The Daily Telegraph is a daily broadsheet newspaper distributed throughout the United Kingdom and internationally.
It was founded in 1855 as The Daily Telegraph and Courier by Col. Arthur B. Sleigh, mostly as a way to air a personal grievance Sleigh had against Prince George, Duke of Cambridge.
From 1986 to January 2004, The Daily Telegraph was controlled by Canadian businessman Conrad Black. The paper is now owned by David and Frederick Barclay (better known as “the Barclay brothers“). In early 2008, the Telegraph was the top-selling newspaper among British broadsheets, with a certified average daily circulation of 842,912. The circulation for August 2010 was 673,010. The paper was reported to have made a £55 million operating profit in 2011.