{"id":788518,"date":"2024-08-28T08:08:44","date_gmt":"2024-08-28T06:08:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/?p=788518"},"modified":"2024-08-28T15:57:19","modified_gmt":"2024-08-28T13:57:19","slug":"newspapers-and-magazines-are-rapidly-dying-in-south-africa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/media\/788518\/newspapers-and-magazines-are-rapidly-dying-in-south-africa\/","title":{"rendered":"Newspapers and magazines are rapidly dying in South Africa"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The latest statistics from the Audit Bureau of Circulations (ABC) reveal that newspapers and magazines are rapidly dying in South Africa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A massive decline in circulation figures has occurred across the board, following several years of decreasing readership of print publications.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The latest ABC statistics follow a recent article<\/a><\/strong> by Naspers chairman Koos Bekker, in which he stated that print is a dying medium and digital media is now the platform of choice for South Africans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“In the future, news will increasingly be delivered electronically,” said Bekker.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Massive declines<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The large drop in magazine and newspaper readership in South Africa is laid bare when looking at the latest figures released by the ABC.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The ABC Q2 2024 report shows a bleak picture for magazines, and daily, weekly, and weekend newspapers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The tables below detail the latest 2024 circulation figures – and compares them against circulation figures from 2014.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Magazines<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Title<\/strong><\/td>2014 Circulation<\/strong><\/td>2024 Circulation<\/strong><\/td>Change<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Huisgenoot<\/strong><\/td>270,772<\/td>81,508<\/td>-69.89%<\/mark><\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Tuis\/Home<\/strong><\/td>94,415<\/td>54,469<\/td>-42.30%<\/mark><\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Sarie<\/strong><\/td>104,925<\/td>50,902<\/td>-51.48%<\/mark><\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Weg!\/go!<\/strong><\/td>75,488<\/td>40,851<\/td>-45.88%<\/mark><\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Kuier<\/strong><\/td>121,512<\/td>40,148<\/td>-66.95%<\/mark><\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
You<\/strong><\/td>153,709<\/td>38,349<\/td>-75.05%<\/mark><\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Car<\/strong><\/td>74,204<\/td>32,409<\/td>-56.32%<\/mark><\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Rooi Rose<\/strong><\/td>92,848<\/td>27,169<\/td>-70.73%<\/mark><\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
The Gardener\/<\/strong>
Die Tuiner<\/strong><\/td>		24,206<\/td>26,676<\/td>+10.20%<\/strong><\/mark><\/td><\/tr>
Fairlady<\/strong><\/td>55,745<\/td>24,683<\/td>-55.72%<\/mark><\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Daily Newspapers<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Title<\/strong><\/td>2014 Circulation<\/strong><\/td>2024 Circulation<\/strong><\/td>Change<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Die<\/strong> Burger<\/strong><\/td>57,423<\/td>25,668<\/td>-55.30%<\/strong><\/mark><\/td><\/tr>
The<\/strong> Citizen<\/strong><\/td>57,096<\/td>20,786<\/td>-63.59%<\/mark><\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
The<\/strong> Star<\/strong><\/td>96,029<\/td>20,124<\/td>-79.04%<\/mark><\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Isolezwe<\/strong><\/td>104,860<\/td>19,890<\/td>-81.03%<\/mark><\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Beeld<\/strong><\/td>59,544<\/td>18,865<\/td>-68.31%<\/mark><\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Sowetan<\/strong><\/td>99,529<\/td>17,141<\/td>-82.77%<\/mark><\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Business Day<\/strong><\/td>30,901<\/td>13,092<\/td>-57.63%<\/mark><\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
The Herald<\/strong><\/td>22,987<\/td>11,407<\/td>-50.37%<\/mark><\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Daily Sun<\/strong><\/td>274,165<\/td>11,046<\/td>-95.97%<\/mark><\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Daily Dispatch<\/strong><\/td>26,915<\/td>10,553<\/td>-60.79%<\/mark><\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Weekly \/ Weekend Newspapers<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Title<\/strong><\/td>2014 Circulation<\/strong><\/td>2024 Circulation<\/strong><\/td>Change<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Sunday<\/strong> Times<\/strong><\/td>390,738<\/td>60,594<\/td>-84.49%<\/mark><\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Rapport<\/strong><\/td>175,552<\/td>55,670<\/td>-68.28%<\/mark><\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Soccer<\/strong> Laduma<\/strong><\/td>295,964<\/td>36,528<\/td>-87.65%<\/mark><\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Die Burger (Sat)<\/strong><\/td>71,141<\/td>34,011<\/td>-52.19%<\/mark><\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Ilanga<\/strong><\/td>93,914<\/td>24,638<\/td>-73.76%<\/mark><\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Beeld (Sat)<\/strong><\/td>53,408<\/td>23,219<\/td>-56.52%<\/mark><\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Sunday Tribune<\/strong><\/td>68,920<\/td>15,579<\/td>-77.39%<\/mark><\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Sunday World<\/strong><\/td>106,812<\/td>14,497<\/td>-86.42%<\/mark><\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

From print to digital<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

As seen in the figures shared by the ABC, newspapers and magazines in South Africa have experienced huge drops in circulation – and by extension, readership.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In multiple cases, the 10-year circulation performance declines have been as drastic as over<\/strong> -80%. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

At the same time, there has been a rapid increase in South Africans reading news online – with news websites seeing massive readership growth in recent years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This includes the biggest digital news publications in the country<\/a><\/strong> – News24, BusinessTech, IOL, Daily Maverick, and MyBroadband – all of which are read by millions of South Africans every month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Read: Biggest news publications in South Africa<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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