site.btaTotal of 245 Newspapers Published in 2017 - Statistics

Sofia, June 21 (BTA) - A total of 245 newspapers with an annual circulation of 196,288,000 were published last year, which is by 17 newspapers (6.5 per cent) and by 32,720,000 copies (14.3 per cent) less than in 2016, the National Statistical Institude said Thursday.

The newspapers published in 2017 were distributed by periodicity and circulation as follows: 37 daily newspapers (15.1 per cent of all published newspapers) with a circulation of 124,640,000; 13 newspapers issued two to three times a week (5.3 per cent) with a circulation of 2,192,000; 105 weekly newspaperes (42.9 per cent) with a circulation of 66,557,000; and 90 newspapers issued less than once a week (36.7 per cent) with a circulation of 2,899,000.

According to their target group, the highest relative share belonged to newspapers on political, religious and cultural issues: 125 titles (51 per cent) with an annual circulation of 101,032,000.

The highest number of newspapers were published in the capital, 116 titles (47.3 per cent of all published newspapers in the country).

A total of 240 newspapers (nearly 98 per cent) were published in Bulgarian, five in Turkish, one in English, and one in German.

Last year saw the publishing of 510 magazines and 93 bulletins, down by 4.3 per cent and 7.9 per cent, respectively, compared to 2016. Of these, 78 magazines and bulletins were published in a foreign language and had an annual circulation of 183,000, the highest number belonging to those published in English, 71 titles with a circulation of 148,000, followed by Romanian with two titles and a circulation of 2,000, Turkish with one title and a circulation of 31,000, and French with one title and a circulation of 1,000.