Among Swedish national morning newspapers, Svenska Dagbladet has the second largest circulation with its 200.000 copies per day. The number of readers per day is 490.000.

Svenska Dagbladet has three different sections: News, Business and Cultural. It has been awarded the best Swedish newspaper 2005 and best designed newspaper in Sweden 2006 and 2007 and also got The Swedish Pulitzer prize 2003 and 2004.

Svenska Dagbladets webbsite SvD.se was awarded Swedens Best Media Site 2007.

The stated position of the editorial page is independently moderate, which means it is independent but adheres to the liberal conservatism of the Moderate Party.

Svenska Dagbladet has 430 employees.

SvD has since 1925 awarded an athlete-of-the-year or a team with the Svenska Dagbladet Gold Medal.