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This list of the oldest newspapers sorts the

newspapers A newspaper is a periodical publication containing written information about current events and is often typed in black ink with a white or gray background. Newspapers can cover a wide variety of fields such as politics, business, sports ...

of the world by the date of their first publication. The earliest newspapers date to 17th century Europe when

printed Printing is a process for mass reproducing text and images using a master form or template. The earliest non-paper products involving printing include cylinder seals and objects such as the Cyrus Cylinder and the Cylinders of Nabonidus. The e ...

periodical A periodical literature (also called a periodical publication or simply a periodical) is a published work that appears in a new edition on a regular schedule. The most familiar example is a newspaper, but a magazine or a journal are also example ...

s began rapidly to replace the practice of hand-writing newssheets. The emergence of the new media branch has to be seen in close connection with the simultaneous

spread of the printing press The global spread of the printing press began with the invention of the printing press with movable type by Johannes Gutenberg in Mainz, Germany . History of Western typography, Western History of printing, printing technology was adopted in all ...

from which the publishing press derives its name. The oldest living newspaper in the world, and with the same title, is the ''

Gazzetta di Mantova ''Gazzetta di Mantova'' is an Italian language local daily newspaper published in Mantua, in northern Italy. It the oldest Italian newspaper. History and profile ''Gazzetta di Mantova'' was established in 1664 making it the world's oldest newsp ...

'', regularly published in

Mantua Mantua ( ; it, Mantova ; Lombard and la, Mantua) is a city and '' comune'' in Lombardy, Italy, and capital of the province of the same name. In 2016, Mantua was designated as the Italian Capital of Culture. In 2017, it was named as the Eur ...

(

Italy Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical ...

) since

1664 It is one of eight years (CE) to contain each Roman numeral exactly once (1000(M)+500(D)+100(C)+50(L)+10(X)+(-1(I)+5(V)) = 1664). Events January–March * January 5 – In the Battle of Surat in India, the Maratha leader, Chhat ...

Definition

Newspapers − apart from being

− are typically expected to meet four criteria: *Publicity: Its contents are reasonably accessible to the public. *

Periodicity Periodicity or periodic may refer to: Mathematics * Bott periodicity theorem, addresses Bott periodicity: a modulo-8 recurrence relation in the homotopy groups of classical groups * Periodic function, a function whose output contains values tha ...

: It is published at regular intervals. *Currentness: Its information is up to date. *Universality: It covers a range of topics.

By region

Europe

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}) , Georgian ,

Tbilisi Tbilisi ( ; ka, თბილისი ), in some languages still known by its pre-1936 name Tiflis ( ), is the capital and the largest city of Georgia, lying on the banks of the Kura River with a population of approximately 1.5 million p ...

, Georgia , First Georgian newspaper. Published from 1819. , - , 1821 , ''

The Guardian ''The Guardian'' is a British daily newspaper. It was founded in 1821 as ''The Manchester Guardian'', and changed its name in 1959. Along with its sister papers ''The Observer'' and ''The Guardian Weekly'', ''The Guardian'' is part of the Gu ...

'' , English ,

Manchester Manchester () is a city in Greater Manchester, England. It had a population of 552,000 in 2021. It is bordered by the Cheshire Plain to the south, the Pennines to the north and east, and the neighbouring city of Salford to the west. The t ...

, United Kingdom , Originally known as 'The Manchester Guardian'. Still published. , - , - , - , 1824 , '' Letopis Matice srpske'' , Serbian ,

Novi Sad Novi Sad ( sr-Cyrl, Нови Сад, ; hu, Újvidék, ; german: Neusatz; see below for other names) is the second largest city in Serbia and the capital of the autonomous province of Vojvodina. It is located in the southern portion of the Pan ...

Budim Buda (; german: Ofen, sh-Latn-Cyrl, separator=" / ", Budim, Будим, Czech and sk, Budín, tr, Budin) was the historic capital of the Kingdom of Hungary and since 1873 has been the western part of the Hungarian capital Budapest, on the ...

Serbia Serbia (, ; Serbian: , , ), officially the Republic of Serbia (Serbian: , , ), is a landlocked country in Southeastern and Central Europe, situated at the crossroads of the Pannonian Basin and the Balkans. It shares land borders with Hungar ...

, Still published , - , 1824 , ''

Åbo Underrättelser ''Åbo Underrättelser'' is a Swedish language newspaper published in Turku ( sv, Åbo), Finland. History and profile ''Åbo Underrättelser'' is the oldest newspaper still in print in Finland, founded by Christian Ludvig Hjelt in 1823. The fir ...

