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 Evening Standard cover (19 March 2020) | |
| Type | Regional free newspaper |
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| Format | Tabloid |
| Owner(s) |
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| Editor | Dylan Jones |
| Founded | 21 May 1827 |
| Language | English |
| Headquarters | Alphabeta, 14–18 Finsbury Square, London |
| Circulation | 273,631 (as of August 2024)[2] |
| ISSN | 2041-4404 |
| Website | www |
The London Standard, formerly the Evening Standard (1904–2024) and originally The Standard (1827–1904), is a long-established regional newspaper published weekly and distributed free of charge in London, England. It is printed in tabloid format, and also has an online edition.
In October 2009, after being purchased by Russian businessman Alexander Lebedev, the paper ended a 180-year history of paid circulation and multiple editions every day, and became a free newspaper publishing a single print edition every weekday, doubling its circulation as part of a change in its business plan.
On 29 May 2024, the newspaper announced that it would reduce print publication to once weekly, after nearly 200 years of daily publication, as it had become unprofitable. Daily publication ended on 19 September 2024. The first weekly edition was published on 26 September 2024 under the new name of The London Standard.
- ^ Brook, Stephen; Sweney, Mark (21 January 2009). "Alexander Lebedev's Evening Standard takeover: Dacre announces sale to staff". The Guardian. Retrieved 21 January 2009.
- ^ "Evening Standard". Audit Bureau of Circulations (UK). 13 September 2024. Retrieved 13 October 2024.