Newspaper ABCs: February 2015 at a glance

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March 09, 2015

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Newspaper ABCs: February 2015 at a glance

All newsbrands experienced falls in print circulations in February, with the biggest monthly drops reported by The Sun, The Guardian and the Financial Times.

National Newspaper ABCs February 2015
Daily Titles	Feb-14	Jan-15	Feb-15	YoY Actual Change	YoY % Change	PoP Actual Change	PoP % Change
Total Daily	7,269,147	7,314,407	7,030,403	-238,744	-3.3	-284,004	-3.9
Quality
Daily Telegraph	530,246	494,675	479,937	-50,309	-9.5	-14,738	-3.0
Financial Times	224,372	219,444	210,511	-13,861	-6.2	-8,933	-4.1
Guardian	196,425	185,429	176,124	-20,301	-10.3	-9,305	-5.0
i	300,110	280,351	278,438	-21,672	-7.2	-1,913	-0.7
Independent	64,279	61,338	59,159	-5,120	-8.0	-2,179	-3.6
Times	382,198	396,621	389,051	6,853	1.8	-7,570	-1.9
Mid Market
Daily Express	491,864	457,914	448,256	-43,608	-8.9	-9,658	-2.1
Daily Mail	1,727,118	1,688,727	1,632,748	-94,370	-5.5	-55,979	-3.3
Popular
Daily Mirror	951,030	922,235	886,390	-64,640	-6.8	-35,845	-3.9
Daily Record	224,132	203,725	201,891	-22,241	-9.9	-1,834	-0.9
Daily Star	482,136	425,246	425,614	-56,522	-11.7	368	0.1
Sun	1,695,237	1,978,702	1,842,284	147,047	8.7	-136,418	-6.9

London Free Press ABCs February 2015
London Free Press	Feb-14	Jan-15	Feb-15	YoY Actual Change	YoY % Change	PoP Actual Change	PoP % Change
Total London Press	1,693,569	1,741,868	1,753,515	59,946	3.5	11,647	0.7
City A.M	118,441	104,292	108,052	-10,389	-8.8	3,760	3.6
London Evening Standard	805,309	877,532	883,073	77,764	9.7	5,541	0.6
Metro (London)	769,819	760,044	762,390	-7,429	-1.0	2,346	0.3

Sunday Titles Feb-14 Jan-15 Feb-15 YoY Actual Change YoY % Change PoP Actual Change PoP % Change Total Sunday 7,365,140 6,809,039 6,637,408 -727,732 -9.9 -171,631 -2.5 Quality Independent On Sunday 100,953 97,646 95,903 -5,050 -5.0 -1,743 -1.8 Observer 220,810 198,368 195,906 -24,904 -11.3 -2,462 -1.2 Sunday Times 825,886 801,623 787,091 -38,795 -4.7 -14,532 -1.8 Sunday Telegraph 423,284 381,347 372,417 -50,867 -12.0 -8,930 -2.3 Mid Market Mail On Sunday 1,586,274 1,461,571 1,450,201 -136,073 -8.6 -11,370 -0.8 Sunday Express 432,408 397,601 391,339 -41,069 -9.5 -6,262 -1.6 Sunday Post 215,261 187,260 184,854 -30,407 -14.1 -2,406 -1.3 Popular Daily Star Sunday. 301,377 265,382 264,371 -37,006 -12.3 -1,011 -0.4 Sunday People 379,943 335,093 335,054 -44,889 -11.8 -39 -0.0 Sun on Sunday 1,695,237 1,582,359 1,489,942 -205,295 -12.1 -92,417 -5.8 Sunday Mail 252,019 222,879 219,400 -32,619 -12.9 -3,479 -1.6 Sunday Mirror 931,688 877,910 850,930 -80,758 -8.7 -26,980 -3.1

National Newspaper ABCs - Sep 2014 - Feb 2015
Daily Titles	Sep 13 - Feb 14	Aug 14 - Jan 15	Sep 14 - Feb 15	YoY Actual Change	YoY % Change	PoP Actual Change	PoP % Change
Total Daily	7,499,069	7,338,817	7,252,933	-246,136	-3.3	-85,884	-1.2
Quality
Daily Telegraph	543,272	498,468	493,257	-50,015	-9.2	-5,211	-1.0
Financial Times	237,130	215,810	215,864	-21,266	-9.0	54	0.0
Guardian	200,256	179,621	179,344	-20,912	-10.4	-277	-0.2
i	296,866	283,036	281,818	-15,048	-5.1	-1,218	-0.4
Independent	67,473	61,659	61,107	-6,366	-9.4	-552	-0.9
Times	386,883	394,340	393,104	6,221	1.6	-1,236	-0.3
Mid Market
Daily Express	507,791	463,428	458,406	-49,385	-9.7	-5,022	-1.1
Daily Mail	1,755,570	1,671,229	1,663,723	-91,847	-5.2	-7,506	-0.4
Popular
Daily Mirror	992,314	934,095	921,920	-70,394	-7.1	-12,175	-1.3
Daily Record	232,696	205,997	204,317	-28,379	-12.2	-1,680	-0.8
Daily Star	506,850	446,935	439,319	-67,531	-13.3	-7,616	-1.7
Sun	1,771,968	1,984,199	1,940,754	168,786	9.5	-43,445	-2.2

National Newspaper ABCs - Sep 2014 - Feb 2015
Sunday Titles	Sep 13 - Feb 14	Aug 14 - Jan 15	Sep 14 - Feb 15	YoY Actual Change	YoY % Change	PoP Actual Change	PoP % Change
Total Sunday	7,584,669	6,975,585	6,879,166	-705,503	-9.3	-96,419	-1.4
Quality
Independent On Sunday	104,850	100,327	98,954	-5,896	-5.6	-1,373	-1.4
Observer	224,576	199,649	198,808	-25,768	-11.5	-841	-0.4
Sunday Times	825,587	802,449	799,782	-25,805	-3.1	-2,667	-0.3
Sunday Telegraph	432,082	391,563	386,423	-45,659	-10.6	-5,140	-1.3
Mid Market
Sunday Express	443,044	407,829	402,358	-40,686	-9.2	-5,471	-1.3
Mail On Sunday	1,610,028	1,490,368	1,478,863	-131,165	-8.1	-11,505	-0.8
Sunday Post	225,331	202,117	197,329	-28,002	-12.4	-4,788	-2.4
Popular
Daily Star Sunday.	318,532	281,015	274,751	-43,781	-13.7	-6,264	-2.2
Sunday People	391,992	358,067	350,614	-41,378	-10.6	-7,453	-2.1
Sun on Sunday	1,771,968	1,607,581	1,576,516	-195,452	-11.0	-31,065	-1.9
Sunday Mail	264,956	229,392	226,080	-38,876	-14.7	-3,312	-1.4
Sunday Mirror	971,723	905,228	888,688	-83,035	-8.5	-16,540	-1.8