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Top 20 U.S. Newspaper Companies by Circulation
Daily
Circulation1
Number
of Dailies
Sunday Circulation
Number
of Sunday Editions
Gannett Co. Inc.
6,377,565
74
5,695,303
59
Knight Ridder
3,641,410
34
5,000,206
29
Advance Publications Inc.
2,778,774
23
3,561,835
21
Times Mirror Co.
2,392,308
9
3,033,846
7
The New York Times Co.
2,368,193
21
3,275,123
17
Dow Jones & Co. Inc.
2,311,305
20
533,514
14
MediaNews Group
1,794,362
50
1,961,327
37
E.W. Scripps Co.
1,412,061
21
1,730,462
18
The McClatchy Company
1,323,256
11
1,851,245
11
Hearst Newspapers
1,295,600
12
2,482,529
11
Tribune Co.
1,244,587
4
1,839,728
4
Cox Enterprises Inc.
1,106,608
16
1,575,277
15
Thomson Newspapers Inc.
1,097,967
48
1,112,699
39
Belo
943,884
9
1,326,719
9
Freedom Communications Inc.
918,929
26
1,037,718
23
The Washington Post Co.
816,563
2
1,143,322
2
Central Newspapers
799,129
7
1,025,965
5
Media General Inc.
790,854
21
946,607
18
Copley Press Inc.
717,713
10
834,466
9
Hollinger International
716,732
15
615,349
7

Sources: Audit Bureau of Circulations FAS-FAX, Sept. 30, 1999; sworn statements; company records.
Note: Data reflect acquisitions and agreements through March 30, 2000, and does not reflect pending acquisition by Hearst of San Francisco Chronicle and pending merger of Tribune Company and Times Mirror Company.
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