Top newspapers on Facebook

The number of fans for each of the top 100 U.S. newspapers (and selected other papers) on Facebook. Last updated August 1, 2011.

See also: Top TV stations on Facebook.

Click on the top (green) box in each column to sort data based on numbers in that column.

Circ. Rank	Newspaper	Fans 8/10	Fans 9/10	Fans 10/10	Fans 11/10	Fans 12/10	Fans 1/11	Fans 2/11	Fans 3/11	Fans 4/11	Fans 5/11	Fans 6/11	Fans 7/11	Fans 8/11	Fans 9/11
3	New York Times	686,401	717,166	763,759	873,392	962,028	1,027,621	1,090,316	1,144,706	1,208,452	1,275,247	1,379,005	1,438,637	1,481,012	1,574,711
1	Wall Street Journal	109,322	122,602	136,735	156,081	170,861	180,515	192,730	203,541	241,803	265,080	295,511	316,203	330,053	349,080
5	Washington Post	57,842	61,209	66,825	88,387	96,079	102,847	108,697	126,970	170,475	179,343	189,500	196,043	201,835	208,592
4	Los Angeles Times	15,880	17,888	20,064	23,604	27,453	29,778	33,209	38,792	49,590	62,498	75,111	86,102	97,447	111,931
14	Denver Post	24,612	27,094	30,149	32,743	35,279	37,417	42,198	46,498	52,375	57,069	60,742	66,115	74,394	86,379
2	USA Today	23,308	24,808	27,488	32,369	36,865	39,446	41,830	44,335	49,344	53,430	58,405	62,809	66,705	70,945
27	Boston Globe	3,776	4,035	4,464	5,136	30,312	33,094	36,113	38,815	41,356	43,711	46,284	49,337	51,291	53,688
9	Chicago Tribune	16,911	17,837	19,107	21,105	22,618	23,932	26,729	28,300	29,482	31,015	32,759	34,707	36,254	38,116
15	Arizona Republic	14,721	17,404	17,858	18,370	18,704	20,790	21,775	22,030	28,885	29,384	29,886	32,197	32,999	33,500
NA	Honolulu Star-Advertiser	3,939	3,962	4,002	4,185	2,525	3,816	5,101	6,590	11,421	15,698	19,830	24,714	28,249	31,049
NA	El Paso Times				33,669	25,809	25,846	26,108	27,118	27,731	28,243	28,623	29,098	29,411	29,832
7	New York Post	6,599	7,252	7,949	8,747	9,837	10,711	13,043	15,189	17,409	19,394	22,468	24,668	26,857	28,888
76	Palm Beach Post	8,241	8,835	9,920	11,114	12,361	13,279	14,357	15,526	16,836	17,891	19,129	20,321	21,227	22,431
47	Miami Herald	6,587	7,433	8,503	9,817	11,207	12,250	13,199	14,057	16,049	17,314	18,620	19,837	20,800	22,084
28	St. Louis Post-Dispatch	3,095	3,749	4,549	5,345	5,888	6,482	7,227	8,897	9,573	10,332	15,074	16,864	17,773	20,153
35	Atlanta Journal-Constitution	5,698	6,391	7,067	7,740	8,486	9,471	10,916	11,893	13,173	14,281	15,358	16,473	17,616	18,680
NA	Chattanooga Times Free Press									10,132	13,520	14,900	15,921	16,813	18,328
54	Times-Picayune	10,384	10,985	11,632	12,309	12,950	13,377	13,971	14,455	15,082	15,491	16,204	16,794	17,341	17,955
8	San Jose Mercury News	4,704	4,841	5,389	7,473	8,033	8,633	9,362	9,940	10,805	11,561	12,360	15,790	16,472	17,352
