Sydney Morning Herald the most read newspaper in the country (2024)

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The Sydney Morning Herald remains Australia’s most read news outlet, with an online and print audience of 8.6 million readers.

Figures released by Roy Morgan on Monday show year-on-year readership grew by 5 per cent across print and digital in the 12-month period ending September 2021.

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The data shows the Herald’s readership is now 78 per cent larger than its direct competitor The Daily Telegraph.

The Sun-Herald has also continued to grow its print readership by 21 per cent year-on-year, and 6 per cent quarter-on-quarter, with the newspaper read by 489,000 people every Sunday.

“More people than ever are turning to The Sydney Morning Herald to inform, entertain and challenge them,” acting Sydney Morning Herald editor Cosima Marriner said.

“We are proud to be the most read masthead in the country, proof of how highly readers value our quality journalism.”

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Across the Herald and Age, Saturday’s Good Weekend continues to be Australia’s most read inserted magazine, attracting an average issue print readership of 808,000, up 5 per cent quarter-on-quarter.

Sunday Life has had year-on-year growth of 13 per cent, with an average issue print readership of 510,000, while Domain has had quarter-on-quarter growth of 8 per cent with a print readership of 496,000.

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This is the second set of data released under the new industry metric by Roy Morgan.

Nine’s newspapers, including the Herald and The Age, and digital platforms had an unduplicated audience of 12.581 million.

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Sydney Morning Herald the most read newspaper in the country (2024)

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Is the Sydney Morning Herald conservative? ›

The contemporary editorial stance of the Sydney Morning Herald is generally centrist. It has been described as the most centrist of Australia's three major news publications (the others being The Australian and The Age).

How many people read the Sydney Morning Herald? ›

The Sydney Morning Herald is the country's most read masthead, with a cross-platform readership of 7.3 million Australians, according to the latest Total News readership figures released by Roy Morgan.

What is the most read newspaper in Australia? ›

The Herald Sun has the highest circulation in Australia. Based in one of the country's two major cities, Melbourne, it is the result of the amalgamation of the original Sun and Herald newspapers.

What political party does the Herald support? ›

The Herald declares in every edition that it does not endorse any political party.

What is the most reliable newspaper in Australia? ›

Australian Financial Review is the country's most trusted newspaper brand, study finds.

Is the age the same as Sydney Morning Herald? ›

The newspaper shares some articles with its sister newspaper the Sydney Morning Herald. The Age is considered a newspaper of record for Australia, and has variously been known for its investigative reporting, with its journalists having won dozens of Walkley Awards, Australia's most prestigious journalism prize.

What is the age readership? ›

The Age is Melbourne's most read news brand, according to the first Total News readership figures released by Roy Morgan today. In a year where trusted news and analysis is more important than ever, The Age had a Total News readership of 5.963 million across print and digital in the 12 months to June 2021.

What is the main newspaper in Sydney? ›

The Sydney Morning Herald, daily newspaper published in Sydney, Australia's oldest and one of its most influential papers.

Which country reads the most newspapers? ›

What country has the most daily newspapers in the world? China is the country with most daily newspapers. Its average daily circulation is 117,815,000 (nearly 118 million).

What is the most respected newspaper in America? ›

The New York Times

The Times has won more Pulitzer prizes than any other news organization and remains No. 1 in overall reach of U.S. opinion leaders. The company includes The New York Times, International New York Times, NYTimes.com, INYT.com and related properties.

Who owns the USA today? ›

Our Story. Gannett was founded by Frank Earnest Gannett, who incorporated the company in 1906. By the early 2000s, Gannett was publishing more than 100 newspapers. Today, Gannett publishes USA TODAY along with hundreds of local media outlets across the United States, and over 150 news brands in the United Kingdom.

What type of newspaper is The Sydney Morning Herald? ›

The Sydney Morning Herald (SMH) is a daily tabloid newspaper published in Sydney, Australia, and owned by Nine.

What are the conservative newspapers in Australia? ›

Two national newspapers in Australia, The Australian and The Australian Financial Review, take a conservative stance.

Is The Sydney Morning Herald popular? ›

SMH still the nation's most-read masthead

The Monday to Friday print edition of The Sydney Morning Herald has an average issue readership of 401,000, while the Saturday print edition recorded 6 per cent lift in annual growth, attracting 510,000 readers.

Is the Herald Sun conservative? ›

The Herald Sun is a conservative daily tabloid newspaper based in Melbourne, Australia, published by The Herald and Weekly Times, a subsidiary of News Corp Australia, itself a subsidiary of the Murdoch owned News Corp.

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