List of newspapers in the United Kingdom by circulation
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 .
History
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)
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]
Title
2024[ 11]
2023[ 12]
2022[ 10]
2021[ 13]
2020[ 14]
Metro
N/A
953,475
1,027,989
597,979
1,426,535
Daily Mail
735,857
797,704
909,201
960,019
1,169,241
Evening Standard
N/A
314,285
446,257
489,405
798,168
Daily Mirror
240,799
277,550
333,731
366,501
451,466
Daily Express
152,699
176,264
221,214
238,230
296,079
Daily Star
132,979
157,612
195,545
220,126
277,237
i
126,308
134,277
142,598
141,115
217,182
Financial Times
115,118
114,685
113,817
97,067
157,982
City A.M.
N/A
67,090
76,465
N/A
85,521
Daily Record
52,978
61,883
75,696
85,769
104,343
The Guardian
N/A
N/A
N/A
108,687
132,341
The Sun
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
1,250,634
The Times
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
368,929
The Daily Telegraph
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
360,345
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 .
Title
2019[ 15]
2018[ 16]
2017[ 17]
2016[ 18]
2015[ 19]
2014[ 20]
2013[ 21]
2012[ 22]
2011[ 23]
2010[ 24] [ 25]
Metro
1,426,050
1,475,372
1,476,956
1,348,033
?
1,362,893 [ 26]
?
?
?
?
The Sun
1,410,896
1,545,594
1,666,715
1,787,096
1,978,702
2,213,659
2,409,811
2,582,301
3,001,822
3,006,565
Daily Mail
1,246,568
1,343,142
1,511,357
1,589,471
1,688,727
1,780,565
1,863,151
1,945,496
2,136,568
2,120,347
Evening Standard
864,620
888,017
887,253
898,407
877,532 [ 27]
805,309 [ 28]
695,645 [ 29]
699,368 [ 30]
704,008 [ 31]
601,960 [ 32]
Daily Mirror
508,705
583,192
724,888
809,147
922,235
992,256
1,058,488
1,102,810
1,194,097
1,218,425
The Times
417,298
440,558
451,261
404,155
396,621
384,304
399,339
397,549
457,250
508,250
The Daily Telegraph
360,345
385,346
472,258
472,033
494,675
544,546
555,817
578,774
651,184
691,128
Daily Star
329,971
391,998
443,452
470,369
425,246
489,067
535,957
617,082
734,311
779,376
Daily Express
321,146
364,721
392,526
408,700
457,914
500,473
529,648
577,543
639,875
674,640
i
233,868
257,223
266,768
271,859
280,351
298,266
293,946
264,432
133,472
N/A
Financial Times
180,053
189,579
188,924
198,237
219,444
234,193
275,375
316,493
383,067
390,315
The Guardian
141,160
152,714
156,756
164,163
185,429
207,958
204,440
215,988
279,308
302,285
Daily Record
119,328
134,087
155,772
176,892
203,725
227,639
251,535
291,825
306,872
323,831
City A.M.
85,982
90,569
90,319
97,259
?
?
?
?
?
?
The Independent
N/A
N/A
N/A
55,193
61,338
66,576
76,802
105,160
185,035
185,815
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 .
