List of the oldest newspapers

A 1609 title page of the German Relation, the world's first newspaper founded in 1605[1]

This list of the oldest newspapers sorts the newspapers of the world by the date of their first publication. The earliest newspapers date to 17th century Europe when printed periodicals 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 from which the publishing press derives its name.[2] The oldest living newspaper in the world, and with the same title, is the Gazzetta di Mantova, regularly published in Mantua (Italy) since 1664

Definition

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Newspapers − apart from being printed − are typically expected to meet four criteria:[3]

  • Publicity: Its contents are reasonably accessible to the public.
  • Periodicity: It is published at regular intervals.
  • Currentness: Its information is up to date.
  • Universality: It covers a range of topics.

By region

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Europe

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Avisa Relation oder Zeitung, the second-oldest newspaper
Title page of "Wöchentliche Zeitung aus mancherley Orten", Gdańsk 1619
Ordinari Post Tijdender, the world's oldest newspaper still published (since 1645, digital-only since 2007)
Date Newspaper Language Place Country/Region Notes
1605[4] Relation aller Fürnemmen und gedenckwürdigen Historien German Strasbourg Holy Roman Empire World's first weekly newspaper by Johann Carolus[1]
1609[4] Avisa Relation oder Zeitung German Wolfenbüttel Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, Holy Roman Empire
1610[4][5] Ordinari-Zeitung German Basel Old Swiss Confederacy[note 1]
1615[4] Name not given in source German Frankfurt Holy Roman Empire
1617[4] Name not given in source German Berlin Brandenburg, Holy Roman Empire
1618[4] Courante uyt Italien, Duytslandt, &c. Dutch Amsterdam Holland, Dutch Republic[note 2] Considered the world's first broadsheet because it was published in folio instead of quarto size. Defunct 1664
1618 Wöchentliche Zeitung aus mancherley Orten German Danzig/Gdańsk Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth Weekly news from many places. Oldest newspaper in Poland. The oldest preserved copies come from 1619. Defunct 1652
1620 Nieuwe Tijdinghen Dutch Antwerp Spanish Netherlands Defunct 1629
1623[5] Ordinari-Zeitung German Zürich Old Swiss Confederacy[note 1] Was published at least until 1671[6]
1631[7][8] La Gazette French Paris France First French-language newspaper and first weekly magazine published in France. Existed between 30 May 1631 and 30 September 1915.[7]
1634[5] Ordinari-Post-Zeitungen German ? Old Swiss Confederacy[note 1]
1639 Genova Italian Genoa Republic of Genoa Published from 1639 to 1646. Oldest newspaper of Italy in accordance with the oldest issue still preserved.[9]
1640[10] Milano Italian Milan Duchy of Milan Published from 1640 to 1768
1641 The heads of severall proceedings in the present Parliament English Edinburgh Scotland
1641[11] Gazeta de Barcelona Catalan, Spanish Barcelona Principality of Catalonia Published from 1641 to 1808. First newspaper of Catalonia and the Iberian Peninsula, as well as the first newspaper published in Catalan language
1641[12][13] Gazeta em Que Se Relatam as Novas Que Houve Nesta e Que vieram de Várias Partes Portuguese Lisbon Kingdom of Portugal First Portuguese newspaper, ended its publication in 1647
1642[14] Genova Italian Genoa Republic of Genoa Published from 1642 to 1684
1642[10] Bologna Italian Bologna Papal States Published from 1642 to 1787
1645 Ordinari Post Tijdender Swedish Stockholm Sweden Oldest still published (today in digital-only form) newspaper in the world. Online-only since 2007.[15]
1650 Einkommende Zeitungen German Leipzig Saxony, Holy Roman Empire First worldwide daily newspaper, published by Timotheus Ritzsch[16]
1656[17] Weeckelycke Courante van Europa Dutch Haarlem Holland, Dutch Republic The name was changed to Oprechte Haerlemsche Courant in 1664. The newspaper merged with the Haarlems Dagblad in 1942, which is still published.
1661[18] La Gazeta Spanish Madrid Kingdom of Spain Until 2008 December, oldest print edition still published in the world, under the name Boletín Oficial del Estado. From 2009 online edition only.
1661[17] Merkuriusz Polski Ordynaryjny Polish Kraków Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth Moved to Warsaw in May 1661, last issues published 22 July 1661.
1664[19][20] Gazzetta di Mantova Italian Mantua Duchy of Mantua, Holy Roman Empire The oldest newspaper still in print in the world. Still published as a daily (paper and online) newspaper.
1665[21] Oxford Gazette English Oxford England From issue 24 in 1666, the paper was printed in London and renamed London Gazette;[22] this is still published.
1666 Den Danske Mercurius Danish Copenhagen Denmark-Norway
1673 Europäische Relation German Hamburg Germany Published from 1673 until 1699[23]
1674 Ordinari Wochen-Zeitung German Zürich Old Swiss Confederacy[note 1] Freytägliche Wochenzeitung (1710), Wochentliche Freytags-Zeitung (1774), Zürcher Zeitung (1784–98), Züricher Freitags-Zeitung (−1853), Zürcherische Freitagszeitung (−1914)[24]
1675 Ordinari Freytags Post-Zeitung German Reval Estonia, Swedish Empire First newspaper in the modern Baltic states. Renamed to Ordinari Donnerstags Post-Zeitung in 1677. Last issue in 1678.
1677[25] Modona Italian Modena Duchy of Modena Published by Demetrio Degni from 1677 to 1701.
1679[5] Donnerstägliche Post- und Ordinari-Zeitung German Zürich Old Swiss Confederacy[note 1]
1686 Die Kuranten Yiddish Amsterdam Netherlands Biweekly that published international news in Yiddish and the first newspaper in Yiddish. Changed owner/publisher once. Folded in 1687. Years estimated from a few surviving copies.
1679[5] Ordinari-Mittwochen-Zeitung German Bern Old Swiss Confederacy[note 1]
1690 Berrow's Worcester Journal English Worcester England Still published – claims to be the oldest newspaper continually published up to the present day
1702 Daily Courant English London England World first daily newspaper.[26] Last issue in 1735, when it merged with the Daily Gazetteer.
1702 Vedomosti Russian Moscow Russia Moved to St. Petersburg in 1711, in 1728 renamed Sankt-Petersburgskie Vedomosti, in 1914 renamed Petrogradskie Vedomosti. Last issue in 1917. Re-created in 1991, and is still published.
1703 Wiener Zeitung German Vienna Austria, Habsburg monarchy Ceased daily print publication in 2023.
1705 Hildesheimer Relations-Courier German Hildesheim Holy Roman Empire Oldest surviving newspaper in Germany, now published as Hildesheimer Allgemeine Zeitung.
