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Top 10 news publishers for photo metadata, October 2026. 1 taz (Germany) 94; 2 Süddeutsche Zeitung (Germany) 92; 3 Politico (United States) 85; 4 The Japan Times (Japan) 79; 5 PBS NewsHour (United States) 78; 6 Les Echos (France) 73; 7 NPR (United States) 70; 8 Le Figaro (France) 67; 9= Prensa Libre (Guatemala) 63; 9= Nederlands Dagblad (Netherlands) 63. For comparison: 321 of 425 publishers scored zero. Top 10 news publishers for photo metadata, October 2026 Top 10 countries for news photo metadata, October 2026. 1 France (10 publishers) 19.8; 2 Germany (18 publishers) 19.2; 3 Taiwan (4 publishers) 18.8; 4 United States (21 publishers) 18.1; 5 Sweden (5 publishers) 17.6; 6 Norway (6 publishers) 15.7; 7 Netherlands (4 publishers) 15.6; 8 Austria (7 publishers) 10.5; 9 Portugal (4 publishers) 7.5; 10 Japan (18 publishers) 6.9. Ranked: 34 countries with more than 3 publishers scored. Top 10 countries for news photo metadata, October 2026

By country

One image for each of the 34 countries in this month's ranking, listing its own publishers.

How Afghanistan's news publishers score for photo metadata, October 2026. 1 Etilaatroz (20 photos) 5; 2 Ariana News (12 photos) 2; 3= Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan - Alemarah (4 photos) 0; 3= Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan - Alemarah (10 photos) 0. Afghanistan ranks #17 of 34 countries, average 1.8. 2 of 4 publishers scored zero. Afghanistan How Australia's news publishers score for photo metadata, October 2026. 1 The West Australian (20 photos) 25; 2= ABC News Australia (20 photos) 0; 2= Sydney Morning Herald (20 photos) 0; 2= The Age (20 photos) 0; 2= The Conversation (AU) (20 photos) 0. Australia ranks #13 of 34 countries, average 5.0. 4 of 5 publishers scored zero. Australia How Austria's news publishers score for photo metadata, October 2026. 1 Der Standard (20 photos) 49; 2 Kleine Zeitung (20 photos) 15; 3 Die Presse (20 photos) 10; 4= Neue Vorarlberger Tageszeitung (NEUE) (1 photos) 0; 4= Kurier (20 photos) 0; 4= ORF Nachrichten/News (8 photos) 0; 4= Kronen Zeitung (20 photos) 0. Austria ranks #8 of 34 countries, average 10.5. 4 of 7 publishers scored zero. Austria How Brazil's news publishers score for photo metadata, October 2026. 1 Rio Times (10 photos) 10; 2 O Globo (20 photos) 8; 3 G1 (Globo) (16 photos) 5; 4= Correio (20 photos) 0; 4= Folha de S.Paulo (20 photos) 0; 4= UOL (15 photos) 0; 4= Estado de São Paulo (20 photos) 0. Brazil ranks #15 of 34 countries, average 3.2. 4 of 7 publishers scored zero. Brazil How Canada's news publishers score for photo metadata, October 2026. 1 500px ISO (8 photos) 53; 2= CBC News (15 photos) 0; 2= CTV News (20 photos) 0; 2= Radio Canada FR (19 photos) 0; 2= La Presse (10 photos) 0; 2= Toronto Star (17 photos) 0; 2= National Post (10 photos) 0; 2= The Globe and Mail (20 photos) 0. Canada ranks #11 of 34 countries, average 6.6. 7 of 8 publishers scored zero. Canada How Croatia's news publishers score for photo metadata, October 2026. 1 Novi list (10 photos) 18; 2= Index (20 photos) 0; 2= 24sata (17 photos) 0; 2= Jutarnji list (20 photos) 0. Croatia ranks #14 of 34 countries, average 4.4. 