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For "The Daily Telegraph" in Australia, see The Daily Telegraph (Australia).

The Daily Telegraph is a well-known daily newspaper from the United Kingdom. It started way back in 1855. Arthur B. Sleigh first launched the newspaper in June 1855. It was originally called Daily Telegraph and Courier. Since 2004, the newspaper has been owned by David and Frederick Barclay.

About The Daily Telegraph Newspaper

The Daily Telegraph is a type of newspaper called a broadsheet. This means it has large pages. It is published every morning. People read it to get the latest news.

How Many Copies Are Sold?

The Daily Telegraph is very popular. In January 2008, it sold the most copies among British broadsheet newspapers. It sold about 842,912 copies every day.

To compare, The Times sold 617,483 copies. The Guardian sold 358,844 copies. The Independent sold 215,504 copies. By August 2010, The Daily Telegraph was still selling many copies, around 673,010 daily. The Times sold 494,205 copies at that time.

Images for kids

  • New Daily Telegraph Offices Fleet Street ILN 1882

    In 1882, The Daily Telegraph moved to new offices on Fleet Street. These new buildings were shown in the Illustrated London News.

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: The Daily Telegraph para niños

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