List of newspapers in the United Kingdom by circulation

Last updated

Newspapers have been widely distributed in the United Kingdom for hundreds of years. Sales rose during the 1800s and continued to do so until the middle of the 20th century, when they reached their peak circulation, however since then their readership has significantly declined. Today, the UK's most highly circulating paper is the free sheet Metro whilst other popular titles include tabloids such as The Sun and Daily Mirror , middle market papers such as the Daily Mail and Daily Express and broadsheet newspapers such as The Times , The Daily Telegraph , the Financial Times and The Guardian .

Contents

History

Breakdown of UK daily newspaper circulation, 1956 to 2019. UK Newspaper Circulation 1956 2019 Breakdown.svg
Breakdown of UK daily newspaper circulation, 1956 to 2019.

At the start of the 19th century, the highest-circulation newspaper in the United Kingdom was the Morning Post , which sold around 4,000 copies per day, twice the sales of its nearest rival. As production methods improved, print runs increased and newspapers were sold at lower prices. By 1828, the Morning Herald was selling the most copies, but it was soon overtaken by The Times . [1]

Pubs would typically take in one or two papers for their customers to read, and through this method, by the 1850s the newspaper of the licensed trade,[ clarification needed ] the Morning Advertiser , had the second highest circulation. Sales of The Times were around 40,000, [2] and it had around 80% of the entire daily newspaper market, [3] but Sunday papers were more popular, some boasting sales of more than 100,000. [2] Later in the century, the Daily News came to prominence, selling 150,000 copies a day in the 1870s, [1] while by 1890, The Daily Telegraph had a circulation of 300,000. Sunday newspaper sales also grew rapidly, with Lloyd's Weekly Newspaper being the first to sell one million copies an issue. [2] The press was changed by the introduction of halfpenny papers. The first national halfpenny paper was the Daily Mail [1] (followed by the Daily Express and the Daily Mirror), which became the first weekday paper to sell one million copies around 1911. Circulation continued to increase, reaching a peak in the mid-1950s; [2] sales of the News of the World reached a peak of more than eight million in 1950. [4]

Newspaper vendor outside Paddington station, London (2005) Newspaper vendor.jpg
Newspaper vendor outside Paddington station, London (2005)

Since the 1950s, there has been a gradual decline in newspaper sales. [2] The availability of multimedia news platforms has accelerated this decline in the 21st century, and by the close of 2014, no UK daily or Sunday newspaper had a circulation exceeding two million. [5] [6] The overall circulation of newspapers declined by 6.6% in 2014–15. [7] In February 2018 The Sun's 40-year dominance at the top of the circulation charts was eclipsed by the free Metro newspaper for the first time. [8] In May 2020 the Audit Bureau of Circulations, which records and audits sales, stated that monthly publication of circulation figures would no longer be automatic, as publishers were concerned that they had become a "negative narrative of decline". The first newspapers to decline to publish circulation figures were The Telegraph, The Sun and The Times. [9]

Daily newspapers

2020 to present

Figures shown are average circulations for January of each year. Regardless of immediate source, all figures originate from the Audit Bureau of Circulations. In the 2020s, several newspapers stopped reporting circulation figures. [10]

Title2025 [11] 2024 [12] 2023 [13] 2022 [10] 2021 [14] 2020 [15]
Metro N/AN/A953,4751,027,989597,9791,426,535
Daily Mail 687,063735,857797,704909,201960,0191,169,241
Evening Standard N/AN/A314,285446,257489,405798,168
Daily Mirror 205,332240,799277,550333,731366,501451,466
Daily Express 128,551152,699176,264221,214238,230296,079
Daily Star 111,082132,979157,612195,545220,126277,237
i 122,487126,308134,277142,598141,115217,182
Financial Times 109,995115,118114,685113,81797,067157,982
City A.M. 68,053N/A67,09076,465N/A85,521
Daily Record 44,20752,97861,88375,69685,769104,343
The Guardian N/AN/AN/AN/A108,687132,341
The Sun N/AN/AN/AN/AN/A1,250,634
The Times N/AN/AN/AN/AN/A368,929
The Daily Telegraph N/AN/AN/AN/AN/A360,345

2010–2019

Figures shown are average circulations for January of each year. Regardless of immediate source, all figures originate from the Audit Bureau of Circulations.

