In 2019, about 2.2 billion of periodical copies were published in China, showing a gradual decrease over the past years. In 2018, there were 10,139 types of periodicals circulated in the country. Owing to the booming social media, newspaper and magazine industries have been shrinking.
Number of periodicals published in China from 2013 to 2019
(in billion copies)
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Tencent, & CTR MarketResearch, & CSM Media Research, & Various sources (School of Journalism and Communication of Tsinghua University, The Chinese Association for History of Journalism and Communication). (August 28, 2020). Number of periodicals published in China from 2013 to 2019 (in billion copies) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 17, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1179771/china-number-of-periodicals-published/
Tencent, und CTR MarketResearch, und CSM Media Research, und Various sources (School of Journalism and Communication of Tsinghua University, The Chinese Association for History of Journalism and Communication). "Number of periodicals published in China from 2013 to 2019 (in billion copies)." Chart. August 28, 2020. Statista. Accessed May 17, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1179771/china-number-of-periodicals-published/
Tencent, CTR MarketResearch, CSM Media Research, Various sources (School of Journalism and Communication of Tsinghua University, The Chinese Association for History of Journalism and Communication). (2020). Number of periodicals published in China from 2013 to 2019 (in billion copies). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 17, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1179771/china-number-of-periodicals-published/
Tencent, and CTR MarketResearch, and CSM Media Research, and Various sources (School of Journalism and Communication of Tsinghua University, The Chinese Association for History of Journalism and Communication). "Number of Periodicals Published in China from 2013 to 2019 (in Billion Copies)." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Aug 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1179771/china-number-of-periodicals-published/
Tencent & CTR MarketResearch & CSM Media Research & Various sources (School of Journalism and Communication of Tsinghua University, The Chinese Association for History of Journalism and Communication), Number of periodicals published in China from 2013 to 2019 (in billion copies) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1179771/china-number-of-periodicals-published/ (last visited May 17, 2025)
Number of periodicals published in China from 2013 to 2019 (in billion copies) [Graph], Tencent, & CTR MarketResearch, & CSM Media Research, & Various sources (School of Journalism and Communication of Tsinghua University, The Chinese Association for History of Journalism and Communication), August 28, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1179771/china-number-of-periodicals-published/