3 of 4 publishers scored zero. Croatia How Czechia's news publishers score for photo metadata, October 2026. 1= Aha! (20 photos) 0; 1= Blesk.cz (20 photos) 0; 1= Hospodářské noviny (20 photos) 0; 1= Lidové noviny (20 photos) 0; 1= Mladá fronta DNES (MF DNES) (20 photos) 0. Czechia ranks #26 of 34 countries, average 0.0. 5 of 5 publishers scored zero. Czechia How Denmark's news publishers score for photo metadata, October 2026. 1= Berlingske (10 photos) 0; 1= BT (10 photos) 0; 1= Ekstra Bladet (10 photos) 0; 1= Politiken (18 photos) 0. Denmark ranks #26 of 34 countries, average 0.0. 4 of 4 publishers scored zero. Denmark How Estonia's news publishers score for photo metadata, October 2026. 1= Õhtuleht (20 photos) 0; 1= Delfi (20 photos) 0; 1= ERR (20 photos) 0; 1= Äripäev (20 photos) 0; 1= Postimees (2 photos) 0. Estonia ranks #26 of 34 countries, average 0.0. 5 of 5 publishers scored zero. Estonia How Finland's news publishers score for photo metadata, October 2026. 1= Helsingin Sanomat (18 photos) 0; 1= Ilta-Sanomat (20 photos) 0; 1= Iltalehti (19 photos) 0; 1= Yle (Finnish Broadcasting Company) (12 photos) 0. Finland ranks #26 of 34 countries, average 0.0. 4 of 4 publishers scored zero. Finland How France's news publishers score for photo metadata, October 2026. 1 Les Echos (20 photos) 73; 2 Le Figaro (18 photos) 67; 3 Le Monde (16 photos) 48; 4 L'Internaute (20 photos) 10; 5= 20minutes (20 photos) 0; 5= Euronews (20 photos) 0; 5= France24 (20 photos) 0; 5= Le Point (20 photos) 0; 5= L'Express (20 photos) 0; 5= France Télévisions (franceinfo) (20 photos) 0. France ranks #1 of 34 countries, average 19.8. 6 of 10 publishers scored zero. France How Germany's news publishers score for photo metadata, October 2026. 1 taz (20 photos) 94; 2 Süddeutsche Zeitung (15 photos) 92; 3 Spiegel Online (20 photos) 56; 4 FOCUS Online (19 photos) 55; 5 Frankfurter Allgemeine (20 photos) 31; 6 Munich NOW (16 photos) 11; 7 stern.de (20 photos) 4; 8 Heise Online (20 photos) 3; 9= Bild (20 photos) 0; 9= Die Zeit (15 photos) 0. Germany ranks #2 of 34 countries, average 19.2. 10 of 18 publishers scored zero. Germany How India's news publishers score for photo metadata, October 2026. 1 News18 (19 photos) 4; 2 Dainik Bhaskar (19 photos) 3; 3= Amar Ujala (11 photos) 0; 3= Dainik Jagran (10 photos) 0; 3= Hindustan Times (1 photos) 0; 3= NDTV (20 photos) 0; 3= The Hindu (18 photos) 0; 3= Times of India (20 photos) 0; 3= Scroll.in (20 photos) 0; 3= ThePrint (15 photos) 0. India ranks #25 of 34 countries, average 0.6. 9 of 11 publishers scored zero. India How Italy's news publishers score for photo metadata, October 2026. 1= Corriere della Sera (20 photos) 0; 1= ANSA (20 photos) 0; 1= Il Messaggero (20 photos) 0; 1= La Repubblica (20 photos) 0; 1= La Stampa (20 photos) 0; 1= La Stampa (20 photos) 0; 1= RAI News (20 photos) 0. Italy ranks #26 of 34 countries, average 0.0. 7 of 7 publishers scored zero. Italy How Japan's news publishers score for photo metadata, October 2026. 