Title2019 [16] 2018 [17] 2017 [18] 2016 [19] 2015 [20] 2014 [21] 2013 [22] 2012 [23] 2011 [24] 2010 [25] [26]
Metro 1,426,0501,475,3721,476,9561,348,033?1,362,893 [27] ????
The Sun 1,410,8961,545,5941,666,7151,787,0961,978,7022,213,6592,409,8112,582,3013,001,8223,006,565
Daily Mail 1,246,5681,343,1421,511,3571,589,4711,688,7271,780,5651,863,1511,945,4962,136,5682,120,347
Evening Standard 864,620888,017887,253898,407877,532 [28] 805,309 [29] 695,645 [30] 699,368 [31] 704,008 [32] 601,960 [33]
Daily Mirror 508,705583,192724,888809,147922,235992,2561,058,4881,102,8101,194,0971,218,425
The Times 417,298440,558451,261404,155396,621384,304399,339397,549457,250508,250
The Daily Telegraph 360,345385,346472,258472,033494,675544,546555,817578,774651,184691,128
Daily Star 329,971391,998443,452470,369425,246489,067535,957617,082734,311779,376
Daily Express 321,146364,721392,526408,700457,914500,473529,648577,543639,875674,640
i 233,868257,223266,768271,859280,351298,266293,946264,432133,472N/A
Financial Times 180,053189,579188,924198,237219,444234,193275,375316,493383,067390,315
The Guardian 141,160152,714156,756164,163185,429207,958204,440215,988279,308302,285
Daily Record 119,328134,087155,772176,892203,725227,639251,535291,825306,872323,831
City A.M. 85,98290,56990,31997,259??????
The Independent N/AN/AN/A55,19361,33866,57676,802105,160185,035185,815

2000–2009

Figures shown are average circulations for January of each year. Only newspapers with circulations of more than 100,000 copies per day in January 2009 are listed. Regardless of immediate source, all figures originate from the Audit Bureau of Circulations.

Title2009 [34] [35] 2008 [36] 2007 [37] 2006 [38] 2005 [38] 2004 [39] 2003 [40] 2002 [41] 20012000
The Sun 3,146,0063,209,7663,217,8443,319,3373,382,5093,410,7013,578,5063,502,9233,636,561 [42] 3,557,336 [42]
Daily Mail 2,200,3982,313,9082,354,0282,389,0112,409,1212,485,2102,518,5442,489,2642,479,768 [43] 2,353,915 [43]
Daily Mirror 1,366,8911,512,5991,621,0001,727,6721,748,3271,919,1252,071,0592,164,5762,149,422 [44] 2,270,543 [44]
The Daily Telegraph 783,210890,086911,454917,943920,745914,981946,6971,013,6531,022,263 [45] 1,039,749 [45]
Daily Star 768,534722,969773,637820,070861,825901,879835,343706,554543,807 [46] 502,647 [46]
Daily Express 736,340752,699771,325849,001949,238956,649983,391991,560979,042 [47] 1,050,846 [47]
The Times 617,483633,718670,054685,081686,327660,713671,340711,295734,220 [48] 726,349 [48]
Financial Times 426,676452,448439,104441,840422,519422,543431,875475,475478,161 [49] 435,478 [49]
The Guardian 358,844378,394384,070394,913376,816383,157409,568411,386410,152 [50] 401,560 [50]
Daily Record 354,302 [51] 393,788 [51] 418,628451,932471,708503,077520,540584,290603,914 [52] 626,646 [52]
Evening Standard 237,403 [53] 294,823276,562337,080350,671395,090 [54] 424,177[ citation needed ]410,104[ citation needed ]432,661[ citation needed ]440,287[ citation needed ]
The Independent 215,504250,641263,503258,387257,100248,876221,926224,655223,645 [55] 222,106 [55]

1950–1999

Figures shown are average circulations for each year. Figures originate from the Audit Bureau of Circulations.

