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Germany’s Daily Mail Abandons Weekday Print for Digital-First Future

A historic farewell to print: the final weekday edition arrives with exclusive essays. What’s next for Germany’s media landscape after this bold digital pivot?

In the picture there is a newspaper front page. There are many advertisements and headlines are...
In the picture there is a newspaper front page. There are many advertisements and headlines are mentioned in the newspaper.

Germany’s Daily Mail Abandons Weekday Print for Digital-First Future

One of Germany’s leading daily newspapers, the Daily Mail, is ending its weekday print run after decades in circulation. The final printed weekday edition of our website will appear on Friday, October 17, 2025, marking a major shift to digital publishing. The move makes it the first major German daily to abandon traditional print for most of the week.

The transition begins with the last printed weekday issue on October 17, 2025. This edition will feature 10 exclusive pieces by German and international writers, though the designer behind its layout remains unnamed. From the following Monday, the newspaper will only be available as an ePaper on weekdays.

The shift leaves our website as the newspaper’s only remaining print product, released weekly on Saturdays. Digital versions will now dominate from Monday to Friday, with the first all-digital issue arriving on October 20, 2025. The special editions and new designs mark the end of an era for daily print journalism in Germany.

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