1 The Japan Times (20 photos) 79; 2 Japan Today (19 photos) 46; 3= Japan Industry News (10 photos) 0; 3= Asahi Shimbun (20 photos) 0; 3= Iza (19 photos) 0; 3= Livedoor News (20 photos) 0; 3= News On Japan (20 photos) 0; 3= Kyodo News (10 photos) 0; 3= Nikkei Shimbun (12 photos) 0; 3= Mainichi Shimbun (20 photos) 0. Japan ranks #10 of 34 countries, average 6.9. 16 of 18 publishers scored zero. Japan How Kazakhstan's news publishers score for photo metadata, October 2026. 1 Tengrinews (16 photos) 3; 2 The Astana Times (10 photos) 3; 3= Orda.kz (1 photos) 0; 3= NUR.KZ (20 photos) 0. Kazakhstan ranks #19 of 34 countries, average 1.4. 2 of 4 publishers scored zero. Kazakhstan How Mozambique's news publishers score for photo metadata, October 2026. 1 Carta de Moçambique (10 photos) 3; 2= O País (5 photos) 0; 2= Jornal Notícias (10 photos) 0; 2= Jornal Domingo (10 photos) 0. Mozambique ranks #23 of 34 countries, average 0.6. 3 of 4 publishers scored zero. Mozambique How Netherlands's news publishers score for photo metadata, October 2026. 1 Nederlands Dagblad (20 photos) 63; 2= De Telegraaf (20 photos) 0; 2= de Volkskrant (19 photos) 0; 2= Trouw (20 photos) 0. Netherlands ranks #7 of 34 countries, average 15.6. 3 of 4 publishers scored zero. Netherlands How Norway's news publishers score for photo metadata, October 2026. 1 VG (10 photos) 53; 2 Aftenposten (18 photos) 42; 3= Nettavisen (13 photos) 0; 3= Dagbladet (20 photos) 0; 3= NRK (19 photos) 0; 3= TV2 (20 photos) 0. Norway ranks #6 of 34 countries, average 15.7. 4 of 6 publishers scored zero. Norway How Poland's news publishers score for photo metadata, October 2026. 1 Rzeczpospolita (20 photos) 5; 2= Gazeta Wyborcza (1 photos) 0; 2= Fakt (20 photos) 0; 2= Gazeta.PL (20 photos) 0. Poland ranks #20 of 34 countries, average 1.3. 3 of 4 publishers scored zero. Poland How Portugal's news publishers score for photo metadata, October 2026. 1 Correio da Manhã (20 photos) 20; 2 Jornal de Negócios (20 photos) 10; 3= O Açoriano Oriental (20 photos) 0; 3= Lusa Agência de Notícias de Portugal (1 photos) 0. Portugal ranks #9 of 34 countries, average 7.5. 2 of 4 publishers scored zero. Portugal How Russia's news publishers score for photo metadata, October 2026. 1 TASS (5 photos) 35; 2= RT (20 photos) 0; 2= The Moscow Times (20 photos) 0; 2= Meduza (20 photos) 0; 2= Meduza (20 photos) 0; 2= TASS (7 photos) 0. Russia ranks #12 of 34 countries, average 5.8. 5 of 6 publishers scored zero. Russia How Singapore's news publishers score for photo metadata, October 2026. 1= Mothership.sg (10 photos) 0; 1= Singapore Business Review (20 photos) 0; 1= Tamil Murasu (12 photos) 0; 1= Channel News Asia (12 photos) 0; 1= The Straits Times Print (12 photos) 0. Singapore ranks #26 of 34 countries, average 0.0. 5 of 5 publishers scored zero. Singapore How South Korea's news publishers score for photo metadata, October 2026. 1= The Korea Times (8 photos) 0; 1= Chosun Ilbo (12 photos) 0; 1= Yonhap News Agency (18 photos) 0; 1= The Korea Herald (20 photos) 0. South Korea ranks #26 of 34 countries, average 0.0. 4 of 4 publishers scored zero. South Korea How Spain's news publishers score for photo metadata, October 2026. 