Newspapers sales down by 10% y/y in January - ZKDP

Circulation of nationwide daily newspapers dropped by 10 percent y/y in January 2019 to 599,700. Compared to December 2018, sales fell by 0.3 percent, according to the data of the Distribution Control Association (ZKDP). The paid circulation of Gazeta Wyborcza published by the WSE-listed Agora, decreased by 5.38 percent to 102,600.

The sale of Rzeczpospolita in January amounted to 31,800 pieces, which means a y/y decline by 29.85 percent.
Tabloid Fakt issued by Axel Springer Polska remained the leader of sales on the dailies market in January. Its paid circulation jointly amounted to 236,900 copies, which means a decline of 9.48 percent y/y. In annual terms, the paid distribution of Super Express fell in January by 7.5 percent to 115,700.
PAP