List of newspapers in the World by circulation 

This is a list of the daily newspapers in the world by average circulation.1 These figures are compiled by the World Association of Newspapers, in 2008, and represent each paper's average circulation of the year. Some newspapers in some countries did not submit their figures to the independent International Federation of Audit Bureaux of Circulations. In those cases, figures were provided by the publishers themselves, WAN partners Zenithmedia (who compiles the report) or other sources.

Out of the 215 countries and regions, China, Japan and India are the countries with the largest number of newspapers by average circulation in the top 100, with 62 on the list.2

The list of top 100 Paid-For newspapers

Newspaper Country Circulation (000's) Language Owner
Yomiuri Shimbun Japan 10,021 Japanese Yomiuri Shimbun Group
Asahi Shimbun Japan 8,054 Japanese Asahi Shimbun Group
Mainichi Shimbun Japan 3,912 Japanese The Mainichi Newspapers Co., Ltd
Bild Germany 3,548 German Axel Springer AG
Cankao Xiaoxi China 3,183 Chinese  
The Times of India India 3,146 English Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd.
Nikkei Japan 3,053 Japanese  
The Sun United Kingdom 2,986 English News International
People's Daily China 2,808 Chinese Communist Party of China
Chunichi Shimbun Japan 2,755 Japanese Chunichi Shimbun Co., Ltd
Daily Mail United Kingdom 2,311 English Daily Mail and General Trust
The Chosun Ilbo South Korea 2,300 Korean Chosun Ilbo Co.
USA Today United States 2,293 English Gannett Company
Tokyo Sports Japan 2,230 Japanese  
Sankei Shimbun Japan 2,204 Japanese Sankei Shimbun Co., Ltd.,Fujisankei Communications Group
JoongAng Ilbo South Korea 2,200 Korean Joongang Media Network
Dainik Jagran India 2,168 Hindi  
Dong-a Ilbo South Korea 2,100 Korean DongA Ilbo Co.
The Wall Street Journal United States 2,012 English News Corporation
Nikkan Sports Japan 1,868 Japanese Asahi Shimbun Group
Yangtse Evening Post China 1,810 Chinese  
Sports Nippon Japan 1,800 Japanese Mainichi Shimbun Group
Guangzhou Daily China 1,680 Chinese Guangzhou Daily Newspaper Group
Yukan Fuji Japan 1,559 Japanese Fujisankei Communications Group
Malayala Manorama India 1,514 Malayalam  
Daily Mirror United Kingdom 1,494 English Trinity Mirror
Information Times China 1,480 Chinese  
Nanfang City News (Guangzhou) China 1,400 Chinese  
Sankei Sports Japan 1,368 Japanese Fujisankei Communications Group
Anandabazar Patrika India 1,277 Bengali  
The Hindu India 1,272 English  
Amar Ujala India 1,230 Hindi  
Hokkaido Shimbun Japan 1,201 Japanese  
Thai Rath Thailand 1,200 Thai  
Yangcheng Evening News China 1,170 Chinese  
Dainik Bhaskar India 1,147 Hindi  
Hindustan Times India 1,143 English  
Hindustan India 1,142 Hindi  
Chutian Metro Daily China 1,140 Chinese  
New Express China 1,132 Chinese  
Eenadu India 1,130 Telugu  
Mathrubhumi India 1,077 Malayalam  
Qilu Evening News China 1,050 Chinese  
Global Times China 1,042 Chinese  
The New York Times United States 1,038 English  
Hochi Shimbun Japan 1,015 Japanese Yomiuri Shimbun Group
Daily Sports Japan 999 Japanese  
Xinmin Evening News (Shanghai) China 998 Chinese  
Yanzhao Metro Daily China 995 Chinese  
Qianjiang Evening News China 951 Chinese  
Metro Express China 950 Chinese  
Today Evening News China 910 Chinese  
Punjab Kesari India 902 Hindi  
Dinakaran India 901 Tamil  
Daily News Thailand 900 Thai  
Al-Ahram Egypt 900 Arabic  
Peninsula City News China 900 Chinese  
Deccan Chronicle India 885 English  
Kronen Zeitung Austria 881 German  
Sakaal India 879 Marathi  
Daily Telegraph United Kingdom 874 English  
Daily Thanthi India 854 Tamil  
Nanfang Daily China 850 Chinese  
Wuhan Evening News China 850 Chinese  
Nishinippon Shimbun Japan 849 Japanese Nishinippon Shimbun, Inc
Divya Bhaskar India 840 Gujarati  
Dahe Daily China 830 Chinese  
Liaoshen Evening News China 826 Chinese  
Chunichi Sports Japan 808 Japanese  
Jang Pakistan 800 Urdu  
Beijing Evening News China 800 Chinese  
Kom Chad Luek Thailand 800 Thai  
Maeil Economic Daily South Korea 800 Korean  
Western China City News China 800 Chinese  
Al Gomhuriya Egypt 800 Arabic  
Modern Express China 790 Chinese  
Ouest-France France 789 French  
Los Angeles Times United States 780 English  
AJ India 748 Hindi  
Daily Express United Kingdom 745 English  
Komsomolskaya Pravda Russia 735 Russian  
Daily Star United Kingdom 726 English  
Liberty Times Taiwan 723 Chinese  
Shizuoka Shimbun Japan 718 Japanese  
Chugoku Shimbun Japan 718 Japanese  
De Telegraaf The Netherlands 702 Dutch  
Moskovskiy Komsomolets Russia 700 Russian  
Rakyat Merdeka Indonesia 700 Indonesian  
Hankook Ilbo South Korea 700 Korean  
Jinling Evening News China 700 Chinese  
Fakt Gazeta Codzienna Poland 686 Polish  
New York Daily News United States 681 English  
New York Post United States 667 English  
Corriere della Sera Italy 664 Italian  
Khao Sod Thailand 650 Thai  
Zaman Turkey 637 Turkish  
The Washington Post United States 635 English  
Posta Turkey 635 Turkish  
La Repubblica Italy 624 Italian  
Economic Times India 620 English Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd.

References

  1. ^ World Press Trends 2008 by World Association of Newspapers
  2. ^ World Press Trends: Newspapers Are A Growth Business World Association of Newspapers

See also