List of newspapers in the United Kingdom by circulation - wikipedia List of newspapers in the United Kingdom by circulation UK daily newspaper circulation, 1950 to present At the start of the 19th century, the highest - circulation newspaper in the United Kingdom was the Morning Post, which sold around 4,000 copies per day, twice the sales of its nearest rival. As production methods improved, print runs increased and newspapers were sold at lower prices. By 1828, the Morning Herald was selling the most copies, but it was soon overtaken by The Times. Pubs would typically take in one or two papers for their customers to read, and through this method, by the 1850s the newspaper of the licensed trade, the Morning Advertiser, had the second highest circulation. Sales of The Times were around 40,000, and it had around 80 % of the entire daily newspaper market, but Sunday papers were more popular, some boasting sales of more than 100,000. Later in the century, the Daily News came to prominence, selling 150,000 copies a day in the 1870s, while by 1890, The Daily Telegraph had a circulation of 300,000. Sunday newspaper sales also grew rapidly, with Lloyd 's Weekly Newspaper being the first to sell one million copies an issue. The press was changed by the introduction of halfpenny papers. The first national halfpenny paper was the Daily Mail ( followed by the Daily Express and the Daily Mirror ), which became the first weekday paper to sell one million copies around 1911. Circulation continued to increase, reaching a peak in the mid-1950s ; sales of the News of the World reached a peak of more than eight million in 1950. Since the 1950s, there has been a gradual decline in newspaper sales. The availability of multimedia news platforms has accelerated this decline in the 21st century, and by the close of 2014, no UK newspaper had a daily circulation exceeding two million. The overall circulation of newspapers declined by 6.6 % in 2014 -- 15. Contents 1 Daily newspapers 1.1 2010 to present 1.2 2000 -- 2009 1.3 1950 -- 1999 1.4 Before 1950 2 Sunday newspapers 2.1 2010 to present 2.2 2000 -- 2009 2.3 20th century 2.4 19th century 3 Regional newspapers 4 See also 5 References Daily newspapers 2010 to present Figures shown are average circulations for January of each year. Regardless of immediate source, all figures originate from the Audit Bureau of Circulations. Title 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 The Sun 1,545,594 1,666,715 1,787,096 1,978,702 2,213,659 2,409,811 2,582,301 3,001,822 3,006,565 Metro 1,475,372 1,476,956 1,348,033 ? 1,362,893 ? ? ? ? Daily Mail 1,343,142 1,511,357 1,589,471 1,688,727 1,780,565 1,863,151 1,945,496 2,136,568 2,120,347 London Evening Standard 888,017 887,253 898,407 877,532 805,309 695,645 699,368 704,008 601,960 Daily Mirror 583,192 724,888 809,147 922,235 992,256 1,058,488 1,102,810 1,194,097 1,218,425 The Times 440,558 451,261 404,155 396,621 384,304 399,339 397,549 457,250 508,250 Daily Star 391,998 443,452 470,369 425,246 489,067 535,957 617,082 734,311 779,376 The Daily Telegraph 385,346 472,258 472,033 494,675 544,546 555,817 578,774 651,184 691,128 Daily Express 364,721 392,526 408,700 457,914 500,473 529,648 577,543 639,875 674,640 i 257,223 266,768 271,859 280,351 298,266 293,946 264,432 133,472 N / A Financial Times 189,579 188,924 198,237 219,444 234,193 275,375 316,493 383,067 390,315 The Guardian 152,714 156,756 164,163 185,429 207,958 204,440 215,988 279,308 302,285 Daily Record 134,087 155,772 176,892 203,725 227,639 251,535 291,825 306,872 323,831 City A.M. 90,569 90,319 97,259 ? ? ? ? ? ? The Independent N / A N / A 55,193 