The biggest newspaper groups in the UK: Rothermere and Murdoch control two thirds of market

Lord Rothermere and Rupert Murdoch|UK newspaper publishers could be in line for payments from Google and Facebook worth £170m a year if the UK passes Australia-style legislation — DMGT chair Lord Rothermere (left) and former News Corp chair Rupert Murdoch

Two men control more than two-thirds of the UK’s print newspaper market: Lord Rothermere and Rupert Murdoch.

Lord Rothermere’s Daily Mail and General Trust, which owns the Mail, Metro and i titles, is the largest national newspaper group in the UK in terms of revenue, daily circulation and the combined monthly reach of its newsbrands (print readership + online traffic).

DMGT claims a 46% share of the UK national daily print market (ABC figures for each title combined), which includes the free Metro, followed by Murdoch’s News UK, which owns the Sun and Times titles.

The biggest newspaper groups in the UK: Rothermere and Murdoch control two thirds of market

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