Most Popular Newspaper in UK
Most Popular Newspaper in UK as per British newspaper circulation figures
So, which are the top, most read, most popular British Newspapers, let’s explore the circulation statics of newspapers of Britain. We should start with a little history of Newspapers circulation in Britain.
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In the beginning of 19th century the Most Popular Newspaper in UK was Morning Post and was selling 4000 copies per day, as invention & development in printing machinery rapidly grew, the printing cost reduced thus the prices of newspapers were also dropped and came in the reach of middle and poor class.
Then around 1828 Moring herald and The Times became the most Most Popular Newspaper in UK.
Sunday Newspapers were more popular Newspaper and claimed to have 100000 copies circulation. Later in 1870, daily mail touched the 150000 copies per day mark and in year 1890 the Daily Telegraph surpassed the 300000 copies per day mark and became Most Popular Newspaper in UK.
Then in twentieth century half penny newspapers introduced in Britain and they changed the British press completely. The first half penny national newspaper was Daily mail which achieved the target of 1 Million circulation in 1911. Circulation of Newspapers in Britain continued to increase and reached its height in 1950’s when News and the world reached at the 8 million copies milestone.
Continuous downfall after 1950
After 1950s All the british newspapers saw a continuous downfall in circulation numbers. From the beginning of the 21st Century to till now, Internet & TV aggregated this condition. A 6.6 % downfall in newspapers circulation has been recorded in 2014-2015 year only.
British Daily Newspapers Circulation figures 2016
Take a look at below table which displays the 2016 figures of Circulation of British Major Dailies. The data shown in this table is average circulations for January 2016. The Sun tops the list with 1.787 Million circulation followed by Daily Mail 1.589 Million circulation.
- Table Showing data of British Daily Newspapers Circulation figures 2016
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| Sr. | British Newspaper | Circulation Figure |
| 1 | The Sun | 1787096 |
| 2 | Daily Mail | 1589471 |
| 3 | Metro | 1348033 |
| 4 | Evening Standard | 898407 |
| 5 | Daily Mirror | 809147 |
| 6 | Daily Telegraph | 472033 |
| 7 | Daily Star | 470369 |
| 8 | Daily Express | 408700 |
| 9 | The Times | 404155 |
| 10 | i | 271859 |
| 11 | Financial Times | 198237 |
| 12 | Daily Record | 176892 |
| 13 | The Guardian | 164163 |
| 14 | City A.M. | 97259 |
| 15 | The Independent | 55193 |
| 16 | The New Day | 40000 |
- Table showing percentage % Market Share of British Newspapers
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| Sr. | British Newspaper | Percentage Market Share |
| 1 | The Sun | 19% |
| 2 | Daily Mail | 17% |
| 3 | Metro | 15% |
| 4 | Evening Standard | 10% |
| 5 | Daily Mirror | 9% |
| 6 | Daily Telegraph | 5% |
| 7 | Daily Star | 5% |
| 8 | Daily Express | 4% |
| 9 | The Times | 4% |
| 10 | i | 3% |
| 11 | Financial Times | 2% |
| 12 | Daily Record | 2% |
| 13 | The Guardian | 2% |
| 14 | City A.M. | 1% |
| 15 | The Independent | 1% |
| 16 | The New Day | 0-1% |
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Pi Charts British Daily Newspapers Circulation 2016
3d Pi Charts British Daily Newspapers Circulation 2016
Bar Chart British Daily Newspapers Circulation 2016
British Sunday Newspapers Circulation figures 2016
Now, let’s explore which is the top Sunday newspaper in Britain, below table shows the figures of Circulation of British Major Sunday Newspapers. The data shown in this table is average circulations for January 2016. The Sun on Sunday tops the list with 1.487 Million circulations followed by The Mail on Sunday 1.388 Million circulation
- Table Showing data of British Sunday Newspapers Circulation figures 2016
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| Sr. | British Newspaper | Circulation Figure |
| 1 | The Sun on Sunday | 1487301 |
| 2 | The Mail on Sunday | 1388059 |
| 3 | The Sunday Times | 770370 |
| 4 | Sunday Mirror | 749061 |
| 5 | Sunday Express | 369666 |
| 6 | The Sunday Telegraph | 355044 |
| 7 | Daily Star Sunday | 299146 |
| 8 | The People | 279837 |
| 9 | Sunday Mail | 195167 |
| 10 | The Observer | 183210 |
| 11 | Sunday Post | 163037 |
| 12 | Independent on Sunday | 91644
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- Table showing percentage % Market Share of Sunday British Newspapers
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| Sr. | British Newspaper | Percentage Market Share |
| 1 | The Sun on Sunday | 23% |
| 2 | The Mail on Sunday | 22% |
| 3 | The Sunday Times | 12% |
| 4 | Sunday Mirror | 12% |
| 5 | Sunday Express | 6% |
| 6 | The Sunday Telegraph | 6% |
| 7 | Daily Star Sunday | 5% |
| 8 | The People | 4% |
| 9 | Sunday Mail | 3% |
| 10 | The Observer | 3% |
| 11 | Sunday Post | 3% |
| 12 | Independent on Sunday | 1% |
Pi Charts British Sunday Newspapers Circulation 2016
3d Pi Charts British Sunday Newspapers Circulation 2016
Bar Chart British Sunday Newspapers Circulation 2016
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