'' , Swedish ,

Åbo Turku ( ; ; sv, Åbo, ) is a city and former capital on the southwest coast of Finland at the mouth of the Aura River, in the region of Finland Proper (''Varsinais-Suomi'') and the former Turku and Pori Province (''Turun ja Porin lääni''; ...

Finland Finland ( fi, Suomi ; sv, Finland ), officially the Republic of Finland (; ), is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It shares land borders with Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of B ...

Russian Empire The Russian Empire was an empire and the final period of the Russian monarchy from 1721 to 1917, ruling across large parts of Eurasia. It succeeded the Tsardom of Russia following the Treaty of Nystad, which ended the Great Northern War. ...

, Still published. , - , 1826 , ''

Le Figaro ''Le Figaro'' () is a French daily morning newspaper founded in 1826. It is headquartered on Boulevard Haussmann in the 9th arrondissement of Paris. The oldest national newspaper in France, ''Le Figaro'' is one of three French newspapers of r ...

'' , French ,

Paris Paris () is the Capital city, capital and List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants, most populous city of France, with an estimated population of 2,165,423 residents in 2019 in an area of more than 105 km² (41 sq mi), ma ...

, France , Still published , - , 1829 , '' Curierul Românesc'' ,

Romanian Romanian may refer to: *anything of, from, or related to the country and nation of Romania **Romanians, an ethnic group **Romanian language, a Romance language *** Romanian dialects, variants of the Romanian language ** Romanian cuisine, tradition ...

Bucharest Bucharest ( , ; ro, București ) is the capital and largest city of Romania, as well as its cultural, industrial, and financial centre. It is located in the southeast of the country, on the banks of the Dâmbovița River, less than north of ...

Wallachia Wallachia or Walachia (; ro, Țara Românească, lit=The Romanian Land' or 'The Romanian Country, ; archaic: ', Romanian Cyrillic alphabet: ) is a historical and geographical region of Romania. It is situated north of the Lower Danube and s ...

Ottoman Empire The Ottoman Empire, * ; is an archaic version. The definite article forms and were synonymous * and el, Оθωμανική Αυτοκρατορία, Othōmanikē Avtokratoria, label=none * info page on book at Martin Luther University) ...

, Founded by

Ion Heliade Rădulescu Ion Heliade Rădulescu or Ion Heliade (also known as ''Eliade'' or ''Eliade Rădulescu''; ; January 6, 1802 – April 27, 1872) was a Wallachian, later Romanian academic, Romantic and Classicist poet, essayist, memoirist, short story writ ...

in April 1829. Last issue in 1859. , - , 1829 , ''

Londonderry Sentinel The ''Londonderry Sentinel'' is a newspaper based in Derry, Northern Ireland. It is published by Johnston Publishing (NI), a holding company of Johnston Press and Peter Hutcheon is the current editor. The ''Roe Valley Sentinel'' is an edition of ...

'' , English , County Londonderry , United Kingdom , Founded in response to the ''

Derry Journal The ''Derry Journal'' is a newspaper based in Derry, Northern Ireland, serving Derry as well as County Donegal in the Republic of Ireland. It is operated by a Johnston Press holding company entitled Derry Journal Newspapers. The paper is publis ...

'' moderate stance on issues such as

Catholic Emancipation Catholic emancipation or Catholic relief was a process in the kingdoms of Great Britain and Ireland, and later the combined United Kingdom in the late 18th century and early 19th century, that involved reducing and removing many of the restricti ...

. Originally called the ''Londonderry Sentinel and North West Advertiser''. Still published. , - , 1829 , ''

Albina Românească ''Albina Românească'' ("The Romanian Bee") was a Romanian-language bi-weekly political and literary magazine, printed in Iaşi, Moldavia, at two intervals during the ''Regulamentul Organic'' period (between June 1, 1829, and January 3, 1835 ...

'' ,

, Iași ,

Moldavia Moldavia ( ro, Moldova, or , literally "The Country of Moldavia"; in Romanian Cyrillic alphabet, Romanian Cyrillic: or ; chu, Землѧ Молдавскаѧ; el, Ἡγεμονία τῆς Μολδαβίας) is a historical region and for ...

