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Daily Newspaper Circulation, Annual

What this data shows

Published by Singapore Department of Statistics. 5 records. Fields include Data Series, 2019, 2018, 2017 (61 columns in total). Covers 1960-01-01 to 2019-12-31. Last updated 2023-06-28.

Description

Annual average daily newspaper circulation in Singapore from 1960 through 2019, published by the Singapore Department of Statistics in CSV format with data sourced from SPH Media and Mediacorp Press (up to September 2017). Figures reflect total copies circulated divided by publication issues per calendar year, with digital subscriptions included for SPH English, Chinese, Malay, and Tamil newspapers from 2015 and 2017 respectively. Supports media industry research and long-run print–digital audience trends.

Official description

Source: SPH MEDIA LTD & MEDIACORP PRESS LTD (UP TO SEPTEMBER 2017) Data Last Updated: 28/06/2023 Update Frequency: Annual Footnotes: Data refer to the average daily copies circulated, which is computed by taking total copies circulated over number of publication issues in that calendar year. Data from 2015 include digital newspaper subscriptions for SPH's English, Chinese and Malay newspapers. Data from 2017 include digital newspaper subscription for SPH's Tamil newspapers. Adapted from: https://tablebuilder.singstat.gov.sg/table/TS/M890071

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Coverage
1960-01-01 – 2019-12-31
Rows
5
Columns
61

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Values are summed where multiple rows share the same category.

Data

Data Series 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009
Total Daily Newspaper Circulation 876982.000000 879658.000000 1266908.000000 1410869.000000 1469033.000000 1384197.000000 1448915.000000 1476885.000000 1507695.000000 1529497.000000 1503947.000000
English 563653.000000 545381.000000 910398.000000 825793.000000 819717.000000 738077.000000 762382.000000 771001.000000 786802.000000 805713.000000 822174.000000
Chinese 277792.000000 293588.000000 311795.000000 535726.000000 591655.000000 584121.000000 620839.000000 636297.000000 646379.000000 649426.000000 606883.000000
Malay 27857.000000 31573.000000 34396.000000 38303.000000 44725.000000 46583.000000 49989.000000 53284.000000 57355.000000 59532.000000 60109.000000
Tamil 7680.000000 9116.000000 10319.000000 11047.000000 12936.000000 15416.000000 15705.000000 16303.000000 17159.000000 14827.000000 14781.000000

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Columns

Column Type Categorical
Data Series Text No
2019 Numeric No
2018 Numeric No
2017 Numeric No
2016 Numeric No
2015 Numeric No
2014 Numeric No
2013 Numeric No
2012 Numeric No
2011 Numeric No
2010 Numeric No
2009 Numeric No
2008 Numeric No
2007 Numeric No
2006 Numeric No
2005 Numeric No
2004 Numeric No
2003 Numeric No
2002 Numeric No
2001 Numeric No
2000 Numeric No
1999 Numeric No
1998 Numeric No
1997 Numeric No
1996 Numeric No
1995 Numeric No
1994 Numeric No
1993 Numeric No
1992 Numeric No
1991 Numeric No
1990 Numeric No
1989 Numeric No
1988 Numeric No
1987 Numeric No
1986 Numeric No
1985 Numeric No
1984 Numeric No
1983 Numeric No
1982 Numeric No
1981 Numeric No
1980 Numeric No
1979 Numeric No
1978 Numeric No
1977 Numeric No
1976 Numeric No
1975 Numeric No
1974 Numeric No
1973 Numeric No
1972 Numeric No
1971 Numeric No
1970 Numeric No
1969 Numeric No
1968 Numeric No
1967 Numeric No
1966 Numeric No
1965 Numeric No
1964 Numeric No
1963 Numeric No
1962 Numeric No
1961 Numeric No

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