61,338 66,576 76,802 105,160 185,035 185,815 The New Day N / A N / A 40,000 N / A N / A N / A N / A N / A N / A The New European 22,731 20,000 N / A N / A N / A N / A N / A N / A N / A 2000 -- 2009 Figures shown are average circulations for January of each year. Only newspapers with circulations of more than 100,000 copies per day in January 2009 are listed. Regardless of immediate source, all figures originate from the Audit Bureau of Circulations. Title 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2003 2002 2001 2000 The Sun 3,146,006 3,209,766 3,217,844 3,319,337 3,382,509 3,410,701 3,578,506 3,502,923 3,636,561 3,557,336 Daily Mail 2,200,398 2,313,908 2,354,028 2,389,011 2,409,121 2,485,210 2,518,544 2,489,264 2,479,768 2,353,915 Daily Mirror 1,366,891 1,512,599 1,621,000 1,727,672 1,748,327 1,919,125 2,071,059 2,164,576 2,149,422 2,270,543 The Daily Telegraph 783,210 890,086 911,454 917,943 920,745 914,981 946,697 1,013,653 1,022,263 1,039,749 Daily Star 768,534 722,969 773,637 820,070 861,825 901,879 835,343 706,554 543,807 502,647 Daily Express 736,340 752,699 771,325 849,001 949,238 956,649 983,391 991,560 979,042 1,050,846 The Times 617,483 633,718 670,054 685,081 686,327 660,713 671,340 711,295 734,220 726,349 Financial Times 426,676 452,448 439,104 441,840 422,519 422,543 431,875 475,475 478,161 435,478 The Guardian 358,844 378,394 384,070 394,913 376,816 383,157 409,568 411,386 410,152 401,560 Daily Record 354,302 393,788 418,628 451,932 471,708 503,077 520,540 584,290 603,914 626,646 London Evening Standard 237,403 294,823 276,562 337,080 350,671 395,090 424,177 410,104 432,661 440,287 The Independent 215,504 250,641 263,503 258,387 257,100 248,876 221,926 224,655 223,645 222,106 1950 -- 1999 Figures shown are average circulations for each year. Figures originate from the Audit Bureau of Circulations. Title 1997 1980 1976 1966 1961 1956 The Sun 3,877,097 3,570,562 3,993,000 3,741,000 3,708,000 1,238,000 N / A N / A Daily Mirror 2,442,078 2,900,000 3,123,000 3,625,000 3,851,000 5,123,000 4,561,000 4,649,696 Daily Mail 2,344,183 1,675,453 1,759,000 1,948,000 1,755,000 2,318,000 2,610,000 2,071,708 Daily Express 1,241,336 1,524,786 1,697,000 2,194,000 2,594,000 3,978,000 4,328,000 4,042,334 The Daily Telegraph 1,129,777 1,038,138 1,147,000 1,439,000 1,308,000 1,353,000 1,248,000 1,075,460 The Times 821,000 386,258 442,000 297,000 310,000 282,000 253,000 220,716 Daily Star 729,991 805,793 1,289,000 1,034,000 N / A N / A N / A N / A Daily Record 703,090 755,026 732,000 The Guardian 428,010 429,062 494,000 377,000 306,000 281,000 245,000 163,585 Financial Times 326,516 290,204 280,000 197,000 174,000 152,000 132,000 80,518 The Independent 288,182 389,523 293,000 N / A N / A N / A N / A N / A Today N / A 533,177 350,000 N / A N / A N / A N / A N / A Daily Herald N / A N / A N / A N / A N / A N / A 1,394,000 1,693,997 Daily Sketch N / A N / A N / A N / A N / A 857,000 981,000 1,123,855 Daily Worker N / A N / A N / A N / A N / A N / A 60,000 News Chronicle N / A N / A N / A N / A N / A N / A N / A 1,442,438 Before 1950 Figures shown are average circulations for each year. Figures from after 1931 originate from the Audit Bureau of Circulations ; those from 1852 and 1838 originate from stamp duty returns. Those from 1910, 1921 and 1930 are the most uncertain and rely on information originating from T.B. Browne 's Advertiser 's ABC. Title 1947 1939 1930 1921 1910 1863 1852 1838 Daily Express 3,855,000 2,546,000 1,693,000 579,000 400,000 N / A N / A N / A Daily Mirror 3,702,000 1,571,000 1,071,000 1,003,000 630,000 N / A N / A N / A Daily Herald 2,134,000 1,850,000 