Title
2009[ 33] [ 34]
2008[ 35]
2007[ 36]
2006[ 37]
2005[ 37]
2004[ 38]
2003[ 39]
2002[ 40]
2001
2000
The Sun
3,146,006
3,209,766
3,217,844
3,319,337
3,382,509
3,410,701
3,578,506
3,502,923
3,636,561 [ 41]
3,557,336 [ 41]
Daily Mail
2,200,398
2,313,908
2,354,028
2,389,011
2,409,121
2,485,210
2,518,544
2,489,264
2,479,768 [ 42]
2,353,915 [ 42]
Daily Mirror
1,366,891
1,512,599
1,621,000
1,727,672
1,748,327
1,919,125
2,071,059
2,164,576
2,149,422 [ 43]
2,270,543 [ 43]
The Daily Telegraph
783,210
890,086
911,454
917,943
920,745
914,981
946,697
1,013,653
1,022,263 [ 44]
1,039,749 [ 44]
Daily Star
768,534
722,969
773,637
820,070
861,825
901,879
835,343
706,554
543,807 [ 45]
502,647 [ 45]
Daily Express
736,340
752,699
771,325
849,001
949,238
956,649
983,391
991,560
979,042 [ 46]
1,050,846 [ 46]
The Times
617,483
633,718
670,054
685,081
686,327
660,713
671,340
711,295
734,220 [ 47]
726,349 [ 47]
Financial Times
426,676
452,448
439,104
441,840
422,519
422,543
431,875
475,475
478,161 [ 48]
435,478 [ 48]
The Guardian
358,844
378,394
384,070
394,913
376,816
383,157
409,568
411,386
410,152 [ 49]
401,560 [ 49]
Daily Record
354,302 [ 50]
393,788 [ 50]
418,628
451,932
471,708
503,077
520,540
584,290
603,914 [ 51]
626,646 [ 51]
Evening Standard
237,403 [ 52]
294,823
276,562
337,080
350,671
395,090 [ 53]
424,177 [citation needed ]
410,104 [citation needed ]
432,661 [citation needed ]
440,287 [citation needed ]
The Independent
215,504
250,641
263,503
258,387
257,100
248,876
221,926
224,655
223,645 [ 54]
222,106 [ 54]
1950–1999
Figures shown are average circulations for each year. Figures originate from the Audit Bureau of Circulations .
Title
1997[ 55]
1992[ 56]
1987[ 57]
1980[ 58]
1976[ 57]
1966[ 58]
1961[ 57]
1956[ 59]
The Sun
3,877,097
3,570,562
3,993,000
3,741,000
3,708,000
1,238,000
N/A
N/A
Daily Mirror
2,442,078
2,900,000 [ 60]
3,123,000
3,625,000
3,851,000
5,123,000
4,561,000
4,649,696
Daily Mail
2,344,183
1,675,453
1,759,000
1,948,000
1,755,000
2,318,000
2,610,000
2,071,708
Daily Express
1,241,336
1,524,786
1,697,000
2,194,000
2,594,000
3,978,000
4,328,000
4,042,334
The Daily Telegraph
1,129,777
1,038,138
1,147,000
1,439,000
1,308,000
1,353,000
1,248,000
1,075,460
The Times
821,000
386,258
442,000
297,000
310,000
282,000
253,000
220,716
Daily Star
729,991
805,793
1,289,000
1,034,000
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Daily Record
703,090
755,026 [ 61]
732,000
The Guardian
428,010
429,062
494,000
377,000
306,000
281,000
245,000
163,585
Financial Times
326,516
290,204
280,000
197,000
174,000
152,000
132,000
80,518
The Independent
288,182
389,523
293,000
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Today
N/A
533,177
350,000 [ 62]
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Daily Herald
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
1,394,000
1,693,997
Daily Sketch
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
857,000
981,000
1,123,855
Daily Worker
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
60,000
News Chronicle
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
1,442,438
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 .
Title
1947[ 57]
1939[ 63]
1930[ 63]
1921[ 63]
1910[ 64]
1863[ 65]
1852[ 66]
1838[ 67]
Daily Express
3,855,000
2,546,000
1,693,000
579,000
400,000
N/A
N/A
N/A
Daily Mirror
3,702,000
1,571,000
1,071,000
1,003,000
630,000
N/A
N/A
N/A
Daily Herald
2,134,000
1,850,000
1,082,000
211,000
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Daily Mail
2,076,000
1,533,000
1,845,000
1,533,000
900,000
N/A
N/A
N/A
News Chronicle
1,623,000
1,571,000
1,400,000
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
The Daily Telegraph
1,015,000
737,000
90,000
180,000
230,000
120,000
N/A
N/A
Daily Sketch
772,000
750,000
1,013,000
835,000
750,000
N/A
N/A
N/A
The Times
268,000
204,000
187,000
113,000
45,000
40,000
42,384
11,660
Manchester Guardian
126,000
51,000 [ 64]
47,000 [ 64]
40,000
3,173
Daily Worker
118,000
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Financial Times
71,000
N/A
N/A
N/A
Morning Advertiser
30,000 [ 68]
20,000
7,124
5,000
Daily Chronicle
N/A
N/A
N/A
661,000
800,000
N/A
N/A
N/A
Daily News
N/A
N/A
N/A
300,000
5,000
3,938
N/A
Morning Post
N/A
N/A
119,000 [ 64]
50,000
2,673
2,800
Morning Star
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
20,000
N/A
N/A
Morning Herald
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
2,000
4,112
6,150
North British Daily Advertiser
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
2,458
Morning Chronicle
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
2,283
6,630
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]
Title
2022[ 10]
2021[ 13]
2020[ 14]
The Mail on Sunday
783,656
853,521
967,043
Sunday Mirror
265,771
305,444
367,244
Sunday Express
191,062
213,256
252,733
Daily Star Sunday
110,133
136,574
162,345
The Sunday People
98,107
118,233
139,698
Sunday Mail
74,865
88,819
105,451
Sunday Post
56,041
67,530
86,953
The Observer
N/A
143,764
156,217
The Sun on Sunday
N/A
N/A
1,042,193
The Sunday Times
N/A
N/A
645,108
The Sunday Telegraph
N/A
N/A
278,558
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 .