1705 Mercurius Hungaricus Latin Levoča, Bardejov Kingdom of Hungary Oldest Hungarian newspaper, issued by the insurgency command of Rákoczi's Uprising, it had 7 issues and last printed in 1710.[27]
1709 The Tatler English London Kingdom of Great Britain Founded by Richard Steele. Last issue in 1711.
1709 The Worcester Post-Man English Worcester Kingdom of Great Britain Published since 1753 as Berrow's Worcester Journal.[28] No evidence for claimed publication since 1690.[29]
1710 The Examiner English London Kingdom of Great Britain Best known for the contributions by Jonathan Swift. Last issue in 1714.
1711 The Spectator English London Kingdom of Great Britain Founded by Joseph Addison in 1711. Last issue in 1712.
1712 Stamford Mercury English Stamford Kingdom of Great Britain Claims to be "Britain's oldest continuously published newspaper title"
1715 Gazeta de Lisboa Portuguese Lisbon Kingdom of Portugal Ended its publication in 1820
1719 The Daily Post English London Kingdom of Great Britain Founded by Daniel Defoe in 1719. The post consisted of articles that spoke of current events, important dates, inventions, advances in modern sciences, and other things of that nature.
1719[30] Pražské poštovské noviny Czech Prague Bohemia, Habsburg Monarchy Weekly newspaper, published until 1819 (with a break in 1772–82).
1722 Gloucester Journal English Gloucester Kingdom of Great Britain First printed by Robert Raikes and William Dicey on Monday April 9, 1722, published weekly. Now called The Gloucester Gazette
1729 Salisbury Journal English Salisbury Kingdom of Great Britain First printed by William and Benjamin Collins, 1729, published weekly. Interrupted publishing in early days. Continuous since 1736.
1731 Gentleman's Magazine English London Kingdom of Great Britain Published until 1922. First to use the term magazine. Samuel Johnson's first regular employment as a writer was with The Gentleman's Magazine.
1734 Lloyd's List English London Kingdom of Great Britain Now online-only.[31] Now covering shipping news, marine insurance and global trade. Oldest English-language daily newspaper still in existence
1735[32] Gazzetta di Parma Italian Parma Duchy of Parma, Holy Roman Empire Still published. First publishing date uncertain; oldest printed issue perhaps dated from 19 April 1735.
1737 The Belfast News Letter English Belfast Kingdom of Ireland Still published. Oldest newspaper in Ireland still in circulation and the oldest daily English language newspaper still in circulation.
1738[33] Feuille d'Avis de Neuchâtel French Neuchâtel Old Swiss Confederacy Still published – oldest French-language daily newspaper still in existence
1741[34] Il Nuovo Postiglione Italian Venice Republic of Venice Founded by Giambattista Albrizzi, it covered foreign affairs; published until 1816.
1747 The Press and Journal English Aberdeen Kingdom of Great Britain Still published
1749 Berlingske Danish Copenhagen Denmark-Norway Still published. Originally titled Kjøbenhavnske Danske Post-Tidender
1749[35] Il Messaggiere Italian Modena Duchy of Modena Published up to 1859.
1752 Leeuwarder Courant Dutch Leeuwarden Netherlands Still published. Originally titled Leeuwarder Saturdagse Courant. The newspaper also publish articles in West Frisian.
1754 Yorkshire Post English Leeds Kingdom of Great Britain Still published
1756 Moskovskiye Vedomosti Russian Moscow Russia Published until 1917.
1758 Norrköpings Tidningar Swedish Norrköping Sweden Still published. Originally published weekly as Norrköpings Weko-Tidningar
1762 24 heures Swiss French Lausanne Old Swiss Confederacy Still published. Originally published weekly as Annonces et avis divers
1764 Newcastle Chronicle English Newcastle United Kingdom Still published as Evening Chronicle
1765 Monitor Polish Warsaw Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth Founded by Ignacy Krasicki and Franciszek Bohomolec and supported by King Stanisław August Poniatowski
1767 Adresseavisen Norwegian Trondheim Denmark-Norway Still published. Originally titled Kongelig allene privilegerede Trondheims Adresse-Contoirs Efterretninger
1767 Finns Leinster Journal English Kilkenny Kingdom of Ireland
1771 Tidningar Utgifne Af et Sällskap i Åbo Swedish Turku Finland Published 1771–1778 and 1782–1785.
1771 Ephemerides Zagrabienses Latin Zagreb Kingdom of Croatia, Habsburg monarchy Published in 1771 by Antun Jandera
1772 Derry Journal English Derry and Donegal Kingdom of Ireland Still published bi-weekly. Originally titled London-Derry Journal and General Advertiser, changed to its current name in 1880
1772 Fyens Stiftstidende Danish Odense Denmark-Norway Still published. Originally titled Kongelig Privilegerede Odense Adresse-Contoirs Efterretninger
1776 Gazeta Grodzieńska Polish Hrodna Grand Duchy of Lithuania Considered to be the first newspaper in Belarus and the first local newspaper in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. Last issue in 1783.
1776 Suomenkieliset Tieto-Sanomat Finnish Turku Finland Twice-monthly, 26 numbers were published.
1777 Avvisi Italian Genoa Republic of Genoa Published from 1777 to 1797. It included classified advertising.[36]
1778[37] Notizie del mondo Italian Venice Republic of Venice Founded by Antonio Graziosi, it covered foreign affairs; published until 1815.
1780 Neue Zürcher Zeitung German Zürich Switzerland Still published. Originally titled Zürcher Zeitung. Renamed in 1821.
1780 Magyar Hírmondó Hungarian Bratislava (Pressburg) Kingdom of Hungary Published until 1803. The first Hungarian newspaper published in Hungarian language. Its founder and first editor was the Lutheran pastor Mátyás Ráth.
1783 The Herald English Glasgow Kingdom of Great Britain Still published
1785 The Times English London Kingdom of Great Britain Still published
1785[38] Il Corriere di Gabinetto
Gazzetta di Milano 		Italian Milano Duchy of Milan Published from 1 July 1785 to 28 December 1797
1791 Serbskija novini Slavonic-Serbian Vienna Habsburg monarchy First Serbian newspaper. Published from 1791 to 1792.
1791 The Observer English London Kingdom of Great Britain The world's first Sunday newspaper. Still published.
1794 Århus Stiftstidende Danish Århus Denmark-Norway Still published. Originally titled Aarhus Stifts-Tidende.
1798 Journal de Malte French, Italian Valletta Malta under French occupation First newspaper published in Malta. Defunct.[39]
1801 Gibraltar Chronicle English Gibraltar Gibraltar Active
1803 Foglio d'Avvisi Italian Valletta Malta Defunct.[39]
1804 L'Argo Italian Valletta Malta Defunct.[39]
1804 Il Cartaginese Italian Valletta Malta Defunct.[39]
1806 Tarto maa rahva Näddali-Leht Estonian Dorpat Livonia, Russian Empire Banned in the same year. First Estonian language newspaper.