, Ottoman Empire , Founded by

Gheorghe Asachi Gheorghe Asachi (, surname also spelled Asaki; 1 March 1788 – 12 November 1869) was a Moldavian, later Romanian prose writer, poet, painter, historian, dramatist, engineer- border maker and translator. An Enlightenment-educated polymath and ...

in 1829. Last issue in 1850. , - , 1830 , '' Aftonbladet'' , Swedish , Stockholm , Sweden , Founded by

Lars Johan Hierta Lars Johan Hierta (; 22 January 1801 – 20 November 1872) was a Swedish newspaper publisher, social critic, businessman and politician. He is best known as the founder of the newspaper '' Aftonbladet'' in 1830. Hierta was a leading agitator for ...

in 1830. Still published. , - , 1831 , ''

Takvim-i Vekayi ''Takvim-i Vekayi'' ( ota, تقویم وقایع, meaning "Calendar of Events") was the first fully Turkish language newspaper. It was launched in 1831 by Sultan Mahmud II, taking over from the '' Moniteur ottoman'' as the Official Gazette of the ...

'' , Turkish ,

Istanbul ) , postal_code_type = Postal code , postal_code = 34000 to 34990 , area_code = +90 212 (European side) +90 216 (Asian side) , registration_plate = 34 , blank_name_sec2 = GeoTLD , blank_i ...

, Also, Takvim-i Vekayi produced Armenian, Greek and Arabic language editions. Closed in 1891. , - , 1834 , '' Novine srbske'' , Serbian , Kragujevac,
Belgrade ,

, First Serbian newspaper published in the country and the official journal of the Principality of Serbia. Founded by

Dimitrije Davidović Dimitrije "Mita" Davidović (Zemun, Habsburg monarchy, 12 October 1789 – Smederevo, Principality of Serbia, 24 March 1838) was a Serbian politician serving as the Prime Minister of Serbia, Minister of Education and chief secretary of cabinet ...

in 1830. Last issue in 1919. , - , 1835 , '' O Açoriano Oriental'' , Portuguese , Ponta Delgada, Azores , Portugal , Still published , - , 1841 , '' Pesti Hírlap'' , Hungarian , Pest (

Budapest Budapest (, ; ) is the capital and most populous city of Hungary. It is the ninth-largest city in the European Union by population within city limits and the second-largest city on the Danube river; the city has an estimated population ...

) ,

Kingdom of Hungary The Kingdom of Hungary was a monarchy in Central Europe that existed for nearly a millennium, from the Middle Ages into the 20th century. The Principality of Hungary emerged as a Christian kingdom upon the coronation of the first king Stephen ...

, Published until 1944. , - , 1843 , ''

The Economist ''The Economist'' is a British weekly newspaper printed in demitab format and published digitally. It focuses on current affairs, international business, politics, technology, and culture. Based in London, the newspaper is owned by The Eco ...

'' , English , London , United Kingdom , Still published. , - , 1844 , ''

Nieuwe Rotterdamsche Courant ''NRC'', previously called ''NRC Handelsblad'' (), is a daily morning newspaper published in the Netherlands by NRC Media. It is generally accepted as a newspaper of record in the Netherlands. History ''NRC Handelsblad'' was first published on ...

'' , Dutch ,

Rotterdam Rotterdam ( , , , lit. ''The Dam on the River Rotte'') is the second largest city and municipality in the Netherlands. It is in the province of South Holland, part of the North Sea mouth of the Rhine–Meuse–Scheldt delta, via the ''"Ne ...

Netherlands ) , anthem = ( en, "William of Nassau") , image_map = , map_caption = , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision_name = Kingdom of the Netherlands , established_title = Before independence , established_date = Spanish Netherl ...

, Still published. The ''Nieuwe Rotterdamsche Courant'' (''NRC'') merged in 1970 with ''Algemeen Handelsblad'' (founded in 1828) into the ''NRC Handelsblad'', which later changed its official name to NRC. , - , 1846 , '' L'Indépendant'' , French , Perpignan , France , Still published. , - , 1847 , ''

Suometar ''Uusi Suomi'' (Finnish for ''The New Finland'') was a Finnish daily newspaper that was published from 1919 to 1991. The headquarters was in Helsinki, Finland. History and profile ''Uusi Suomi'' was established in 1919 as a continuation of two ...

'' , Finnish ,

Helsinki Helsinki ( or ; ; sv, Helsingfors, ) is the capital, primate, and most populous city of Finland. Located on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, it is the seat of the region of Uusimaa in southern Finland, and has a population of . The city ...

, Finland , Published 1847–1866, followed by ''Uusi Suometar'' 1869–1918 and ''Uusi Suomi'' 1919–1991. The web publication ''Uusi Suomi'' is not connected. , - , 1848 , '' Sydsvenskan'' , Swedish ,

Malmö Malmö (, ; da, Malmø ) is the largest city in the Swedish county (län) of Scania (Skåne). It is the third-largest city in Sweden, after Stockholm and Gothenburg, and the sixth-largest city in the Nordic region, with a municipal pop ...

