100 largest newspapers - now by continent..
More infoporn. Many readers found the top 100 list of newspapers interesting. A moderater at the very usefull forums at http://visualeditors.com/, Megan Lavey, modified the list:
Here is the information broken down by continent. As expected, the biggest newspapers are in Asia - specifically in Japan and China:
Asia (including the Middle East)
1. Yomiuri Shimbun (Japan) 14,532,694
2. Asahi Shimbun (Japan) 12,601,375
3. Sichuan Ribao (China) 8,000,000
4. Mainichi Shimbun (Japan) 5,845,857
6. Chunichi Shimbun (Japan) 4,323,144
8. Renmin Ribao (China) 3,000,000
9. Sankei Shimbun (Japan) 2,890,835
10. Nihon Keizai Shimbun (Japan) 2,705,877
11. Gongren Ribao (China) 2,500,000
14. Chosun Ilbo (South Korea) 2,225,000
15. Dong-A Ilbo (South Korea) 2,150,000
16. Hokkaido Shimbun (Japan) 1,962,666
18. Xin Min Wan Bao (China) 1,750,000
20. Yangcheng Wanbao (China) 1,730,000
21. Kerala Kaumudi (India) 1,720,000
22. Wen Hui Bao Daily (China) 1,700,000
24. Joong-Ang Ilbo (South Korea) 1,550,000
25. Economic Daily (China) 1,500,000
26. Rodong Sinmun (North Korea) 1,500,000
27. Kyung-Hyang Daily News (South Korea) 1,478,537
28. Sports Nippon (Japan) 1,452,699
29. Shizuoka Shimbun (Japan) 1,442,310
30. Sankei Sports (Japan) 1,367,734
32. United Daily News (Taiwan) 1,300,000
33. China Times (Taiwan) 1,270,000
35. Jang Daily (Pakistan) 1,200,000
36. Jang Lahore (Pakistan) 1,200,000
38. Hankook Ilbo (South Korea) 1,156,000
39. Hochi Shimbun (Japan) 1,119,031
43. Tokyo Shimbun (Japan) 1,062,080
45. Nishinippon Shimbun (Japan) 1,041,104
46. Jiefang Ribao (China) 1,000,000
47. Nanfang Ribao (China) 1,000,000
48. Nongmin Ribao (China) 1,000,000
49. Zhongguo Qingnian Ribao (China) 1,000,000
50. Nikkan Sports (Japan) 984,058
52. Guangming Ribao (China) 950,000
55. Seoul Shinmun (South Korea) 900,000
56. Xin Hua Ribao (China) 900,000
59. Kyoto Shimbun (Japan) 839,499
60. Chugoku Shimbun (Japan) 831,165
61. Jang (Pakistan) 820,000
62. Times of India (India) 813,000
63. Kobe Shimbun (Japan) 810,353
64. Beijing Wanbao (China) 800,000
65. Hubei Ribao (China) 800,000
66. Jiefangjun Ribao (China) 800,000
82. Beijing Ribao (China) 700,000
83. Chongqing Ribao (China) 700,000
85. Thai Rath (Thailand) 700,000
86. Zhejiang Ribao (China) 700,000
91. China Daily News (Taiwan) 670,000
93. Guangxi Ribao (China) 650,000
94. Malayala Manorama (India) 630,068
98. Hurriyet (Pakistan) 600,000
99. Liaoning Ribao (China) 600,000
100. Oriental Daily News (Hong Kong) 600,000
Europe
5. Bild (Germany) 5,674,400
7. Sun (England) 3,718,354
12. Daily Mail (England) 2,387,867
13. Daily Mirror (England) 2,339,001
17. Eleftherotypia (Greece) 1,858,316
31. West Deutche Allgemeine (Germany) 1,313,400
40. Daily Express (England) 1,118,981
44. Daily Telegraph (England) 1,047,861
57. Verdens Gang (Norway) 870,267
58. Corriere della Sera (Italy) 868,266
67. Trybuna Slaska (Poland) 800,000
68. La Gazzetta dello Sport (Italy) 798,243
69. Ouest-France (France) 790,133
70. Holos Ukrainy (Ukraine) 768,000
71. The Times (England) 766,999
72. ABC (Spain) 765,668
74. La Repubblica (Italy) 754,930
75. De Telegraf (Netherlands) 751,400
76. Gazeta Wyborcza (Poland) 750,000
80. Sabah (Turkey) 722,950
87. Diario Insular (Portugal) 684,143
90. Daily Record (Scotland) 671,267
92. The Daily Star (England) 650,406
96. Hurriyet (Turkey) 615,579
North America
19. Wall Street Journal (United States) 1,740,450
23. USA Today (United States) 1,653,428
41. Los Angeles Times (United States) 1,067,540
42. New York Times (United States) 1,066,540
73. Washington Post (United States) 759,122
79. New York Daily News (United States) 723,143
88. Granma Internacional (Cuba) 675,000
89. Chicago Tribune (United States) 673,508
South America
34. O Estado de Sao Paulo (Brazil) 1,230,160
77. Zero Hora (Brazil) 727,188
