| 1 |
The Guardian (est. 1821), owned by the Scott Trust (Berliner from 12 September 2005) |
9828 |
| 2 |
The Times (est. 1785), has a daily Scottish edition, owned by Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation |
6715 |
| 3 |
The Daily Telegraph (est. 1855), has a daily Scottish edition, owned by David and Frederick Barclay |
4721 |
| 4 |
The Economist (weekly news-focused magazine owned by Pearson PLC), founded by Scot James Wilson |
3691 |
| 5 |
The Independent (est. 1986), Editions sold in Scotland are printed in Scotland and advertised as such, owned by Tony O'Reilly (daily became compact only in May 2004) |
3655 |
| 6 |
Scottish Daily Mail (est. 1896), owned by Lord Rothermere's Daily Mail and General Trust plc (broadsheet until 1971, now tabloid format) |
3453 |
| 7 |
The Observer (est. 1791), owned by the Scott Trust (Berliner from 8 January 2006) |
1629 |
| 8 |
Scottish Daily Mirror (est 1903), owned by Trinity Mirror |
1506 |
| 9 |
Racing Post - (daily horse racing, greyhound racing and sports betting newspaper) |
1272 |
| 10 |
Scottish News of the World (est. 1843), owned by News Corporation |
971 |
| 11 |
Scottish Daily Express (est. 1900), owned by Richard Desmond's Northern and Shell plc (broadsheet until 1977, now tabloid format) |
964 |
| 12 |
The Daily Sport |
613 |
| 13 |
The Scotsman (est. 1817), owned by Johnston Press, formerly a broadsheet, stablemate of Scotland on Sunday |
602 |
| 14 |
Daily Star of Scotland (est. 1978), owned by Richard Desmond's Northern and Shell plc |
521 |
| 15 |
The Herald (est. 1783), owned by Newsquest (a Gannett company) |
363 |
| 16 |
The People (est. 1881), owned by Trinity Mirror |
305 |
| 17 |
Daily Record (est. 1842), owned by Trinity Mirror |
264 |
| 18 |
Metro, Scottish edition, (distributed free; working towards national status, wide availability in the major cities makes it the UK's 4th highest circulation paper) owned by Daily Mail and General Trust plc |
179 |
| 19 |
The Jewish Chronicle (aimed at Britain's Jewish community) |
157 |
| 20 |
Sunday Herald (est. 1999), owned by Newsquest, the UK arm of Virginia-based Gannett. Stablemate of The Herald |
149 |
| 21 |
Edinburgh Evening News |
129 |
| 22 |
Evening Times |
126 |
| 23 |
The Courier & Advertiser (est. 1801), owned by DC Thomson |
119 |
| 24 |
Scotland on Sunday (est. 1988), owned by Johnston Press |
116 |
| 25 |
Evening Express - The tabloid sister paper of the Press and Journal |
102 |
| 26 |
Sunday Mail (est. ), owned by Trinity Mirror |
95 |
| 27 |
The Sunday Post (est. 1914), owned by DC Thomson |
91 |
| 28 |
The North Briton<!-- was this published in Scotland?--> |
68 |
| 29 |
The Digger - Scandal sheet with stories of minor trials and arrests and gossip about local gangs |
64 |
| 30 |
Greenock Telegraph - Daily newspaper, popular in the county it serves |
64 |
| 31 |
Paisley Daily Express - Daily newspaper, popular in the county it serves |
57 |
| 32 |
Scottish Daily News |
53 |
| 33 |
The Press and Journal (est. 1748), Weekday edition, owned by DC Thomson |
51 |
| 34 |
Student University of Edinburgh |
51 |
| 35 |
Edinburgh Courant |
49 |
| 36 |
Glasgow University Guardian University of Glasgow |
48 |
| 37 |
Edinburgh Advertiser |
46 |
| 38 |
Perthshire Advertiser (bi-weekly) |
42 |
| 39 |
Kilmarnock Standard |
38 |
| 40 |
The Saint University of St Andrews |
31 |
| 41 |
Wishaw Press |
30 |
| 42 |
Falkirk Herald |
29 |
| 43 |
