The average price to access paywalled news content is €14.12 per month, according to the latest data from the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism. Across six European markets and the US, this price has remained stable between 2017 and 2019. For reference, a basic Netflix subscription costs almost half as much, €7.77 per month on average.
The most expensive paywall can be found in the UK, at €17.45 per month, and the cheapest in Poland, at €9.27. Although the UK and Germany registered a steep drop in cost, all other markets saw an increase. This comes as digital...