Print circulation
Print circulation is the average number of copies of a publication. The number of copies of a non-periodical publication (such as a book) are usually called print run. Circulation is not always the same as copies sold, often called paid circulation, since some issues are distributed without cost to the reader. Readership figures are usually higher than circulation figures because of the assumption that a typical copy is read by more than one person.
Concept
Print circulation is a good
World newspapers with the largest circulation
The World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA) publishes a list of newspapers with the largest circulation. In 2011, India led the world in terms of newspaper circulation with nearly 330 million newspapers circulated daily.[2] In 2010, China topped the list in term of total newspaper circulation with 110.78 million a day, ahead of India in second with 100.993 million, followed by Japan, with 50.4 million; the United States, with 48.5 million; and Germany, with 19.7 million. In the 2019 survey, among the top 10 newspapers, all were Asian newspapers and four were Japanese newspapers.
The Japanese
According to the
In many developed countries, print circulation is falling due to social and technological changes such as the availability of news on the internet. On the other hand, in some developing countries circulation is increasing as these factors are more than cancelled out by rising incomes, population, and literacy.
Individual countries
Australia
Belgium
The Belgian institution CIM (Centre for Information about Media) publishes national circulation figures for all written, audiovisual and web-based media in Belgium. The top ten best-selling papers according to their website [1] are Het Laatste Nieuws, 317,715; Het Nieuwsblad, 245,209; SUD Presse (group of papers focused on community specific content), 147,749; Het Belang van Limburg, 121,428; Le Soir, 113,780; Vers l'avenir, 109,287 (group of papers focused on community specific content); La Dernière Heure, 107,583; De Standaard, 104,758.
Canada
This section needs to be updated. The reason given is: Toronto Star is no longer the most circulated newspaper in Canada.(May 2021) |
The most widely read paper in the country is the Toronto Star, which, as of the six-month period ending on March 31, 2007, averaged 634,886 copies sold on Saturday, 436,694 Monday to Friday, and 442,265 on Sunday.[3] The second most widely read paper is Toronto-based national newspaper The Globe and Mail, which averaged 374,000 copies on Saturdays, and 303,000 Monday to Friday. The most widely read French-language newspaper is Le Journal de Montréal, which averaged 319,899 copies on Saturday, 267,404 Monday to Friday, and 264,733 on Sunday. Unlike in the United States, newspapers in Canada published their biggest and mostly widely read editions on Saturdays.
India
The
Japan
The 2022 circulation figures for the morning and evening editions of Japan's newspapers:
Norway
The Norwegian Media Businesses' Association publishes national circulation figures for every newspaper in Norway every year. In 2011 the most read newspaper was the Oslo-based national newspaper Aftenposten, with a circulation of 235,795 followed by the tabloid Verdens Gang with 211,588. The local evening newspaper Aften averages 101,574 and the tabloid Dagbladet had 98,989 readers. The financial newspaper Dagens Næringsliv averaged 82,595. In the top ten list it is followed by five local newspapers: Bergens Tidende, 79,467; Adresseavisen, 71,657; Stavanger Aftenblad, 63,283; Fædrelandsvennen, 36,604 and Drammens Tidende, 33,352.[5]
Turkey
As of August 2016, the top 6 best-selling papers are respectively: Hürriyet, 340,898; Sözcü, 322,829; Sabah, 313,989; Posta, 302,919; Habertürk, 253,256 and Milliyet, 143,577.
United Kingdom
According to the Audit Bureau of Circulations the newspaper with the UK's highest paid circulation is the Daily Mail at 800,110 as of November 2022.[6]
United States
The heyday of the newspaper industry was the 1940s, but the percentage of Americans reading newspapers began to decline with the increased competition from radio, television and, more recently, the Internet. A growing population helped the absolute circulation numbers continue to increase until the 1970s, where it remained stable until the 1990s, when absolute circulation numbers began declining.
Newspaper circulation numbers are reported to the
See also
- List of newspapers by circulation
- List of magazines by circulation
- Newspaper delivery: The circulation department of a newspaper, in addition to soliciting subscriptions, also distributes them to subscribers to the print edition. The last step is newspaper delivery consisting of newspaper routes run either by motor vehicle or traditional adolescent "paper boys."
- Printer's key
References
- ^ "Aboriginal Curriculum Resources". Queen's University Library. December 9, 2016. Archived from the original on December 26, 2016. Retrieved December 25, 2016.
- ^ "Print Media grows by 6.25%; Urdu at No. 3". twocircles.net. December 29, 2011. Archived from the original on June 1, 2012.
- ^ "Canadian Circulation Data". Archived from the original on September 27, 2007. Retrieved October 20, 2009.
- ^ "Highest Circulated Daily Newspapers (language wise)" (PDF). Audit Bureau of Circulations. Retrieved January 5, 2019.
- ^ Opplagstallene for aviser, magasin og ukeblader for 2011 Archived 2012-06-18 at the Wayback Machine. Opplag.no
- ^ "National press ABCs: Daily Mail dips below 800,000 for first time in January". February 22, 2023.
- ^ "Top 25 U.S. Newspapers For March 2013". April 30, 2013. Archived from the original on June 11, 2013. Retrieved June 9, 2013.
External links
- Newspaper Map (circulation worldwide)
- BPA Worldwide: Media Auditing
- The State of the Media 2004 from journalism.org
- Alliance for Audited Media web site
- The Front Pages of the Main Newspapers of the World
- Editor & Publisher Yearbook On-line with circulation statistics
- Searchable database of Canadian newspaper circulation figures from the Canadian Newspaper Association
- English Newspaper in Spain