The Guardian has more than one million paying subscribers and regular contributors following a surge of interest and support over the past year, new figures seen by Press Gazette show.
The British news group, which has large operations in the United States and Australia, says it now has 352,000 subscriptions to its paid-for apps and tablet editions thanks to 60% year-on-year growth.
In addition, as of the end of November, it had 548,000 recurring contributors – including people categorised as members and patrons – up 33% on the previous year’s figure. The Guardian started asking readers for contributions to support its journalism in 2016.
Added together, the Guardian now has 900,000 digital subscribers and supporters – up 268,000, or 43%, over the past year. This means the news organisation ranks seventh in Press Gazette’s new 100k Club – a new league of English-language news groups by digital-only subscriptions.
Last modified on Thu 17 Dec 2020 05.00 EST
The Guardian has gained
268,000 new digital subscriptions and recurring contributions over the last year, an increase of 43%. At the end of November 2020, total digital recurring support stood at over 900,000, up from 632,000 in November 2019.
The breakdown of digital recurring support for the Guardian comprises:
352,000 digital subscriptions to either the Guardian’s premium apps or tablet editions (up
60% year on year)
548,000 recurring contributions (up
33% year on year)
An 11% year on year increase in subscriptions to print products helped to offset the hit from the global pandemic to newsstand sales. The group now has a record
119,000 print subscriptions across the Guardian, The Observer and Guardian Weekly.