1,082,000 211,000 N / A N / A N / A N / A Daily Mail 2,076,000 1,533,000 1,845,000 1,533,000 900,000 N / A N / A N / A News Chronicle 1,623,000 1,571,000 1,400,000 N / A N / A N / A N / A N / A The Daily Telegraph 1,015,000 737,000 90,000 180,000 230,000 120,000 N / A N / A Daily Sketch 772,000 750,000 1,013,000 835,000 750,000 N / A N / A N / A The Times 268,000 204,000 187,000 113,000 45,000 40,000 42,384 11,660 Manchester Guardian 126,000 51,000 47,000 40,000 3,173 Daily Worker 118,000 N / A N / A N / A N / A N / A N / A Financial Times 71,000 N / A N / A N / A Morning Advertiser 30,000 20,000 7,124 5,000 Daily Chronicle N / A N / A N / A 661,000 800,000 N / A N / A N / A Daily News N / A N / A N / A 300,000 5,000 3,938 N / A Morning Post N / A N / A 119,000 50,000 2,673 2,800 Morning Star N / A N / A N / A N / A N / A 20,000 N / A N / A Morning Herald N / A N / A N / A N / A N / A 2,000 4,112 6,150 North British Daily Advertiser N / A N / A N / A N / A N / A 2,458 Morning Chronicle N / A N / A N / A N / A N / A N / A 2,283 6,630 Sunday newspapers 2010 to present Figures shown are average circulations for January of each year. Only newspapers with circulations of more than 100,000 copies in January 2010 are listed. Regardless of immediate source, all figures originate from the Audit Bureau of Circulations. Title 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 The Sun on Sunday 1,286,859 1,375,539 1,487,301 1,582,359 1,800,830 2,010,826 N / A N / A N / A The Mail on Sunday 1,106,067 1,257,984 1,388,059 1,461,571 1,586,979 1,715,707 1,882,469 1,958,083 2,048,008 The Sunday Times 739,845 792,324 770,370 801,623 817,642 885,612 939,395 1,039,371 1,144,929 Sunday Mirror 506,866 629,277 749,061 877,910 948,754 1,039,150 1,594,293 1,092,816 1,124,620 Sunday Express 309,958 335,772 369,666 397,601 430,601 471,625 567,800 550,269 585,023 The Sunday Telegraph 298,720 359,400 355,044 381,347 429,285 435,036 461,280 527,742 602,306 Daily Star Sunday 236,631 256,801 299,146 265,382 310,063 345,885 599,078 316,712 358,814 The People 193,839 240,846 279,837 335,093 374,820 429,167 701,246 500,866 532,975 The Observer 176,795 185,752 183,210 198,368 225,474 225,194 253,022 314,164 354,565 Sunday Mail 140,743 168,164 195,167 222,879 256,052 283,861 376,898 366,325 395,126 Sunday Post 123,393 143,169 163,037 187,260 TBA 242,555 291,623 317,896 337,398 Independent on Sunday N / A N / A 91,644 97,646 101,284 114,308 124,428 152,561 153,975 News of the World N / A N / A N / A N / A N / A N / A N / A 2,789,560 2,984,469 2000 -- 2009 Figures shown are average circulations for January of each year. Only newspapers with circulations of more than 100,000 copies in January 2009 are listed. Regardless of immediate source, all figures originate from the Audit Bureau of Circulations. Title 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2003 2002 2001 2000 News of the World 3,031,025 3,264,676 3,426,719 3,789,176 3,823,317 3,845,373 3,971,998 4,086,621 4,026,288 4,139,793 The Mail on Sunday 2,134,809 2,330,366 2,303,472 2,404,511 2,446,465 2,364,156 2,388,416 2,342,860 2,373,007 2,323,720 Sunday Mirror 1,244,007 1,366,922 1,460,928 1,574,054 1,652,375 1,674,454 1,724,940 1,845,860 1,831,572 2,008,961 The Sunday Times 1,198,984 1,231,374 1,288,421 1,375,153 1,375,982 1,370,051 1,410,539 1,405,430 1,416,080 1,373,900 Sunday Express 646,971 704,436 790,068 877,101 976,055 930,001 976,346 834,999 879,622 974,310 The Sunday Telegraph 633,639 659,841 682,739 692,107 695,522 751,038 784,069 796,840 822,931 The People 594,552 669,362 761,595 895,275 1,001,389 1,055,810 1,189,812 1,389,778 1,489,260 