Title
2019[ 15]
2018[ 16]
2017[ 17]
2016[ 18]
2015[ 19]
2014[ 69]
2013[ 21]
2012[ 70]
2011[ 23]
2010[ 24] [ 25]
The Sun on Sunday
1,178,687
1,286,859
1,375,539
1,487,301
1,582,359
1,800,830
2,010,826
N/A
N/A
N/A
The Mail on Sunday
1,032,870
1,106,067
1,257,984
1,388,059
1,461,571
1,586,979
1,715,707
1,882,469
1,958,083
2,048,008
The Sunday Times
712,291
739,845
792,324
770,370
801,623
817,642
885,612
939,395
1,039,371
1,144,929
Sunday Mirror
431,419
506,866
629,277
749,061
877,910
948,754
1,039,150
1,594,293
1,092,816
1,124,620
Sunday Express
280,684
309,958
335,772
369,666
397,601
430,601
471,625
567,800
550,269
585,023
The Sunday Telegraph
278,558
298,720
359,400
355,044
381,347
429,285
435,036
461,280
527,742
602,306
Daily Star Sunday
201,969
236,631
256,801
299,146
265,382
310,063
345,885
599,078
316,712
358,814
The Observer
163,694
176,795
185,752
183,210
198,368
225,474
225,194
253,022
314,164
354,565
The Sunday People
159,836
193,839
240,846
279,837
335,093
374,820
429,167
701,246
500,866
532,975
Sunday Mail
123,755
140,743
168,164
195,167
222,879
256,052
283,861
376,898
366,325
395,126
Sunday Post
107,336
123,393
143,169
163,037
187,260
TBA
242,555
291,623
317,896
337,398
Independent on Sunday
N/A
N/A
N/A
91,644
97,646
101,284
114,308
124,428
152,561
153,975
News of the World
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
2,789,560
2,984,469
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 .
Title
2009[ 34] [ 71]
2008[ 36]
2007[ 36]
2006[ 37]
2005[ 37]
2004[ 72]
2003[ 73]
2002[ 74]
2001
2000
News of the World
3,031,025
3,264,676
3,426,719
3,789,176
3,823,317
3,845,373
3,971,998
4,086,621
4,026,288 [ 53]
4,139,793 [ 53]
The Mail on Sunday
2,134,809
2,330,366
2,303,472
2,404,511
2,446,465
2,364,156
2,388,416
2,342,860
2,373,007 [ 75]
2,323,720 [ 75]
Sunday Mirror
1,244,007
1,366,922
1,460,928
1,574,054
1,652,375
1,674,454
1,724,940
1,845,860
1,831,572 [ 76]
2,008,961 [citation needed ]
The Sunday Times
1,198,984
1,231,374
1,288,421
1,375,153
1,375,982
1,370,051
1,410,539
1,405,430
1,416,080 [ 77]
1,373,900 [ 77]
Sunday Express
646,971
704,436
790,068
877,101
976,055
930,001
976,346
834,999
879,622 [ 78]
974,310 [ 78]
The Sunday Telegraph
633,639
659,841
682,739
692,107
695,522
751,038
784,069
796,840 [ 79]
822,931 [ 79]
The People
594,552
669,362
761,595
895,275
1,001,389
1,055,810
1,189,812
1,389,778
1,489,260 [ 80]
1,613,113 [ 80]
Daily Star Sunday
359,533
382,288
378,224
439,067
459,933
556,743
510,995
N/A
N/A
N/A
Sunday Mail
442,103 [ 50]
487,975
514,287
547,405
585,657
605,743
628,742
692,366
708,484 [ 76]
751,084 [ 76]
The Observer
427,867
444,951
444,186
542,075
446,818
459,804
465,984
449,806
440,090 [ 81]
416,460 [ 81]
Sunday Post
366,275 [ 50]
412,037
437,224
451,530 [ 82]
481,767 [ 82]
514,181 [ 82]
547,256 [ 82]
581,218 [ 82]
612,562 [ 82]
655,634 [ 82]
Independent on Sunday
178,798
236,500
247,829
241,414
206,527
206,087
220,028
231,869
250,462 [ 83]
248,630 [ 83]
Sunday Business
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
204,910 [ 84]
306,683
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
20th century
Figures shown are average circulations for each year. Figures originate from the Audit Bureau of Circulations .