1806 Hazai s Külföldi Tudósítások Hungarian Pest (Budapest) Kingdom of Hungary Published until 1848.[40]
1812 Giornale di Malta Italian Valletta Malta Defunct.[41]
1813 Göteborgs-Posten Swedish Gothenburg Sweden Still published.
1813 Malta Government Gazette Italian, English, Maltese Valletta Malta Still published (digital only since 2015).[42]
1817 The Scotsman English Edinburgh United Kingdom Still published
1817 Journal de la Corse French Ajaccio France Still published
1818 The Westmorland Gazette English Kendal United Kingdom Still published
1819 Saqartvelos Gazeti (Georgian: საქართველოს გაზეთი) Georgian Tbilisi Georgia First Georgian newspaper. Published from 1819.
1821 The Guardian English Manchester United Kingdom Originally known as 'The Manchester Guardian'. Still published.
1824 Letopis Matice srpske Serbian Novi Sad, Budim Serbia Still published
1824 Åbo Underrättelser Swedish Åbo Finland, Russian Empire Still published.
1826 Le Figaro French Paris France Still published
1829 Curierul Românesc Romanian Bucharest Wallachia, Ottoman Empire Founded by Ion Heliade Rădulescu in April 1829. Last issue in 1859.
1829 Londonderry Sentinel English County Londonderry United Kingdom Founded in response to the Derry Journal's moderate stance on issues such as Catholic Emancipation. Originally called the Londonderry Sentinel and North West Advertiser. Still published.
1829 Albina Românească Romanian Iași Moldavia, Ottoman Empire Founded by Gheorghe Asachi in 1829. Last issue in 1850.
1830 Aftonbladet Swedish Stockholm Sweden Founded by Lars Johan Hierta in 1830. Still published.
1831 Takvim-i Vekayi Turkish Istanbul Ottoman Empire Also, Takvim-i Vekayi produced Armenian, Greek and Arabic language editions. Closed in 1891.
1834 Novine srbske Serbian Kragujevac,
Belgrade 		Serbia First Serbian newspaper published in the country and the official journal of the Principality of Serbia. Founded by Dimitrije Davidović in 1830. Last issue in 1919.
1835 O Açoriano Oriental Portuguese Ponta Delgada, Azores Portugal Still published[43]
1841 Pesti Hírlap Hungarian Pest (Budapest) Kingdom of Hungary Published until 1944.[44]
1843 The Economist English London United Kingdom Still published.
1844 Nieuwe Rotterdamsche Courant Dutch Rotterdam Netherlands 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 Finnish Helsinki Finland Published 1847–1866, followed by Uusi Suometar 1869–1918 and Uusi Suomi 1919–1991. The web publication Uusi Suomi is not connected.[45]
1848 Sydsvenskan Swedish Malmö Sweden Still published.
1848 Die Presse German Vienna Austria Still published
1848 Münchner Neueste Nachrichten 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[46]
1854 Surrey Comet English London United Kingdom Still published[47]
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 (Budapest) Kingdom of Hungary Sunday weekly newspaper. Published until 1921.[48]
1854 El Norte de Castilla Spanish Valladolid Spain Still published
1855 The Daily Telegraph English London United Kingdom Still published
1855 A Aurora do Lima Portuguese Viana do Castelo Portugal Still published[49]
1856 Hamagid Hebrew Ełk East Prussia First newspaper in Modern Hebrew language. Defunct 1903.
1856 La Meuse French Liège Liège
1856 Vasabladet Swedish Vaasa Finland Still published.[50]
1857 Pärnu Postimees Estonian Pernau Livonia, Russian Empire Still published as Postimees[51]
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[52] L'Osservatore Romano Italian Vatican City Papal States L'Osservatore Romano is the "semi-official"[53] newspaper of the Holy See.
1863 Church Times English London United Kingdom Still published.[54] 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.[55]
1864 Hufvudstadsbladet Swedish Helsinki Finland Still published.[56]
1865 Il Sole 24 Ore Italian Milan Italy Still published.[57]
1866 La Stampa Italian Turin Italy Still published.[58]
1868 Manchester Evening News English Manchester 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.[59]
1873 Richmond and Twickenham Times English London United Kingdom Still published.[60] The Richmond and Twickenham Times is a weekly London newspaper.
1873 Satakunnan Kansa Finnish Pori Finland Still published.[61]
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.[62]
1877 Dernières Nouvelles d'Alsace French Strasbourg France Still published.
1879 The Liverpool Echo English Liverpool United Kingdom Still published.
1880 L'Eco di Bergamo Italian Bergamo Italy Still published.[63]
1881 Il Piccolo Italian Trieste Italy Still published.
1881 Aamulehti Finnish Tampere Finland Still published.[64]
1881 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.[65]
1884 Svenska Dagbladet Swedish Stockholm Sweden Still published.
1884 La Libre Belgique French Brussels Belgium Still published. Before, this newspapers called Le Patriote
1886 Freedom English London United Kingdom Still published as a bi-annual and online
1886 Lancashire Evening Post English Preston United Kingdom Still published.
1888 Financial Times English London United Kingdom Still published.
1888 Jornal de Notícias Portuguese Porto Portugal Still published.[66]
1889 Helsingin Sanomat Finnish Helsinki Finland Still published. Started as Päivälehti, Helsingin Sanomat since 1905.[67]
1889 L'Est Républicain French Nancy France Still published.
1891 Gazet van Antwerpen Dutch Antwerp Flanders, Belgium Still published
1891[68] La Nuova Sardegna Italian Sassari Kingdom of Italy Still published
1892 The Isis English Oxford United Kingdom Oldest extant student publication in the UK. Still published.[69]
1893 Lidové noviny Czech Brno Moravia, Austria-Hungary Still published today in Prague, the Czech Republic, familiarly known as "Lidovky".
1893 Congleton Chronicle English Congleton England, United Kingdom Still published today in Congleton Town, the United Kingdom"[1]".
1893 De Telegraaf Dutch Amsterdam Netherlands Still published. It is the largest newspaper in the Netherlands.
1894 Estia Greek Athens Greece Still published. Founded in 1874 as a magazine. It is the only newspaper in Greece which continues to use the polytonic orthography abolished in 1982.
1895 Heraldo de Aragón Spanish Zaragoza Spain Founded on September 20, 1895. Still published, familiarly known as Heraldo.
1895 Työmies Finnish Helsinki 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.[70]
1896 Daily Mail English London United Kingdom Second popular newspaper by Lord Northcliffe. Considered to have brought on a major change in the English newspaper market[71] and started the trend for popular mass journalism.[72] Still published.
1899 Kaleva Finnish Oulu Finland Still published.[73]
1904 Politika Serbian Belgrade Serbia The oldest daily newspaper still in circulation in the Balkans.[74][75][76]

