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How to read AD (Algemeen Dagblad) free or for less

Articles on ad.nl with a yellow Premium label are for subscribers, and non-subscribers can read only a limited number of articles a month. Students aged 16 to 25 get a free app-only subscription, and new subscribers get a large first-period discount. Every AD subscription also gives online access to the articles of 10 other DPG Media newspapers, including de Volkskrant, Trouw and Het Parool.

Last checked 9 Nov 2026. Offers change often, so confirm the price on the outlet's own page before you pay.

Quick answer

If you are a student aged 16 to 25, take the free AD student subscription; otherwise the cheapest offer is Digitaal Basis at €49.95 for the first 12 months.

Netherlands

School / university

Teacher and school-staff packages

50% off the standard rate; price on request

Teachers and other education staff can get packages for reading the digital newspaper on several devices at once at half the standard price. You ask DPG Media's business subscriptions team for a quote.

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Free articles

Limited free articles on ad.nl and in the app

Free

Articles without the yellow Premium label can be read without a subscription, up to a limited number a month. AD does not say how many.

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Student rate

Free student subscription (ages 16 to 25)

Free

Students aged 16 to 25 at an mbo, hbo or university course get unlimited access to all AD articles, Premium included, plus the articles of 10 other DPG Media newspapers. It works in the apps only, on one phone or tablet, and can't be shared. DPG Media checks your student status every year and says it never turns into a paid subscription.

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Intro offer

First-year discount, paid yearly

Digitaal Basis €49.95 for the first 12 months (about €0.96/week), then the regular rate (listed at €3.12/week); Digitaal €99.95 for the first 12 months (about €1.92/week), regular rate listed at €6.91/week

Digitaal Basis gives all articles on ad.nl and in the app; Digitaal adds the digital newspaper and extras. You pay for the first year up front, and after that you can cancel monthly. The offer is for people who haven't had an AD subscription in the last 6 months.

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Intro offer

Digitaal Basis paid monthly

€1.80/week (€7.80/month) for 24 months; €2.00/week for 12 months; €2.30/week for 12 months if you want to cancel any month; regular rate listed at €3.12/week

New subscribers paying monthly choose how long the discount runs: the longer the period, the lower the price, but you can cancel only after it ends, except on the 12-month cancel-any-month option.

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Questions

Partly. Non-subscribers can read a limited number of articles a month, but not those with the yellow Premium label. Students aged 16 to 25 can get a free subscription in the app.

New subscribers pay €49.95 for the first year of Digitaal Basis (all articles), or €99.95 for Digitaal, which adds the digital newspaper. The regular rates are listed at €3.12 and €6.91 a week.

Yes, it is free. Students aged 16 to 25 at an mbo, hbo or university course get unlimited AD articles, plus 10 other DPG Media newspapers, in the apps on one device.

No. AD has one national and seven regional titles, and every subscription gives access to all articles on ad.nl and in the app. Print subscribers get the weekday edition for their region.

We could not confirm a current library route; a Boston University library guide lists AD in Nexis Uni only for 1991 to 2005. AD is not on Blendle: its publisher DPG Media took its titles off Blendle in April 2022.