| Rank | Newspaper | Total Circulation | (of which) free Pickup | Paid Circulation % |
| 1 | (London) Evening Standard | 608,533 | 608,533 | 0 |
| 2 | (West Midlands) Express & Star | 120,344 | 0 | 100.0 |
| 3 | Manchester Evening News | 108,673 | 0 | - |
| 4 | Liverpool Echo | 88,519 | 0 | 100.0 |
| 5 | Belfast Telegraph | 66,242 | 8,008 | 83.1 |
| 6 | Shropshire Star | 63,107 | 0 | 100.0 |
| 7 | (Newcastle upon Tyne) Evening Chronicle | 60,554 | 0 | 99.4 |
| 8 | Evening Times (Glasgow) | 59,365 | 0 | 100.0 |
| 9 | Leicester Mercury | 58,284 | 0 | 98.5 |
| 10 | (Stoke on Trent) The Sentinel | 54,287 | 0 | 99.5 |
Source: ABC July-December 2009
Note: A calculated Mon-Sat figure has been used for Manchester Evening News, but paid/free splits are unavailable
Due to a change in the (London) Evening Standard model from paid-for to free pick-up during the six month period, the December 2009 circulation figure has been quoted.