Den 12. februar 2016 annoncerede avisen at man ville stoppe med at udgive den trykte udgave af ''The Independent''. Den sidste trykte udgave af The Independent on Sunday udkom den 20. marts og den efterfølgende lørdag udkom den sidste udgave af The Independent. Fremover findes The Independent kun som online medie.<ref name="bbc">
{{Kilde nyheder |title=Independent to cease as print edition |first=David |last=Sillito |url=http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-35561145 |newspaper=BBC News |date=12. februar 2016 |accessdate=4. maj 2016|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160212214611/http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-35561145 |archivedate=12. februar 2016}}</ref><ref name="guardian">
{{Kilde nyheder |title=Independent and Independent on Sunday print closures confirmed |first=Mark |last=Sweney |url=http://www.theguardian.com/media/2016/feb/12/independent-and-independent-on-sunday-closures-confirmed |newspaper=The Guardian |date=12. februar 2016 |accessdate=4. maj 2016|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160408214438/http://www.theguardian.com/media/2016/feb/12/independent-and-independent-on-sunday-closures-confirmed|archivedate=8. april 2016}}</ref><ref name="telegraph">{{Kilde nyheder |title=The Independent newspaper confirms an end to print production |first=Ashley |last=Armstrong |url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/mediatechnologyandtelecoms/12153947/The-Independent-newspaper-confirms-an-end-to-print-production.html |newspaper=The Telegraph |date=12. februar 2016 |accessdate=4. maj 2016|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160402232923/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/mediatechnologyandtelecoms/12153947/The-Independent-newspaper-confirms-an-end-to-print-production.html|archivedate=2. april 2016}}</ref>
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