Alongside De Groene Amsterdammer, Vrij Nederland and Elsevier, it is one of the most influential Dutch opinion magazines.

The first edition of De Tijd was published 17 June 1845 in 's-Hertogenbosch; at this time the newspaper appeared thrice weekly.

Haagse Post was a social liberal news magazine published weekly from 1914 to 1969.

[5] Audax Groep bought the magazine in 1994 from publisher HPU, VNU and MeesPierson bank.

From then, it published by a newly established nonprifit, Het Vrije Woord.