Title
1997[ 55]
1987[ 57]
1980[ 58]
1976[ 57]
1966[ 58]
1961[ 57]
1956[ 59]
1947[ 57]
1935[ 85]
News of the World
4,620,415
5,360,000
4,335,000
5,138,000
6,152,000
6,643,000
7,493,463
7,890,000
3,350,000
Sunday Mirror
2,424,000
2,953,000
3,831,000
4,101,000
5,219,000
5,306,000
5,624,010
4,006,000
2,250,000
The Mail on Sunday
2,322,423
1,919,000
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
The People
2,001,978
2,743,000
3,847,000
4,094,000
5,560,000
5,450,000
4,948,215
4,670,000
3,000,000
The Sunday Times
1,449,113
1,314,000
1,424,000
1,382,000
1,363,000
967,000
618,540
568,000
215,000
Sunday Express
1,261,690
2,033,000
3,045,000
3,451,000
4,181,000
4,457,000
3,331,127
2,577,000
1,096,000
The Sunday Telegraph
983,253
693,000
1,017,000
759,000
650,000
688,000
N/A
N/A
N/A
Sunday Mail
818,081 [ 86]
734,617 [ 87]
567,728 [ 68]
250,000
Sunday Post
791,100 [ 86]
1,000,000 [ 87]
312,000
The Observer
498,086
722,000
973,000
670,000
881,000
715,000
601,042
384,000
215,000
Independent on Sunday
311,321
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Scotland on Sunday
113,516 [ 86]
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Reynolds News
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
216,000
310,000
516,445
720,000
400,000
Sunday Dispatch
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
2,420,159
2,061,000
936,000
Sunday Graphic
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
2,420,159
1,185,000
900,000
Empire News
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
2,550,308
2,033,177 [ 68]
1,535,000
Sunday Chronicle
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
1,178,000
830,000
Sunday Referee
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
215,000
19th century
Figures shown are average circulations for each year. Figures originate from stamp duty returns.
Title
1863[ 65]
1853[ 66]
1838[ 67]
Lloyd's Weekly Newspaper
500,000
N/A
N/A
Weekly Times
200,000
65,420
N/A
News of the World
150,000
69,296
N/A
Reynold's Weekly
100,000
30,035
N/A
Illustrated London News
82,331
N/A
Weekly Dispatch
35,420
51,570
Bell's Life in London
27,200
20,000
Sunday Times
8,500
13,365
Weekly Chronicle
N/A
N/A
32,327
Bell's Weekly Messenger
N/A
N/A
17,274
Regional newspapers
Figures shown are average circulations for each year. Figures originate from the Audit Bureau of Circulations .
