The Observer

The Observer
The Observer front page on 21 January 2018
TypeSunday newspaper (If Christmas Day falls on Sunday instead of a normal edition a special Christmas edition would be published on Saturday which is Christmas Eve)
FormatOriginally broadsheet, Berliner (2006–2018),
Compact (since 2018)[1]
Owner(s)Guardian Media Group
EditorPaul Webster
Founded4 December 1791; 232 years ago (1791-12-04)
Political alignmentCentre-left[2]
British republicanism[3]
LanguageEnglish
HeadquartersKings Place, 90 York Way, London
Circulation136,656 (as of July 2021)[4]
Sister newspapersThe Guardian,
The Guardian Weekly
ISSN0029-7712
OCLC number50230244
Websiteobserver.theguardian.com Edit this at Wikidata
The Observer (International Edition)
ISSN9976-1971
OCLC number436604553

The Observer is a British newspaper published on Sundays. It is a sister paper to The Guardian and The Guardian Weekly, having been acquired by their parent company, Guardian Media Group Limited, in 1993. First published in 1791, it is the world's oldest Sunday newspaper.[5]

  1. ^ Graham Snowdon, "Inside the 19 January edition", The Guardian Weekly, 16 January 2018 (page visited on 19 January 2018).
  2. ^ Matt Wells (15 October 2004). "World writes to undecided voters". The Guardian. UK. Retrieved 13 July 2008.
  3. ^ Katwala, Sunder (7 February 2012). "The monarchy is more secure than ever". The New Statesman. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
  4. ^ Tobitt, Charlotte; Majid, Aisha (25 January 2023). "National press ABCs: December distribution dive for freesheets Standard and City AM". Press Gazette. Retrieved 15 February 2023.
  5. ^ "The Observer under review". BBC News. 4 August 2009. Retrieved 27 March 2010.