LAT is Now Fifth-Largest Newspaper

The Audit Bureau of Circulations released their latest circulation numbers Tuesday and the Los Angeles Times is now the fifth-largest newspaper in the country. The numbers were calculated by averaging weekday and Sunday circulation from April to September. During that time period, LAT weekday circulation was 572,998 and 905,920 on Sunday. Daily circulation is down more than five percent from 605,243. Sunday circulation is also down more than four percent. After the jump are the circulation numbers for the 25 largest newspapers. 1. The Wall Street Journal — 2,096,169 weekday; no Sunday edition. 2. USA Today — 1,784,242 weekday; no Sunday edition. 3. The New York Times — 1,150,589 weekday; 1,645,152 Sunday. 4. Daily News of New York — 605,677 weekday (includes 4,580 branded editions); 667,638 Sunday (includes 746 branded editions). 5. Los Angeles Times — 572,998 weekday; 905,920 Sunday. 6. San Jose (Calif.) Mercury News — 527,568 weekday (includes 343,550 branded editions); 602,566 Sunday (includes 383,314 branded editions). 7. New York Post — 512,067 weekday; 379,673 Sunday. 8. The Washington Post — 507,465 weekday; 846,019 Sunday (includes 119,029 branded editions). 9. Chicago Tribune — 425,370 weekday; 781,128 Sunday. 10. The Dallas Morning News — 409,642 weekday (includes 154,029 branded editions); 374,653 Sunday (includes 12,519 branded editions). 11. Newsday of Long Island, N.Y. — 404,542 weekday; 476,723 Sunday. 12. Chicago Sun-Times — 389,353 weekday (includes 152,982 branded editions); 400,506 Sunday (includes 167,061 branded editions). 13. Houston Chronicle — 369,710 weekday (includes 40,897 branded editions); 911,564 Sunday (includes 392,409 branded editions). 14. The Denver Post — 353,115 weekday (includes 9,935 branded editions); 538,133 Sunday (includes 42,961 branded editions). 15. The Philadelphia Inquirer — 331,134 weekday (includes 70,759 branded editions); 482,457 Sunday. 16. Star Tribune of Minneapolis — 298,147 weekday; 543,633 Sunday (includes 25,538 branded editions). 17. The Arizona Republic of Phoenix — 292,838 weekday; 472,200 Sunday. 18. The Orange County (Calif.) Register — 270,809 weekday (includes 97,867 branded editions); 397,764 Sunday (includes 113,767 branded editions). 19. The Plain Dealer of Cleveland — 243,299 weekday; 403,945 Sunday (includes 59,856 branded editions). 20. The Seattle Times — 242,814 weekday; 333,937 Sunday. 21. The Oregonian of Portland — 242,784 weekday; 300,922 Sunday. 22. St. Petersburg (Fla.) Times — 240,024 weekday; 403,229 Sunday. 23. Detroit Free Press — 234,579 weekday, 639,350 Sunday (includes 151,397 branded editions). 24. San Francisco Chronicle — 220,515 weekday; 287,266 Sunday. 25. The San Diego Union-Tribune — 219,347 weekday; 293,423 Sunday.

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LAT is Now Fifth-Largest Newspaper

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