Dunfermline Press - Weekly (Thursday) broadsheet newspaper for West Fife |
27 |
| 44 |
East Kilbride News |
27 |
| 45 |
West Highland Free Press |
25 |
| 46 |
Ayrshire Post |
21 |
| 47 |
The Orcadian |
20 |
| 48 |
Scottish Catholic Observer |
20 |
| 49 |
Scottish Standard |
17 |
| 50 |
Evening Telegraph - Tabloid sister paper of the Courier |
17 |
| 51 |
Scottish Socialist Voice, printed by the SSP |
15 |
| 52 |
Aberdeen Citizen |
15 |
| 53 |
The HUB |
14 |
| 54 |
Blairgowrie Advertiser |
14 |
| 55 |
Dunoon Observer and Argyllshire Standard |
12 |
| 56 |
Stranraer and Wigtownshire Free Press |
9 |
| 57 |
Stornoway Gazette |
9 |
| 58 |
Mercurius Caledonius |
8 |
| 59 |
Montrose Review |
8 |
| 60 |
Buchan Observer |
7 |
| 61 |
Ayr Advertiser |
7 |
| 62 |
Mearns Leader |
6 |
| 63 |
Berwick Advertiser |
6 |
| 64 |
Clydebank Post |
6 |
| 65 |
Fife Free Press - Weekly broadsheet newspaper for Kirkcaldy |
5 |
| 66 |
Lennox Herald |
5 |
| 67 |
Galloway News |
5 |
| 68 |
Arbroath Herald |
5 |
| 69 |
Stirling Observer |
5 |
| 70 |
Mail on Sunday Scotland (est. 1982), owned by Lord Rothermere's Daily Mail and General Trust plc |
5 |
| 71 |
The Highlander (newspaper) |
5 |
| 72 |
The Glaswegian |
5 |
| 73 |
Inverness Courier |
5 |
| 74 |
Perth Shopper |
5 |
| 75 |
Northern Times |
5 |
| 76 |
Fraserburgh Herald |
5 |
| 77 |
Moffat News |
< 5 |
| 78 |
Ullapool News |
< 5 |
| 79 |
Locahaber News |
< 5 |
| 80 |
Nairnshire Telegraph |
< 5 |
| 81 |
Hamilton World |
< 5 |
| 82 |
Strathallan News (freesheet) |
< 5 |
| 83 |
An GÃ idheal Ãr, for speakers of Scottish Gaelic (monthly) |
< 5 |
| 84 |
Deeside Piper |
< 5 |
| 85 |
Cumbernauld & Kilsyth Advertiser |
< 5 |
| 86 |
Kirriemuir Herald |
< 5 |
| 87 |
Motherwell Times & Bellshill Speaker |
< 5 |
| 88 |
Cumbernauld News & Kilsyth Chronicle |
< 5 |
| 89 |
Helensburgh Advertiser |
< 5 |
| 90 |
Ballater Eagle |
< 5 |
| 91 |
Annandale Herald |
< 5 |
| 92 |
Northern Scot |
< 5 |
| 93 |
Sunday Standard |
< 5 |
| 94 |
Strathspey & Badenoch Herald |
< 5 |
| 95 |
Strathearn Herald |
< 5 |
| 96 |
Clyde Weekly News |
< 5 |
| 97 |
The Journal University of Edinburgh, Heriot-Watt University, Napier University, Queen Margaret University and the Edinburgh College of Art |
< 5 |
| 98 |
Paisley and Renfrewshire Gazette |
< 5 |
| 99 |
North Ayrshire World |
< 5 |
| 100 |
Edinburgh Herald & Post |
< 5 |
| 101 |
The Sunday Sport |
< 5 |
| 102 |
Lothian and Peebles Times |
< 5 |
| 103 |
Arran Banner |
< 5 |
| 104 |
Rossshire Herald |
< 5 |
| 105 |
Cumnock Chronicle |
< 5 |
| 106 |
Galloway Gazette |
< 5 |
| 107 |
Daily Star Sunday |
< 5 |
| 108 |
Dumfries & Galloway Today |
< 5 |
| 109 |
Airdrie & Coatbridge Advertiser |
< 5 |
| 110 |
Stirling News |
< 5 |
| 111 |
Annandale Observer |
< 5 |
| 112 |
Rossshire Journal |
< 5 |
| 113 |
Fife Herald |
< 5 |
| 114 |
West Lothian Herald & Post |
< 5 |
| 115 |
The i-Witness, Muslim paper in English |
< 5 |
| 116 |
Banffshire Journal |
< 5 |
| 117 |
Scottish Sunday Mirror (est. 1915), owned by Trinity Mirror |
< 5 |
| 118 |
Brechin Advertiser |
< 5 |
| 119 |
East Fife Mail - Tabloid weekly sister paper of Fife Free Press for Levenmouth area |
< 5 |
| 120 |
Stirling, Alloa & Hillfoots Shopper |
< 5 |
| 121 |
Sunday Scot |
< 5 |
| 122 |
Barrhead News |
< 5 |
| 123 |
North Lanarkshire Extra |
< 5 |
| 124 |
Ardrossan & Saltcoats Herald |
< 5 |
| 125 |
Carrick Gazette |
< 5 |
| 126 |
Donside Piper |
< 5 |
| 127 |
Third Force News, newspaper serving the voluntary sector Non-party-political |
