The Sun had the largest circulation of any daily newspaper in the United Kingdom, but in late 2013 slipped to second largest Saturday newspaper behind the Daily Mail. It had an average daily circulation of 2.2 million copies in March 2014. Between July and December 2013 the paper had an average daily readership of approximately 5.5 million, with approximately 31% of those falling into the ABC1 demographic and 68% in the C2DE demographic. Approximately 41% of readers are women. The Sun has been involved in many controversies in its history, including its coverage of the 1989 Hillsborough football stadium disaster. Regional editions of the newspaper for Scotland, Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland are published in Glasgow (The Scottish Sun), Belfast (The Sun) and Dublin (The Irish Sun) respectively. 

On 26 February 2012, The Sun on Sunday was launched to replace the closed News of the World, employing some of its former journalists. In late 2013, it was given a new look, with a new typeface. The average circulation for The Sun on Sunday in March 2014 was 1,686,840; but in May 2015 The Mail on Sunday sold more copies for the first time, an average of 28,650 over those of its rival: 1,497,855 to 1,469,195. Roy Greenslade issued some caveats over the May 2015 figures, but believes the weekday Daily Mail will overtake The Sun in circulation during 2016.
Does it look like the Sun will continue to out circulate the Daily Mail in 2016?
Who believes that this will be true?
Where is the paper usually distributed?
Was there a new version started around 2012?
Why was it launched?
Did it do anything else to involving that paper?
What was the largest demographic that bought the Sun around 2013?
Was it a scandal free paper?
What is an example of one?
Was the appearance ever changed?
When?
When did it outsell other papers for the first time since it slipped to second?
No
Daily Mail will overtake The Sun in circulation during 2016.
Roy Greenslade
Roy Greenslade
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The Sun on Sunday
The Sun on Sunday
replace the closed News of the World,
 replace the closed News of the World,
employing some of its former journalists
employing some of its former journalists
1,686,840
1,686,840
No, The Sun has been involved in many controversies
The Sun has been involved in many controversies 
overage of the 1989 Hillsborough football stadium disaster.
overage of the 1989 Hillsborough football stadium disaster.
Yes, it was given a new look, with a new typeface.
 it was given a new look, with a new typeface.
late 2013
late 2013
May 2015
 May 2015