Local Media Facts

• There are 1,200 regional and local newspapers and 1,600 associated websites in the UK.
• The local press is the UK’s most popular print medium, read by 33 million people a week.
• 42 million unique users rely on their local newspaper websites every month.
• Over 60% of people act on the advertisements in local newspapers.
• More than 6,100 local newspapers are sold or distributed in the UK every minute.
• Local media employs over 30,000 people including 10,000 journalists.