The Contra Costa Times and Charleston Post and Courier were the biggest gainers in the latest look at the top newspapers on Facebook.
July marked the 12th month I have been tracking this data (for most papers on the list). Next month, I will take a look at which papers had the greatest growth from August 2010 to August 2011.
Some notes from July:
- The Contra Costa Times grew 138.8%, although nothing stands out as to why they had such growth. If you know, please share in the comments area.
- The Charleston Post and Courier was the second-biggest gainer, growing likes by 33.4%. The San Jose Mercury News was third with 27.8% growth.
- The top 10 papers remained the same, although the Honolulu Star-Advertiser is closing in fast on the top 10.
The top 10
The top 10 newspapers on Facebook at the beginning of July 2011.
- New York Times – 1,438,637
- Wall Street Journal – 316,203
- Washington Post – 196,043
- Los Angeles Times – 86,102
- Denver Post – 66,115
- USA Today – 62,809
- Boston Globe – 49,337
- Chicago Tribune – 34,707
- Arizona Republic – 32,197
- El Paso Times – 29,098
Biggest gainers
The biggest gainers in the month of June by number of Likes.
- New York Times – 59,632
- Wall Street Journal – 20,692
- Los Angeles Times – 10,991
- Washington Post – 6,543
- Denver Post – 5,373
- Honolulu Star-Advertiser – 4,884
- USA Today – 4,404
- San Jose Mercury News – 3,430
- Contra Costa Times – 3,112
- Boston Globe – 3,053
The biggest gainers in the month of June by percentage of Likes.
- Contra Costa Times – 138.8%
- Post and Courier (Charleston) – 33.4%
- San Jose Mercury News – 27.8%
- Honolulu Star-Advertiser – 24.6%
- York Daily Record – 20.9%
- Arkansas Democrat-Gazette – 19.6%
- Albuquerque Journal – 19.4%
- Advocate (Baton Rouge) – 18.7%
- Orlando Sentinel – 18.0%
- Arizona Daily Star – 17.2%
See the full list of newspapers on Facebook. To get your paper added to the list, post a link to your Facebook page in the comments area below.