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Newspapers in the United Kingdom

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  • 44 Pages
  • December 2025
  • Region: United Kingdom
  • MarketLine
  • ID: 6234740
Newspapers in the United Kingdom industry profile provides top-line qualitative and quantitative summary information including: market size (value 2019-24, and forecast to 2029). The profile also contains descriptions of the leading players including key financial metrics and analysis of competitive pressures within the market.

Key Highlights

  • The newspaper market is valued as the total of all revenues gained from the selling of newspapers, including those gained through circulation, advertising, and online subscription. Newspaper volumes are defined as the average amount of daily newspapers that circulate per issue.
  • The UK newspapers market recorded revenues of $1.9 billion in 2024, representing a negative compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 7.8% between 2019 and 2024.
  • Market consumption volumes declined with a negative CAGR of 12.8% between 2019 and 2024, reaching a total of 1.8 million units in 2024.
  • In 2024, the UK accounted for 11.6% of the European newspapers market.

Report Scope

  • Save time carrying out entry-level research by identifying the size, growth, major segments, and leading players in the newspapers market in the United Kingdom
  • Use the Five Forces analysis to determine the competitive intensity and therefore attractiveness of the newspapers market in the United Kingdom
  • Leading company profiles reveal details of key newspapers market players’ global operations and financial performance
  • Add weight to presentations and pitches by understanding the future growth prospects of the United Kingdom newspapers market with five year forecasts

Reasons to Buy

  • What was the size of the United Kingdom newspapers market by value in 2024?
  • What will be the size of the United Kingdom newspapers market in 2029?
  • What factors are affecting the strength of competition in the United Kingdom newspapers market?
  • How has the market performed over the last five years?
  • What are the main segments that make up the United Kingdom's newspapers market?

Table of Contents

1 Executive Summary
1.1. Market value
1.2. Market value forecast
1.3. Market volume
1.4. Market volume forecast
1.5. Geography segmentation
1.6. Market rivalry
1.7. Competitive landscape
2 Market Overview
2.1. Market definition
2.2. Market analysis
3 Market Data
3.1. Market value
3.2. Market volume
4 Market Segmentation
4.1. Geography segmentation
5 Market Outlook
5.1. Market value forecast
5.2. Market volume forecast
6 Five Forces Analysis
6.1. Summary
6.2. Buyer power
6.3. Supplier power
6.4. New entrants
6.5. Threat of substitutes
6.6. Degree of rivalry
7 Competitive Landscape
7.1. Who are the leading players?
7.2. What are the strengths and strategies of the leading players?
7.3. What are the recent M&A activities in the market?
8 Company Profiles
8.1. Daily Mail and General Trust Plc
8.2. Guardian Media Group plc
8.3. News Corp
8.4. Reach plc
9 Macroeconomic Indicators
9.1. Country data
10 Appendix
10.1. Methodology
10.2. Industry associations
10.3. Related research
10.4. About the Publisher
List of Tables
Table 1: United Kingdom newspapers market value: $ million, 2019-24
Table 2: United Kingdom newspapers market volume: thousand units, 2019-24
Table 3: United Kingdom newspapers market geography segmentation: $ million, 2024
Table 4: United Kingdom newspapers market value forecast: $ million, 2024-29
Table 5: United Kingdom newspapers market volume forecast: thousand units, 2024-29
Table 6: Daily Mail and General Trust Plc: Key Facts
Table 7: Daily Mail and General Trust Plc: Key Employees
Table 8: Guardian Media Group plc: Key Facts
Table 9: Guardian Media Group plc: Key Employees
Table 10: Guardian Media Group plc: Key Employees Continued
Table 11: News Corp: Key Facts
Table 12: News Corp: Annual Financial Ratios
Table 13: News Corp: Key Employees
Table 14: Reach plc: Key Facts
Table 15: Reach plc: Annual Financial Ratios
Table 16: Reach plc: Key Employees
Table 17: United Kingdom Size of Population (Million), 2020-24
Table 18: United Kingdom Real GDP (Constant 2010 Prices, $ Billion), 2020-24
Table 19: United Kingdom GDP (Current Prices, $ Billion), 2020-24
Table 20: United Kingdom Inflation, 2020-24
Table 21: United Kingdom Consumer Price Index (Absolute), 2020-24
Table 22: United Kingdom Exchange Rate, 2019-24
List of Figures
Figure 1: United Kingdom newspapers market value: $ million, 2019-24
Figure 2: United Kingdom newspapers market volume: thousand units, 2019-24
Figure 3: United Kingdom newspapers market geography segmentation: % share, by value, 2024
Figure 4: United Kingdom newspapers market value forecast: $ million, 2024-29
Figure 5: United Kingdom newspapers market volume forecast: thousand units, 2024-29
Figure 6: Forces driving competition in the newspapers market in the United Kingdom, 2024
Figure 7: Drivers of buyer power in the newspapers market in the United Kingdom, 2024
Figure 8: Drivers of supplier power in the newspapers market in the United Kingdom, 2024
Figure 9: Factors influencing the likelihood of new entrants in the newspapers market in the United Kingdom, 2024
Figure 10: Factors influencing the threat of substitutes in the newspapers market in the United Kingdom, 2024
Figure 11: Drivers of degree of rivalry in the newspapers market in the United Kingdom, 2024

Companies Mentioned (Partial List)

A selection of companies mentioned in this report includes, but is not limited to:

  • Daily Mail and General Trust Plc
  • Guardian Media Group plc
  • News Corp
  • Reach plc