Title1997 [56] 1992 [57] 1987 [58] 1980 [59] 1976 [58] 1966 [59] 1961 [58] 1956 [60]
The Sun 3,877,0973,570,5623,993,0003,741,0003,708,0001,238,000N/AN/A
Daily Mirror 2,442,0782,900,000 [61] 3,123,0003,625,0003,851,0005,123,0004,561,0004,649,696
Daily Mail 2,344,1831,675,4531,759,0001,948,0001,755,0002,318,0002,610,0002,071,708
Daily Express 1,241,3361,524,7861,697,0002,194,0002,594,0003,978,0004,328,0004,042,334
The Daily Telegraph 1,129,7771,038,1381,147,0001,439,0001,308,0001,353,0001,248,0001,075,460
The Times 821,000386,258442,000297,000310,000282,000253,000220,716
Daily Star 729,991805,7931,289,0001,034,000N/AN/AN/AN/A
Daily Record 703,090755,026 [62] 732,000
The Guardian 428,010429,062494,000377,000306,000281,000245,000163,585
Financial Times 326,516290,204280,000197,000174,000152,000132,00080,518
The Independent 288,182389,523293,000N/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Today N/A533,177350,000 [63] N/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Daily Herald N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A1,394,0001,693,997
Daily Sketch N/AN/AN/AN/AN/A857,000981,0001,123,855
Daily Worker N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A60,000
News Chronicle N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A1,442,438

Before 1950

Figures shown are average circulations for each year. Figures from after 1931 originate from the Audit Bureau of Circulations;those from 1852 and 1838 originate from stamp duty returns. Those from 1910, 1921 and 1930 are the most uncertain and rely on information originating from T. B. Browne's Advertiser's ABC.

Title1947 [58] 1939 [64] 1930 [64] 1921 [64] 1910 [65] 1863 [66] 1852 [67] 1838 [68]
Daily Express 3,855,0002,546,0001,693,000579,000400,000N/AN/AN/A
Daily Mirror 3,702,0001,571,0001,071,0001,003,000630,000N/AN/AN/A
Daily Herald 2,134,0001,850,0001,082,000211,000N/AN/AN/AN/A
Daily Mail 2,076,0001,533,0001,845,0001,533,000900,000N/AN/AN/A
News Chronicle 1,623,0001,571,0001,400,000N/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
The Daily Telegraph 1,015,000737,00090,000180,000230,000120,000N/AN/A
Daily Sketch 772,000750,0001,013,000835,000750,000N/AN/AN/A
The Times 268,000204,000187,000113,00045,00040,00042,38411,660
Manchester Guardian 126,00051,000 [65] 47,000 [65] 40,0003,173
Daily Worker 118,000N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Financial Times 71,000N/AN/AN/A
Morning Advertiser 30,000 [69] 20,0007,1245,000
Daily Chronicle N/AN/AN/A661,000800,000N/AN/AN/A
Daily News N/AN/AN/A300,0005,0003,938N/A
Morning Post N/AN/A119,000 [65] 50,0002,6732,800
Morning Star N/AN/AN/AN/AN/A20,000N/AN/A
Morning Herald N/AN/AN/AN/AN/A2,0004,1126,150
North British Daily Advertiser N/AN/AN/AN/AN/A2,458
Morning Chronicle N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A2,2836,630

Sunday newspapers

2020 to present

Figures shown are average circulations for January of each year. Only newspapers with circulations of more than 50,000 copies in January 2020 are listed. Regardless of immediate source, all figures originate from the Audit Bureau of Circulations. In the 2020s, several newspapers stopped reporting circulation figures. [10]

Title2022 [10] 2021 [14] 2020 [15]
The Mail on Sunday 783,656853,521967,043
Sunday Mirror 265,771305,444367,244
Sunday Express 191,062213,256252,733
Daily Star Sunday 110,133136,574162,345
The Sunday People 98,107118,233139,698
Sunday Mail 74,86588,819105,451
Sunday Post 56,04167,53086,953
The Observer N/A143,764156,217
The Sun on Sunday N/AN/A1,042,193
The Sunday Times N/AN/A645,108
The Sunday Telegraph N/AN/A278,558

2010–2019

Figures shown are average circulations for January of each year. Only newspapers with circulations of more than 100,000 copies in January 2010 are listed. Regardless of immediate source, all figures originate from the Audit Bureau of Circulations.

