The Guardian has become the first British news organisation to declare reaching 1m paying digital readers. The Guardian announced that, as of the end of November, it had 419,541 digital subscriptions and 580,494 recurring contributions, for a total of 1,000,035. 

In the 12 months to November, The Guardian said it had received 476,006 one-off, non-recurring contributions. This figure, as well as its 114,251 print subscriptions, do not count towards the 1m total.

The newsgroup said that more than half of its “digital recurring support base” is now based outside of the UK. Its largest non-British markets are the US, Australia and the rest of Europe.

The Guardian becomes the world’s sixth English-language news publisher to announce reaching 1m paying online readers, after the New York Times, Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, Gannett and the Athletic.