The Chosun Ilbo

The Chosun Ilbo
The Chosun Ilbo Building in Gwanghwamun Plaza (2012)
TypeDaily newspaper
FormatBroadsheet
Owner(s)ChosunMedia
Founder(s)Sin Sogu
PresidentBang Sang-Hun
EditorPark Doo-Sik
Founded5 March 1920
Political alignment
LanguageKorean
HeadquartersJung District, Seoul, South Korea
Circulation
  • 5,262,070 news subscribers
  • 4,000,000+ digital-only
  • 1,212,208 print
  • 49,862 print for child
Websitechosun.com (in Korean)
english.chosun.com (in English)
Korean name
Hangul
조선일보
Hanja
朝鮮日報
RRJoseon ilbo
MRChosŏn ilbo

The Chosun Ilbo (Korean: 조선일보, lit.'Korea Daily Newspaper'), also known as The Chosun Daily, is a Korean-language newspaper of record for South Korea and among the oldest active newspapers in the country. With a daily circulation of more than 1,800,000, The Chosun Ilbo has been audited annually since the Audit Bureau of Circulations was established in 1993. The Chosun Ilbo and its subsidiary company, Digital Chosun, operate the Chosun.com news website, which also publishes news in English, Chinese, and Japanese.