Top 50 Newspapers in United States
This curated ranking covers the 50 largest newspapers in United States, ordered by estimated audience size from Rascasse's anonymized search-behavior signals. Out of 1,303 newspapers tracked in United States, the 50 ranked here account for the largest measured audience reach. Daily Mail, USA Today and The New York Times lead the list with a combined estimated audience of 82,390,737 people. Across all 50 entries the average audience size is 4,889,355, and the largest, Daily Mail, reaches around 30,244,801 people in United States. Audience size is the estimated number of unique people in United States who actively engage with each newspaper, derived from search demand signals. Rankings reflect search-behavior signals collected across United States and are refreshed weekly.
Ranking
| Rank | Name | Audience size | Country share | Subtype | Category |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Daily Mail |
30,244,801 | 39.2% | Newspaper | News |
| 2 |  USA Today |
29,494,745 | 70.3% | Newspaper | News |
| 3 |  The New York Times |
22,651,191 | 76.3% | Newspaper | News |
| 4 |  New York Post |
21,865,356 | 75.3% | Newspaper | News |
| 5 |  Los Angeles Times |
14,227,230 | 85.7% | Newspaper | News |
| 6 |  The Independent |
9,179,337 | 32.1% | Newspaper | News |
| 7 |  Focus |
9,047,740 | 17.1% | Newspaper | News |
| 8 |  The Guardian |
8,351,759 | 15.9% | Newspaper | News |
| 9 |  Dernières Nouvelles d'Alsace |
6,993,165 | 20.2% | Newspaper | News |
| 10 |  The Atlantic |
6,436,701 | 43.8% | Newspaper | News |
| 11 |  The Raw Story |
5,119,321 | 82.3% | Newspaper | News |
| 12 |  The Washington Examiner |
3,309,487 | 95.0% | Newspaper | News |
| 13 |  Eenadu |
3,223,071 | 24.7% | Newspaper | News |
| 14 |  Daily Mirror |
3,051,769 | 10.9% | Newspaper | News |
| 15 |  Star Tribune |
3,044,552 | 97.5% | Newspaper | News |
| 16 |  Daily News and Analysis |
2,892,410 | 14.0% | Newspaper | News |
| 17 |  The Jerusalem Post |
2,867,839 | 40.8% | Newspaper | News |
| 18 |  Algemeen Dagblad |
2,837,146 | 4.4% | Newspaper | News |
| 19 |  Financial Times |
2,797,188 | 15.9% | Newspaper | News |
| 20 |  Daily Express |
2,791,463 | 9.3% | Newspaper | News |
| 21 |  The Times |
2,714,360 | 12.3% | Newspaper | News |
| 22 |  Chicago Tribune |
2,709,554 | 89.5% | Newspaper | News |
| 23 |  Resumé (magazine) |
2,645,421 | 14.9% | Newspaper | News |
| 24 |  The Standard (Hong Kong) |
2,560,127 | 55.9% | Newspaper | News |
| 25 |  al.com |
2,444,109 | 90.8% | Newspaper | News |
| 26 |  Detroit Free Press |
2,395,564 | 93.6% | Newspaper | News |
| 27 |  The Times of India |
2,393,425 | 10.2% | Newspaper | News |
| 28 |  The Stranger (newspaper) |
2,194,234 | 12.7% | Newspaper | News |
| 29 |  El País |
2,126,385 | 6.3% | Newspaper | News |
| 30 |  Rapport (newspaper) |
2,043,600 | 93.7% | Newspaper | News |
| 31 |  Houston Chronicle |
1,965,268 | 96.8% | Newspaper | News |
| 32 |  San Francisco Chronicle |
1,948,512 | 91.5% | Newspaper | News |
| 33 |  South China Morning Post |
1,932,369 | 25.5% | Newspaper | News |
| 34 |  Now (newspaper) |
1,912,786 | 14.1% | Newspaper | News |
| 35 |  Automotive news |
1,647,793 | 18.4% | Newspaper | Internet & Social Media |
| 36 |  Defense News |
1,547,743 | 53.5% | Newspaper | Politics & Society |
| 37 |  Clarín (Argentine newspaper) |
1,473,746 | 7.1% | Newspaper | News |
| 38 |  The Manila Times |
1,454,768 | 65.1% | Newspaper | News |
| 39 |  The Boston Globe |
1,449,231 | 81.1% | Newspaper | News |
| 40 |  Hispanic Society of America |
1,409,587 | 86.1% | Newspaper | News |
| 41 |  San Antonio Express-News |
1,384,064 | 99.4% | Newspaper | News |
| 42 |  BBC News |
1,376,591 | 6.2% | Newspaper | Movies & TV |
| 43 |  Deseret News |
1,372,432 | 95.4% | Newspaper | News |
| 44 |  The Times-Picayune |
1,318,374 | 98.3% | Newspaper | News |
| 45 |  Sun-Sentinel |
1,309,898 | 98.1% | Newspaper | News |
| 46 | Education Week |
1,304,621 | 89.3% | Newspaper | News |
| 47 |  Army Times |
1,303,548 | 86.2% | Newspaper | News |
| 48 |  The Advocate |
1,247,484 | 67.2% | Newspaper | News |
| 49 |  Marca (newspaper) |
1,234,848 | 4.0% | Newspaper | News |
| 50 |  The Washington Times |
1,221,051 | 91.7% | Newspaper | News |
Frequently asked questions
How is this Top 50 list compiled?
Rascasse aggregates anonymized search-behavior signals across United States and ranks each newspaper by its estimated audience size. Only entries with at least 5 measured entities are listed.
How often is the list updated?
The ranking is refreshed weekly from the latest search-behavior data and re-published as a static page.
What is the largest newspaper in United States?
Daily Mail currently leads with an estimated audience of 30,244,801 people in United States.
Methodology
Audience sizes are estimated from anonymized search-behavior signals across United States. Lists below 5 entries are not published. See methodology for full details.