Newspaper sales
National titles suffer sharp falls in Scots sales
Circulations of national newspapers in Scotland continued to decline in the last six months, despite interest generated by the independence referendum and General Election campaign.
| Newspaper | Scottish circulation, September 2014 | Scottish circulation, May 2015 | Scottish Sep/May % change |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Sun | 238,823 | 218,708 | -8.4 |
| The Sun on Sunday | 172,652 | 155,469 | -10.0 |
| Sunday Express | 26,951 | 24,989 | -7.3 |
| Daily Star | 41,519 | 37,597 | -9.4 |
| Daily Record | 202,831 | 186,978 | -7.8 |
| Sunday Mail | 227,160 | 205,046 | -9.7 |
| Mail on Sunday | 81,237 | 80,416 | -1.0 |
| The Times | 19,736 | 19,561 | -0.9 |
| The Sunday Telegraph | 15,667 | 15,010 | -4.2 |
| The Sunday Times | 45,771 | 44,460 | -2.9 |
| Daily Star Sunday | 22,723 | 19,422 | -14.5 |
| Daily Mail | 94,028 | 91,288 | -2.9 |
| Sunday Mirror | 17,398 | 15,174 | -12.8 |
| Daily Express | 47,570 | 43,230 | -9.1 |
| The Observer | 13,706 | 13,593 | -0.8 |
| The Daily Telegraph | 18,192 | 17,013 | -6.5 |
| Sunday People | 9,274 | 7,673 | -17.3 |
| The Independent on Sunday | 5,548 | 5,230 | -5.7 |
| The Guardian | 10,189 | 9,501 | -6.8 |
| i | 18,870 | 17,343 | -8.1 |
| The Independent | 3,001 | 2,657 | -11.5 |
| Financial Times | 2,425 | 2,149 | -11.4 |
| Daily Mirror | 17,529 | 14,202 | -19.0 |
| Total | 1,352,800 | 1,246,709 | -7.8 |
