Roy Morgan Research
August 24, 2026

News Print and Cross-Platform Readership, June 2026

Finding No: 10322

News Cross-Platform, Net Weekly Reach

TitleUnique Audience% Population
The Sydney Morning Herald3,105,00013.3%
The Australian2,047,0008.8%
The Age1,997,0008.6%
The Herald Sun1,927,0008.3%
The Daily Telegraph1,798,0007.7%
The Australian Financial Review1,694,0007.3%
The Courier-Mail1,507,0006.5%
The West Australian1,068,0004.6%
The Adelaide Advertiser910,0003.9%
The Canberra Times458,0002.0%

Source: Roy Morgan Single Source Australia Jul25-Jun26, n=59,959; Last 7 days average news cross-platform readership. Digital audience estimates use Roy Morgan iris. 

News Print, Mon-Fri Average Issue Readership

TitleUnique Audience% Population
The Australian466,0002.0%
The Herald Sun449,0001.9%
The Sydney Morning Herald350,0001.5%
The Daily Telegraph329,0001.4%
The West Australian271,0001.2%
The Australian Financial Review255,0001.1%
The Age235,0001.0%
The Courier-Mail214,0000.9%
The Adelaide Advertiser149,0000.6%
The Gold Coast Bulletin48,0000.2%

Source: Roy Morgan Single Source Australia Jul25-Jun26, n=59,959; Monday to Friday Average Issue Readership.

News Categories, Net Weekly Reach (‘000)

CategoryUnique Audience% Population
General News19.0 million81.4%
Property10.5 million45.2%
Sport7.1 million30.4%
Entertainment & Culture6.7 million28.9%
Lifestyle & Health6.0 million25.6%
Business & Finance5.2 million22.5%
Auto3.6 million15.6%
Travel3.6 million15.5%
Technology2.3 million10.0%
Other2.3 million10.0%

Source: Roy Morgan Single Source Australia Jul25-Jun26; Last 7 days average news cross-platform readership. Digital audience estimates use Roy Morgan iris. 

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Margin of Error

The margin of error to be allowed for in any estimate depends mainly on the number of interviews on which it is based. Margin of error gives indications of the likely range within which estimates would be 95% likely to fall, expressed as the number of percentage points above or below the actual estimate. Allowance for design effects (such as stratification and weighting) should be made as appropriate.

Sample Size Percentage Estimate
40% – 60% 25% or 75% 10% or 90% 5% or 95%
1,000 ±3.0 ±2.7 ±1.9 ±1.3
5,000 ±1.4 ±1.2 ±0.8 ±0.6
7,500 ±1.1 ±1.0 ±0.7 ±0.5
10,000 ±1.0 ±0.9 ±0.6 ±0.4
20,000 ±0.7 ±0.6 ±0.4 ±0.3
50,000 ±0.4 ±0.4 ±0.3 ±0.2
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