Americas

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First issue of the New England Courant, the oldest newspaper in the Americas
The Southern Star / La Estrella del sur was the first newspaper edited in Montevideo, Uruguay, in 1807, while the city was under British rule.
Date Newspaper Language Place Country/Region Notes
1704 The Boston News-Letter English Boston, Massachusetts Thirteen Colonies Defunct
1718 Weekly Jamaica Courant English Kingston Jamaica Defunct
1721 The New-England Courant English Boston, Massachusetts Thirteen Colonies Defunct
1722 La Gaceta de México Spanish Mexico City New Spain Defunct; first paper published in Latin America
1727 Maryland Gazette English Annapolis, Maryland United States Still published but as The Capital
1752 Halifax Gazette English City of Halifax, Nova Scotia British North America Defunct; first paper in North America but is published as a government gazette, and not a newspaper, since 1867.
1756 The New Hampshire Gazette English New Hampshire Thirteen Colonies Still published; oldest extant North American paper, but was published as a weekly supplement of a different newspaper from the 1890s. The current owner bought the name rights in 1989, but not the actual paper.[77]
1758 Newport Mercury English Newport, Rhode Island Thirteen Colonies Still published, but ceased publication during the American Revolutionary War.[78]
June 1764 Quebec Chronicle-Telegraph English
Formerly bilingual French-English 		Quebec City, Quebec British North America Still published; oldest surviving North American paper with continuous corporate existence
October 1764 The Hartford Courant English Hartford, Connecticut Thirteen Colonies Still published.
1768 The Boston Chronicle English Boston, Massachusetts United States Defunct
1778 The Montreal Gazette English since 1822
(Formerly French, it became bilingual French-English in the late 1700s) 		Montreal Province of Quebec Still published
1785 Gazeta de Santafé de Bogotá Spanish Bogotá New Granada Defunct. First newspaper in Colombia
1785 The Augusta Chronicle English Augusta, Georgia United States Still published
1785 The Poughkeepsie Journal English Poughkeepsie, New York United States Still published. In 1788, the editor of the Journal was the official reporter of the ratification of the United States Constitution by New York in that year. The paper also served as a launching point of stories during the Franklin D. Roosevelt administration when the then-President was at his estate in nearby Hyde Park.
1786 Daily Hampshire Gazette English Northampton, Massachusetts United States Still published
1786 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette English Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania United States Still published
1789 The Berkshire Eagle English Pittsfield, Massachusetts United States Still published
1790 El Diario de Lima Spanish Lima Peru Defunct. First daily newspaper of the country.
1792 The Recorder English Greenfield, Massachusetts United States Still published
1794 Rutland Herald English Rutland, Vermont United States Still published. The Herald is the oldest family-owned newspaper in continuous operation, published under the same name in the same city, in the United States.
1796 Norwich Bulletin English Norwich, Connecticut United States Still published
1799 The Keene Sentinel English Keene, New Hampshire United States Still published
1801 New York Post English New York City United States Still published
1801 Williamsport Sun-Gazette English-language Williamsport, Pennsylvania United States Still published
1803 The Post and Courier English Charleston, South Carolina United States Still published
1807 The Southern Star English/Spanish Montevideo Uruguay Defunct; first paper in Uruguay[79]
1808 Observer-Reporter English Washington, Pennsylvania United States Still published
1808 Gazeta de Caracas Spanish Caracas Venezuela First newspaper of Venezuela. Later changed for Correo del Orinoco
1810 Gazeta de Buenos Ayres Spanish Buenos Aires Argentina Defunct. First newspaper of the country.
1812 Aurora de Chile Spanish Santiago de Chile Chile Defunct. First newspaper of the country.
1813 The Political Censor English Clermont, Ohio United States Defunct.
1815 The Ithaca Journal English Ithaca, New York United States Still published. Originally named the Seneca Republican.
1815 The Repository English Canton, Ohio United States Still published. Began as a weekly, The Ohio Repository.[80]
1822 Sandusky Register English Sandusky, Ohio United States Still Published. Originally named the Sandusky Clarion.
1825 El Peruano Spanish Lima Peru Still published
1825 Diário de Pernambuco Portuguese Recife Brazil Still published. Oldest continuously circulating daily newspaper in Latin America[81] and oldest continuously circulating periodical edited in Portuguese.
1825 The Monroe News English Monroe, Michigan United States Still published. The same paper has been through several name changes in its history but remains the same print product. Today, the Monroe Publishing Company is among the 10 largest employers in Monroe, Michigan.
1826 Honduras Gazette English Belize Belize Defunct. First newspaper of the country.
1827 El Mercurio de Valparaíso Spanish Valparaíso, Valparaíso Chile Still published. Oldest continuously circulating periodical, published under the same name, in Spanish.
1827 Jornal do Commercio Portuguese Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro Brazil Defunct since 2016.
1829 The Providence Journal English Providence, Rhode Island United States Still published. Oldest continuously published daily newspaper in U.S.
1829 The Philadelphia Inquirer English Philadelphia United States Still published
1829 The Post-Standard English Syracuse, New York United States Still published
1829 The Pilot English Boston, Massachusetts United States Still published
1831 Detroit Free Press English Detroit, Michigan United States Still published
1831 The State Journal-Register English Springfield, Illinois United States Still published. Founded as Sangamo Journal; underwent several name changes, Illinois State Journal by 1848; merged with Illinois State Register in 1974
1833 Democrat and Chronicle English Rochester, New York United States Still published. Founded in 1833 as The Balance, the paper eventually became known as the Daily Democrat. The Daily Democrat merged with another local paper, the Chronicle, in 1870, to become known as the Democrat and Chronicle. The paper was purchased by Gannett in 1928.[citation needed]
1834 The Gleaner English Kingston, Jamaica Jamaica Still published
1836 The Telegraph English Alton, Illinois United States Still published. Founded as Alton Telegraph, subsequently known as Alton Daily Telegraph and Alton Evening Telegraph.
1837 The Picayune English New Orleans United States Still published today on a tri-weekly schedule as The Times Picayune. Has gone through several name changes over the years as The Picayune merged with other local papers.
1839 El Comercio Spanish Lima Peru Still published
1840 The Cincinnati Enquirer English Cincinnati United States Still published
1841 The Cecil Whig English Elkton, Maryland United States Still published
1842 The Galveston Daily News English Galveston, Texas United States Still Published
1842 The Plain Dealer English Cleveland, Ohio United States Still published
1844 The Globe and Mail English Toronto Canada Still published
1845 The Stanstead Journal English Stanstead, Quebec Canada Still published
1845 Ottawa Citizen English Ottawa Canada Still published
1846 Boston Herald English Boston, Massachusetts United States Still published
1846 The Hamilton Spectator English Hamilton, Ontario Canada Still published
1846 The Victoria Advocate English Victoria, Texas United States Still published
1846 Vineyard Gazette English Edgartown, Massachusetts United States Still published
1847 Chicago Tribune English Chicago United States Still published
