List of free daily newspapers explained

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

• Destak

Canada

• 24 Hours in Montreal
• Métro in Montreal

Chile

• Publimetro

Colombia

• Publimetro

Croatia

• 24sata

France

• 20 Minutes
• Direct Matin
• Metronews

Hong Kong

Chinese

• am730
• Headline Daily
• Metropolis Daily

English

• The Standard
• Hong Kong Free Press

Israel

• Israel Hayom
• Israel Post

Italy

• Leggo
• Metro

Malaysia

• theSun

Netherlands

• Metro

Philippines

• Inquirer Libre

Portugal

• Destak

Russia

• The Moscow Times

Serbia

• 24 sata

Spain

• 20 minutos (whole Spain) - circulation > 1,500,000 units

Sweden

• SVT Nyheter
• SR Nyheter

Switzerland

French

• 20 minutes

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, this paper is only published three times a week—on Sunday, Wednesday and Thursday.

Colorado

• Aspen Times - Aspen
• Colorado Daily - Boulder, 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.

Illinois

• RedEye - Chicago Paper became a weekly in 2017 and ceased publishing in March 2020.

Massachusetts

• Boston Metro - Boston, closed in January 2020.^[1]

Michigan

• The Michigan Daily - Ann Arbor^[2]

Nevada

• WJ Las Vegas Daily News - Las Vegas

New Hampshire

• The Berlin Daily Sun - Berlin
• The Conway Daily Sun - North Conway
• The Laconia Daily Sun - Laconia

New York

• AM New York Metro - New York City

Ohio

The Blade - Toledo

Pennsylvania

• Philadelphia Metro - Philadelphia

Puerto Rico

• El Vocero - became free in 2012
• Primera Hora - began 2017

South Carolina

• Bluffton Today - formerly free

Virginia

• Suffolk News-Herald - Suffolk

Notes and References

1. News: Buell . Spencer . That's a Wrap for Metro Boston, the Free Paper That Was so Much Fun until It Wasn't . 26 March 2020 . bostonmagazine.com.
2. News: When the Student Newspaper Is the Only Daily Paper in Town. The New York Times. 2019-11-08. Dan Levin. 19 October 2019 . Dan Levin. en.