List of free daily newspapers

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

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

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.

Michigan

 * The Michigan Daily - Ann Arbor

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