De Telegraaf (; ) is the largest Dutch daily morning newspaper. Paul Jansen has been the editor-in-chief since August 2015.
De Courant/Nieuws van de Dag ceased publication in 1998. In 1999, the circulation of the paper was 808,000 copies, making it the ninth best-selling European newspaper.
21st century
De Telegraaf was the eighth top European newspaper with a circulation of 807,000 copies in 2001. De Telegraaf changed from broadsheet to compact format in October 2014. In 2014, was , dropping to in 2015. Distribution had been reduced to 393,537 in 2017.
On 26 June 2018, a delivery van intentionally rammed into the office building of De Telegraaf, catching fire afterwards which was probably started by the driver who made his getaway with another car. The building took considerable damage. Police believe the attack was done within organized crime circles; four days earlier the building of Panorama was also a target, possibly because both publications write about serious crime.
Editorial content
The newspaper contains many sensational and sports-related articles, and one or more pages supplied by the gossip-magazine Privé ("Private"). The financial news coverage is more serious in tone. The paper targets a broad audience, mostly in a conservative and populist style.