The Independent had a monthly audience of over 28.1 million individuals from April 2019 to March 2020 in the United Kingdom. Reach was higher among adults over the age of 35 than for the 15 to 35 age group, with 19.2 million and 8.9 million readers respectively.
The Independent on the internet
The Independent was established as a broadsheet paper in 1986 but after 30 years it stopped printed editions and is now an online only news publisher. However, it was not in the top ten most accessed online news brands in the UK in 2019, being placed 15th on a list topped by BBC News online.
Online news popularity
In a 2019 survey in the UK, it was revealed that the most popular printed or online newspaper (in terms of people holding a positive opinion of the paper) was the Metro. The Independent was seventh most popular with a positivity rating of 28 percent.
Monthly reach of The Independent in the United Kingdom from April 2019 to March 2020, by demographic group
(in 1,000s)
Characteristic
Individuals reached in thousands
Adults 15+
28,101
Men
12,939
Women
15,144
Adults 15-34
8,894
Adults 35+
19,207
Households with children
9,584
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Publishers Audience Measurement Company. (March 10, 2021). Monthly reach of The Independent in the United Kingdom from April 2019 to March 2020, by demographic group (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 04, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/380695/the-independent-monthly-reach-by-demographic-uk/
Publishers Audience Measurement Company. "Monthly reach of The Independent in the United Kingdom from April 2019 to March 2020, by demographic group (in 1,000s)." Chart. March 10, 2021. Statista. Accessed April 04, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/380695/the-independent-monthly-reach-by-demographic-uk/
Publishers Audience Measurement Company. (2021). Monthly reach of The Independent in the United Kingdom from April 2019 to March 2020, by demographic group (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 04, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/380695/the-independent-monthly-reach-by-demographic-uk/
Publishers Audience Measurement Company. "Monthly Reach of The Independent in The United Kingdom from April 2019 to March 2020, by Demographic Group (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 10 Mar 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/380695/the-independent-monthly-reach-by-demographic-uk/
Publishers Audience Measurement Company, Monthly reach of The Independent in the United Kingdom from April 2019 to March 2020, by demographic group (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/380695/the-independent-monthly-reach-by-demographic-uk/ (last visited April 04, 2025)
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