10 Oldest Newspapers

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Rank Newspaper Country Founded
1. Haarlems Dagblad Netherlands 1656
2. Gazzetta di Mantova Italy 1664
3. The London Gazette UK 1665
4. Wiener Zeitung Austria 1703
5. Hildesheimer Allgemeine Zeitung Germany 1705
6. Berrow’s Worcester Journal UK 1709
7. Newcastle Journal UK 1711
8. Stamford Mercury UK 1712
9. Northampton Mercury UK 1720
10. Hanauer Anzeiger Germany 1725

These list only includes newspapers that have been published continuously since their founding under the same name or contains the original name.