78. Diario dos Campos (Brazil) 725,000
81. Jornal da Tarde (Brazil) 709,793
84. Clarin (Argentina) 700,000
95. La Nacion (Argentina) 630,000
Africa
37. Akhbar El Yom/Al Akhbar (Egypt) 1,159,339
51. Al Akhbar (Egypt) 980,000
53. Al Ahram (Egypt) 900,000
54. Al Goumhouriya (Egypt) 900,000
Australia
97. Herald Sun (Australia) 600,000
So this was the largest newspapers, but where are the best? Take a look at www.newspaperindex.com for my selection of the best online newspapers in every country.
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No Canadian newspapers?
Comment by phil — June 12, 2005 @ 6:57 pm
Fascinating list. How was it compiled? Can you source the list?
Comment by Mr Merlot — June 12, 2005 @ 7:33 pm
This information is from World Association of Newspapers. They collect circulation numbers from about 1800 member-newspapers worldwide. They write at their website about how they collect these figures:
“Newspapers in some countries do not submit their figures to independent Audit Bureaux of Circulation. In these cases, figures are provided by the publishers themselves or other sources and cannot be verified independently. Publication in this list does not imply that WAN endorses these figures.”
This means that in larger countries an independent bureau is collecting and checking these numbers. These bureaus have an international organisation http://www.ifabc.org/ that aims at integrating standards of circulation.
My personal idea is that these numbers are fairly correct. Cheating in business where circulation is the single most important factor would be suicide.
Hopes this answers your question.
Comment by Hans Henrik Lichtenberg — June 12, 2005 @ 7:48 pm
Incidently, The Times of India Circulation is close to 3 million, with the last audited numbers at 2.4 million, which would make it the largest English Broadsheet in the world beating USA Today. THis is Ironical, because English is not a native language of India
Cheers
Comment by Chirag Patnaik — September 7, 2005 @ 9:08 am
Interesting how the only portuguese newspaper listed is something called “Diario Insular”. I’m from Portugal and I’ve never heard of it. Turns out it is a regional newspaper for the Azores islands, which I doubt have 684,143 inhabitants, let alone 684,143 “Diario Insular” readers…
Comment by Bloing — September 21, 2005 @ 9:14 pm
Being an avid newspaper reader from Greece, I know for a fact that ‘Eleftherotypia’ is not the largest newspaper in Greece and it doesn’t sell more than 100,000 copies daily. Maybe 120,000 on a busy Sunday but definitely no more. No greek newpaper has ever dreamed of such a number (1,858,316), you might be wrong for about a digit.
Comment by George Kollias — September 22, 2005 @ 8:25 am
This association don´t seems to collect enough data from most of the countries. The first spaniard newspaper that appears (72. ABC 765,668)is the fourth in the country, after Marca-1,500,000 / El PaÃs-1,050,000 and El Mundo-900,000
Comment by Miguel Ãngel — September 23, 2005 @ 8:00 am
Canada is likely under-represented on this list, as we are a small population, but with many differing regional and philosophical issues. Quebec’s population is large, but they read 2 or 3 different French-language newspapers. The West reads their own city’s for the most part, as they don’t like the Ontario-centric views of the Globe and Mail, and to a lesser extent the National Post. Finally, Canada is highly educated, so we tend to gravitate towards getting our news online or via our mobile devices more than many other countries. This leads to tabloid-style papers like the Sun chain (or Province in Vancouver) being over-represented because they are the choice of the still paper-bound working class, and offer a lower reading comprehension requirement.
Comment by Everett — October 12, 2005 @ 6:00 pm