Number of new newspapers grows 'significantly'

Global newspaper circulation rose nearly 2% in 2006 and the number of newspaper titles also increased significantly, according to provisional data revealed today by the World Association of Newspapers (WAN).

Paid-for newspaper circulation went up 1.9% year-on-year to more than 510 million paid-for copies in 2006 and the number of new paid-for titles grew to more than 11,000 for the first time in history, WAN announced during presentations in London to investors, analysts and media correspondents.