This is a list of paid daily
newspaper
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s 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
The World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA) is a non-profit, non-governmental organization made up of 76 national newspaper associations, 12 news agencies, 10 regional press organisations, and many individual newspaper e ...
. 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).
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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.
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)
* World Press Trends Database (Figures available from 2010 to 2017)
* IFABC National Newspapers Total Circulation 2013 (Figures available from 2008 to 2012)
See also
* Lists of newspapers
Below are lists of newspapers organized by continent.
Africa
Asia
Europe
North America
Oceania
South America
See also
*
*Newspaper of record
A newspaper of record is a major national newspaper with large newspaper circula ...
* List of newspapers in Australia by circulation
Note that this article provides historical figures only for selected papers only with very few updates since 2018. Newspapers such Guardian Australia, Crikey and The Saturday Paper are not listed.
There are several measures of circulation of ...
* List of newspapers in Canada by circulation
* List of newspapers in India by circulation
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* 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 Print circulation, circulation, however sin ...
* List of newspapers in the United States
, the United States had 1,279 daily newspapers that were printed and distributed in the nation. Newspapers' audiences can be nationwide, regional, local, or focused on particular demographic groups and interests. While traditionally focused on ...
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