Regional Press Structure

Top 20 Regional Press Publishers (circulation)

Top 20 Publishers 1 January 2012

The latest release of the Top 20 shows that Total Weekly Circulation for all local and regional papers is approximately 46 million.

The Metro titles are included under the publishers responsible for distribution and local advertising sales.

The list of top 20 publishers is exactly the same as at 1 July 2011, but there have been a few changes in the ranking by weekly circulation.

The Top 20 regional press publishers account for 86% of all regional press titles and 97% of total weekly circulation.

As of 1 January 2012 there are now 87 regional press publishers. This includes 40 publishers producing just one title.

For further details, please contact Steve Brown, Intelligence Manager, on 020 7632 7444 or Lynne Anderson, Communications & Marketing Director on 020 7632 7421.

• Top 20 Regional Press Publishers (pdf)

The data is based on total weekly circulation of regional and local newspapers published at least weekly and listed on the Newspaper Society database; audited circulations only.

To obtain a full up-to-date list of Regional Press Publishers please contact Lucy Carabine on 020 7632 7445.

Breakdown of Titles by Type

The regional press is the backbone of Britain's media, read by the vast majority of adults every and considered to be the most trusted, responsible medium of all.  There are 1,101 regional and local newspapers in the UK today, including 100 dailies, 16 Sundays, 503 paid weeklies (including 17 with free pickups), 472 free weeklies (including 34 with free pickups and 3 pickup only titles), and 10 combined weekly titles.

Source: NS database as at 01 January 2012.