1848 The Daily Standard English Celina, Ohio United States Still published
1849 The London Free Press English London, Ontario Canada Still published.
1849 The Santa Fe New Mexican English Santa Fe, New Mexico United States Still published.
1850 Deseret News English Salt Lake City, Utah United States Still published. The newspaper's $61 second-hand Ramage press was procured in 1847 in Boston and arrived in the Salt Lake Valley by ox-drawn wagons in August 1849.[82]
1850 The Oregonian English Portland, Oregon United States Still published.
1851 The New York Times English New York City United States Still published
1851 Placerville Mountain Democrat English Placerville, California United States Still published
1852 The Wheeling Intelligencer English Wheeling, West Virginia United States Still published
1852 The Casket English
(Formerly Gaelic) 		Antigonish, Nova Scotia Canada Still published
1853 Guelph Mercury English Guelph, Ontario Canada Defunct circa 2016
1853 La Estrella de Panamá Spanish Panamá Panamá Still published
1854 The Union Democrat English Sonora, California United States Still published
1854 The Daily Citizen English Searcy Arkansas Still published[47]
1857 The Sacramento Bee English Sacramento, California United States Still published
1858 Belleville News-Democrat English Belleville, Illinois United States Still published. Founded as Weekly Democrat, merged with Belleville News in 1883
1859 Rocky Mountain News English Denver, Colorado United States Published from 23 April 1859 to 27 February 2009.
1861 Buenos Aires Standard English Buenos Aires Argentina Defunct
1862 Telegraph-Journal English Saint John, New Brunswick Canada Still published
1864 The Marietta Times English Marietta, Ohio United States Still published
1865 San Antonio Express-News English San Antonio, Texas United States Still Published
1865 San Francisco Chronicle English San Francisco United States Still Published
1867 La Capital Spanish Rosario Argentina Still published. Oldest Argentine newspaper still in circulation.
1867 The Spencer Magnet English Taylorsville, Kentucky United States Still published
1868 The Atlanta Journal-Constitution English Atlanta United States Still published
1868 The Dalhousie Gazette English Halifax, Nova Scotia Canada Still published
1868 Times & Transcript English Moncton, New Brunswick Canada Still published
1869 La Prensa Spanish Buenos Aires Argentina Still published
1870 La Nación Spanish Buenos Aires Argentina Still published
1870 La Discusión Spanish Chillán, Ñuble Chile Still published
1870 The Guardian English Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island Canada Still published
1870 Tucson Citizen English Tucson, Arizona United States Newsprint publication ceased May 16, 2009.
1871 The Salt Lake Tribune English Salt Lake City, Utah United States Still published
1872 The Boston Globe[83] English Boston, Massachusetts United States Still published
1873 The Belleville Telescope English Belleville, Kansas United States Still published
1874 Nanaimo Daily News English Nanaimo, British Columbia Canada Still published
1874 The Chronicle Herald English Halifax, Nova Scotia Canada Still published
1874 Daily Washington Law Reporter English Baltimore, Maryland United States Still published
1875 Estado de São Paulo Portuguese São Paulo Brazil Still published.
1875 The Southern Cross Spanish, English Buenos Aires Argentina Still published. Monthly
1876[84] Orlando Sentinel English Orlando United States Still Published
1876 Buenos Aires Herald English Buenos Aires Argentina Defunct
1876 Diario Oficial de la República de Chile Spanish Santiago de Chile Chile Still published
1877 The Washington Post English Washington, D.C. United States Still published
1878 St. Louis Post-Dispatch English St. Louis, Missouri United States Still published
1878 The Exonian English Exeter, New Hampshire United States Still published. Oldest continuously running preparatory school newspaper in America.
1878 Waterloo Region Record English Kitchener, Ontario Canada Still published
1879 The Telegram English Saint John's, Newfoundland and Labrador Canada Still published
1879 Times Leader English Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania United States Still published
1880 Albuquerque Journal English Albuquerque, New Mexico United States Still published
1880 The Kansas City Star English Kansas City, Missouri United States Still published
1881 El Paso Times English El Paso, Texas United States Still published
1881 El Paso Herald-Post English El Paso, Texas United States 1881–1997
1881 Las Cruces Sun-News English Las Cruces, New Mexico United States Still published
1881 Los Angeles Times English Los Angeles United States Still published
1882 El Sur Spanish Concepción, Bío Bío Chile Still published
1882 The Brandon Sun English Brandon, Manitoba Canada Still published
1883 Calgary Herald English Calgary, Alberta Canada Still published
1883 Los Andes Spanish Mendoza Argentina Still published
1883 Regina Leader-Post English Regina, Saskatchewan Canada Still published
1883 Amigoe Dutch Dutch Caribbean Kingdom of the Netherlands Still published
1884 El Día Spanish La Plata Argentina Still published
1884 La Presse French Montreal, Quebec Canada Still published
1884 Times Colonist English Victoria, British Columbia Canada Still published
1884 The Altamont Enterprise English Altamont, New York United States Still published
1885 El Llanquihue Spanish Puerto Montt, Los Lagos Chile Still published
1885 Omaha World-Herald English Omaha, Nebraska United States Still published
1886 Lögberg-Heimskringla English Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada Still published. English and formerly Icelandic
1886 El Día Spanish Montevideo Uruguay Defunct[85]
1886 La Prensa Spanish Curicó, Maule Chile Temporarily ceased publication 1886–98. Still in publication since then.
1887 El Espectador Spanish Bogotá Colombia Founded on Medellín on 22 March 1887, moved to Bogotá in 1915. Still published.
1888 The Windsor Star English Windsor, Ontario Canada Still published
1889 Moose Jaw Times-Herald English Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan Canada Still published
1889 Bangor Daily News English Bangor, Maine United States Still published.
1889 Listín Diario Spanish Santo Domingo Dominican Republic Still published.
1889 The Wall Street Journal English New York United States Still published.
1891 Jornal do Brasil Portuguese Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro Brazil Still published.
1891 Truro Daily News English Truro, Nova Scotia Canada Still published
1891 The Chilliwack Progress English Chilliwack, British Columbia Canada Still published
1892 The Denver Post English Denver, Colorado United States Still published
1893 Svoboda Ukrainian New Jersey United States Still published
1893 The Wave English Rockaway Beach, New York United States Still published
1895 Correio do Povo Portuguese Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul Brazil Still published. Stopped publishing in 1984 and resumed in 1986.
1896 Bluefield Daily Telegraph English Bluefield, West Virginia United States Still published
1896 Silver City Daily Press and Independent English Silver City, New Mexico United States Still published
1896 Le Soleil French Quebec City, Quebec Canada Still published
1898 La Nueva Provincia Spanish Bahía Blanca Argentina Still published
1898 El Liberal Spanish Santiago del Estero Argentina Still published
1898 The Province English Vancouver, British Columbia Canada Still published
1898 Le Nouvelliste French Port-au-Prince Haiti Still Published
1892 Toronto Star English Toronto Canada Still Published. Originally known as the Evening Star, and then the Toronto Daily Star.
1903 Rafu Shimpo Japanese/English Los Angeles United States Still published. Oldest Japanese language newspaper in the United States. An English section began in 1926. The newspaper temporarily ceased publication during the Japanese Internment.

