Newspaper Figures: Read All About 'em

Current daily circulation for the nation's largest newspapers; [] denotes '96 levels

1. The Wall Street Journal 1,837,194 [1,840,886]
2. USA Today 1,662,060 [1,617,743]
3. The New York Times 1,107,168 [1,157,656]
4. Los Angeles Times 1,068,812 [1,021,121]
5. Washington Post 818,231 [883,247]
6. New York Daily News 728,107 [758,509]
7. Chicago Tribune 664,586 [667,909]
8. Newsday 559,233 [555,203]
9. Houston Chronicle 549,856 [551,553]
10. San Francisco Chronicle 494,093 [493,942]
11. Chicago Sun-Times 491,143 [501,113]
12. Dallas Morning News 489,338 [494,266]
13. Arizona Republic 479,888 [399,830]
14. Boston Globe 466,317 [486,403]
15. New York Post 428,401 [418,255]
16. Philadelphia Inq 422,829 [446,842]
17. Newark Star-Ledger 402,331 [433,317]
    Source: Audit Bureau of Circulation