Title
2020[ 88]
2016[ 89]
2011[ 90]
2006[ 91]
1994[ 92]
1980[ 58]
1956[ 59]
1948[ 93]
1945[ 92]
1939[ 93]
Press and Journal (Aberdeen)
30,330
51,880
71,044
83,947
106,960 [ 94]
113,038 [ 87]
The Courier (Dundee)
23,889
39,324
61,981
77,428
108,223 [ 94]
135,566 [ 87]
Manchester Evening News
20,993
46,738
90,973
118,913
214,000
331,000
250,000
Liverpool Echo
20,158
43,836
85,463
121,517
173,000
236,000
284,000
Express & Star (Wolverhampton)
17,973
54,890
113,174
158,130
217,000
149,000
Eastern Daily Press (Norfolk)
17,585
34,438
42,632
68,504
The Herald (Glasgow)
28,872
N/A
113,342 [ 94]
116,161 [ 87]
Hull Daily Mail
11,621
27,054
43,523
63,486
94,000
95,000
The Sentinel (Staffordshire)
13,095
26,657
50,792
69,558
99,000
72,000
Newcastle Chronicle
11,992
26,578
52,486
86,287
121,000
190,000
Shropshire Star
12,883
26,332
55,606
55,529
97,000
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Leicester Mercury
10,197
25,859
51,150
77,344
122,000
100,000
Evening Express (Aberdeen)
12,623
25,744
47,849
56,582
70,000
81,950 [ 87]
114,700
67,000
104,322
Yorkshire Post
13,284
25,178
39,698
53,881
79,094 [ 95]
151,524
79,912
The Northern Echo (Darlington)
23,971
N/A
41,181
55,404
77,425 [ 95]
Glasgow Evening Times
23,696
N/A
52,400
87,399
148,000
211,229 [ 87]
295,515
293,000
North Wales Daily Post
21,802
N/A
31,802
39,651
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
South Wales Evening Post (Swansea)
9,563
21,031
40,149
56,104
70,000
47,000
Teesside Gazette
9,104
20,973
40,546
56,384
70,000
69,000
The News (Portsmouth)
9,109
19,797
41,442
65,000
80,000
81,000
Birmingham Mail
8,628
19,200
47,217
78,178
200,000
296,259
200,000
Derby Telegraph
9,745
18,903
32,356
47,406
67,000
46,000
Echo (Southend)
18,373
N/A
30,108
37,887
55,000
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Edinburgh Evening News
18,362
N/A
39,947
59,644
92,000
113,346 [ 87]
129,000
Nottingham Post
7,088
17,524
35,361
65,623
113,000
90,000
Bristol Post
6,331
17,381
38,344
56,220
93,000
110,000
109,000
The Star (Sheffield)
7,968
16,708
37,255
64,466
105,000
156,000
Southern Daily Echo (Southampton)
8,443
16,369
31,964
42,436
64,000
60,000
The Herald (Plymouth)
7,234
16,350
29,709
40,384
58,000
62,000
Yorkshire Evening Post
5,274
16,018
36,512
62,747
114,000
250,877
204,000
185,519
Coventry Telegraph
6,183
14,970
34,359
53,210
85,000
50,000
South Wales Echo (Cardiff)
7,573
14,917
32,754
53,780
82,000
132,000
The Press (York)
7,267
14,608
25,989
36,781
50,000
44,000
Telegraph & Argus (Bradford)
13,951
N/A
26,766
40,440
63,000
103,000
Bournemouth Daily Echo
7,542
13,579
26,818
34,324
50,000
45,000
Sunderland Echo
12,825
N/A
32,771
45,247
62,000
57,000
The Argus (Brighton)
7,531
11,079
29,949
34,287
68,000
42,000
Lancashire Evening Post
4,903
10,751
23,183
36,028
68,000
88,000
Bolton News
9,607
N/A
21,940
32,575
46,000
65,000
Evening Standard (London)
N/A
662,608
780,820
384,419
Liverpool Post
N/A
N/A
8,217
17,858
382,169
236,986
Evening News (London)
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
1,121,195
1,652,646
837,638
The Star (London)
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
926,884
1,081,812
488,419
Manchester Evening Chronicle
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
224,000
Glasgow Evening Citizen
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
144,000
Birmingham Evening Despatch
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
138,000
Yorkshire Evening News
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
122,000
Glasgow Evening News
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
99,000
Liverpool Evening Express
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
89,000
The Belfast Telegraph
N/A
40,042
59,319
The Irish News
27,730
35,073
43,647
The News Letter
8,958
15,475
23,492
See also
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