South America: 16 titles
In 1995 there was only one free newspaper published in South America: MetroNews in Sao Paolo (Brazil). In 2000 the number increased to 6, three years ago 10 titles were published. In 2008 there were 16 titles in 6 countries.
In Middle America there are also free dailies in Mexico (since 2000) and the Dominican Republic (since 2001). In total 5 titles are published in both countries.
March 29th, 2008 at 7:27 pm
A key question is what keeps the free newspapers afloat? How do they stay afloat?
We are considering introducing a free evening newspaper in Lagos, Nigeria, the second largest city state in sub-saharan Africa with a cosmopolitan population of 8m people.