World Media Atlas

The World Media Atlas is a unique tool that gives you information about media control, regulation and usage around the globe. Whether you want to know who monitors the media in the USA, what media kids are regularly using in China, or which newspaper sells most in the UK, the atlas gives you up-to-date and relevant statistics.

It’s really easy to use: Just click through to view the world media atlas, choose the country you’re interested in, and click on its name to bring up tables, graphs, handy lists and a range of other interesting data.

• View the World Media Atlas

Use these statistics for your research project as a primary resource, or let them direct you to more information about a host of different countries. From newspapers and advertising to TV and cinema, this is your one-stop website for global media studies statistics.

• View Global Media Data Table (PDF)

The Global Media Data Table gives you even more key statistics about numbers of media users throughout the world. Countries are listed alphabetically, so just scroll through to find how many newspapers are sold in Algeria or how many internet users there are in Zimbabwe.

Sources: International Telecommunication Union, UNESCO Institute of Statistics, World Bank World Development Indicators