Online Media

The online news landscape in Germany has undergone dynamic development in recent years and is becoming increasingly important. The internet has become the most important source of news for the first time, overtaking television.

The news websites with the widest reach in Germany include FOCUS Online, Web.de and GMX, Bild, tagesschau.de and t-online. Often, the online editions of established print or TV media are the most successful. 

According to the Reuters Institute Digital News Report 2024, 34 per cent of Germans use social networks to consume news. Alongside search engines, social networks are an important traffic supplier for online news offerings.