1,613,113 Daily Star Sunday 359,533 382,288 378,224 439,067 459,933 556,743 510,995 N / A N / A N / A Sunday Mail 442,103 487,975 514,287 547,405 585,657 605,743 628,742 692,366 708,484 751,084 The Observer 427,867 444,951 444,186 542,075 446,818 459,804 465,984 449,806 440,090 416,460 Sunday Post 366,275 412,037 437,224 451,530 481,767 514,181 547,256 581,218 612,562 655,634 Independent on Sunday 178,798 236,500 247,829 241,414 206,527 206,087 220,028 231,869 250,462 248,630 Sunday Business N / A N / A N / A N / A 204,910 306,683 N / A N / A N / A N / A 20th century Figures shown are average circulations for each year. Figures originate from the Audit Bureau of Circulations. Title 1997 1980 1976 1966 1961 1956 1947 1935 News of the World 4,620,415 5,360,000 4,335,000 5,138,000 6,152,000 6,643,000 7,493,463 7,890,000 3,350,000 Sunday Mirror 2,424,000 2,953,000 3,831,000 4,101,000 5,219,000 5,306,000 5,624,010 4,006,000 2,250,000 The Mail on Sunday 2,322,423 1,919,000 N / A N / A N / A N / A N / A N / A N / A The People 2,001,978 2,743,000 3,847,000 4,094,000 5,560,000 5,450,000 4,948,215 4,670,000 3,000,000 The Sunday Times 1,449,113 1,314,000 1,424,000 1,382,000 1,363,000 967,000 618,540 568,000 215,000 Sunday Express 1,261,690 2,033,000 3,045,000 3,451,000 4,181,000 4,457,000 3,331,127 2,577,000 1,096,000 The Sunday Telegraph 983,253 693,000 1,017,000 759,000 650,000 688,000 N / A N / A N / A Sunday Mail 818,081 734,617 567,728 250,000 Sunday Post 791,100 1,000,000 312,000 The Observer 498,086 722,000 973,000 670,000 881,000 715,000 601,042 384,000 215,000 Independent on Sunday 311,321 N / A N / A N / A N / A N / A N / A N / A N / A Scotland on Sunday 113,516 N / A N / A N / A N / A N / A N / A N / A N / A Reynolds News N / A N / A N / A N / A 216,000 310,000 516,445 720,000 400,000 Sunday Dispatch N / A N / A N / A N / A N / A N / A 2,420,159 2,061,000 936,000 Sunday Graphic N / A N / A N / A N / A N / A N / A 2,420,159 1,185,000 900,000 Empire News N / A N / A N / A N / A N / A N / A 2,550,308 2,033,177 1,535,000 Sunday Chronicle N / A N / A N / A N / A N / A N / A N / A 1,178,000 830,000 Sunday Referee N / A N / A N / A N / A N / A N / A N / A N / A 215,000 19th century Figures shown are average circulations for each year. Figures originate from stamp duty returns. Title 1863 1853 1838 Lloyd 's Weekly Newspaper 500,000 N / A N / A Weekly Times 200,000 65,420 N / A News of the World 150,000 69,296 N / A Reynold 's Weekly 100,000 30,035 N / A Illustrated London News 82,331 N / A Weekly Dispatch 35,420 51,570 Bell 's Life in London 27,200 20,000 Sunday Times 8,500 13,365 Weekly Chronicle N / A N / A 32,327 Bell 's Weekly Messenger N / A N / A 17,274 Regional newspapers Figures shown are average circulations for each year. Figures originate from the Audit Bureau of Circulations. Title 2016 2011 2006 1980 1956 1948 1945 1939 Express & Star ( Wolverhampton ) 54,890 113,174 158,130 217,000 149,000 Press and Journal ( Aberdeen ) 51,880 71,044 83,947 106,960 113,038 Manchester Evening News 46,738 90,973 118,913 214,000 331,000 250,000 Liverpool Echo 43,836 85,463 121,517 173,000 236,000 284,000 Belfast Telegraph 40,042 59,319 90,827 136,714 The Courier ( Dundee ) 39,324 61,981 77,428 108,223 135,566 The Irish News 35,073 43,647 49,046 Eastern Daily Press ( Norfolk ) 34,438 42,632 68,504 The Herald ( Glasgow ) 28,872 113,342 116,161 Hull Daily Mail 27,054 43,523 63,486 94,000 95,000 The Sentinel ( Staffordshire ) 26,657 50,792 69,558 99,000 72,000 Newcastle Chronicle 26,578 52,486 86,287 121,000 190,000 Shropshire Star 26,332 55,606 55,529 97,000 N / A N / A N / A N / A Leicester