Mass media

Newspapers, radio and television. Number, annual, 2013–2025.

Published by the Ministry of Mass Media; read from CBSL Economic and Social Statistics.

Daily newspapers - sinhala7+16.7%
Daily newspapers - tamil7−12.5%
Daily newspapers - english70.0%
Weekly newspapers - sinhala21+10.5%
Weekly newspapers - tamil9−18.2%
Weekly newspapers - english80.0%
Televisions - no. of TV channels250.0%
Radios - no. of radio services510.0%

Daily newspapers - sinhala

number, annual. 2025: 7, +16.7% on a year earlier

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Published by the Ministry of Mass Media; read from CBSL Economic and Social Statistics.

* Calculated by Macro Lab from the published values.