Lebedev's i Overtakes Indy For the First Time

The Audit Bureau of Circulations said today (12 August) the 20p, cut-price title had an average circulation of 183,677 last month – a month-on-month increase of 6%.

Sister title The Independent – now under the editorship of the title’s former deputy editor Chris Blackhurst – reported a headline circulation figure of 182,881, an increase of 3.51% month on month, but down 0.59% year on year.

The Independent also gave away 75,016 copies in the month, helping to inflate its headline circulation, while the i gave away 7,770.

The figures show the i, which launched last year, overtook its sister title for the first time in July.