Mercury 25,859 51,150 77,344 122,000 100,000 Evening Express ( Aberdeen ) 25,744 47,849 56,582 70,000 81,950 114,700 67,000 104,322 Yorkshire Post 25,178 39,698 53,881 79,094 151,524 79,912 The Northern Echo ( Darlington ) 23,971 41,181 55,404 77,425 Glasgow Evening Times 23,696 52,400 87,399 148,000 211,229 295,515 293,000 North Wales Daily Post 21,802 31,802 39,651 N / A N / A N / A N / A N / A N / A South Wales Evening Post ( Swansea ) 21,031 40,149 56,104 70,000 47,000 Teesside Gazette 20,973 40,546 56,384 70,000 69,000 The News ( Portsmouth ) 19,797 41,442 65,000 80,000 81,000 Birmingham Mail 19,200 47,217 78,178 200,000 296,259 200,000 Derby Telegraph 18,903 32,356 47,406 67,000 46,000 Echo ( Southend ) 18,373 30,108 37,887 55,000 N / A N / A N / A N / A Edinburgh Evening News 18,362 39,947 59,644 92,000 113,346 129,000 Nottingham Post 17,524 35,361 65,623 113,000 90,000 Bristol Post 17,381 38,344 56,220 93,000 110,000 109,000 The Star ( Sheffield ) 16,708 37,255 64,466 105,000 156,000 Southern Daily Echo ( Southampton ) 16,369 31,964 42,436 64,000 60,000 The Herald ( Plymouth ) 16,350 29,709 40,384 58,000 62,000 Yorkshire Evening Post 16,018 36,512 62,747 114,000 250,877 204,000 185,519 Coventry Telegraph 14,970 34,359 53,210 85,000 50,000 South Wales Echo ( Cardiff ) 14,917 32,754 53,780 82,000 132,000 The Press ( York ) 14,608 25,989 36,781 50,000 44,000 Telegraph & Argus ( Bradford ) 13,951 26,766 40,440 63,000 103,000 Bournemouth Daily Echo 13,579 26,818 34,324 50,000 45,000 Sunderland Echo 12,825 32,771 45,247 62,000 57,000 The Argus ( Brighton ) 11,079 29,949 34,287 68,000 42,000 Lancashire Evening Post 10,751 23,183 36,028 68,000 88,000 Bolton News 9,607 21,940 32,575 46,000 65,000 London Evening Standard ( London ) 662,608 780,820 384,419 Liverpool Post N / A 8,217 17,858 382,169 236,986 Evening News ( London ) N / A N / A N / A N / A 1,121,195 1,652,646 837,638 The Star ( London ) N / A N / A N / A N / A N / A 926,884 1,081,812 488,419 Manchester Evening Chronicle N / A N / A N / A N / A N / A 224,000 Glasgow Evening Citizen N / A N / A N / A N / A N / A 144,000 Birmingham Evening Despatch N / A N / A N / A N / A N / A 138,000 Yorkshire Evening News N / A N / A N / A N / A N / A 122,000 Glasgow Evening News N / A N / A N / A N / A N / A 99,000 Liverpool Evening Express N / A N / A N / A N / A N / A 89,000 See also List of newspapers in the world by circulation References ^ Jump up to : `` § 5. 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Jump up ^ `` UK newspaper readership falls twice as fast as circulation '', 28 August 2014 Jump up ^ `` The Sun slips below 2m daily sale for the first time in 43 years '', The Guardian, 7 November 2014 Jump up ^ http://www.mediareform.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Who_owns_the_UK_media-report_plus_appendix.pdf ^ Jump up to : `` National newspaper print ABCs : Daily Star overtakes Daily Telegraph for first time in over a year + full figures for Jan '', Press Gazette, 15 February 2018 ^ Jump up to : `` National newspaper print ABCs for Jan 2017 : Observer up year on year, The Sun is fastest riser month on month '', Press Gazette, 16 February 2017 ^ Jump up to : `` National press print ABCs for January : Mirror losing ground against cut - price Star ahead of new launch '', Press Gazette, 18 February 2016 ^ Jump up to : `` ABCs : National daily newspaper circulation January 2015 '', Press Gazette, 06 February 2015 Jump up ^ `` ABCs : National daily newspaper circulation January 2014 '', The Guardian, 14 February 2014 ^ Jump up to : `` UK national newspaper sales : Relatively strong performances from Sun