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List of newspapers in the United States

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A girl holding a copy of The Washington Post, reporting the Apollo 11 Moon landing on July 21, 1969

As of 2024, the United States had 1,033[1] daily newspapers that were printed and distributed in the nation.[2] Newspapers' audiences can be nationwide, regional, local, or focused on particular demographic groups and interests. While traditionally focused on printed publications, many major newspapers now have significantly more online subscribers than print readers.[3]

Top 10 newspapers by subscribers and print circulation

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The following is a list of the top 10 newspapers in the United States by average weekday circulation and paid subscribers in 2023.[4][3]

Newspaper Primary service area Headquarters Total Subscribers Print circulation Year Owner Nameplate
The New York Times New York Metro Area, National,

International

New York City 11,310,400 11,060,000 250,400[5] 1851 The New York Times Company
The Wall Street Journal New York Metro Area, National,

International

New York City 3,643,700 3,170,000 473,700[6] 1889 News Corp
The Washington Post Washington Metropolitan Area, National Washington, D.C. 2,611,200 2,500,000 111,200[7] 1887 Nash Holdings
USA Today National McLean, Virginia 2,103,600 2,000,000 103,600[8] 1982 Gannett Company
Chicago Tribune Chicago metropolitan area Chicago, Illinois 496,500 436,000 60,500[9] 1847 Tribune Publishing Company
Los Angeles Times Los Angeles Metropolitan Area El Segundo, California 354,100 275,000[10] 79,100[11] 1881 Nant Capital
The Boston Globe Boston Metropolitan Area Boston, Massachusetts 305,680 254,880 50,800[12] 1872 Boston Globe Media Partners
Minnesota Star Tribune Twin Cities (Minneapolis–St. Paul) Minneapolis, Minnesota 177,700 100,000 77,700[13] 1867 Star Tribune Media Company
New York Post New York Metro Area New York City 122,100 n/a 122,100[14] 1801 News Corp
Newsday Long Island, New York Melville, New York 106,300 31,000[15] 75,300[16] 1940 Newsday Media Group

Longest-running newspapers

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United States newspapers by state and territory

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List of lists of newspapers:

Other lists of American newspapers

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By specialty

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By language

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Defunct

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "The State of Local News 2024 | Local News Initiative". localnewsinitiative.northwestern.edu. Retrieved June 28, 2025.
  2. ^ "Newspaper Circulation Volume". Newspaper Association of America. September 4, 2012. Archived from the original on January 20, 2016. Retrieved January 20, 2016.
  3. ^ a b Majid, Aisha (June 26, 2023). "Top 25 US newspaper circulations: Largest print titles fall 14% in year to March 2023". Press Gazette. Retrieved November 6, 2023.
  4. ^ Majid, Aisha (April 6, 2023). "Mail joins 100k Club: Exclusive ranking of world's top paywalled news publishers". Press Gazette. Retrieved November 6, 2023.
  5. ^ Maher, Bron (February 25, 2025). "US newspaper circulations 2024: LA Times loses quarter of print circulation in a year". Press Gazette. Retrieved June 27, 2025.
  6. ^ Maher, Bron (February 25, 2025). "US newspaper circulations 2024: LA Times loses quarter of print circulation in a year". Press Gazette. Retrieved June 27, 2025.
  7. ^ Maher, Bron (February 25, 2025). "US newspaper circulations 2024: LA Times loses quarter of print circulation in a year". Press Gazette. Retrieved June 27, 2025.
  8. ^ Maher, Bron (February 25, 2025). "US newspaper circulations 2024: LA Times loses quarter of print circulation in a year". Press Gazette. Retrieved June 27, 2025.
  9. ^ Maher, Bron (February 25, 2025). "US newspaper circulations 2024: LA Times loses quarter of print circulation in a year". Press Gazette. Retrieved June 27, 2025.
  10. ^ Scire, Sarah (January 13, 2025). "The L.A. Times sees subscriber bump during wildfire coverage, despite removing paywall". www.niemanlab.org/2025/01/the-l-a-times-sees-subscriber-bump-during-wildfire-coverage-despite-removing-paywall/. Retrieved June 27, 2025.
  11. ^ Maher, Bron (February 25, 2025). "US newspaper circulations 2024: LA Times loses quarter of print circulation in a year". Press Gazette. Retrieved June 27, 2025.
  12. ^ Maher, Bron (February 25, 2025). "US newspaper circulations 2024: LA Times loses quarter of print circulation in a year". Press Gazette. Retrieved June 27, 2025.
  13. ^ Maher, Bron (February 25, 2025). "US newspaper circulations 2024: LA Times loses quarter of print circulation in a year". Press Gazette. Retrieved June 27, 2025.
  14. ^ Maher, Bron (February 25, 2025). "US newspaper circulations 2024: LA Times loses quarter of print circulation in a year". Press Gazette. Retrieved June 27, 2025.
  15. ^ Tornoe, Rob (December 22, 2020). "Consumer View to the Business Pays Off for Newsday". Editor and Publisher. Retrieved June 27, 2025.
  16. ^ Maher, Bron (February 25, 2025). "US newspaper circulations 2024: LA Times loses quarter of print circulation in a year". Press Gazette. Retrieved June 27, 2025.
  17. ^ About Us", Press-Republican. Originally published as the Plattsburgh Republican, then became the Press-Republican after a merger on October 5, 1942.
  18. ^ Sereno, Dave (February 28, 2015). "Repository set to celebrate 200 years". www.cantonrep.com. Retrieved October 11, 2024.
  19. ^ "Prospectus for the Columbus Enquirer, January 1828 | TSLAC". www.tsl.texas.gov. Retrieved January 18, 2018.
  20. ^ "Taunton Daily Gazette (Taunton [Mass.]) 1848-Current". www.loc.gov. Retrieved November 19, 2022.
  21. ^ "Deseret News". www.deseret.com. December 21, 2023. Retrieved April 13, 2024.
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