Turin, 14 July (LaPresse) – “The most worrying news from the media sector comes from the daily newspaper industry, which in 2025 saw print circulation plummet to 1.2 million copies per day – almost a tenth of what was sold at the start of the century. The decline was 9.3 per cent compared with the previous year. Revenues for publishing companies are in sharp decline (-7.9 per cent), making public funds a vital source of support that now accounts for almost 10 per cent of the sector’s total revenue.” This was stated by AgCom Chairman Giacomo Lasorella during the presentation of the Annual Report to Parliament. A breakdown of the financial figures shows that the reduction primarily affects revenue from the sale of newspapers in both print and digital formats, which fell by 8.7 per cent. Even more severe was the fall in revenue from the sale of ancillary products (books, magazines or supplements attached to the newspaper), which recorded a drop of 23.6 per cent,” he added. “Advertising revenue from newspapers also showed a decline, falling by 5.7 per cent.”
Agcom: circulation of printed daily newspapers plummets, down 9.3 per cent on the previous year
Turin, 14 July (LaPresse) – “The most worrying news from the media sector comes from the daily newspaper industry, which in 2025 saw print circulation plummet to 1.2 million copies per day – almost a tenth of what was sold at the start of the century. The decline was 9.3 per cent compared with the previous year. Revenues for publishing companies are in sharp decline (-7.9 per cent), making public funds a vital source of support that now accounts for almost 10 per cent of the sector’s total revenue.” This was stated by AgCom Chairman Giacomo Lasorella during the presentation of the Annual Report to Parliament. A breakdown of the financial figures shows that the reduction primarily affects revenue from the sale of newspapers in both print and digital formats, which fell by 8.7 per cent. Even more severe was the fall in revenue from the sale of ancillary products (books, magazines or supplements attached to the newspaper), which recorded a drop of 23.6 per cent,” he added. “Advertising revenue from newspapers also showed a decline, falling by 5.7 per cent.”