and Mirror '', Press Gazette, 8 February 2013 Jump up ^ `` First official figures give The Sun Sunday 3.2 m circ Archived 2012 - 03 - 10 at the Wayback Machine. '', Press Gazette, 9 March 2012 ^ Jump up to : Oliver Luft, `` ABC : i debuts with daily circulation of 133,472 in January '', Press Gazette, 11 February 2011 ^ Jump up to : `` ABCs : Sun back over 3m but Star is only climber '', Press Gazette, 12 February 2010 ^ Jump up to : Oliver Luft, `` ABC : Telegraph drops below 700,000 '', Press Gazette, 12 February 2010 Jump up ^ http://www.abc.org.uk/Certificates/19154156.pdf Jump up ^ `` Regional Publications Certificate of Circulation : London Evening Standard : January 2015 '', Audit Bureau of Circulations Jump up ^ `` Regional Publications Certificate of Circulation : London Evening Standard : January 2014 '', Audit Bureau of Circulations Jump up ^ `` Regional Publications Certificate of Circulation : London Evening Standard : January 2013 '', Audit Bureau of Circulations Jump up ^ `` Regional Publications Certificate of Circulation : London Evening Standard : January 2012 '', Audit Bureau of Circulations Jump up ^ `` London Evening Standard Certificate of Circulation '', Audit Bureau of Circulations Jump up ^ Daily Paid & Free, Newspaper Society Jump up ^ Dakers, Marion ( 4 May 2016 ). `` New Day to close just 10 weeks after Trinity Mirror launched the newspaper '' -- via www.telegraph.co.uk. Jump up ^ As of October 2017. `` The New European '' Jump up ^ Lichterman, Joseph ( 2 February 2017 ) `` This anti-Brexit newspaper first launched as a pop - up, but it 's doing well enough to continue indefinitely ''. Nieman Lab. Jump up ^ Paul McNally, `` January ABCs : Daily Star is lone riser after price cut '', Press Gazette, 6 February 2009 ^ Jump up to : Oliver Luft, `` ABC bulks probe : National sales figures revised '', Press Gazette, 14 August 2009 Jump up ^ `` January ABCs : Sun sales back above three million '', Press Gazette, 8 February 2008 ^ Jump up to : `` Multi Platform Monthly Report : January 2008 '', Audit Bureau of Circulations ^ Jump up to : Dominic Ponsford, `` January ABCs : Observer up 21 per cent following relaunch to 542,000 sales '', Press Gazette, 17 February 2006 Jump up ^ `` National daily newspaper circulations : January 2004 '', Media Guardian Jump up ^ `` National daily newspaper circulations : January 2003 '', Media Guardian, 12 February 2003 Jump up ^ `` National daily newspaper circulations : January 2002 '', Media Guardian, 11 February 2002 ^ Jump up to : `` Page not found - ABC - Audit Bureau of Circulations ''. www.abc.org.uk. ^ Jump up to : `` Page not found - ABC - Audit Bureau of Circulations ''. www.abc.org.uk. ^ Jump up to : `` Page not found - ABC - Audit Bureau of Circulations ''. www.abc.org.uk. ^ Jump up to : `` Page not found - ABC - Audit Bureau of Circulations ''. www.abc.org.uk. ^ Jump up to : `` Page not found - ABC - Audit Bureau of Circulations ''. www.abc.org.uk. ^ Jump up to : `` Page not found - ABC - Audit Bureau of Circulations ''. www.abc.org.uk. ^ Jump up to : `` Page not found - ABC - Audit Bureau of Circulations ''. www.abc.org.uk. ^ Jump up to : `` Page not found - ABC - Audit Bureau of Circulations ''. www.abc.org.uk. ^ Jump up to : `` Page not found - ABC - Audit Bureau of Circulations ''. www.abc.org.uk. ^ Jump up to : Owen Amos, `` January ABCs : Scotland 's best performance is 9.3 % fall '', Press Gazette, 6 February 2009 ^ Jump up to : `` Page not found - ABC - Audit Bureau of Circulations ''. www.abc.org.uk. Jump up ^ Dominic Ponsford, `` January ABCs : Standard losing sales at rate of 14.5 % '', Press Gazette, 