List of newspapers in the world by circulation
This is a list of the daily newspapers in the world by average circulation. Figures are compiled by the International Federation of Audit Bureaux of Circulations[1] and World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers.[2][3][4] Figures represent each paper's average circulation in 2011 and previous. Some figures are disputed; the numbers of the Japanese newspapers have been subjected to claims of "Oshigami" or circulation exaggeration.[5] Free newspapers are not included in this list.
Top 100 paid newspapers
| Rank | Newspaper | Country | 2012 Circulation (thousands) | 2011 Circulation (thousands) | Change | 2010 Circulation (thousands) | 2009 Circulation (thousands) | 2008 Circulation (thousands) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | Yomiuri Shimbun | Japan | N/A | Template:Malformation |  -0.5% |
Template:Transformation | 10,018 | 10,021 |
| - | Asahi Shimbun | Japan | N/A | 7,750 | -2.3% |
7,930 | 8,025 | 8,038 |
| - | Mainichi Shimbun | Japan | N/A | 3,438 | -3.2% |
3,551 | 3,771 | 3,857 |
| - | The Times of India | India | 3,314 | 4,090 |  20.5% |
3,396 | 3,327 | 2,951 |
| - | Nihon Keizai Shimbun | Japan | N/A | 3,020 | -0.1% |
3,024 | 3,052 | 3,056 |
| - | Bild | Germany | N/A | N/A | - | 2,990 | 3,300 | 3,142 |
| - | News of the World | United Kingdom | 0 | 0[6] | - | 2,869 | 3,016 | 3,184 |
| - | Chunichi Shimbun | Japan | N/A | N/A | - | N/A | 2,728 | 2,761 |
| 2 | Dainik Jagran | India | 2,674 | 2,662 | -4.8% |
2,796 | 2,384 | 2,523 |
| 3 | The Sun | United Kingdom | 2,520 | 2,770 | -6.2% |
2,954 | 3,030 | 3,096 |
| - | Reference News | China | N/A | 2,450 | -5.4% |
2,591 | 2,701 | 2,751 |
| 5 | Malayala Manorama | India | 2,130 | 2,048 | 7.6% |
1,903 | 1,760 | 1,700 |
| - | Tokyo Sports | Japan | N/A | N/A | - | N/A | 2,119 | N/A |
| - | The Wall Street Journal | United States | N/A | 2,107 | 1.4% |
2,077 | 2,053 | 2,041 |
| - | People's Daily | China | N/A | 2,106 | -9.1% |
2,316 | 2,329 | 2,315 |
| 6 | The Daily Mail | United Kingdom | 1,921 | 2,044 | -3.0% |
2,107 | 2,169 | 2,246 |
| 7 | Hindustan Dainik | India | 1,844 | 1,868 | 9.9% |
1,699 | 1,300 | 1,036 |
| - | USA Today | United States | N/A | N/A | - | 1,832 | 1,912 | 2,261 |
| - | Nikkan Sports | Japan | N/A | N/A | - | N/A | N/A | 1,802 |
| - | Sports Nippon | Japan | N/A | N/A | - | N/A | N/A | 1,800 |
| 8 | The Mail on Sunday | United Kingdom | 1,798 | 1,981 | 0.6% |
1,970 | 2,056 | 2,203 |
| 9 | Eenadu | India | 1,737 | 1,717 | 2.8% |
1,671 | 1,293 | 1,172 |
| 10 | Dainik Bhaskar | India | 1,675 | 1,039 | -50.4% |
2,095 | 2,654 | 2,033 |
| - | Qilu Evening News | China | N/A | N/A | - | N/A | N/A | 1,668 |
| 11 | Amar Ujala | India | 1,644 | 1,480 | 1.4% |
1,459 | 938 | 1,344 |
| 12 | Daily Thanthi | India | 1,614 | 1,495 | 12.9% |
1,324 | 1,192 | 1,041 |
| - | Sankei Shimbun | Japan | N/A | 1,610 | -0.9% |
1,624 | 1,756 | 2,166 |
| 13 | Rajasthan Patrika | India | 1,590 | 1,603 | 9.2% |
