This is a list of paid daily newspapers in the world by average circulation. Worldwide newspaper circulation figures are compiled by the International Federation of Audit Bureaux of Circulations and World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers. This list shows the latest figures that are publicly available through either organisation.
Some figures are disputed; the numbers for Japanese newspapers have been subjected to claims of "oshigami" (exaggeration by over-supplying papers to businesses).[1] Free newspapers are not counted.
Top newspapers by circulation
This list below shows paid newspaper dailies by circulation worldwide. The data is compiled from WAN-IFRA's World Press Trends 2016 report.[2][3][note 1]
| Position | Newspaper | Country | Language | Circulation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Yomiuri Shimbun | Japan | Japanese | 9,101,000 |
| 2 | The Asahi Shimbun | Japan | Japanese | 6,622,000 |
| 3 | USA Today | USA | English | 4,139,000 |
| 4 | Dainik Bhaskar | India | Hindi | 3,818,000 |
| 5 | Dainik Jagran | India | Hindi | 3,308,000 |
| 6 | The Mainichi Newspapers | Japan | Japanese | 3,166,000 |
| 7 | Cankao Xiaoxi | China | Chinese | 3,073,000 |
| 8 | Amar Ujala | India | Hindi | 2,935,000 |
| 9 | The Times of India | India | English | 2,836,000 |
| 10 | The Nikkei | Japan | Japanese | 2,729,000 |
| 11 | People's Daily | China | Chinese | 2,603,000 |
| 12 | The Chunichi Shimbun | Japan | Japanese | 2,452,000 |
| 13 | Hindustan | India | Hindi | 2,410,000 |
| 14 | Malayala Manorama | India | Malayalam | 2,343,000 |
| 15 | The Wall Street Journal | USA | English | 2,276,000 |
| 16 | Bild | Germany | German | 2,220,000 |
| 17 | The New York Times | USA | English | 2,134,000 |
| 18 | Guangzhou Daily | China | Chinese | 1,880,000 |
| 19 | Nanfang City News | China | Chinese | 1,853,000 |
| 20 | Rajasthan Patrika | India | Hindi | 1,812,000 |
Historical data
Worldwide circulation figures for previous years can be seen from WAN-IFRA and IFABC here.
- WAN-IFRA World Press Trends 2014 (Figures available for 2014)[4]
- World Press Trends Database (Figures available from 2010 to 2017)[5]
- IFABC National Newspapers Total Circulation 2013 (Figures available from 2008 to 2012)[6]
See also
Notes
References
- ↑ The Australian: Omens from the shrinking Japanese newspaper business
- ↑ Milosevic, Mira (2016). "World Press Trends 2016" (PDF). WAN-IFRA. p. 58. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-01-15. Retrieved January 15, 2018.
- ↑ "World Press Trends 2016: Facts and Figures". wptdatabase.org. WAN-IFRA. Archived from the original on July 6, 2017. Retrieved January 15, 2018.
- ↑ Milosevic, Mira; Chishlom, Jim; Kilman, Larry; Teemu, Henriksson (2014). "World Press Trends 2014" (PDF). WAN-IFRA. p. 37. Retrieved January 15, 2018.
- ↑ "Summaries | World Press Trends Database". wptdatabase.org. WAN-IFRA. Retrieved 2022-06-20.
- ↑ "National Newspapers Total Circulation" (XLS). ifabc.org. International Federation of Audit Bureaux of Certification. December 20, 2013. Retrieved January 15, 2018.