This is a list of free daily newspapers published around the world, organized by country.
Austria
- Österreich
Belgium
- Metro (separate Dutch and French versions)
Brazil
Canada
Chile
- Publimetro
Colombia
Croatia
- 24sata
Denmark
Copenhagen
- MetroXpress
France
- 20 Minutes
- Direct Matin
- Metronews
Hong Kong
Chinese
- am730
- Headline Daily
- Lion Rock Daily
- Metropolis Daily
- Sky Post
English
- The Standard
Israel
Italy
- IlPost
- Leggo
- Metro
Malaysia
Netherlands
- Metro
Philippines
Portugal
Russia
Serbia
Singapore
Spain
- 20 minutos (whole Spain) - circulation > 1,500,000 units
Switzerland
French
German
- 20 Minuten
- Baslerstab
- Blick am Abend
Italian
- 20 Minuti
United Kingdom
- The Metro - in several commuter areas including London, Manchester, and West Yorkshire
London
- City A.M.
- The Evening Standard - from October 2009
United States
Most of the papers listed are no longer published daily (as noted); they have either ceased publication or switched to a weekly/semi-weekly schedule.
California
- Palo Alto Daily News - Palo Alto; while its website is continuously updated, the physical paper was cut back to a weekly in 2015
- Palo Alto Daily Post - Palo Alto; successor to the Daily News
- San Francisco Examiner - San Francisco As of March, 2020, this paper is only published three times a week—on Sunday, Wednesday and Thursday.
Colorado
- Aspen Times - Aspen
- Colorado Daily - Boulder As of February 2020, this paper has become a weekly, published Fridays only.
District of Columbia
- Washington Examiner - Washington, D.C.; the print edition ended in 2013, although a website continues to provide current news
- Washington Express - Washington, D.C.; On September 12, 2019, Express published its last edition.
- The Epoch Times - Washington DC; The paper, while also offering paid subscriptions, continued to offer papers free at boxes around the city, until August 15, 2019.
Florida
- CoconutCreekNews.net Began publishing in 2015
- HardisonInk.com* (HardisonInk.com) - Levy, Dixie and Gilchrist counties, Florida
- MargateNews.net Began publishing in 2010
- NorthLauderdaleNews.net Launched first edition online in 2018
- ParklandNews.net Launched first edition online in 2018
Illinois
- RedEye - Chicago Paper became a weekly in 2017.
Massachusetts
- Boston Metro - Boston, closed in January 2020.[1]
Michigan
Nevada
- WJ Las Vegas Daily News - Las Vegas
New Hampshire
New York
- AM New York Metro - New York City
Pennsylvania
- Philadelphia Metro - Philadelphia
Puerto Rico
- El Vocero - began free on July 30, 2012
- Primera Hora - began free on September 2017
South Carolina
- Bluffton Today - Bluffton; began free but copies now cost 25 cents
Virginia
- Suffolk News-Herald - Suffolk
References
- ^ Buell, Spencer. "That's a Wrap for Metro Boston, the Free Paper That Was so Much Fun until It Wasn't". www.bostonmagazine.com. Retrieved 26 March 2020.
- ^ Dan Levin. "When the Student Newspaper Is the Only Daily Paper in Town". The New York Times. Retrieved 2019-11-08.