Circulation of the Nation's 20 Biggest Newspapers.

AP ^ | 11/03/03 | AP

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Circulation of the Nation's 20 Biggest Newspapers The Associated Press Published: Nov 3, 2003

Average weekday circulation of the nation's 20 biggest newspapers for the six months ended Sept. 30, as reported Monday by the Audit Bureau of Circulations. The percentage changes are from the comparable year-ago period.

1. USA Today, 2,246,996, up 0.7 percent

2. The Wall Street Journal, 2,091,062, up 16.1 percent (a)

3. The New York Times, 1,118,565, up 0.5 percent

4. Los Angeles Times, 955,211, down 1.1 percent (b)

5. The Washington Post, 732,872, down 1.9 percent

6. New York Daily News, 729,124, up 2.1 percent

7. New York Post, 652,426, up 10.6 percent

8. Chicago Tribune, 613,509 (NM)

9. Newsday of New York's Long Island, 580,069, up 0.2 percent

10. Houston Chronicle, 553,018, up 0.2 percent (b)

11. The Dallas Morning News, 525,441, up 0.7 percent

12. San Francisco Chronicle, 512,640, up 0.1 percent

13. Chicago Sun-Times, 481,798, up 0.5 percent

14. The Boston Globe, 450,538, down 3.7 percent

15. The Arizona Republic, 432,284, down 3.7 percent (b)

16. The Star-Ledger of Newark, N.J., 408,672 (NM)

17. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, 382,421, up 0.2 percent

18. Star Tribune of Minneapolis-St. Paul, 380,354, up 0.3 percent (b)

19. The Philadelphia Inquirer, 376,493, up 0.7 percent

20. The Plain Dealer, Cleveland, 365,288, up 0.4 percent (b)

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(a) Beginning with this reporting period, The Wall Street Journal's total paid subscription figure includes subscribers to its online edition that meet the qualifications for paid subscription under ABC guidelines. In this period, 290,412 online subscribers qualified under the ABC's definition. Without the online subscribers, the amount of paid print subscribers - 1,800,650 - was essentially unchanged from the same period a year ago.

(b) Includes Saturday circulation

(NM) Change from year-ago period too small to be meaningful in percentage terms.

Source: Audit Bureau of Circulations.

[SamAdams76]

Only newspaper (other than WSJ) with a significant increase is the Murdoch-owned NY Post, which leans conservative. A whopping 10.6% increase and no other paper comes close to that.

Here in Boston, the Murdoch-owned Herald is also doing well but it still lags significantly behind the fish-wrap Globe. I think the Herald would do better if they toned down the celebrity crap and printed more hard news.

[Paladin2]

WOW, NYC/NJ is quite the newspaper place.

Interesting that some (WSJ, Post) are growing faster than others (NYT).( :-)>

[angry elephant]

I heard a saying a while ago that the people that think they run the world read the New York Times. The people who do run the world read the Wall Street Journal.

[Neanderthal]

(a) Beginning with this reporting period, The Wall Street Journal's total paid subscription figure includes subscribers to its online edition that meet the qualifications for paid subscription under ABC guidelines. In this period, 290,412 online subscribers qualified under the ABC's definition. Without the online subscribers, the amount of paid print subscribers - 1,800,650 - was essentially unchanged from the same period a year ago.

WSJ circulation was unchanged.

[AZLiberty]

How does FreeRepublic compare?

[LenS]

Wow, the Philly Inquirer didn't shrink for once. Of course, that gain was only about 2,600 subscriptions. It's amazing how a paper with no real competition in one of the biggest cities (and largest overall markets) can only manage 19th place.

[oceanview]

its because of the mass transit systems. everyone on the train reads a newspaper.

[oceanview]

FR should develop a pocketPC version of the site, to use on PDAs over wireless networks, a big growth area.

[Rightone]

WSJ nearly twice the circulation of the NY Times and the LA Times.

Didn't know that and that is GOOD news.

[oceanview]

except that the major network news outfits figure out what to put on the air by reading the NYT, not the Journal. the NYT could have a circulation of 100,000, their reach would still be massive, the are at the nucleus of the cabal.

[Dan from Michigan]

No Detroit Free Press??? Despite 4 Million is the Tri County area? 4.5 Million if you include Washtenaw County in it...

Good.............

[SouthCarolinaKit]

It must be the advertising revenue that's down for the NYTIMES. . . 5%. I can not believe that this error-filled rag has increased it's circulation but then, it's bought by the same people who elected Schumer and Hillary.

[eddie willers]

I think it is legit to include the WSJ online subscriptions as, unlike the other fishwraps, you really do have to pay to get their paper.

There version is just another means of distribution.

[Loyal Buckeye]

THE new york TIMES has a surprisingly low circulation, considering it is mailed all over the country. Way too much power for its size.

[Azzurri]

No Detroit Free Press??? Despite 4 Million is the Tri County area? 4.5 Million if you include Washtenaw County in it...

The Detroit Free Press had a circulation of over 400,000 back in 2001, which would've put them 17th on this list. If they truly dropped out of the top 20 it would mean a 10% decline in circulation in only two years.

[jocon307]

"NYC/NJ is quite the newspaper place."

We are densley populated, and we love our papers, we used to have bunches more!

And my kid was named an "Athelete of the Week" by the Star Ledger, how happy are we to see it's #16 in the land?

Forgive my proud mom boasting, I can't help it.

[Rightone]

except that the major network news outfits figure out what to put on the air by reading the NYT, not the Journal. the NYT could have a circulation of 100,000, their reach would still be massive, the are at the nucleus of the cabal.

After reading your reply above, I have to admit you are right. Thanks for the online slap across the face. I was just initially happy to see those results! :)

[browardchad]

I think it is legit to include the WSJ online subscriptions as, unlike the other fishwraps, you really do have to pay to get their paper.

Agreed.

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