World[]
The world's largest papers are mainly in Asia.
Links (source for the following figures is the the World Association of Newspapers):
- Top 100 papers, in order by country
- Chart of top 10 papers
- Top 100 newspapers, at the World Association of Newspapers
- Asia's largest 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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