Title2019 [16] 2018 [17] 2017 [18] 2016 [19] 2015 [20] 2014 [70] 2013 [22] 2012 [71] 2011 [24] 2010 [25] [26]
The Sun on Sunday 1,178,6871,286,8591,375,5391,487,3011,582,3591,800,8302,010,826N/AN/AN/A
The Mail on Sunday 1,032,8701,106,0671,257,9841,388,0591,461,5711,586,9791,715,7071,882,4691,958,0832,048,008
The Sunday Times 712,291739,845792,324770,370801,623817,642885,612939,3951,039,3711,144,929
Sunday Mirror 431,419506,866629,277749,061877,910948,7541,039,1501,594,2931,092,8161,124,620
Sunday Express 280,684309,958335,772369,666397,601430,601471,625567,800550,269585,023
The Sunday Telegraph 278,558298,720359,400355,044381,347429,285435,036461,280527,742602,306
Daily Star Sunday 201,969236,631256,801299,146265,382310,063345,885599,078316,712358,814
The Observer 163,694176,795185,752183,210198,368225,474225,194253,022314,164354,565
The Sunday People 159,836193,839240,846279,837335,093374,820429,167701,246500,866532,975
Sunday Mail 123,755140,743168,164195,167222,879256,052283,861376,898366,325395,126
Sunday Post 107,336123,393143,169163,037187,260TBA242,555291,623317,896337,398
Independent on Sunday N/AN/AN/A91,64497,646101,284114,308124,428152,561153,975
News of the World N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A2,789,5602,984,469

2000–2009

Figures shown are average circulations for January of each year. Only newspapers with circulations of more than 100,000 copies in January 2009 are listed. Regardless of immediate source, all figures originate from the Audit Bureau of Circulations.

Title2009 [35] [72] 2008 [37] 2007 [37] 2006 [38] 2005 [38] 2004 [73] 2003 [74] 2002 [75] 20012000
News of the World 3,031,0253,264,6763,426,7193,789,1763,823,3173,845,3733,971,9984,086,6214,026,288 [54] 4,139,793 [54]
The Mail on Sunday 2,134,8092,330,3662,303,4722,404,5112,446,4652,364,1562,388,4162,342,8602,373,007 [76] 2,323,720 [76]
Sunday Mirror 1,244,0071,366,9221,460,9281,574,0541,652,3751,674,4541,724,9401,845,8601,831,572 [77] 2,008,961[ citation needed ]
The Sunday Times 1,198,9841,231,3741,288,4211,375,1531,375,9821,370,0511,410,5391,405,4301,416,080 [78] 1,373,900 [78]
Sunday Express 646,971704,436790,068877,101976,055930,001976,346834,999879,622 [79] 974,310 [79]
The Sunday Telegraph 633,639659,841682,739692,107695,522751,038784,069796,840 [80] 822,931 [80]
The People 594,552669,362761,595895,2751,001,3891,055,8101,189,8121,389,7781,489,260 [81] 1,613,113 [81]
Daily Star Sunday 359,533382,288378,224439,067459,933556,743510,995N/AN/AN/A
Sunday Mail 442,103 [51] 487,975514,287547,405585,657605,743628,742692,366708,484 [77] 751,084 [77]
The Observer 427,867444,951444,186542,075446,818459,804465,984449,806440,090 [82] 416,460 [82]
Sunday Post 366,275 [51] 412,037437,224451,530 [83] 481,767 [83] 514,181 [83] 547,256 [83] 581,218 [83] 612,562 [83] 655,634 [83]
Independent on Sunday 178,798236,500247,829241,414206,527206,087220,028231,869250,462 [84] 248,630 [84]
Sunday Business N/AN/AN/AN/A204,910 [85] 306,683N/AN/AN/AN/A

20th century

Figures shown are average circulations for each year. Figures originate from the Audit Bureau of Circulations.

Title1997 [56] 1987 [58] 1980 [59] 1976 [58] 1966 [59] 1961 [58] 1956 [60] 1947 [58] 1935 [86]
News of the World 4,620,4155,360,0004,335,0005,138,0006,152,0006,643,0007,493,4637,890,0003,350,000
Sunday Mirror 2,424,0002,953,0003,831,0004,101,0005,219,0005,306,0005,624,0104,006,0002,250,000
The Mail on Sunday 2,322,4231,919,000N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
The People 2,001,9782,743,0003,847,0004,094,0005,560,0005,450,0004,948,2154,670,0003,000,000
The Sunday Times 1,449,1131,314,0001,424,0001,382,0001,363,000967,000618,540568,000215,000
Sunday Express 1,261,6902,033,0003,045,0003,451,0004,181,0004,457,0003,331,1272,577,0001,096,000
The Sunday Telegraph 983,253693,0001,017,000759,000650,000688,000N/AN/AN/A
Sunday Mail 818,081 [87] 734,617 [88] 567,728 [69] 250,000
Sunday Post 791,100 [87] 1,000,000 [88] 312,000
The Observer 498,086722,000973,000670,000881,000715,000601,042384,000215,000
Independent on Sunday 311,321N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Scotland on Sunday 113,516 [87] N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Reynolds News N/AN/AN/AN/A216,000310,000516,445720,000400,000
Sunday Dispatch N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A2,420,1592,061,000936,000
Sunday Graphic N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A2,420,1591,185,000900,000
Empire News N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A2,550,3082,033,177 [69] 1,535,000
Sunday Chronicle N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A1,178,000830,000
Sunday Referee N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A215,000

