Algemeen Dagblad

Algemeed Daglad, often shortened to AD is a Dutch language newspaper. It is published in Rotterdam. The newspaper was founded in 1946. It is published in tabloid format. It is published daily. There are regional editions, for other cities such as Utrecht and The Hague. In 2013, the paper was the second largest paid newspaper of the Netherlands after De Telegraaf. After a merger with seven regional newspapers on 1 September 2005 and ongoing reduction in readership, it had an average circulation merger of 365,912 copies in 2014. In 2017, it was down to 341,249 copies. The newspaper generally has liberal views.