• by Ray Schultz , February 19, 2024

The top news publications continue to command strong circ numbers. But almost all have declined in the past year, according to the Alliance for Audited Media, as reported by PressGazette.

Here are the top 25 print titles, their circ numbers and their declines YoY: 

1. Wall Street Journal—555,200 (-14%) 
2. New York Times—267,600 (-13%)
3. New York Post—131,200 (-8%) 
4. Washington Post—127,700 (-13%) 
5. USA Today—121,600 (-16%)
6. Los Angeles Times—105,700 (-17%)
7. Star Tribune—86,900 (-12%)
8. Newsday—83,500 (-10% 
9. Chicago Tribune—73,000 (-16%)
10. Seattle Times—71,700 (-13%) 
11. Honolulu Star-Advertiser—71,600 (-7%)
12. Tampa Bay Times—62,600 (-24%) 
13. Boston Globe—56,900 (-11%)
14. Dallas Morning News—52,200 (-13%) 
15. San Francisco Chronicle—50,800 (-6%) 
16. Houston Chronicle—48,100 (-17%) 
17. Arizona Republic—46,700 (-14%
18. Philadelphia Inquirer—45,300 (-19%)
19. Daily News—41,500 (18%)
20. Buffalo News—38,400 (-32%)
21. The San Diego Union-Tribune—37,800 (-14%)
22. Plain Dealer/Plain Dealer Sunday—37,000 (-21%)
23. The Star-Ledger—34,400 (-12%)