, Sweden , Still published. , - , 1848 , ''

Die Presse ''Die Presse'' is a German-language daily broadsheet newspaper based in Vienna, Austria. It is considered a newspaper of record for Austria. History and profile ''Die Presse'' was first printed on 3 July 1848 as a liberal (libertarian)-bourgeoi ...

'' , German ,

Vienna en, Viennese , iso_code = AT-9 , registration_plate = W , postal_code_type = Postal code , postal_code = , timezone = CET , utc_offset = +1 , timezone_DST ...

, Austria , Still published , - , 1848 , ''

Münchner Neueste Nachrichten ''Münchner Neueste Nachrichten'' (Munich's Latest News) was a German daily newspaper published in Munich between 1848 and 1945. The paper was first published on 9 April 1848 as a cheap way to inform the masses. After its purchase by , the newsp ...

'' , German , Munich , Kingdom of Bavaria , Succeeded by Süddeutsche Zeitung in 1945 , - , - , 1848 , ''Зоря Галицька'' , Ukrainian , Lviv , Austrian Empire , Last issue in 1857 , - , 1853 , ''Faro de Vigo'' , Spanish , Vigo , Spain , Still published. Oldest newspaper still published in Spain , - , 1854 , ''Surrey Comet'' , English , London , United Kingdom , Still published , - , 1854 , ''Comércio do Porto'' , Portuguese , Porto , Portugal , Established as the ''O Commercio'', changed its name few months later. Last issue in July, 2005, after 151 years. , - , 1854 , ''Vasárnapi Ujság'' , Hungarian , Pest (

) , Kingdom of Hungary , Sunday weekly newspaper. Published until 1921. , - , 1855 , ''The Daily Telegraph'' , English , London , United Kingdom , Still published , - , 1855 , ''A Aurora do Lima'' , Portuguese , Viana do Castelo Municipality, Viana do Castelo , Portugal , Still published , - , 1856 , ''Hamagid'' , Hebrew , Ełk , East Prussia , First newspaper in Modern Hebrew language. Defunct 1903. , - , 1856 , ''Vasabladet'' , Swedish language, Swedish , Vaasa , Finland , Still published. , - , 1857 , ''Pärnu Postimees'' , Estonian language, Estonian , Pernau , Livonia, Russian Empire , Still published as ''Postimees'' , - , 1859 , ''Le Progrès'' , French , Lyon , France , Still published. , - , 1859 , ''La Nazione'' , Italian , Florence , Grand Duchy of Tuscany , Still published , - , 1860 , ''Straubinger Tagblatt'' , German , Straubing , Kingdom of Bavaria , Still published , - , 1861 , ''L'Osservatore Romano'' , Italian , Vatican City , Papal States , L'Osservatore Romano is the "semi-official" newspaper of the Holy See. , - , 1863 , ''Church Times'' , English , London , United Kingdom , Still published. The Church Times is an independent Anglican weekly newspaper. , - , 1864 , ''Dagens Nyheter'' , Swedish , Stockholm , Sweden , Founded by Rudolf Wall in 1864. Still published. , - , 1864 , ''Diário de Notícias'' , Portuguese , Lisbon , Portugal , Still published. , - , 1864 , ''Hufvudstadsbladet'' , Swedish ,

, Finland , Still published. , - , 1865 , ''Il Sole 24 Ore'' , Italian , Milan , Italy , Still published. , - , 1866 , ''La Stampa'' , Italian , Turin , Italy , Still published. , - , 1868 , ''Manchester Evening News'' , English ,