Africa

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

Date Newspaper Language Place Country/Region Notes
1773 Annonces, Affiches et Avis Divers pour les Colonies des Isles de France et de Bourbon French Isle de France Mauritius First newspaper in Mauritius. Published weekly from 1773-01-13 to at least 1790 by Nicolas Lambert in Mauritius.
1800 Cape Town Gazette and African Advertiser English, Afrikaans Cape Town British South Africa First newspaper in South Africa. Published weekly from 1800-08-16 to at least 1829 by the British Government in South Africa.
1824 South African Commercial Advertiser English, Afrikaans Cape Town British South Africa First privately run newspaper in South Africa. Numbers 1 to 18 were published weekly from 7 January 1824 to 10 May 1824. numbers 19 to 135 were printed from 31 August 1825 to 10 March 1827 and numbers 136 and onward were printed from 1828 to 1853. Originally edited by the printer George Greig who soon relinquished editing control to Thomas Pringle and John Fairbairn. Pringle left the paper after number 19.
1824 South African Journal English Cape Town British South Africa A bimonthly journal edited by Thomas Pringle and John Fairbairn. Published from 1824-03-05 to 1824-05-07.
1824 Nederduitsche Zuid-Afrikaanse Tydschrift Dutch Cape Town British South Africa A bimonthly journal edited by Reverend Abraham Faure. It was the Dutch partner to the South African Journal. Published from 1824-04-04.
1824 The South African Chronicle and Mercantile Advertiser English, Afrikaans Cape Town British South Africa Printed weekly from 1824-08-18 to 1826-12-26. Printed by William Bridekirk and edited by A. J. Jardine.
1826 The New Organ English, Dutch Cape Town British South Africa Only one edition printed on 1826-01-06. Printed by George Greig and edited by John Fairbairn.
1827 De Versamelaar English, Dutch Cape Town British South Africa Printed weekly from 1827-01-07 until between 1829-01-27 to 1835. Edited by J. Duasso de Lima and printed by William Bridekirk.
1827 The Colonist English, Dutch Cape Town British South Africa Printed weekly from 1827-11-22 to 1828-09-30 by William Bridekirk and then George Greig and edited by William Beddy.
1828 Al-Waqa'i' al-Masriyya Turkish, Arabic Cairo Egypt First Turkish newspaper. Still published
1830 De Zuid-Afrikaan Dutch Cape Town British South Africa Initially a weekly paper, then at more frequent intervals. First issue 9 April 1830. Last issue 8 April 1930
1859 Iwe Irohin Yoruba, English Abeokuta Nigeria Founded on December 3, 1859. It was published bi-weekly, in Yoruba and English language and ran for about eight years, specifically from 1859 to 1867.
1875 Al-Ahram Arabic Cairo Egypt Still published
1889 Al-Maghrib Arabic Rabat Morocco First newspaper in the Maghreb
1891 Mashonaland Herald and Zambesian Times English Salisbury Southern Rhodesia Now published as The Herald
1898 Kurdistan Kurdish Cairo Egypt First newspaper in the Kurmanji Kurdish language, founded by Miqdad Madhad Bedirkhan, member of the Kurdish aristocrat Bedirkhan family. The first issue was printed in Cairo on April 22, 1898. April 22 marks Kurdish Journalism Day to celebrate this.[86][87]

South Asia

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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.[88]

