We consume news from waking up until we close our eyes at night. It is an inevitable, and also an exciting, part of our daily lives.

Not only would you want to know who will attend the latest Oscars but also the state of California weather and other impactful global events. 

With more accessible access to information nowadays, how many news articles are published every day in 2024?

Let’s get into it.

How Many News Articles are Published Every Day in 2024?

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An estimated number of between 2 million to 3 million news articles make it to printed and online platforms every day. 

Here are the top countries and the average number of printed news stories published per day in 2020. 

  • United States – there were more than 5,000 news articles published daily in the country during the year
  • Germany – there were more than 5,000 news articles published daily in the country during the year
  • France – there were nearly 5,000 news articles published daily in the country during the year
  • Great Britain –  there were 2,000 news articles published daily in the country during the year
  • China – there were nearly 3,000 news articles published daily in the country during the year

Daily News Publishing Statistics in Other Countries

Here is the result for daily news publishing in miscellaneous countries mostly concentrated in North America, Australasia, and Europe.

  • Ireland –  there were more than 1,000 news articles published daily in the country during the year
  • India –  there were nearly 1,000 news articles published daily in the country during the year
  • Canada – there were nearly 1,000 news articles published daily in the country during the year
  • Australia – there were nearly 1,000 news articles published daily in the country during the year
  • Pakistan – there were nearly 500 news articles published daily in the country during the year
  • South Africa – there were nearly 500 news articles published daily in the country during the year
  • Hong Kong – there were nearly 500 news articles published daily in the country during the year
  • Belgium – there were 500 news articles published daily in the country during the year
  • Taiwan – there were nearly 1,000 news articles published daily in the country during the year

Newspaper Circulation Statistics

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How many news articles are published every day across newspaper outlets in the United States during weekdays?

Take a look at this data published by Pew Research covering the years 2015 to 2020.

Weekdays

  • 2015 – a total of 37.71 million news articles circulated on newspaper platforms on weekdays during the year
  • 2016 – a total of 34.65 million news articles circulated on newspaper platforms on weekdays during the year
  • 2017 – a total of 30.94 million news articles circulated on newspaper platforms on weekdays during the year
  • 2018 – a total of 28.55 million news articles circulated on newspaper platforms on weekdays during the year
  • 2019 – a total of 25.95 million news articles circulated on newspaper platforms on weekdays during the year
  • 2020 – a total of 24.29 million news articles circulated on newspaper platforms on weekdays during the year

Weekends

  • 2015 – a total of 40.95 million news articles circulated on newspaper platforms on Sundays during the year
  • 2016 – a total of 37.80 million news articles circulated on newspaper platforms on Sundays during the year
  • 2017 – a total of 33.97 million news articles circulated on newspaper platforms on Sundays during the year
  • 2018 – a total of 30.81 million news articles circulated on newspaper platforms on Sundays during the year
  • 2019 – a total of 27.38 million news articles circulated on newspaper platforms on Sundays during the year
  • 2020 – a total of 25.78 million news articles circulated on newspaper platforms on Sundays during the year

Newspaper Advertising Revenue

Do newspapers still make money? Yes! But not as much as they used to as trends have changed.

Digital platforms now make more money than traditional prints. 

Below is a detailed report on newspaper advertising revenue from 2013 to 2020. 

  • 2013 – newspaper advertising revenue was $23.58 million during the year
  • 2014 – newspaper advertising revenue was $22.07 million during the year
  • 2015 – newspaper advertising revenue was $20.36 million during the year
  • 2016 – newspaper advertising revenue was $18.27 million during the year
  • 2017 – newspaper advertising revenue was $16.47 million during the year
  • 2018 – newspaper advertising revenue was $14.34 million during the year
  • 2019 – newspaper advertising revenue was $12.86 million during the year
  • 2020 – newspaper advertising revenue was $9.60 million during the year

Trust in News

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Different countries trust their news outlets at different levels.

For example, Finland has the highest level of trust in the news while the United States lags far behind. 

Here is a report on the overall trust in news detailing the percentage of respondents saying they trust their news outlets in 2022. 

Countries with High Levels of Trust in their News Outlets 

  • Finland – 69% of survey respondents from the country said they trust most of the news published on all mediums 
  • Portugal – 61% of survey respondents from the country said they trust most of the news published on all mediums
  • South Africa – 61% of survey respondents from the country said they trust most of the news published on all mediums
  • Denmark – 58% of survey respondents from the country said they trust most of the news published on all mediums
  • Nigeria – 57% of survey respondents from the country said they trust most of the news published on all mediums
  • Kenya – 56% of survey respondents from the country said they trust most of the news published on all mediums
  • Norway – 56% of survey respondents from the country said they trust most of the news published on all mediums
  • Netherlands – 53% of survey respondents from the country said they trust most of the news published on all mediums
  • Thailand – 52% of survey respondents from the country said they trust most of the news published on all mediums
  • Ireland – 51% of survey respondents from the country said they trust most of the news published on all mediums

Countries with Low Levels of Trust in their News Outlets

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On the contrary, here are the countries with low levels of trust in the news that circulates regardless of medium.

  • United States – only 26% of survey respondents from the country said they trust most of the news published on all mediums
  • Slovakia – only 26% of survey respondents from the country said they trust most of the news published on all mediums
  • Taiwan – only 27% of survey respondents from the country said they trust most of the news published on all mediums
  • Croatia – only 27% of survey respondents from the country said they trust most of the news published on all mediums
  • Hungary – only 27% of survey respondents from the country said they trust most of the news published on all mediums
  • France – only 29% of survey respondents from the country said they trust most of the news published on all mediums

Conclusion

Between 2 million to 3 million news articles make it to publications globally daily. 

People would always want to talk about something.

And the best way to do this is to be updated on the latest happenings around the globe. 

Sources

Nations OnlineResearchGateResearchGate
PewResearchDataReportalPewResearch
Statista