Leading newspapers in China 2012, by circulation

This statistic presents the leading newspapers in China in 2012, ranked by circulation. "Reference News", published by the Xinhua News Agency, was the top ranked newspaper in China with a circulation of 3.25 million. Newspaper publishing revenue is projected to continue growing in the coming years. In 2010, the figure stood at 10.77 billion U.S. dollars and this is due to almost double by 2019, when the newspaper publishing revenue will reach 20.31 billion U.S. dollars. The majority of this revenue is derived from advertising, which it is estimated will generate revenue of 11.58 billion U.S. dollars in 2019.