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Circulation of daily newspapers in Germany in selected years from 1991 to 2024 (in million copies)

Characteristic	Number of copies in millions
2024	10.2
2023	10.9
2022	11.72
2021	12.3
2020	12.5
2019	13.5
2018	14.1
2017	14.7
2016	15.3
2015	15.6
2014	16.8
2013	17.5
2012	18.4
2011	18.8
2010	19.4
2009	19.95
2008	20
2007	20.8
2006	21
2005	21.7
2004	21.7
2003	22.6
2001	23.7
1999	24.1
1997	24.6
1995	25
1993	25.4
1991	27.3

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August 2024

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Germany

Survey time period

1991 to 2024, selected years; second quarter in each

Supplementary notes

Some figures were taken from previous reports.

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Daily newspaper circulation in Germany amounted to 10.2 million copies in 2024. Figures have been decreasing year after year in the last decade alone, a fact facing print media around the world, not just in Europe. For comparison, in 1991, German daily newspapers totaled 27.3 million copies in circulation.

National dailies

Germany counts various national daily newspapers among its print media, which are well-known among the population and still referenced, quoted, discussed, even if not as often as before. The leading tabloid in the country, the Bild Zeitung or simply Bild, ��𲹳��around 6.93 million readers per issue in 2023. Further behind were the renowned Süddeutsche Zeitung, reaching almost 1.3 million readers per issue and the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (FAZ), reaching around 900,000 readers.

Digital challenges

A rising number of German households do not subscribe to a daily newspaper. The spread of internet access and mobile device use have influenced and changed consumer behavior regarding media content. One example being that it is easier to take a smartphone and browse on a newspaper website, also on the go, then buy, fold, unfold and carry around a newspaper. These are challenges the newspaper industry is facing long-term, as mobile and online media consumption increasingly becomes the norm.