Top 50 Newspapers in United Kingdom
This curated ranking covers the 50 largest newspapers in United Kingdom, ordered by estimated audience size from Rascasse's anonymized search-behavior signals. Out of 671 newspapers tracked in United Kingdom, the 50 ranked here account for the largest measured audience reach. Daily Express, Daily Mirror and The Guardian lead the list with a combined estimated audience of 53,356,611 people. Across all 50 entries the average audience size is 3,941,644, and the largest, Daily Express, reaches around 20,214,446 people in United Kingdom. Audience size is the estimated number of unique people in United Kingdom who actively engage with each newspaper, derived from search demand signals. Rankings reflect search-behavior signals collected across United Kingdom and are refreshed weekly.
Ranking
| Rank | Name | Audience size | Country share | Subtype | Category |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Daily Express |
20,214,446 | 67.3% | Newspaper | News |
| 2 |  Daily Mirror |
18,137,552 | 65.1% | Newspaper | News |
| 3 |  The Guardian |
15,004,613 | 28.5% | Newspaper | News |
| 4 |  Liverpool Echo |
11,915,157 | 85.9% | Newspaper | News |
| 5 |  Daily Mail |
11,689,918 | 15.2% | Newspaper | News |
| 6 |  BBC News |
11,504,384 | 51.8% | Newspaper | Movies & TV |
| 7 |  Racing Post |
10,106,406 | 72.8% | Newspaper | Sports |
| 8 |  The Independent |
9,737,401 | 34.1% | Newspaper | News |
| 9 |  Daily Star (United Kingdom) |
9,614,664 | 61.3% | Newspaper | News |
| 10 |  Manchester Evening News |
7,052,930 | 81.8% | Newspaper | News |
| 11 |  The Times |
7,041,775 | 31.8% | Newspaper | News |
| 12 |  The Daily Star (Bangladesh) |
5,555,064 | 84.5% | Newspaper | News |
| 13 |  The Times (Shreveport) |
5,263,336 | 50.0% | Newspaper | News |
| 14 |  Wales Online |
4,637,243 | 97.4% | Newspaper | News |
| 15 |  Express & Star |
3,872,867 | 96.3% | Newspaper | News |
| 16 |  Belfast Telegraph |
3,620,979 | 78.4% | Newspaper | News |
| 17 |  The Telegraph |
3,541,979 | 56.2% | Newspaper | News |
| 18 |  The Sun News |
3,247,797 | 69.1% | Newspaper | News |
| 19 |  Financial Times |
2,861,838 | 16.3% | Newspaper | News |
| 20 |  Birmingham Mail |
2,074,494 | 94.5% | Newspaper | News |
| 21 |  The Observer |
2,030,899 | 44.1% | Newspaper | News |
| 22 |  USA Today |
1,885,520 | 4.5% | Newspaper | News |
| 23 |  El País (Uruguay) |
1,780,162 | 5.4% | Newspaper | News |
| 24 |  Shropshire Star |
1,723,267 | 97.4% | Newspaper | News |
| 25 |  New York Post |
1,579,077 | 5.4% | Newspaper | News |
| 26 |  Worcester News |
1,540,254 | 94.5% | Newspaper | News |
| 27 |  Yorkshire Evening Post |
1,501,129 | 91.2% | Newspaper | News |
| 28 |  Dernières Nouvelles d'Alsace |
1,387,860 | 4.0% | Newspaper | News |
| 29 |  News and Star |
1,173,289 | 90.7% | Newspaper | News |
| 30 |  Sunderland Echo |
1,161,470 | 95.7% | Newspaper | News |
| 31 |  The Scotsman |
1,133,116 | 73.1% | Newspaper | News |
| 32 |  Sunday Mirror |
947,075 | 96.0% | Newspaper | News |
| 33 |  The Times of India |
877,848 | 3.7% | Newspaper | News |
| 34 |  Coventry Telegraph |
862,586 | 92.0% | Newspaper | News |
| 35 |  The Standard (Kenya) |
857,044 | 39.1% | Newspaper | News |
| 36 |  Oxford Mail |
847,402 | 95.1% | Newspaper | News |
| 37 |  Irish Independent |
757,704 | 7.7% | Newspaper | News |
| 38 |  Dorset Echo |
753,389 | 97.4% | Newspaper | News |
| 39 |  The Washington Post |
751,356 | 9.8% | Newspaper | News |
| 40 |  Doncaster Free Press |
710,687 | 96.9% | Newspaper | News |
| 41 |  The Yorkshire Post |
694,469 | 96.2% | Newspaper | News |
| 42 |  Prothom Alo |
679,143 | 5.6% | Newspaper | News |
| 43 |  Bournemouth Daily Echo |
669,038 | 98.2% | Newspaper | News |
| 44 |  El País |
610,791 | 1.8% | Newspaper | News |
| 45 |  Manorama Online |
606,511 | 4.3% | Newspaper | News |
| 46 |  The Spectator |
588,277 | 38.3% | Newspaper | News |
| 47 |  Evening Times |
586,449 | 33.5% | Newspaper | News |
| 48 |  Daily News and Analysis |
573,172 | 2.8% | Newspaper | News |
| 49 |  The Bolton News |
566,556 | 98.5% | Newspaper | News |
| 50 |  Marca (newspaper) |
551,846 | 1.8% | Newspaper | News |
Frequently asked questions
How is this Top 50 list compiled?
Rascasse aggregates anonymized search-behavior signals across United Kingdom and ranks each newspaper by its estimated audience size. Only entries with at least 5 measured entities are listed.
How often is the list updated?
The ranking is refreshed weekly from the latest search-behavior data and re-published as a static page.
What is the largest newspaper in United Kingdom?
Daily Express currently leads with an estimated audience of 20,214,446 people in United Kingdom.
Methodology
Audience sizes are estimated from anonymized search-behavior signals across United Kingdom. Lists below 5 entries are not published. See methodology for full details.