19th century

Figures shown are average circulations for each year. Figures originate from stamp duty returns.

Title1863 [66] 1853 [67] 1838 [68]
Lloyd's Weekly Newspaper 500,000N/AN/A
Weekly Times 200,00065,420N/A
News of the World 150,00069,296N/A
Reynold's Weekly 100,00030,035N/A
Illustrated London News 82,331N/A
Weekly Dispatch 35,42051,570
Bell's Life in London 27,20020,000
Sunday Times 8,50013,365
Weekly Chronicle N/AN/A32,327
Bell's Weekly Messenger N/AN/A17,274

Regional newspapers

Figures shown are average circulations for each year. Figures originate from the Audit Bureau of Circulations.

Title2020 [89] 2016 [90] 2011 [91] 2006 [92] 1994 [93] 1980 [59] 1956 [60] 1948 [94] 1945 [93] 1939 [94]
Press and Journal (Aberdeen)30,33051,88071,04483,947106,960 [95] 113,038 [88]
The Courier (Dundee)23,88939,32461,98177,428108,223 [95] 135,566 [88]
Manchester Evening News 20,99346,73890,973118,913214,000331,000250,000
Liverpool Echo 20,15843,83685,463121,517173,000236,000284,000
Express & Star (Wolverhampton)17,97354,890113,174158,130217,000149,000
Eastern Daily Press (Norfolk)17,58534,43842,63268,504
The Herald (Glasgow)28,872N/A113,342 [95] 116,161 [88]
Hull Daily Mail 11,62127,05443,52363,48694,00095,000
The Sentinel (Staffordshire)13,09526,65750,79269,55899,00072,000
Newcastle Chronicle 11,99226,57852,48686,287121,000190,000
Shropshire Star 12,88326,33255,60655,52997,000N/AN/AN/AN/A
Leicester Mercury 10,19725,85951,15077,344122,000100,000
Evening Express (Aberdeen)12,62325,74447,84956,58270,00081,950 [88] 114,70067,000104,322
Yorkshire Post 13,28425,17839,69853,88179,094 [96] 151,52479,912
The Northern Echo (Darlington)23,971N/A41,18155,40477,425 [96]
Glasgow Evening Times 23,696N/A52,40087,399148,000211,229 [88] 295,515293,000
North Wales Daily Post 21,802N/A31,80239,651N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
South Wales Evening Post (Swansea)9,56321,03140,14956,10470,00047,000
Teesside Gazette 9,10420,97340,54656,38470,00069,000
The News (Portsmouth)9,10919,79741,44265,00080,00081,000
Birmingham Mail 8,62819,20047,21778,178200,000296,259200,000
Derby Telegraph 9,74518,90332,35647,40667,00046,000
Echo (Southend)18,373N/A30,10837,88755,000N/AN/AN/AN/A
Edinburgh Evening News 18,362N/A39,94759,64492,000113,346 [88] 129,000
Nottingham Post 7,08817,52435,36165,623113,00090,000
Bristol Post 6,33117,38138,34456,22093,000110,000109,000
The Star (Sheffield)7,96816,70837,25564,466105,000156,000
Southern Daily Echo (Southampton)8,44316,36931,96442,43664,00060,000
The Herald (Plymouth)7,23416,35029,70940,38458,00062,000
Yorkshire Evening Post 5,27416,01836,51262,747114,000250,877204,000185,519
Coventry Telegraph 6,18314,97034,35953,21085,00050,000
South Wales Echo (Cardiff)7,57314,91732,75453,78082,000132,000
The Press (York)7,26714,60825,98936,78150,00044,000
Telegraph & Argus (Bradford)13,951N/A26,76640,44063,000103,000
Bournemouth Daily Echo 7,54213,57926,81834,32450,00045,000
Sunderland Echo 12,825N/A32,77145,24762,00057,000
The Argus (Brighton)7,53111,07929,94934,28768,00042,000
Lancashire Evening Post 4,90310,75123,18336,02868,00088,000
Bolton News 9,607N/A21,94032,57546,00065,000
Evening Standard (London)N/A662,608780,820384,419
Liverpool Post N/AN/A8,21717,858382,169236,986
Evening News (London)N/AN/AN/AN/AN/A1,121,1951,652,646837,638
The Star (London)N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A926,8841,081,812488,419
Manchester Evening Chronicle N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A224,000
Glasgow Evening Citizen N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A144,000
Birmingham Evening Despatch N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A138,000
Yorkshire Evening News N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A122,000
Glasgow Evening News N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A99,000
Liverpool Evening Express N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A89,000
The Belfast Telegraph N/A40,04259,319
The Irish News 27,73035,07343,647
The News Letter 8,95815,47523,492

