Circulation
Average issue sale
ABC July 09 - December 09
375,126
Readership
Average issue readership
NRS October 08 - September 09
1,335,000
  • The Observer has a 16.4% share of total Sunday quality circulation.
  • As a proportion of total sales The Observer circulation is made up of 90% sold copy which is higher than The Sunday Telegraph and The Independent on Sunday.
  • 82.1% of the Observer’s total sales are at full-rate which is a greater proportion than for the Sunday Telegraph and The Independent on Sunday.

Please note that as of August 2009, the Observer no longer distributes bulk copies.

Source: ABC July 09 - December 09
  • According to the twelve-month NRS estimates, the Observer’s readership is 1,335,000.
  • Compared to other quality Sundays, The Observer boasts a higher proportion of AB adults, ABC1 males and ABC1 readers age 35-44.
  • The Observer also has the highest proportion of ABC1 Women in full time work and the highest proportion of ABC1 readers with terminal education age of 21+.

Source: NRS October 08 - September 09
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