1,468 | 1,332 | 1,342 |
| - | Information Times | China | N/A | N/A | - | N/A | N/A | 1,570 |
| 14 | The Hindu | India | 1,558 | 1,500 | -1.0% |
1,515 | 1,466 | 1,453 |
| 15 | Lokmat | India | 1,525 | 1,499 | -14.3% |
1,750 | 1,505 | 1,368 |
| - | Yangtse Evening Post | China | N/A | N/A | - | N/A | N/A | 1,483 |
| - | Deccan Chronicle | India | N/A | 1,458 | 2.5% |
1,423 | 1,379 | 1,334 |
| 16 | Sakal | India | 1,412 | 1,318 | -12.2% |
1,501 | 1,166 | 913 |
| 17 | Mathrubhumi | India | 1,387 | 1,275 | 5.9% |
1,204 | 1,172 | 1,148 |
| 18 | The Daily Mirror / Daily Record | United Kingdom | 1,351 | 1,455 | -5.7% |
1,543 | 1,658 | 1,835 |
| 19 | Sakshi | India | 1,339 | 1,457 | 0.4% |
1,451 | 1,218 | N/A |
| 20 | The Chosun Ilbo | South Korea | 1,326 | 1,353 | - | 1,393 | 2,300 | 2,300 |
| 21 | Hindustan Times | India | 1,322 | 1,263 | -2.2% |
1,292 | 1,186 | 1,251 |
| - | Guangzhou Daily | China | N/A | 1,280 | -9.6% |
1,402 | 1,480 | 1,529 |
| - | Sankei Sports | Japan | N/A | N/A | - | N/A | N/A | 1,272 |
| 22 | Dinakaran | India | 1,267 | 1,259 | -8.2% |
1,372 | 1,235 | 1,041 |
| - | Southern Metropolis Daily | China | N/A | 1,251 | -10.3% |
1,380 | 1,450 | 1,509 |
| 23 | Ananda Bazar Patrika | India | 1,217 | 1,249 | 5.3% |
1,186 | 1,172 | 1,278 |
| - | Chutian Metro Daily | China | N/A | 1,200 | 0.8% |
1,190 | 1,083 | 1,070 |
| - | Thai Rath | Thailand | N/A | N/A | - | N/A | N/A | 1,200 |
| - | Hokkaido Shimbun | Japan | N/A | N/A | - | N/A | N/A | 1,186 |
| - | Yangcheng Evening News | China | N/A | 1,180 | -5.0% |
1,240 | 1,302 | 1,390 |
| 24 | Sunday Mirror | United Kingdom | 1,173 | 1,436 | 27.4% |
1,127 | 1,216 | 1,313 |
| - | Global Times | China | N/A | N/A | - | N/A | N/A | 1,160 |
| 25 | Daily Mirror | United Kingdom | 1,078 | 1,154 | -5.5% |
1,221 | 1,314 | 1,451 |
| 26 | Punjab Kesari | India | 1,074 | 1,059 | -1.2% |
1,072 | 987 | 943 |
| - | Hangzhou Daily | China | N/A | 1,058 | 3.7% |
1,019 | 1,006 | 1,003 |
| - | The New York Times | United States | N/A | 1,034 | 13.1% |
914 | 983 | 1,039 |
| - | Daily Sports | Japan | N/A | N/A | - | N/A | N/A | 999 |
| - | Sports Hochi | Japan | N/A | N/A | - | N/A | N/A | 996 |
| - | Yanzhao Metropolis Daily | China | N/A | N/A | - | N/A | N/A | 990 |
| - | Qianjiang Evening News | China | N/A | 980 | -2.4% |
1,004 | 1,002 | 1,002 |
| - | Today Evening News | China | N/A | N/A | - | N/A | N/A | 980 |
| - | Metro Express | China | N/A | N/A | - | N/A | N/A | 950 |
| - | Peninsula City News | China | N/A | N/A | - | N/A | N/A | 920 |
| 27 | The Sunday Times | United Kingdom | 919 | 1,005 | -7.8% |
1,090 | 1,196 | 1,193 |
| 28 | JoongAng Ilbo | South Korea | 917 | 944 | - | 983 | 2,200 | 2,200 |
| - | Xinmin Evening News | China | N/A | 910 | -8.7% |
989 | 1,000 | 1,010 |
| - | New Express | China | N/A | N/A | - | N/A | N/A | 910 |
| - | Al-Ahram | Egypt | N/A | N/A | - | N/A | N/A | 900 |
| - | Daily News | Thailand | N/A | N/A | - | N/A | N/A | 900 |
