With a daily circulation of 1.4 million, junge Welt had the largest circulation of any daily newspaper in the German Democratic Republic, even higher than the official Communist party organ Neues Deutschland.
Dengan sirkulasi harian 1,4 juta, junge Welt memiliki sirkulasi terbesar dari setiap surat kabar harian di Republik Demokratik Jerman, bahkan lebih tinggi dari organ pejabat partai Komunis, Neues Deutschland.