Top Digital Media Companies in Amsterdam

Digital media and publishing are constantly changing. Every new media and technology released, every shift in audience trends provides new areas for connecting and monetizing audiences.

Here are the top digital media companies in Amsterdam to keep an eye on.

Nu.nl

Launched in 1999 as a joint venture of Ilse Media Groep and Virtual Industries Online Marketing Solutions, NU.nl (‘Nu’ means ‘Now’ in Dutch) is a news website that is now owned by DPG Media. Nu.nl is the third most visited website in the Netherlands, following Google.com and Youtube.com, according to Semrush May 2024 data. NU.nl covers everything from politics and economy to entertainment and sport.

April to June Traffic: 324.0M

Monthly Avg Traffic: 108.0M

Statistics

Nu.nl attracts an average of 108.0M visitors per month, with 20.41% using desktop and 79.59% on mobile. Predominantly from Netherlands, the site sees 26.21% organic, 63.47% direct, 5.82% social, and 4.50% other traffic.

De Telegraaf

Established in 1893, De Telegraaf is the largest daily morning newspaper in the Netherlands. It is owned by Mediahuis. On its website, readers will find daily articles covering news, entertainment, finance, lifestyle, and other verticals.

April to June Traffic: 172.1M

Monthly Avg Traffic: 57.39M

Statistics

De Telegraaf attracts an average of 57.39M visitors per month, with 27.58% using desktop and 72.42% on mobile. Predominantly from Netherlands, the site sees 28.45% organic, 58.38% direct, 7.24% social, and 5.93% other traffic.

NL Times

NL Times is a website that offers Netherlands-related news in English. It was launched in 2013. Headquartered in Amsterdam, NL Times covers health, politics, business, crime, sports, culture, technology, and more, publishing around 20-30 stories on a daily basis. It is owned by 3120 Media.

April to June Traffic: 5.527M

Monthly Avg Traffic: 1.842M

Statistics

NL Times attracts an average of 1.842M visitors per month, with 25.46% using desktop and 74.54% on mobile. Predominantly from Netherlands, the site sees 37.25% organic, 43.26% direct, 16.54% social, and 2.95% other traffic.

DutchNews

DutchNews is a digital publisher of news related to the Netherlands. Publishing English-language articles, it was established in 2006 and has over 700,000 monthly readers across all formats. It covers Dutch news in categories like economy, sport, art and culture, health, education, housing, and society, as well as news across Europe. DutchNews primarily caters to non-Dutch speakers.

April to June Traffic: 4.272M

Monthly Avg Traffic: 1.424M

Statistics

DutchNews attracts an average of 1.424M visitors per month, with 29.81% using desktop and 70.19% on mobile. Predominantly from Netherlands, the site sees 39.44% organic, 47.93% direct, 9.99% social, and 2.64% other traffic.

De Correspondent

“A Dutch journalism platform that doesn’t follow media hype” is how De Correspondent describes itself. Launched in 2013 by Rob Wijnberg, Harald Dunnink, Sebastian Kersten, and Ernst-Jan Pfauth as a crowdfunding project with 18,000+ contributions, De Correspondent doesn’t follow the daily news cycle and instead publishes in-depth stories with individual correspondents focusing on specific topics: climate change, healthcare, migration, consumerism, etc.

April to June Traffic: 2.078M

Monthly Avg Traffic: 692,708

Statistics

De Correspondent attracts an average of 692,708 visitors per month, with 34.39% using desktop and 65.61% on mobile. Predominantly from Netherlands, the site sees 33.25% organic, 40.98% direct, 23.04% social, and 2.73% other traffic.

Vrij Nederland

Founded during the German occupation of the Netherlands in WWII as an underground newspaper, Vrij Nederland (Free Netherlands) is a print monthly magazine and news website. It offers its readers coverage in such verticals as society, politics, culture, climate, identity, and others. 54% of the readership is male, 46% female.

April to June Traffic: 1.309M

Monthly Avg Traffic: 436,494

Statistics

Vrij Nederland attracts an average of 436,494 visitors per month, with 8.97% using desktop and 91.03% on mobile. Predominantly from Netherlands, the site sees 40.69% organic, 32.60% direct, 17.83% social, and 8.88% other traffic.

Secret Amsterdam

Secret Amsterdam is a website dedicated to offering readers guides and updates on things to do and see in Amsterdam. From bars and restaurants, to spas and hiking trails, to exhibitions, plays and concerts – readers can find tips on activitites in a wide variety of categories. It is owned byb Secret Media Network, that has similar online publications covering 100 locations across 20+ countries.

April to June Traffic: 59,955

Monthly Avg Traffic: 19,985

Statistics

Secret Amsterdam attracts an average of 19,985 visitors per month, with 29.97% using desktop and 70.03% on mobile. Predominantly from Netherlands, the site sees 72.01% organic, 14.48% direct, 10.60% social, and 2.91% other traffic.

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