Change in national newspaper circulation in the United Kingdom (UK) 2021-2022

The national news brand with the highest reported drop circulation in the United Kingdom was City AM, with a circulation decrease of 25 percent. The leading national paper by circulation, the Daily Mail, saw a drop of 10 percent.

Online newspaper readership

The newspaper industry is having to make major readjustments to accommodate digital readership. Physical paper sales have been falling as consumers increasingly turn to online news outlets. Data on the monthly reach of national newspapers revealed that smartphones are the most popular platform for newspaper consumption across all major news brands, though free paper Metro had the highest print reach thanks to its regular distribution across London.

Journalists

Despite the fall in newspaper circulation, the number of journalists in the UK is climbing. In 2020, over 100 thousand journalists and newspaper and periodical editors were employed in the United Kingdom, the highest number recorded since 2010.