Most popular newspapers in the UK 2022

According to data gathered in the fourth quarter of 2022, the most popular newspaper in the United Kingdom was Metro, with 39 percent of respondents reporting that they had a positive opinion of the publication. Ranked second was The Guardian, followed by The Independent.

Most popular newspapers in the United Kingdom (UK) in 4th quarter 2022

Characteristic	Share of respondents
Metro	39%
The Guardian	36%
The Independent	32%
The Times	32%
The Mail on Sunday	32%
Daily Mail	32%
The Sun	30%
The Sunday Times	29%
Financial Times	28%
The Daily Telegraph	27%

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Release date

January 2023

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Region

United Kingdom

Survey time period

Q4 2022

Special properties

respondents with a positive opinion; top 10 from a ranking of 29

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

The data has been weighted to be nationally representative of demographics in Great Britain. The source did not provide an exact sample size but notes that its online ratings contain responses from millions of members of the British public.
Date of publication is the date of access.

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