January 9, 2015

The Times finishes 2014 on a high as only national newspaper to grow sales in December

The Times finished 2014 by being the best performing national newspaper in terms of year-on-year circulation change for seventh month in a row. (Picture: Reuters)

The News UK title's circulation averaged at 390,765 for the month, up 1.64 per cent year on year.

The Sunday Times was the next best performing title, recording a circulation of 787,256, down 3.11 per cent year on year.

The Sunday Mail (220,098, down 13.9 per cent), Daily Star (426,300, down 13.31 per cent), Sunday Post (188,670, down 12.92 per cent) and The Guardian (177,880, down 12.4 per cent) were the worst performing titles during the month in terms of year on year change.

Daily national newspaper average circulation for December 2014

Daily titles	Avg circ, December 2014	Y/y % change	Bulks
Daily Mirror	912,291	-5.49	45,000
Daily Record	201,089	-10.39	4,956
Daily Star	426,300	-13.31	–
The Sun	1,892,207	-7.42	–
Daily Express	455,590	-9.27	–
Daily Mail	1,648,853	-5.29	74,489
The Daily Telegraph	485,513	-10.17	–
Financial Times	215,429	-8.92	22,687
The Guardian	177,880	-12.40	–
i	278,101	-4.92	63,212
The Independent	60,463	-10.11	16,637
The Times	390,765	1.64	21,271

Sunday national newspaper average circulation for December 2014

Sunday titles	Avg circ, December 2014	Y/y % change	Bulks
Daily Star – Sunday	268,230	-11.19
The Sun on Sunday	1,501,527	-10.04
Sunday Mail	220,098	-13.90	3,814
Sunday Mirror	856,579	-8.34	45,000
Sunday People	340,216	-10.47
The Mail on Sunday	1,459,671	-7.06	71,115
Sunday Express	395,961	-8.62
Sunday Post	188,670	-12.92
Independent on Sunday	97,128	-5.01	52,818
The Observer	195,193	-12.21
The Sunday Telegraph	379,578	-9.90
The Sunday Times	787,256	-3.11	11,226