Date Newspaper Language Place Country/Region Notes
1780 Hicky's Bengal Gazette or, The Original Calcutta General Advertiser English Calcutta Company's India First newspaper in South Asia. Published weekly from 29 January 1780 to 23 March 1782 when James Augustus Hicky's types were seized.
1780 The India Gazette or Calcutta Public Advertiser English Calcutta Company's India Second newspaper in South Asia. Published weekly from 1780-11-18. Survived until 1834. Published by Peter Reed (until 1781), Bernard Messink (until 1793), G. Gordon (1793 to before 1799) In 1799, its proprietors were William Morris, William Fairlie and J. D. Williams.
1784 Calcutta Gazette English Calcutta Company's India Third newspaper in South Asia. Government sanctioned. Published weekly from 1784-03-04 to 1818-09-29. Its proprietors were Francis Gladwin, an East India Company Officer until January 1787 and Arthur Muir, Herbert Harrington and Edmond Morris afterwards.
1785 Bengal Journal English Calcutta Company's India Published weekly from 1785–02 to 1791. Its proprietors were William Duane and Thomas Jones.
1785 The Oriental Magazine or Calcutta Amusement English Calcutta Company's India Published monthly from 1785-04-06. Its proprietors were Gordon and John Hay. It ceased publication sometime prior to 1799–05, when Governor-General Wellesley enacted press regulations.
1785 The Asiatick Miscellany English Calcutta Company's India Published quarterly from 1785-07-14 to 1789–01. Its proprietor was Francis Gladwin.
1785 Madras Courier English Madras Company's India Published weekly at first from 1785-10-12 to around 1818, with government sanction. Its proprietor was Richard Johnson.
1786 Calcutta Chronicle and General Advertiser English Calcutta Company's India Published weekly from 1786–01 to either 1790 or 1797. Its proprietor was William Baillie.
1788 The Asiatic Mirror and Commercial Advertiser English Calcutta Company's India Published weekly at first from 1788–02 to 1820–05. Its proprietors were C.K. Bruce and Dr. Shoolbred.
1789 Bombay Herald English Bombay Company's India Published weekly from 1789 to 1792. Its proprietors are unknown.
1794 Azdarar Armenian Madras Company's India Published from 1794 to 1796. It was the first Armenian newspaper, its proprietor was Harutyun Shmavonyan.
1795 Madras Gazette English Madras Company's India Published weekly from January 1795. Its proprietor was Robert Williams.
1795 India Herald English Madras Company's India Published from April 1795. Its proprietor was G Humphrey.
1802 The Ceylon Government Gazette English Colombo British Ceylon The first issue of the Ceylon Gazette appeared on 15 March 1802. It was printed by Frans de Bruin at the renovated press built in 1737 by the Dutch in Ceylon.
1816 The Asiatic Journal and Monthly Miscellany English Company's India The journal was sponsored by the East India Company, and was designed to record and share information relating to India and the East India Company.
1818 Samachar Darpan Bengali Frederiknagore Danish India It was a Bengali weekly newspaper published by the Baptist Missionary Society from the Baptist Mission Press at Serampore in the first half of the 19th century. It is considered to be the first Indian-language newspaper.
1821 Sambad Kaumudi Bengali Calcutta Company's India It was founded by Ram Mohan Roy and was published first half of the 19th century.
1822 Bombay Samachar Gujarati Bombay Company's India Still published. Originally called Moombaina Samachar. It is the oldest newspaper in India still in circulation.[89]
1822 Jam-i-Jahan-Numa Urdu Calcutta Company's India First newspaper in Urdu.[90]
1822 Samachar Chandrika Bengali Calcutta Company's India A weekly newspaper founded by Bhabani Charan Bandyopadhyay became the newspaper of the Dharma Sabha and campaigned against social reforms including the ban on Sati.
1826 Udant Martand Hindi Calcutta Company's India It was published from Calcutta by Pandit Jugal Kishore Shukla.[91][92]
1832 Darpan Marathi Bombay Company's India First newspaper in Marathi. Editor was Balshastri Jambhekar. The newspaper was printed both in English and Marathi languages in two separate columns.
1832 The Colombo Journal English Colombo British Ceylon The newspaper started on 1 January 1832 with George Lee as editor. George Lee was the Superintendent of the Government Press and later Postmaster General.
1834 The Ceylon Observer English Colombo British Ceylon It was founded in 1834 as The Observer and Commercial Advertiser and was published from Colombo. It ceased publication in 1982.
1834 Sunday Observer English Colombo British Ceylon This paper, first published on 4 February 1834, was edited by E. J. Darley and George Winter.
1838 The Times of India English Bombay Company's India Still published. Originally called The Bombay Times and Journal of Commerce. It is the oldest English Language newspaper in India still in circulation.[93]
1843 Mangaluru Samachara Kannada Mangalore Company's India First Kannada language newspaper. It was produced by a German, Rev. Hermann Friedrich Mögling of the Basel Mission.
1846 Orunodoi Assamese Sivasagar Company's India It started in January, 1846 by an American missionary Dr. Nathan Brown and printed and published at the Sibsagar Mission Press by O.T Cutter, was the first newspaper in Assam as well as the first newspaper in Assamese.[94][95]
1846 The Times of Ceylon English Colombo British Ceylon It was founded in 1846 as the Ceylon Times and was published from Colombo. It ceased publication in 1985.
1847 Rangapur Bartabaha Bangla Rangpur Company's India It was first published in August 1847 (Bhadra, 1254 BS) and continued publication up to 1854 without any major interruption.
1849 Lahore Chronicle English Lahore Company's India It founded by Syed Muhammad Azim. It is first newspaper in Modern Pakistan.
1853 Hindoo Patriot English Calcutta Company's India It was first published on 6 January 1853 by Madhusudan Ray, under the editorship of Girish Chandra Ghosh.
1854 Rast Goftar Gujarati Bombay Company's India It was started in 1854 by Dadabhai Naoroji and Kharshedji Cama.
1862 The Bengalee English Calcutta British India It was founded in 1862 by Girish Chandra Ghosh. It was closed down in 1931. In 1932, the two editions were consolidated and renamed The Star of India.
1863 Gujarat Mitra Gujarati Surat British India Still published.
1865 The Pioneer English Allahabad British India Still published. Founded by George Allen as a weekly then became a daily.[96]
1866 Utkala Deepika Odia Orissa British India First Odia language newspaper. The weekly paper was started on 4 August 1866 by Gourishankar Ray and Babu Bichitrananda Das.
1867 The Madras Mail English Madras British India Started by Charles Lawson and Henry Cornish.It was closed in 1981 and was the first evening newspaper in India.[96]
1868 Amrita Bazar Patrika Bengali Jessore British India The paper discontinued its publication in 1991 after 123 years of publication.
1872 Civil and Military Gazette English Lahore, Simla British India It was founded in Lahore and Simla in 1872. It was a merger of The Mofussilite in Calcutta, and the Lahore Chronicle and Indian Public Opinion and Panjab Times in Lahore.
1875 The Statesman English Calcutta, Bombay British India Still published. It is a direct descendant of two newspapers, the Bombay (now Mumbai) based Indian Statesman and The Friend of India published in Calcutta (now Kolkata). Indian Statesman was started by Robert Knight, who was previously the principal founder and editor of The Times of India.
1875 Burma Gazette Burmese Burma British India It was introduced by the British, and was used to issue circulars and vernacular acts. It was first published on 2 January 1875.[97]
1878 The Hindu English Madras British India Still published. It was founded in Madras on 20 September 1878 as a weekly newspaper, by what was known then as the Triplicane Six consisting of 4 law students and 2 teachers.
1878 Salem Desabhimani Tamil Madras Presidency British India One of first Tamil newspapers.
1880 Coimbatore Kalanidhi Tamil Coimbatore British India One of first Tamil newspapers.
1881 The Tribune English Lahore British India Still published. It was founded on 2 February 1881, in Lahore (now in Pakistan), by Sardar Dyal Singh Majithia, a philanthropist, and is run by a trust comprising five persons as trustees.
1881 Kesari Marathi Poona British India Still published. It was founded on 4 January 1881 by Lokmanya Bal Gangadhar Tilak, a prominent leader of the Indian Independence movement.
1882 Swadesamitran Tamil Madras British India It was founded by G. Subramania Aiyer who also served as the first editor.
1884 Sind Sudhar Sindhi Sind British India Oldest Sindhi language newspaper. Initially published by Education department of Sindh was taken out later by Sindh Saba. Sadhu Hiranand was its first editor from 1884 to 1887.[98]
1886 Khalsa Akhbar Punjabi Lahore British India First Punjabi language newspaper. It was a weekly newspaper and the organ of the Lahore Khalsa Diwan, a Sikh society.
1887 Deepika Malayalam Kottayam British India Still published. Oldest Malayalam language newspaper.
1888 Sudharak Marathi Poona British India It was founded by Gopal Ganesh Agarkar.
1888 Malayala Manorama Malayalam Kottayam British India Still published. It was first published as a weekly on 22 March 1888.
1898 The Kohinoor Bengali Kushita British India It started publication in July 1898 in Kushtia District after Rowshan Ali Chowdhury met Mir Mosharraf Hossain.
1900 O Heraldo Portuguese Pangim Portuguese India Still published. It was established as the first daily Portuguese newspaper on 21 May 1900 by Aleixo Clemente Messias Gomes in Goa.
1901 Gorkhapatra Nepali Kathmandu Kingdom of Nepal Still published. It is the oldest state-owned national daily newspaper of Nepal. It was started as a weekly newspaper in May 1901 and became a daily newspaper in 1961.

