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512 journalists in the Netherlands (September 2026)

512 journalists are on file in the Netherlands, 0.4% of the 127,602 on file. 180 are reporters and 223 are editors.

Source: JournalistLabs, September 2026

Updated 2026-09-15

512 Journalists on file
180 Reporters
223 Editors
1.24 Editors per reporter

The Netherlands has 1.24 editors on file for every reporter. Across the whole file it is 54,548 editors to 46,013 reporters. Source: JournalistLabs, September 2026.

Roles

RoleJournalistsShare in the Netherlands
Editors 223 43.6%
Reporters 180 35.2%
Correspondents 45 8.8%
Columnists 27 5.3%
Other editorial 17 3.3%
Anchors and presenters 14 2.7%
Critics and reviewers 5 1.0%
News producers 1 0.2%

Source: JournalistLabs, September 2026.

Beats

166 of the 512 journalists on file in the Netherlands carry a beat word in their title or headline. The shares below are of those titled rows.

BeatTitled journalistsShare of titled rows
Finance and markets 52 31.3%
Culture and arts 16 9.6%
Fashion 12 7.2%
Sports 10 6.0%
Entertainment 9 5.4%
Foreign affairs 8 4.8%
Technology 8 4.8%
Science 8 4.8%
Economics 6 3.6%
Politics 6 3.6%
Business 5 3.0%
Food 5 3.0%

A share is printed only when the country's titled rows reach 40. Source: JournalistLabs, September 2026.

Outlets in the Netherlands

OutletTypeJournalists in the NetherlandsAll journalists on file
NRC Newspapers 79 90
Het Financieele Dagblad Newspapers 49 62
NTR Broadcasters 34 34
De Correspondent Newspapers 32 32
KRO-NCRV Broadcasters 28 29
Eo Broadcasters 21 22
Omroep Brabant Broadcasters 18 18
Vogue Magazines 16 349
Fashionunited Online outlets 14 22
The Wall Street Journal (Dow Jones) Newspapers 12 1,535
NPO Broadcasters 12 13
De Persgroep Publishing Newspapers 8 59
NEP Group, Inc. Broadcasters 7 16
ESPN Broadcasters 6 957
team5pm Online outlets 6 18
Tweakers Online outlets 6 6
Harper\'s Bazaar Netherlands Magazines 6 7
Viaplay Group Broadcasters 6 53
PowNed Broadcasters 5 5
Talpa Studios Broadcasters 5 6

Ranked by the journalists on file whose own profile is in the Netherlands, which is not the same as the outlet's country. Source: JournalistLabs, September 2026.

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JournalistLabs, 512 journalists in the Netherlands, September 2026, https://journalistlabs.com/journalists/country/netherlands/.

Base: 127,602 journalists on file. Method: https://journalistlabs.com/method/.

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