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "§5. Progress of journalism in the Victorian era. IV. The Growth of Journalism. Vol. 14. The Victorian Age, Part Two. The Cambridge History of English and American Literature: An Encyclopedia in Eighteen Volumes. 1907–21". www.bartleby.com. 26 June 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 John B. Thomson, Ideology and Modern Culture
  3. Robert L. Bishop, "The Decline of National Newspapers in the UK", International Communication Gazette 1983: 31, p.206
  4. "Sundays get a roasting". Press Gazette . 11 May 2001.
  5. "UK newspaper readership falls twice as fast as circulation", 28 August 2014
  6. Greenslade, Roy (2014-11-07). "The Sun slips below 2m daily sale for the first time in 43 years". The Guardian. ISSN   0261-3077 . Retrieved 2020-09-05.
  7. http://www.mediareform.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Who_owns_the_UK_media-report_plus_appendix.pdf [ dead link ]
  8. Tobitt, Charlotte (15 March 2018). "National newspaper ABCs: Metro climbs above The Sun's total circulation as Mirror and Telegraph titles post double-digit drops". Press Gazette.
  9. "ABC figures: Newspapers will no longer have to publish sales". BBC News. 20 May 2020.
  10. 1 2 3 4 Tobitt, Charlotte; Majid, Aisha (23 February 2022). "National press ABCs: Daily Mail top of pack while biggest drop at Daily Star Sunday". Press Gazette. Retrieved 23 February 2022.
  11. "Reports and Certificates". www.abc.org.uk. Retrieved 2025-02-18.
  12. "Reports & Certificates - ABC UK". www.abc.org.uk. Retrieved 2024-02-15.
  13. Tobitt, Charlotte (2023-02-22). "National press ABCs: Daily Mail dips below 800,000 for first time in January". Press Gazette. Retrieved 2023-03-01.
  14. 1 2 Tobitt, Charlotte; Majid, Aisha (23 February 2021). "National press ABCs: Impact of latest UK lockdown on circulation". Press Gazette. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
  15. 1 2 Mayhew, Freddy (20 February 2020). "National newspaper ABCs: Daily Star Sunday sees biggest print drop in first 2020 circulation figures". Press Gazette. Retrieved 21 February 2020.
  16. 1 2 Freddy Mayhew, "National newspaper ABCs: Mail titles see slower year-on-year circulation decline as bulk sales distortion ends", Press Gazette , 14 February 2019
  17. 1 2 "National newspaper print ABCs: Daily Star overtakes Daily Telegraph for first time in over a year + full figures for Jan", Press Gazette , 15 February 2018
  18. 1 2 "National newspaper print ABCs for Jan 2017: Observer up year on year, The Sun is fastest riser month on month", Press Gazette , 16 February 2017
  19. 1 2 "National press print ABCs for January: Mirror losing ground against cut-price Star ahead of new launch", Press Gazette , 18 February 2016
  20. 1 2 "ABCs: National daily newspaper circulation January 2015", Press Gazette , 06 February 2015
  21. "ABCs: National daily newspaper circulation January 2014", The Guardian , 14 February 2014
  22. 1 2 "UK national newspaper sales: Relatively strong performances from Sun and Mirror", Press Gazette , 8 February 2013
  23. "First official figures give The Sun Sunday 3.2m circ Archived 2012-03-10 at the Wayback Machine ", Press Gazette , 9 March 2012
  24. 1 2 Oliver Luft, "ABC: i debuts with daily circulation of 133,472 in January Archived 2012-04-05 at the Wayback Machine ", Press Gazette , 11 February 2011
  25. 1 2 "ABCs: Sun back over 3m but Star is only climber", Press Gazette , 12 February 2010
  26. 1 2 Oliver Luft, "ABC: Telegraph drops below 700,000", Press Gazette , 12 February 2010
  27. http://www.abc.org.uk/Certificates/19154156.pdf [ bare URL PDF ]
