Largest newspapers by employees

Largest newspapers by employees ranked by employees.

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As of 2026-10-12, RBC Information Systems tops the list with 1,500 employees.

  1. #1 RBC Information Systems — 1,500 employees

    Russian media group

    The RBC Group, or RosBusinessConsulting, is a Russian media group headquartered in Moscow. It was established in 1993. Read more on Wikipedia.

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  2. #2 Westfälischer Anzeiger — 1,000 employees

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  3. #3 The Washington Post — 1,000 employees

    daily broadsheet newspaper in Washington, D.C.

    The Washington Post is an American daily newspaper published in Washington, D.C. It is the most widely circulated newspaper outlet in the Washington metropolitan area and is considered a newspaper of record in the United States. In 2023, the Post had 130,000 print subscribers and 2.5 million digital subscribers, both ranking third among American newspapers after The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal. In 2025, the number of print subscribers sank below 100,000 for the first time in 55... Read more on Wikipedia.

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  4. #4 Politico — 700 employees

    American journalism company and news website

    Politico, known originally as The Politico, is an American political digital newspaper company founded by American banker and media executive Robert Allbritton in 2007. It covers politics and policy in the United States and internationally, with publications dedicated to politics in the U.S., European Union, United Kingdom, and Canada, among others. Primarily providing distributed news, analysis and opinion online, it also produces printed newspapers, radio, and podcasts. Its coverage focuses... Read more on Wikipedia.

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  5. #5 Frankfurter Rundschau — 500 employees

    German daily newspaper

    The Frankfurter Rundschau (FR) is a German daily newspaper, based in Frankfurt am Main. The Rundschau's editorial stance is social liberal. It holds that "independence, social justice and fairness" underlie its journalism. In Post-war Germany Frankfurter Rundschau was for decades a leading force of German press. The newspaper was one of the first licensed by the US military administration in 1945 and had a traditional social democratic, antifascist and trade union stand. Read more on Wikipedia.

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  6. #6 Gudbrandsdølen Dagningen — 60 employees

    Norwegian newspaper

    Gudbrandsdølen Dagningen is a Norwegian newspaper, published in Lillehammer in Innlandet county. Read more on Wikipedia.

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  7. #7 Nordlys — 54 employees

    newspaper

    Nordlys is a Norwegian newspaper published in Tromsø, covering the region of Troms, and the largest newspaper in Northern Norway. Since 2 January 2026, the newspaper published issues on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. Read more on Wikipedia.

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  8. #8 Vårt Land — 50 employees

    Norwegian newspaper

    Vårt Land is a daily newspaper published in Oslo. It has a nationwide target audience. Its average daily circulation in 2007 was 27,146, making it Norway's 23rd largest newspaper. Read more on Wikipedia.

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  9. #9 Trønder-Avisa — 49 employees

    regional newspaper in Norway

    Trønder-Avisa is a regional newspaper in Norway. It is printed in the town of Steinkjer in Trøndelag county. The newspaper was founded as a union of Nord-Trøndelag and Inntrøndelagen after both newspapers' headquarters were bombed during the Second World War. These two papers were originally connected to the Norwegian Centre Party and the Liberal Party (Inntrøndelagen). This connection still exists to some extent by ownership. The newspaper is published by a company with the same name,... Read more on Wikipedia.

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  10. #10 Drammens Tidende — 43 employees

    newspaper (1832–present)

    Drammens Tidende is a Norwegian Bokmål language newspaper published in Drammen, Norway. Read more on Wikipedia.

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