The Sunday Times Profile

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Type

Sunday Newspaper

Format

Tabloid

Founded

1791

Ownership

Guardian Media Group

Editor

Paul Webster

Political alignment

Centre-left

Readership

549,549 Weekly

Circulation

161,984 Print

Cover Price

£3.20

Subscribers

40,955 paid subscriptions

Website
Average print readership
85% are ABC1 Readers
Average annual income
Average age

Homes & Gardens

  • 93% of readers are interested in home and garden topics in the newspaper.
  • 82% say they get a great deal of pleasure from their garden.
  • Readers spent over £349 million on gardening products in the past year.

 

Motoring

  • 59% have used reviews in newspapers as guidance for their car purchase.
  • Over 3 times more likely to own a car worth £30,000 and above.
  • 25% are passionate about their car.
  • 43% talk about cars every day

 

Business & Finance

  • Twice as likely to have invested money in their own business.
  • 29% discuss how to save or invest money every day
  • 3 times more likely to be Senior Managers than any other quality newspaper

 

Travel

  • In the last 12 months…
  • £2500 average spent on holidays
  • 3.6 billion spent on holidays
  • 33% went on 4 or more holidays
  • Twice as likely to own a holiday home.

 

Education & Professional Development

  • Features school league tables to target parents
  • Three times more likely to be interested in newspaper articles in education*
  • 20% are still studying towards qualifications.
  • 49% are interested in looking at jobs.
Gender

Sources
  • PAMCo2 2019 / TGI Multibase survey

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