirreno, La Nuova Sardegna, Gazzetta di Modena, Gazzetta di Reggio, La Nuova Ferrara
  • Gruppo Athesis – L'Arena, Il Giornale di Vicenza, Gazzetta di Mantova, Bresciaoggi
  • Società Editrice Santi Alessandro, Ambrogio, Bassiano – L'Eco di Bergamo, La Provincia
  • Società Iniziative Editoriali – L'Adige, Alto Adige
  • Class Editori – Italia Oggi, MF Milano Finanza
  • Società Editoriale Siciliana – Gazzetta del Sud, Giornale di Sicilia
  • Domenico Sanfilippo Editore – La Gazzetta del Mezzogiorno, La Sicilia
  • Romeo Editore – L'Unità, Il Riformista

See also

  • List of magazines in Italy
  • Mass media in Italy
  • Telecommunications in Italy
  • List of Italian telephone companies
  • Television in Italy
  • List of television channels in Italy
  • List of radio stations in Italy
  • Internet in Italy
  • Censorship in Italy

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  12. ^ The newspaper started as Il Sole in 1865 and was merged with 24 Ore, started in 1933, in 1965.
  13. ^ "Il Sole 24 Ore".
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