This is a list of the daily newspapers in the world by average circulation. Figures are compiled by the International Federation of Audit Bureaux of Circulations and World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers. Figures represent each paper’s average circulation in 2013 and previous. Some figures are disputed; the numbers of the Japanese newspapers have been subjected to claims of “Oshigami” or circulation exaggeration. Free newspapers are not included in this list.

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Newspaper Country Circulation (thousands)
2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008
Yomiuri Shimbun Japan 9,690 N/A 9,969 10,019 10,018 10,021
Asahi Shimbun Japan 7,450 N/A 7,750 7,930 8,025 8,038
Mainichi Shimbun Japan 3,322 N/A 3,438 3,551 3,771 3,857
The Times of India India 3,322 3,319 4,090 3,396 3,327 2,951
Dainik Jagran India 3,113 2,674 2,662 2,796 2,384 2,523
Reference News China 3,073 N/A 2,450 2,591 2,701 2,751
The Nikkei Japan 2,769 N/A 3,020 3,024 3,052 3,056
Bild Germany 2,658 N/A N/A 2,990 3,300 3,142
People’s Daily China 2,603 N/A 2,106 2,316 2,329 2,315
Chunichi Shimbun Japan 2,533 N/A N/A N/A 2,728 2,761
Dainik Bhaskar India 2,507 1675 1,039 2,095 2,654 2,033
The Wall Street Journal United States 2,379 N/A 2,107 2,077 2,053 2,041
Hindustan Dainik India 2,237 1844 1,868 1,699 1,300 1,036
Malayala Manorama India 2,233 2130 2,048 1,903 1,760 1,700
The Sun United Kingdom 2,172 2520 2,770 2,954 3,030 3,096
Amar Ujala India 2,018 1644 1,480 1,459 938 1,344
Guangzhou Daily China 1,880 N/A 1,280 1,402 1,480 1,529
The New York Times United States 1,865 N/A 1,034 914 983 1,039
Nanfang Daily China 1,853 N/A N/A N/A N/A 850
Eenadu India 1,801 1737 1,717 1,671 1,293 1,172
Yangtse Evening Post China 1,790 N/A N/A N/A N/A 1,483
Sports Nippon Japan 1,770 N/A N/A N/A N/A 1,800
The Daily Mail United Kingdom 1,796 1921 2,044 2,107 2,169 2,246
The Mail on Sunday United Kingdom N/A 1798 1,981 1,970 2,056 2,203
The Chosun Ilbo South Korea 1,757 1326 1353 1393 2,300 2,300
Qianjiang Evening News China 1,750 N/A 980 1,004 1,002 1,002
Rajasthan Patrika India 1,735 1590 1,603 1,468 1,332 1,342
Qilu Evening News China 1,750 N/A N/A N/A N/A 1,668
Daily Thanthi India 1,722 1614 1,495 1,324 1,192 1,041
USA Today United States 1,674 N/A N/A 1,832 1,912 2,261
Nikkan Sports Japan 1,662 N/A N/A N/A N/A 1,802
Tokyo Sports Japan 1,607 N/A N/A N/A 2,119 N/A
Sankei Shimbun Japan 1,589 N/A 1,610 1,624 1,756 2,166
Information Times (zh) China 1,570 N/A N/A N/A N/A 1,570
Metro Express (zh) China 1,531 N/A N/A N/A N/A 950
Mathrubhumi India 1,459 1387 1,275 1,204 1,172 1,148
Sports Hochi Japan 1,428 N/A N/A N/A N/A 996
The Hindu India 1,392 1558 1,500 1,515 1,466 1,453
Global Times China 1,372 N/A N/A N/A N/A 1,160
Sakal India 1,312 1412 1,318 1,501 1,166 913
Dinakaran India 1,307 1267 1,259 1,372 1,235 1,041
Hindustan Times India 1,291 1322 1,263 1,292 1,186 1,251
Sankei Sports Japan 1,272 N/A N/A N/A N/A 1,272
JoongAng Ilbo South Korea 1,264 917 944 983 2,200 2,200
Sakshi India 1,225 1339 1,457 1,451 1,218 N/A
Chutian Metro Daily (zh) China 1,210 N/A 1,200 1,190 1,083 1,070
Lokmat India 1,186 1525 1,499 1,750 1,505 1,368
Peninsula City News (zh) China 1,180 N/A N/A N/A N/A 920
Ananda Bazar Patrika India 1,160 1217 1,249 1,186 1,172 1,278
Wuhan Evening News (zh) China 1,100 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

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