Oceania

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Date Newspaper Language Place Country/Region Notes
1803 Sydney Gazette English Sydney Australia Was the first newspaper in Australia Published weekly from 1803 to 1842
1831 The Sydney Morning Herald English Sydney Australia Is the oldest continuously published newspaper in Australia, originally called the Sydney Herald
1833 The West Australian English Perth Australia Second oldest continuously operated newspaper in Australia
1838 Melbourne Advertiser English Melbourne Australia Originally called Port Phillip Patriot and Melbourne Advertiser
1840 Herald Sun English Melbourne Australia Originally called The Port Phillip Herald
1840 New Zealand Gazette English Wellington New Zealand First newspaper published in New Zealand. Publication ceased in 1844. Not to be confused with the government publication of the same name
1840 The Geelong Advertiser English Melbourne Australia Still in publication under the original title.
1846 The Courier Mail English Brisbane Australia Originally called The Moreton Bay Courier
1852 Taranaki Herald English New Plymouth New Zealand Was New Zealand's oldest surviving newspaper until it ceased publication in 1989.
1854 The Age English Melbourne Australia Owned by Fairfax Media who also own Sydney Morning Herald
1856 Wanganui Chronicle English Wanganui New Zealand New Zealand's oldest surviving newspaper
1859 The Advertiser English Adelaide Australia Originally the South Australian Advertiser
1861 The Press English Christchurch New Zealand New Zealand's 2nd oldest surviving newspaper
1861 Otago Daily Times English Dunedin New Zealand New Zealand's third oldest surviving newspaper and oldest surviving daily newspaper
1869 The Fiji Times English Levuka Fiji The oldest newspaper in Fiji still operating.
1891 Lloyd's List Australia English Sydney Australia The oldest continuously published national newspaper in Australia

East Asia

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Inaugural issue of the North China Herald, August 3, 1850.
Date Newspaper Language Place Country/Region Notes
1744[99] Bataviase Nouvelles en Politique Raisonnementes Dutch Batavia Dutch East India Company First newspaper in present-day Indonesia, ceased publication in 1746.
1806[100] The Prince of Wales Island Gazette English Penang British Malaya First newspaper in Southeast Asia;[100] last issue rolled off the press on 7 July 1827; weekly edition survived until January 1830.
1811[101] Del Superior Govierno Spanish Manila Spanish East Indies Oldest newspaper in the Philippines, oldest Spanish language newspaper in Asia;[102] first published on August 8, 1811, ceased publication on February 7, 1812.
1812[103] Java Government Gazette English Batavia Dutch East Indies Published during British administration in Dutch East Indies, ceased publication in 1816.
1844 The Bangkok Recorder English/Thai Bangkok Siam Country's first newspaper
1845 De Locomotief Dutch Semarang Dutch East Indies Originally Semarangsch Nieuws en Advertentieblad. Ceased publication in 1956.
1845 The China Mail[104] English Victoria City Hong Kong The first newspaper published in the crown colony and the longest-lived of any Hong Kong newspaper. Published until 1974.
1845[105][106] The Straits Times English Singapore Straits Settlements Split into The Straits Times (based in Singapore) and The New Straits Times (based in Kuala Lumpur) after Singapore's separation from Malaysia in 1965.
1850[107] North China Herald
(North China Daily News) 		English Shanghai China A weekly newspaper at first, it began daily publication in 1864 under the new name North China Daily News. Ceased publication in 1951.
1853[108] Chinese serial Chinese Victoria City Hong Kong First Chinese-language newspaper in the crown colony. Ceased publication in 1856.
1853 Soerabaijasch Handelsblad Dutch Soerabaja Dutch East Indies Ceased publication in 1957.
1858 Royal Thai Government Gazette Thai Dusit, Bangkok Siam Country's first newspaper
1861[109] Nagasaki Shipping List and Advertiser [ja] English Nagasaki Japan Country's first newspaper[109]
1862 Kwanpan Batavia Shinbun Japanese Tokyo Japan First Japanese-language newspaper. A month-by-month government translation of the Dutch Javasche Courant.
1865 Gia Dinh Bao Vietnamese Saigon Đại Nam Country's first newspaper
1868 Chugai Shinbun Japanese Tokyo Japan First Japanese-language newspaper with original reporting. Ceased with publisher's death in 1869.
1870 Yokohama Mainichi Shinbun Japanese Yokohama Japan First daily Japanese-language newspaper. Closed in 1940.
1872 Tokyo Nichi Nichi Shimbun Japanese Tokyo Japan Merged with Mainichi Shimbun which is still published
1881[110] Chōsen Shinpō Japanese, Classical Chinese, one article in Korean Pusan Korea The first newspaper in Korea, but mainly published in Japanese and Chinese.[111][109]
1883
(1886)[112] 		Hansŏng sunbo
(Hansŏng jubo) 		Chinese, Korean Seoul Korea Hansŏng sunbo is the first native Korean newspaper, although it was written in Classical Chinese. Its successor, Hansŏng jubo was the first to be written in primarily Korean (mixed script).[113]
1885 Bataviaasch Nieuwsblad Dutch Batavia Dutch East Indies Ceased publication in 1957.
1885 Taiwan Church News(Tâi-oân Kàu-hōe Kong-pò) Taiwanese Tâi-lâm-chiu Tâi-oân First newspaper in Taiwan.
1888 The Singapore Weekly Herald English Singapore Straits Settlements
1895 Taiwan Nichinichi Shimpō Japanese Taihoku Japanese Taiwan Called Taiwan Nichinichi Shimpo in most of the Japanese ruling period. Still published as Taiwan Shin Sheng Daily News.
1896 De Preangerbode Dutch Bandung Dutch East Indies Renamed Algemeen Indisch Dagblad de Preangerbode in 1923, ceased publication in 1957.
1898 The Manila Times English Manila Captaincy General of the Philippines Oldest extant English-language broadsheet in the Philippines still operating under its name.[114]

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Notes

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  1. ^ a b c d e f Nominally associated with the Holy Roman Empire until 1648, but de facto independent since 1499
  2. ^ Nominally associated with the Holy Roman Empire until 1648, but de facto separated since 1556

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