August 30: Top 10 US Newspaper Circulations

The Wall Street Journal and New York Times retain the largest daily print circulations in the US.

Source: Press Gazette
Published: June 2022

Top 10 US Newspaper Circulations

As of the first quarter of 2022, U.S. newspaper circulation has fallen 12% year-over-year. The most popular newspapers—the Wall Street Journal (#1), the New York Times (#2), and the USA Today (#3)—have not avoided the drastic decline of print readership.

These numbers do not include digital subscriptions.

The New York Post has proven to be one of the most resilient of the papers, with only a 2% decrease.

Newspaper: Wall Street Journal
Average Print Circulation: 697,000
Year-on-year Change: -11%

Newspaper: New York Times
Average Print Circulation: 330,000
Year-on-year Change: -9%

Newspaper: USA Today
Average Print Circulation: 159,000
Year-on-year Change: -13%

Newspaper: Washington Post
Average Print Circulation: 159,000
Year-on-year Change: -12%

Newspaper: New York Post
Average Print Circulation: 147,000
Year-on-year Change: -2%

Newspaper: Los Angeles Times
Average Print Circulation: 142,000
Year-on-year Change: -14%

Newspaper: Chicago Tribune*
Average Print Circulation: 106,000
Year-on-year Change: -16%

Newspaper: Star Tribune
Average Print Circulation: 104,000
Year-on-year Change: -9%

Newspaper: Tampa Bay Times**
Average Print Circulation: 102,000
Year-on-year Change: -25%

Most figures are average Monday-Friday figures for the six months to March 2022. 
*Figures for the Chicago Tribune are for the six months to September 2021. 
**The Tampa Bay Times’ average circulation figure is for Wednesdays (it is no longer a daily newspaper) 

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