Minor recovery in print circulation expected for 2021

Rob Clapp

An overview of print circulation forecasts by region between 2020 and 2024.

Newspaper and consumer magazine print circulation is expected to fall by double-digits this year, with only a small recovery in 2021, according to data from PwC and Omdia. Print circulation is set to decline by at least 10% in each region this year, with 2021's growth limited to below 3%.

Regional growth then diverges, largely returning to pre-COVID trends. Asia Pacific is expected to see small rates of growth, rising 0.6% in 2022 and 0.4% in 2023 and 2024.

Latin America sees the quickest rebound in print circulation, up 2.4%, but then slides into a modest rate of...

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