Digital and print paid press circulation in Portugal 2019-2024

Published by Beatriz Luz, Jan 21, 2025

In the second quarter of 2024, the printed paid circulation of magazines and newspapers in Portugal amounted to around 362,320. Printed circulation has been decreasing since the third quarter of 2019 while digital subscriptions continue to show a growing trend. Between the first quarter of 2019 and the second quarter of 2022, digital paid circulation grew by 75 percent. The second quarter of 2020 is marked by a decrease of about 20 percent in printed paid circulation caused by the COVID-19 lockdowns. In the first quarter of 2023, digital paid circulation registered the highest value over the period considered.

Paid press circulation in Portugal from 1st quarter 2019 to 3rd quarter 2024, by platform (in 1,000s)

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2025

Region

Portugal

Survey time period

Q1 2019 to Q3 2024

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Members of the Portuguese Association for the Control of Circulation (APCT - Associação Portuguesa para o Controlo de Tiragem e Circulação)

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Data has been compiled by Statista using the following source: Análise simples 2024.

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