| - | Zaman | Turkey | N/A | 889 | 14.8% |
774 | 727 | 753 |
| - | Chengdu Economic Daily | China | N/A | 861 | -1.6% |
875 | 890 | 889 |
| - | Nanfang Daily | China | N/A | N/A | - | N/A | N/A | 850 |
| - | Nishinippon Shimbun | Japan | N/A | N/A | - | N/A | N/A | 850 |
| 29 | Dinamalar | India | 865 | 838 | 15.9% |
722 | 681 | 611 |
| - | Dahe Daily | China | N/A | N/A | - | N/A | N/A | 830 |
| - | Liaoshen Evening News | China | N/A | N/A | - | N/A | N/A | 829 |
| - | Western China City News | China | N/A | N/A | - | N/A | N/A | 829 |
| - | Kronen Zeitung | Austria | 846 | 857 | - | 929 | 819 | 949 |
| - | Huaxi City Daily | China | N/A | 811 | -4.9% |
850 | 881 | 890 |
| - | Al Gomhuria | Egypt | N/A | N/A | - | N/A | N/A | 800 |
| - | Kom Chad Luek | Thailand | N/A | N/A | - | N/A | N/A | 800 |
| - | Maeil Business Newspaper | South Korea | N/A | N/A | - | N/A | N/A | 800 |
| - | Chunichi Sports | Japan | N/A | N/A | - | N/A | N/A | 793 |
| - | Modern Express | China | N/A | N/A | - | N/A | N/A | 790 |
| - | Ouest-France | France | N/A | N/A | - | N/A | 786 | 796 |
| - | Divya Bhaskar | India | N/A | N/A | - | N/A | N/A | 785 |
| - | Beijing Evening News | China | N/A | N/A | - | N/A | N/A | 780 |
| 30 | The Dong-a Ilbo | South Korea | 753 | 750 | - | 867 | 2,100 | 2,100 |
| - | The Economic Times | India | N/A | N/A | - | N/A | N/A | 751 |
| - | Los Angeles Times | United States | N/A | N/A | - | N/A | N/A | 739 |
| 31 | Pudhari | India | 722 | 744 | 457 | 500 | ||
| - | Shizuoka Shimbun | Japan | N/A | N/A | - | N/A | N/A | 718 |
| - | Chugoku Shimbun | Japan | N/A | N/A | - | N/A | N/A | 718 |
| - | Moskovskij Komsomolets | Russia | N/A | N/A | - | N/A | 700 | 750 |
| - | Rakyat Merdeka | Indonesia | N/A | N/A | - | N/A | N/A | 700 |
| - | Busan Ilbo | South Korea | N/A | N/A | - | N/A | N/A | 700 |
| - | The Hankyoreh | South Korea | N/A | N/A | - | N/A | N/A | 700 |
| - | Beijing Youth Daily | China | N/A | 681 | -5.9% |
721 | 751 | 789 |
| 32 | Navbharat Times | India | 676 | 599 | 580 | 531 | 546 | |
| - | Komsomolskaya Pravda | Russia | N/A | N/A | - | N/A | 668 | 716 |
| - | Beijing Times | China | N/A | 651 | -7.4% |
703 | 751 | 761 |
| - | Economic Daily | China | N/A | 650 | -7.4% |
702 | 721 | 680 |
See also
- Lists of newspapers
- List of newspapers in Australia by circulation
- List of newspapers in Canada by circulation
- List of newspapers in India by circulation
- List of newspapers in the United Kingdom by circulation
- List of newspapers in the United States by circulation
References
- ↑ National Newspapers Total Circulation 2011 by International Federation of Audit Bureaux of Circulations (IFABC)
- ↑ WAN-IFRA: World Press Trends 2010 - Europe
- ↑ Regional & Local Newspaper Circulation Data For 2011 by International Federation of Audit Bureaux of Circulations (IFABC)
- ↑ WAN-IFRA: World Press Trends 2009
- ↑ The Australian: Omens from the shrinking Japanese newspaper business
- ↑ quit 10 July 2011