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The world's largest papers are mainly in Asia.

Links (source for the following figures is the the World Association of Newspapers):

Europe[]

Newspaper, Country, Circulation in thousands

Bild Germany 3,867

The Sun United Kingdom 2,419

Daily Mail UK 2,093

The Mirror UK 1,597

Kronen Zeitung Austria 1,009

WAZ Mediengruppe Germany 1,001

Komsomolskaya Pravda Russia 817

Ouest France France 783

De Telegraaf The Netherlands 753

Moskovskiy Komsomolets Russia 750

Daily Express UK 720

Daily Star UK 705

Zeitungsgruppe Koln Germany 628

Trud Russia 613

Source: World Association of Newspapers

U.S. circulation change[]

Change in daily circulation from Sept. 30, 1996, to Sept. 30, 2004:

USA Today
  • Change: 39.5 percent
  • 1996 circulation: 1,591,629
  • 2004 circulation: 2,220,863
Wall Street Journal
  • Change: 18.1 percent
  • 1996 circulation: 1,783,532
  • 2004 circulation: 2,106,774
New York Times
  • Change: 4.7 percent
  • 1996 circulation: 1,071,120
  • 2004 circulation: 1,121,057
New York Daily News
  • Change: -2.6 percent
  • 1996 circulation: 734,277
  • 2004 circulation: 715,052
Washington Post
  • Change: -10.3 percent
  • 1996 circulation: 789,198
  • 2004 circulation: 707,690
Los Angeles Times
  • Change: -12.3 percent
  • 1996 circulation: 1,029,073
  • 2004 circulation: 902,164

Sources: Detroit Free Press JobsPage, 1996 and 2004

Largest U.S. papers[]

These are the top 10 U.S.newspapers by largest reported circulation,.

The following information is given: rank, publication name; publisher name; city, state; frequency; largest reported circulation.

Source: Audit Bureau of Circulations, retrieved July 2, 2007.

1. USA Today; Gannett Company Inc.; Washington, DC; Fri M; 2,524,965

2. The Wall Street Journal; Dow Jones & Co. Inc.; New York, NY; Mon M; 2,068,439

3. New York Times; New York Times Co.; New York, NY; Sun; 1,627,062

4. Los Angeles Times; Tribune Publishing Co.; Los Angeles, CA; Sun; 1,173,096

5. Chicago Tribune; Tribune Publishing Co.; Chicago, IL; Sun; 940,620

6. The Washington Post; Washington Post Co.; Washington, DC; Sun; 929,921

7. New York Daily News; New York Daily News; New York, NY; Sun; 775,543

8. New York Post; New York Post Corp. New York, NY; Mon M; 741,099

[9.] Denver Post / Rocky Mountain News; Media News Group Inc. (indicates joint operating agreement under Newspaper Preservation Act of 1970); Denver, CO; Sun; 704,168

10. Philadelphia Inquirer; Philadelphia Media Holdings LLC; Philadelphia, PA; Sun; 688,670

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