Audit Bureau of Circulations (ABC) Q2 (April to June) 2025 Circulation Release

The latest newspaper and magazine circulation figures released by the Audit Bureau of Circulation (ABC) on Thursday show both magazines and newspapers both growing by over 3% in the second quarter of 2025.

Total newspaper circulation grew 3.1% in the quarter compared to the previous quarter and reflected a 1.5% decline year-on-year. Paid newspapers registered steep declines year-on-year, principally due to the closure of many of Media 24’s titles, but the remaining paid papers showed resilience.
After stripping out the closure of Media 24 titles, paid dailies fell by only 2%, while paid weeklies dropped by 9% year on-year.
Reflecting continued stability free newspapers posted 2.3% growth year-on-year and a 4.2% increase versus the previous quarter.
Total magazine circulation reported meaningful growth of 6% year on year and 3.2% in the quarter. All magazine categories – Consumer, Custom, B2B and Free – grew quarter on quarter.

In total, magazine and newspaper circulation grew 3.1% quarter-on-quarter and 1.3% year-on-year to 8.5 million, reflecting a much more stable baseline following recent declines and title closures.
There were no member title closures in the quarter, and the ABC welcomed 13 new members to the organisation mostly in the free newspaper category.
Andrew Gill
ABC – President