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| Type | Dailynewspaper (Except Sundays) |
|---|---|
| Format | Tabloid |
| Owner | Reach plc |
| Editor | Graeme Brown |
| Founded | 1870 (asBirmingham Daily Mail) |
| Language | English |
| City | Birmingham |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Circulation | 3,965 (as of 2024)[1] |
| Website | birminghamlive |
TheBirmingham Mail (branded theBlack Country Mail in theBlack Country andBirmingham Live online) is atabloidnewspaper based inBirmingham,[2] England, but distributed around Birmingham, theBlack Country, andSolihull and parts ofWarwickshire,Worcestershire andStaffordshire.[3]
The newspaper was founded as theBirmingham Daily Mail in 1870,[4] in April 1963 it became known as theBirmingham Evening Mail and Despatch after merging with theBirmingham Evening Despatch[5] and was titled theBirmingham Evening Mail from 1967 until October 2005.[6] TheMail is published Monday to Saturday; theSunday Mercury is a sister paper published on a Sunday.[7]
The newspaper is owned byReach plc,[8] who also own theDaily Mirror[9] and theBirmingham Post,[10] the weekly business tabloid sold in the Birmingham area.[11]
In 2018, theBirmingham Mail rebranded its online presence, including its website and app, as Birmingham Live.[12]
In 2023, BirminghamLive won in the communities and campaigning categories of the RegionalPress Awards.[13]
In 2024, BirminghamLive became the largest regional publisher in the UK with 11 million monthly visitors.[14]
The currentBirmingham Mail editor isGraeme Brown,[15] who is also editor-in-chief of theBirmingham Post, theSunday Mercury, and their sister websiteBirminghamLive.[16]
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