< 5 |
| 128 |
The Scottish Times (est. April 2007), owned by Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation |
< 5 |
| 129 |
Central Fife Times and Advertiser - Weekly tabloid newspaper and classified advertiser in the Cowdenbeath, Kelty and Lochgelly area |
< 5 |
| 130 |
Milngavie & Bearsden Herald |
< 5 |
| 131 |
Strathkelvin Advertiser |
< 5 |
| 132 |
Eastside News (see Stirling) |
< 5 |
| 133 |
Business am |
< 5 |
| 134 |
The Press and Journal, Aberdeen-based, but popular throughout northern Scotland (from Fife and Stirling and all areas northwards). Also currently enjoys higher readership than The Scotsman and The Herald. |
< 5 |
| 135 |
Berwickshire News |
< 5 |
| 136 |
Ellon Advertiser |
< 5 |
| 137 |
Peeblesshire News |
< 5 |
| 138 |
East Kilbride World |
< 5 |
| 139 |
Airdrie & Coatbridge World |
< 5 |
| 140 |
East Kilbride Mail |
< 5 |
| 141 |
Forfar Dispatch |
< 5 |
| 142 |
Paisley People |
< 5 |
| 143 |
Broughty Ferry Guide & Carnoustie Gazette |
< 5 |
| 144 |
Bo'ness Journal |
< 5 |
| 145 |
Ellon Times & East Gordon Advertiser |
< 5 |
| 146 |
Local News SOUTH |
< 5 |
| 147 |
West Lothian Courier |
< 5 |
| 148 |
Record PM |
< 5 |
| 149 |
Strathaven Echoes |
< 5 |
| 150 |
Irvine Times |
< 5 |
| 151 |
Northern Scot Midweek Extra |
< 5 |
| 152 |
Queensferry Gazette |
< 5 |
| 153 |
Glenrothes Gazette (Leslie and Markinch News) - Tabloid sister weekly paper of Fife Free Press |
< 5 |
| 154 |
The Morning Star (est. 1930) organ of the Communist party |
< 5 |
| 155 |
Dumbarton and Vale of Leven Reporter |
< 5 |
| 156 |
Forres Gazette |
< 5 |
| 157 |
Huntly Express |
< 5 |
| 158 |
Kincardineshire Observer |
< 5 |
| 159 |
Irvine Herald |
< 5 |
| 160 |
Scottish Sunday Express (est. 1918), owned by Richard Desmond's Northern and Shell plc |
< 5 |
| 161 |
Selkirk Advertiser |
< 5 |
| 162 |
Linlithgow Advertiser |
< 5 |
| 163 |
The Independent on Sunday (est. 1990), Editions sold in Scotland are printed in Scotland and advertised as such, Sunday edition became compact in October 2005 |
< 5 |
| 164 |
Linlithgowshire Gazette |
< 5 |
| 165 |
The Bulletin |
< 5 |
| 166 |
Inverurie Advertiser |
< 5 |
| 167 |
Inverness Herald |
< 5 |
| 168 |
Turriff Advertiser |
< 5 |
| 169 |
Lanark Gazette & Carluke Gazette |
< 5 |
| 170 |
Southern Reporter |
< 5 |
| 171 |
Hamilton Advertiser |
< 5 |
| 172 |
Largs and Millport Weekly News |
< 5 |
| 173 |
The Buteman |
< 5 |
| 174 |
Arran Voice |
< 5 |
| 175 |
Inverurie Herald |
< 5 |
| 176 |
Eskdale and Liddesdale Advertiser |
< 5 |
| 177 |
Wee County News |
< 5 |
| 178 |
Berwick Gazette |
< 5 |
| 179 |
Bearsden, Milngavie & West End Extra |
< 5 |
| 180 |
East Lothian News |
< 5 |
| 181 |
Fife Herald & Post |
< 5 |
| 182 |
South Lanarkshire Extra |
< 5 |
| 183 |
Campbeltown Courier & Argyllshire Advertiser |
< 5 |
| 184 |
Barrhead Extra |
< 5 |
| 185 |
East Lothian Courier |
< 5 |
| 186 |
The Citizen |
< 5 |
| 187 |
The Scottish Sunday Times (est. April 2007), owned by Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation |
< 5 |
| 188 |
Caithness Courier |
< 5 |
| 189 |
Renfrewshire World |
< 5 |
| 190 |
Sunday Telegraph (est. 1961), has a Scottish edition, owned by David and Frederick Barclay |
< 5 |
| 191 |
Scottish Guardian |
< 5 |
| 192 |
Border Telegraph |
< 5 |
| 193 |
Kirkintilloch & Bishopbriggs Herald |
< 5 |
| 194 |
Fife Leader |
< 5 |
| 195 |
Inverclyde Extra - (formerly Clyde Post) |
< 5 |
| 196 |
Wishaw World |
< 5 |