Explosion of magazine titles
While the number of newspapers has remained roughly constant from 1996 to 2005 at 43, the number of magazines has… Read More
Fact-a-day archive
Magazine readership
The proportion of people reading magazines has fallen from 40% in 2002 to 35% in 2005. (AMPS2005A) This week’s theme:… Read More
Newspaper readership by readers-per-copy
The Sowetan, City Press, and Sunday Sun all have on average more than ten readers per copy. By contrast, the… Read More
Newspaper readership by age
On average, readers of the Beeld are 45 years old, higher than any other newspaper. For Soccer Laduma, the average… Read More
Newspaper readership by household income
The average monthly household income of Business Day readers is over R18,000. For the Mail and Guardian, it is a… Read More
Newspaper readership by province
The Western Cape has the highest proportion of people who read newspapers, at 68%. Next is Gauteng at 57%, and… Read More