6 February 2009 ^ Jump up to : `` Home - ABC - Audit Bureau of Circulations ''. www.abc.org.uk. ^ Jump up to : `` Newsbrands Report - ABC - Audit Bureau of Circulations ''. www.abc.org.uk. ^ Jump up to : John Frain, Introduction to Marketing, p. 372 Jump up ^ Ivor Crewe, Brian Gosschalk, Political Communications, p. 172 ^ Jump up to : Justin Fisher, D.T. Denver and John Benyon, Central Debates in British Politics, p. 197 ^ Jump up to : United Newspapers PLC and Fleet Holdings PLC, Monopolies and Mergers Commission ( 1985 ), pp. 5 -- 16 ^ Jump up to : Tony Shaw, Eden, Suez and the Mass Media, p. 197 Jump up ^ Crewe and Gosschalk give a figure of 3,660,756 for the Mirror and Record combined. This is an approximate figure found by subtracting the Record circulation given by Seawright and rounding to the nearest 100,000. Jump up ^ David Seawright, An Important Matter of Principle, p. 183 Jump up ^ Andreas H. Jucker, Social Stylistics, p. 47 ^ Jump up to : James Curran et al., Impacts and Influences, p. 29 ^ Jump up to : British Political Facts 1900 - 1968, p. 284 ^ Jump up to : Samuel Rhoads and Enoch Lewis, Friends ' Review, p. 603 ^ Jump up to : William Turner Coggeshall, The Newspaper Record, pp. 87 -- 89. Figures for newspapers published outside London are calculated from annual sales assuming 312 issues per year. ^ Jump up to : The Penny Cyclopaedia of the Society for the Difussion of Useful Knowledge, pp. 195 ^ Jump up to : Viscount Camrose, British Newspapers and their Controllers Jump up ^ `` ABCs : National Sunday newspaper circulation January 2014 '', The Guardian, 14 February 2014 Jump up ^ `` Archived copy ''. Archived from the original on 2012 - 03 - 10. Retrieved 2012 - 03 - 12. Jump up ^ Owen Amos, `` January ABCs : Sindy slumps 25 % with drops all round '', Press Gazette, 6 February 2009 Jump up ^ `` National Sunday newspaper circulations : January 2004 '', Media Guardian Jump up ^ `` National Sunday newspaper circulation January 2003 '', Media Guardian, 12 February 2003 Jump up ^ `` National newspaper circulation : Sundays : January 2002 '', Media Guardian, 11 February 2002 ^ Jump up to : `` Home - ABC - Audit Bureau of Circulations ''. www.abc.org.uk. ^ Jump up to : `` Page not found - ABC - Audit Bureau of Circulations ''. www.abc.org.uk. ^ Jump up to : `` Page not found - ABC - Audit Bureau of Circulations ''. www.abc.org.uk. ^ Jump up to : `` Page not found - ABC - Audit Bureau of Circulations ''. www.abc.org.uk. ^ Jump up to : `` Page not found - ABC - Audit Bureau of Circulations ''. www.abc.org.uk. ^ Jump up to : `` Page not found - ABC - Audit Bureau of Circulations ''. www.abc.org.uk. ^ Jump up to : `` Page not found - ABC - Audit Bureau of Circulations ''. www.abc.org.uk. ^ Jump up to : `` Page not found - ABC - Audit Bureau of Circulations ''. www.abc.org.uk. ^ Jump up to : `` Page not found - ABC - Audit Bureau of Circulations ''. www.abc.org.uk. ^ Jump up to : Sunday Post, Audit Bureau of Circulations. Note that circulation figures for the Sunday Post before October 2006 were given biannually ; the figure given is that for the first half of the year in each case. ^ Jump up to : `` Page not found - ABC - Audit Bureau of Circulations ''. www.abc.org.uk. Jump up ^ `` National Sunday newspaper circulation January 2005, Media Guardian Jump up ^ The Political Quarterly 1935, pp. 112 -- 113 ^ Jump up to : D.T. Denver, Hugh Bochel, Scotland decides, p. 79 ^ Jump up to : James G. Kellas, The Scottish Political System. Figures from 1981. 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Question: which is the best selling newspaper in the uk
Answer: The Sun