  28. "Regional Publications Certificate of Circulation: London Evening Standard: January 2015", Audit Bureau of Circulations
  29. "Regional Publications Certificate of Circulation: London Evening Standard: January 2014", Audit Bureau of Circulations
  30. "Regional Publications Certificate of Circulation: London Evening Standard: January 2013", Audit Bureau of Circulations
  31. "Regional Publications Certificate of Circulation: London Evening Standard: January 2012", Audit Bureau of Circulations
  32. "London Evening Standard Certificate of Circulation", Audit Bureau of Circulations
  33. Daily Paid & Free, Newspaper Society
  34. Paul McNally, "January ABCs: Daily Star is lone riser after price cut", Press Gazette , 6 February 2009
  35. 1 2 Oliver Luft, "ABC bulks probe: National sales figures revised Archived 2010-03-09 at the Wayback Machine ", Press Gazette , 14 August 2009
  36. "January ABCs: Sun sales back above three million", Press Gazette , 8 February 2008
  37. 1 2 3 "Multi Platform Monthly Report: January 2008", Audit Bureau of Circulations
  38. 1 2 3 4 Dominic Ponsford, "January ABCs: Observer up 21 per cent following relaunch to 542,000 sales", Press Gazette , 17 February 2006
  39. "National daily newspaper circulations: January 2004", Media Guardian
  40. "National daily newspaper circulations: January 2003", Media Guardian , 12 February 2003
  41. "National daily newspaper circulations: January 2002", Media Guardian , 11 February 2002
  42. 1 2 "Page not found - ABC - Audit Bureau of Circulations". www.abc.org.uk.{{cite web}}: Cite uses generic title (help)
  43. 1 2 "Page not found - ABC - Audit Bureau of Circulations". www.abc.org.uk.{{cite web}}: Cite uses generic title (help)
  44. 1 2 "Page not found - ABC - Audit Bureau of Circulations". www.abc.org.uk.{{cite web}}: Cite uses generic title (help)
  45. 1 2 "Page not found - ABC - Audit Bureau of Circulations". www.abc.org.uk.{{cite web}}: Cite uses generic title (help)
  46. 1 2 "Page not found - ABC - Audit Bureau of Circulations". www.abc.org.uk.{{cite web}}: Cite uses generic title (help)
  47. 1 2 "Page not found - ABC - Audit Bureau of Circulations". www.abc.org.uk.{{cite web}}: Cite uses generic title (help)
  48. 1 2 "Page not found - ABC - Audit Bureau of Circulations". www.abc.org.uk.{{cite web}}: Cite uses generic title (help)
  49. 1 2 "Page not found - ABC - Audit Bureau of Circulations". www.abc.org.uk.{{cite web}}: Cite uses generic title (help)
  50. 1 2 "Page not found - ABC - Audit Bureau of Circulations". www.abc.org.uk.{{cite web}}: Cite uses generic title (help)
  51. 1 2 3 4 Owen Amos, "January ABCs: Scotland's best performance is 9.3% fall", Press Gazette , 6 February 2009
  52. 1 2 "Page not found - ABC - Audit Bureau of Circulations". www.abc.org.uk.{{cite web}}: Cite uses generic title (help)
  53. Dominic Ponsford, "January ABCs: Standard losing sales at rate of 14.5%", Press Gazette , 6 February 2009
  54. 1 2 3 "Home - ABC - Audit Bureau of Circulations". www.abc.org.uk.
  55. 1 2 "Newsbrands Report - ABC - Audit Bureau of Circulations". www.abc.org.uk.
  56. 1 2 John Frain, Introduction to Marketing, p.372
  57. Ivor Crewe, Brian Gosschalk, Political Communications, p.172
  58. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Justin Fisher, D. T. Denver and John Benyon, Central Debates in British Politics, p.197
  59. 1 2 3 4 5 United Newspapers PLC and Fleet Holdings PLC , Monopolies and Mergers Commission (1985), pp.516
  60. 1 2 3 Tony Shaw, Eden, Suez and the Mass Media, p.197
  61. Crewe and Gosschalk give a figure of 3,660,756 for the Mirror and Record combined. This is an approximate figure found by subtracting the Record circulation given by Seawright and rounding to the nearest 100,000.