, United Kingdom , Still published. , - , 1870 , ''Birmingham Mail'' , English , Birmingham , United Kingdom , Still published. , - , 1870 , ''La Dépêche du Midi'' , French , Toulouse , France , Still published. , - , 1871 , ''Keskisuomalainen'' , Finnish , Jyväskylä , Finland , Still published. Originally ''Keski-Suomi''. , - , 1873 , ''Richmond and Twickenham Times'' , English , London , United Kingdom , Still published. ''The Richmond and Twickenham Times'' is a weekly London newspaper. , - , 1873 , ''Satakunnan Kansa'' , Finnish , Pori , Finland , Still published. , - , 1873 , ''Edinburgh Evening News'' , English , Edinburgh , United Kingdom , Still published. , - , 1873 , ''Sunderland Echo'' , English , Sunderland , United Kingdom , Still published as ''Sunderland Echo'' , - , 1876 , ''Il Corriere della sera'' , Italian , Milan , Italy , Still published. , - , 1877 , ''Dernières Nouvelles d'Alsace'' , French , Strasbourg , France , Still published. , - , - , 1879 , ''Liverpool Echo, The Liverpool Echo'' , English , Liverpool , United Kingdom , Still published. , - , 1880 , ''L'Eco di Bergamo'' , Italian , Bergamo , Italy , Still published. , - , 1881 , ''Aamulehti'' , Finnish , Tampere , Finland , Still published. , - , 1881 , ''Evening News (London), The Evening News'' , English , London , United Kingdom , Considered the first popular newspaper in London. Published until 1980, and briefly again in 1987. , - , 1881 , ''La Vanguardia'' , Spanish , Barcelona , Spain , Still published. , - , 1882 , ''El Pirineo Aragonés'' , Spanish , Jaca , Spain , Still published. First number April 23, 1882. Oldest Aragonese newspaper still published in the Autonomous Community of Aragon. , - , 1884 , ''Svenska Dagbladet'' , Swedish , Stockholm , Sweden , Still published. , - , 1886 , ''Lancashire Evening Post'' , English , Preston, Lancashire, Preston , United Kingdom , Still published. , - , 1888 , ''Financial Times'' , English , London , United Kingdom , Still published. , - , 1888 , ''Jornal de Notícias'' , Portuguese , Porto , Portugal , Still published. , - , 1889 , ''Helsingin Sanomat'' , Finnish ,

, Finland , Still published. Started as ''Päivälehti'', ''Helsingin Sanomat'' since 1905. , - , 1889 , ''L'Est Républicain'' , French , Nancy, France, Nancy , France , Still published. , - , 1891 , ''Gazet van Antwerpen'' , Dutch , Antwerp , Flanders, Belgium , Still published , - , 1891 , ''La Nuova Sardegna'' , Italian , Sassari , Kingdom of Italy , Still published , - , 1892 , ''The Isis Magazine, The Isis'' , English , Oxford , United Kingdom , Oldest extant student publication in the UK. Still published. , - , 1893 , ''Lidové noviny'' , Czech language, Czech , Brno , Margraviate of Moravia, Moravia, Austria-Hungary , Still published today in Prague, the Czech Republic, familiarly known as "
Lidovky
'". , - , 1893 , ''Congleton Chronicle'' , English language, English , Congleton , Cheshire, England, United Kingdom , Still published today in Congleton Town, the United Kingdom"

'". , - , 1893 , ''De Telegraaf'' , Dutch , Amsterdam ,

, Still published. It is the largest newspaper in the Netherlands. , - , 1894 , ''Estia'' , Greek language, Greek , Athens , Kingdom of Greece, Greece , Still published. Founded in 1874 as a magazine. It is the only newspaper in Greece which continues to use the Greek diacritics, polytonic orthography abolished in 1982. , - , 1895 , ''Heraldo de Aragón'' , Spanish , Zaragoza , Spain , Founded on September 20, 1895. Still published, familiarly known a
Heraldo
, - , 1895 , ''Työmies'' , Finnish ,

, Finland , Finland's largest labour newspaper and one of the four major papers in its time. Ceased to publish in the aftermath of the Finnish Civil War in 1918. Followed later in the same year by ''Suomen sosialidemokraatti'', since 2001 ''Demokraatti'', which is still published. , - , 1896 , ''Daily Mail'' , English , London , United Kingdom , Second popular newspaper by Alfred Harmsworth, 1st Viscount Northcliffe, Lord Northcliffe. Considered to have brought on a major change in the English newspaper market and started the trend for popular mass journalism. Still published. , - , 1899 , ''Kaleva (newspaper), Kaleva'' , Finnish , Oulu , Finland , Still published. , - , 1904 , ''Politika'' , Serbian , Belgrade , Serbia , The oldest daily newspaper still in circulation in the Balkans.

Americas

Africa

The French established the first newspaper in Africa in Mauritius in 1773.

South Asia

The first recorded attempt to found a newspaper in South Asia was by William Bolts, a Dutchman in the employ of the British East India Company in September 1768 in Calcutta. The Company deported Bolts back to Europe before he could begin his newspaper.Busteed, H. E. Echoes from Old Madras: Being Chiefly Reminiscences of the Days of Warren Hastings, Francis and Impey. 2nd ed. Calcutta: Thacker, Spink And Co., 1888, 182.

Oceania

East Asia

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