Data on total number of print newspapers and total circulation in Norway are based on the report Avisåret, written by media researcher Sigurd Høst. Høst annually compiles information about all Norwegian newspapers published minimum once a week. Comprehensive statistics is presented every year in the report, which is published by Volda University College.

Total circulation is based on average circulation per issue, not including Sunday editions. 2014 onwards the total includes circulation of the newspapers' paid online editions. From 2018 circulation figures are reported twice a year, for six-month periods, instead of a whole year, and more sales with discounts are included than before. In the table below data for the last six months every year is used. Circulation of the premium online edition of Norway's largest newspaper, VG+, is included from 2017. The changes contribute to a significant rise in total circulation.

Comparative circulation data for Norway and the other Nordic countries can be found at Nordicom.