The Independent is a British online newspaper. It was established in 1986 as a national morning printed paper. Nicknamed the Indy, it began as a broadsheet and changed to tabloid format in 2003. The last printed edition was published on Saturday 26 March 2016, leaving only the online edition.
The daily edition was named National Newspaper of the Year at the 2004 British Press Awards. The Independent won the Brand of the Year Award in The Drum Awards for Online Media 2023.