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The newspaper with the highest print circulation in the United States in the six months running to September 2023 was The Wall Street Journal, with an average weekday print circulation of 555.2 thousand. Ranking second was The New York Times, followed by The New York Post. The paper in the ranking with the highest year-over-year drop in circulation was The Denver Post with a decline of 25 percent (although Buffalo News recorded a higher drop, data does not refer to September 2022 to September 2023, see notes).
Largest daily newspapers in the United States in the six months to September 2023, by average print circulation (in thousands)
| Characteristic | Circulation in thousands |
|---|---|
| Wall Street Journal | 555.2 |
| New York Times | 267.6 |
| New York Post | 131.2 |
| Washington Post | 127.7 |
| USA Today | 121.6 |
| Los Angeles Times | 105.7 |
| Star Tribune | 86.9 |
| Newsday | 83.5 |
| Chicago Tribune | 73 |
| Seattle Times | 71.7 |
| Honolulu Star-Advertiser | 71.6 |
| Tampa Bay Times | 62.6 |
| Boston Globe | 56.9 |
| Dallas Morning News | 52.2 |
| San Francisco Chronicle | 50.8 |
| Houston Chronicle | 48.1 |
| Arizona Republic | 46.7 |
| Philadelphia Inquirer | 45.3 |
| Daily News | 41.5 |
| Buffalo News* | 38.4 |
| The San Diego Union-Tribune | 37.8 |
| Plain Dealer/Plain Dealer Sunday | 37 |
| Denver Post* | 36.7 |
| Las Vegas Review Journal | 35.8 |
| The Star-Ledger | 34.4 |
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six months to September 2023
Supplementary notes
*Most recently available date comes from six months to March 2023, not September 2023.
Most circulation data reported refers to Monday-Friday averages of newspaper titles; Wednesday circulation data was used where other circulation data was not available.
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