  62. David Seawright, An Important Matter of Principle, p.183
  63. Andreas H. Jucker, Social Stylistics, p.47
  64. 1 2 3 James Curran et al., Impacts and Influences, p.29
  65. 1 2 3 4 British Political Facts 1900-1968, p.284
  66. 1 2 Samuel Rhoads and Enoch Lewis, Friends' Review, p.603
  67. 1 2 William Turner Coggeshall, The Newspaper Record, pp.8789. Figures for newspapers published outside London are calculated from annual sales assuming 312 issues per year.
  68. 1 2 The Penny Cyclopaedia of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge, pp.195
  69. 1 2 3 Viscount Camrose, British Newspapers and their Controllers
  70. "ABCs: National Sunday newspaper circulation January 2014", The Guardian , 14 February 2014
  71. "First official figures give the Sun Sunday 3.2m circ - Press Gazette". Archived from the original on 2012-03-10. Retrieved 2012-03-12.
  72. Owen Amos, "January ABCs: Sindy slumps 25% with drops all round", Press Gazette , 6 February 2009
  73. "National Sunday newspaper circulations: January 2004", Media Guardian
  74. "National Sunday newspaper circulation January 2003", Media Guardian , 12 February 2003
  75. "National newspaper circulation: Sundays: January 2002", Media Guardian , 11 February 2002
  76. 1 2 "Page not found - ABC - Audit Bureau of Circulations". www.abc.org.uk.{{cite web}}: Cite uses generic title (help)
  77. 1 2 3 "Page not found - ABC - Audit Bureau of Circulations". www.abc.org.uk.{{cite web}}: Cite uses generic title (help)
  78. 1 2 "Page not found - ABC - Audit Bureau of Circulations". www.abc.org.uk.{{cite web}}: Cite uses generic title (help)
  79. 1 2 "Page not found - ABC - Audit Bureau of Circulations". www.abc.org.uk.{{cite web}}: Cite uses generic title (help)
  80. 1 2 "Page not found - ABC - Audit Bureau of Circulations". www.abc.org.uk.{{cite web}}: Cite uses generic title (help)
  81. 1 2 "Page not found - ABC - Audit Bureau of Circulations". www.abc.org.uk.{{cite web}}: Cite uses generic title (help)
  82. 1 2 "Page not found - ABC - Audit Bureau of Circulations". www.abc.org.uk.{{cite web}}: Cite uses generic title (help)
  83. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Sunday Post, Audit Bureau of Circulations. Note that circulation figures for the Sunday Post before October 2006 were given biannually; the figure given is that for the first half of the year in each case.
  84. 1 2 "Page not found - ABC - Audit Bureau of Circulations". www.abc.org.uk.{{cite web}}: Cite uses generic title (help)
  85. "National Sunday newspaper circulation January 2005, Media Guardian
  86. The Political Quarterly 1935, pp.112113
  87. 1 2 3 D. T. Denver, Hugh Bochel, Scotland decides, p.79
  88. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 James G. Kellas, The Scottish Political System. Figures from 1981.
  89. Majid, Aisha (23 February 2022). "ABCs: Regional daily newspapers see average print circulations decline 10% year-on-year". Press Gazette. Retrieved 24 February 2022.
  90. Dominic Ponsford, "UK regional dailies lose print sales by average of 12.5 per cent: Wigan Post and The National are biggest fallers", Press Gazette , 23 February 2017
  91. Andrew Pugh, "Regional ABCs: circulation falls on 83 of 86 dailies", Press Gazette , 31 August 2011
  92. Willings Press Guide Vol 1: UK (2007)
  93. 1 2 Colin Seymour-Ure, The British Press and Broadcasting since 1945, pp.274-276
  94. 1 2 ABC Net Sales 1939-1948
  95. 1 2 3 "The capture of the tartan hordes", The Independent , 24 July 1995
  96. 1 2 Bob Franklin, Pulling Newspapers Apart: Analysing Print Journalism, p.9. Figures for 1995.