# Westdeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung

> WAZ

Market: Germany
Main language: de
Traffic rank (Tranco): #14,766
Kind of site: newspaper
Topics: Sports, News
Last updated: 2026-08-30

## Best for
- awareness · local business (high): Ruhrgebiet regional daily with editions for Essen, Bochum, Dortmund and other cities.
- recruitment (medium): Has a Jobs section and classifieds for local employers.
- awareness · travel (medium): Reader travel offers and travel catalogues.

## About
Aktuelle Nachrichten, Sport und Kultur aus dem Ruhrgebiet

Westdeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung (WAZ), a Funke brand, is a German regional newspaper covering the Ruhrgebiet, with local editions for Bochum, Bottrop, Dortmund, Duisburg, Essen, Gelsenkirchen, Gladbeck, Hattingen, Heiligenhaus, Herne/Wanne-Eickel, Moers, Mülheim, Oberhausen, Sprockhövel, Velbert, Wattenscheid and Witten. Coverage spans politics, sport including local clubs BVB, S04, VfL Bochum, RWE and MSV Duisburg, business, culture and lifestyle advice, alongside an e-Paper edition and reader travel offers.

Advertising is booked through pages titled Anzeige buchen and Anzeigen-Angebote, alongside classifieds (Kleinanzeigen) and FUNKE MediaSales.

## Links

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Website: https://www.waz.de/
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