Change in paid national newspaper circulation in the United Kingdom (UK) 2022-2023

Published by
Amy Watson,
Jan 19, 2024
The national news brand with the highest reported drop circulation in the United Kingdom was Sunday People, with a circulation decrease of 19 percent. The leading national paper by circulation, the Daily Mail, saw a drop of 10 percent.

Online newspaper readership

The newspaper industry is having to make major readjustments to accommodate digital readership. Physical paper sales have been falling as consumers increasingly turn to online news outlets. Data on the monthly reach of national newspapers revealed that smartphones are the most popular platform for newspaper consumption across all major news brands, though free paper Metro had the highest print reach thanks to its regular distribution across London.

Journalists

Despite the fall in newspaper circulation, the number of journalists in the UK is climbing. In 2020, over 100 thousand journalists and newspaper and periodical editors were employed in the United Kingdom, the highest number recorded since 2010.

Year-over-year change in circulation of paid national newspapers in the United Kingdom (UK) from December 2022 to December 2023 (in 1,000 copies)

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January 2024

Region

United Kingdom

Survey time period

December 2022 to December 2023

Special properties

excludes free newspapers Metro, City AM, and Evening Standard

Supplementary notes

Figures have been rounded.
Figures for The Sun, The Sun on Sunday, The Sunday Times, The Daily Telegraph, and The Sunday Telegraph were not provided in the source's most recent reporting.

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