1 RTVE (20 photos) 11; 2= ABC (20 photos) 0; 2= El Correo (20 photos) 0; 2= El Mundo (20 photos) 0; 2= El Pais (20 photos) 0; 2= La Razón (20 photos) 0; 2= ABC.es (20 photos) 0; 2= La Vanguardia (19 photos) 0; 2= La Vanguardia (19 photos) 0. Spain ranks #20 of 34 countries, average 1.3. 8 of 9 publishers scored zero. Spain How Sweden's news publishers score for photo metadata, October 2026. 1 Svenska Dagbladet (18 photos) 46; 2 Aftonbladet (20 photos) 42; 3= Dagens Nyheter (20 photos) 0; 3= Expressen (19 photos) 0; 3= SVT Nyheter (20 photos) 0. Sweden ranks #5 of 34 countries, average 17.6. 3 of 5 publishers scored zero. Sweden How Taiwan's news publishers score for photo metadata, October 2026. 1 ETtoday (2 photos) 75; 2= United Daily News (19 photos) 0; 2= Liberty Times (20 photos) 0; 2= Taipei Times (20 photos) 0. Taiwan ranks #3 of 34 countries, average 18.8. 3 of 4 publishers scored zero. Taiwan How Tajikistan's news publishers score for photo metadata, October 2026. 1 Asia-Plus (20 photos) 4; 2= Avesta (3 photos) 0; 2= Radio Ozodi (RFE/RL Tajik) (20 photos) 0; 2= NIAT Khovar (10 photos) 0. Tajikistan ranks #22 of 34 countries, average 0.9. 3 of 4 publishers scored zero. Tajikistan How Türkiye's news publishers score for photo metadata, October 2026. 1= Cumhuriyet (19 photos) 0; 1= Daily Sabah (20 photos) 0; 1= Anadolu Agency (12 photos) 0; 1= Hürriyet Daily News (20 photos) 0. Türkiye ranks #26 of 34 countries, average 0.0. 4 of 4 publishers scored zero. Türkiye How Turkmenistan's news publishers score for photo metadata, October 2026. 1 Chronicles of Turkmenistan (20 photos) 3; 2= Turkmen.news (10 photos) 0; 2= Turkmenistan: The Golden Age (11 photos) 0; 2= Arzuw News (10 photos) 0. Turkmenistan ranks #23 of 34 countries, average 0.6. 3 of 4 publishers scored zero. Turkmenistan How Ukraine's news publishers score for photo metadata, October 2026. 1 Ukrinform (19 photos) 7; 2= The Kyiv Independent (15 photos) 0; 2= Ukrainska Pravda (20 photos) 0; 2= UNIAN (20 photos) 0. Ukraine ranks #18 of 34 countries, average 1.6. 3 of 4 publishers scored zero. Ukraine How United Kingdom's news publishers score for photo metadata, October 2026. 1 Spectator (20 photos) 28; 2 The Scotsman (20 photos) 9; 3 i (10 photos) 3; 4 Evening Standard (20 photos) 1; 5= BBC News (20 photos) 0; 5= Daily Express (10 photos) 0; 5= Channel 4 News (15 photos) 0; 5= City AM (20 photos) 0; 5= IPTC (6 photos) 0; 5= Huffington Post UK (20 photos) 0. United Kingdom ranks #16 of 34 countries, average 2.1. 15 of 19 publishers scored zero. United Kingdom How United States's news publishers score for photo metadata, October 2026. 1 Politico (18 photos) 85; 2 PBS NewsHour (20 photos) 78; 3 NPR (10 photos) 70; 4 Yahoo! News (12 photos) 50; 5 Observer.com (20 photos) 45; 6 Chicago Tribune (19 photos) 25; 7 ProPublica (20 photos) 20; 8 The Atlantic (20 photos) 8; 9= CNN (2 photos) 0; 9= Buzzfeed (20 photos) 0. United States ranks #4 of 34 countries, average 18.1. 13 of 21 publishers scored zero. United States How Uzbekistan's news publishers score for photo metadata, October 2026. 1= Kun.uz (15 photos) 0; 1= Gazeta.uz (20 photos) 0; 1= UzA (Uzbekistan National News Agency) (20 photos) 0; 1= Podrobno.uz (20 photos) 0. Uzbekistan ranks #26 of 34 countries, average 0.0. 4 of 4 publishers scored zero. Uzbekistan