20 top US newspaper's circulation

Top 20 Papers By Circulation, According to New FAS-FAX
By E&P Staff
Published: November 07, 2005 11:11 AM ET
NEW YORK

The numbers are in, and they're not good. Eighteen out of the top 20 papers reported weekday circulation losses in the most recent FAS-FAX report, including sharp drops at the San Francisco Chronicle (-16.58%) and the Boston Globe (-8.25%). Below are average weekday circulation (Table 1) and Sunday circulation (Table 2) figures of America's 20 biggest newspapers for the six-month period ended Sept. 30, as reported Monday by the Audit Bureau of Circulations.

Average Weekday Circulation


Newspaper Sept. 2005 Circ Gain/Loss Change

USA Today 2,296,335 -13,518 -0.59%
The Wall Street Journal 2,083,660 -23,114 -1.10%
The New York Times 1,126,190 5,133 0.46%
Los Angeles Times 843,432 -33,184 -3.79%
Daily News, New York 688,584 -26,468 -3.70%
The Washington Post 678,779 -28,991 -4.09%
New York Post 662,681 -11,708 -1.74%
Chicago Tribune 586,122 -14,866 -2.47%
Houston Chronicle (M-S) 521,419 -33,367 -6.01%
Boston Globe 414,225 -37,246 -8.25%
Arizona Republic (M-S) 411,043 -2,225 -0.54%
San Francisco Chronicle (M-S) 400,906 -79,681 -16.58%
Star-Ledger (N.J.) 400,092 50 0.01%
Star Tribune (Minn.) (M-S) 374,528 -961 -0.26%
Atlanta Journal-Constitution 362,426 -34,674 -8.73%
Philadelphia Inquirer 357,679 -11,635 -3.15%
Detroit Free-Press 341,248 -7,590 -2.18%
Cleveland Plain-Dealer 339,055 -15,845 -4.46%
Oregonian (Portland, Ore.) 33,515 -4,192 -1.24%
San Diego Union-Tribune 314,279 -20,908 -6.24%

* Changes are calculated based on FAS-FAX circulation numbers for the same period in 2004. The Dallas Morning News, Chicago Sun-Times, Newsday, and the Spanish-language newspaper Hoy deferred filing for the period pending completion of their next six-month audit. The first three papers had previously been in the top 20.


Sunday Circulation - Newspaper Sept. 2005 Circ Gain/Loss Change

USA Today N/A N/A N/A
Wall Street Journal N/A N/A N/A
New York Times 1,682,644 2,061 0.12%
Los Angeles Times 1,247,588 -44,686 -3.46%
Daily News (New York) 781,375 -5,577 -0.71%
Washington Post 965,919 -41,568 -4.13%
New York Post 425,279 -28,862 -6.36%
Chicago Tribune 950,582 -13,345 -1.38%
Houston Chronicle 708,312 -29,268 -3.97%
Boston Globe 652,146 -55,667 -7.86%
Arizona Republic 517,699 -13,052 -2.46%
San Francisco Chronicle 467,216 -73,104 -13.53%
Star-Ledger (N.J.) 600,262 -7,995 -1.31%
Star Tribune (Minn.) 636,977 -41,673 -6.14%
Atlanta Journal-Constitution 570,126 -29,829 -4.97%
Philadelphia Inquirer 714,609 -36,171 -4.82%
Detroit Free-Press N/A N/A N/A
Cleveland Plain-Dealer 457,049 -22,082 -4.61%
Oregonian (Portland, Ore.) 394,992 -10,303 -2.54%
San Diego Union-Tribune 416,682 -17,291 -3.98%

* Changes are calculated based on FAS-FAX circulation numbers for the same period in 2004. The Dallas Morning News, Chicago Sun-Times, Newsday, and the Spanish-language newspaper Hoy deferred filing for the period pending completion of their next six-month audit. The first three papers had previously been in the top 20.

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