
As of January 2021, 204 media outlets were registered in the Karaganda region (37 state-owned, 167 private).
Out of 204 media outlets: 41 are electronic (34 operating), 154 print media (129 operating), 8 news agencies, 1 online publication.
Of the total number of print media (newspapers - 99, magazines - 55), 92 editions are registered in Karaganda, 12 in Zhezkazgan, in Satpayev-5, in Balkhash - 6, in Temirtau - 20, in Shakhtinsk - 1, Saran-3, Priozersk - 2, Karazhal - 1, in Abay district -2, Karkaralinsky district -1, Nurinsky district -1, Bukharzhyrausky district -2, Shetsky district -2 , Zhanaarkinsky district-1, Aktogay district -1, Ulytau district -1, Osakarovsky district - 1.
46 media outlets have a socio-political thematic focus in the region (31 print media, 10 TV channels, 5 news agencies), information - 89, advertising - 30, religious - 7, youth and children - 8, scientific - 24.
Electronic media include 13 TV channels (Karaganda - 4, Temirtau - 3, Balkhash -2, Zhezkazgan -2, Satpayev-2), 21 cable TV operators, 7 radio companies).