6	Daily News	5,872	6,668	7,250	7,969	8,549	9,160	9,780	10,451	11,503	12,652	13,812	15,021	15,942	17,329
13	Newsday	4,371	4,669	5,011	5,710	6,306	7,132	8,373	9,598	11,040	12,329	13,419	14,660	15,523	17,126
25	San Francisco Chronicle	6,158	6,974	7,862	8,936	9,924	10,451	11,091	11,693	12,479	13,052	13,769	14,511	15,066	15,736
36	Pittsburgh Post-Gazette	4,270	4,547	4,925	5,256	5,741	6,187	6,984	7,364	7,741	8,059	8,422	9,691	11,937	15,227
73	Des Moines Register	8,639	9,017	9,289	9,712	10,175	10,597	11,039	11,374	11,739	12,130	12,439	12,814	14,585	14,934
21	Detroit Free Press	4,850	5,035	5,318	5,686	5,988	6,442	7,713	8,548	9,236	10,091	11,037	11,819	13,003	14,670
NA	Amarillo Globe-News									10,315	11,621	12,693	13,296	13,605	14,314
61	Tennessean	6,079	6,907	8,037	9,121	10,148	11,076	11,969	12,252	12,560	12,912	13,207	13,568	13,960	14,251
60	Austin American-Statesman	4,569	4,895	5,693	6,276	6,979	7,584	8,433	9,364	10,172	10,928	11,744	12,815	13,321	14,053
26	Star-Ledger	5,503	5,879	6,400	6,909	7,358	7,878	8,390	8,693	9,217	9,713	10,333	11,031	11,554	12,756
NA	Cedar Rapids Gazette						4,955	5,626	6,067	6,917	7,543	10,302	11,532	12,107	12,678
NA	Evansville Courier & Press									10,997	11,323	11,657	11,955	12,303	12,633
38	Baltimore Sun	4,311	4,754	5,248	5,738	6,168	6,642	7,236	7,715	8,268	8,750	9,195	9,692	10,480	12,187
71	Birmingham News	5,624	6,022	6,527	7,173	7,689	8,049	8,499	8,959	9,403	10,106	10,697	11,204	11,538	11,928
90	Press-Register (Mobile)	5,624	6,022	6,527	7,173	7,689	8,049	8,499	8,959	9,403	10,106	10,697	11,204	11,538	11,928
52	Detroit News	6,240	6,588	7,056	7,651	8,058	8,405	8,738	9,080	9,448	9,842	10,255	10,697	11,073	11,733
40	Orlando Sentinel	4,215	4,517	4,923	5,300	5,561	5,762	6,099	6,405	6,777	7,327	8,343	9,848	10,972	11,700
10	Houston Chronicle	4,291	4,717	5,380	5,840	6,331	6,746	7,201	7,663	8,147	8,686	9,738	10,603	11,127	11,653
37	Pittsburgh Tribune-Review	3,281	3,634	3,918	4,190	4,453	4,668	10,093	10,189	10,325	10,454	10,657	10,959	11,165	11,377
49	South Florida Sun-Sentinel	4,717	5,248	5,760	6,234	6,658	7,041	7,548	7,859	8,586	8,993	9,404	9,861	10,268	10,867
58	San Antonio Express-News	6,148	6,194	6,284	6,435	8,392	8,684	8,793	8,950	9,090	9,197	9,444	9,700	10,467	10,786
83	Knoxville News Sentinel	7,643	7,744	7,808	8,319	8,480	8,583	8,688	8,827	8,996	9,233	9,440	9,850	10,443	10,661
33	Indianapolis Star	3,867	4,765	5,381	5,854	6,201	6,474	6,868	7,324	7,740	8,017	8,331	8,704	9,138	10,275
34	Orange County Register	3,075	3,366	3,735	4,063	4,374	4,894	4,925	5,130	5,399	6,444	8,462	8,807	9,106	9,427
79	Dayton Daily News	2,749	3,129	3,531	4,113	4,542	4,889	5,360	5,876	6,376	6,840	7,314	8,414	8,839	9,418
31	St. Paul Pioneer Press	3,089	3,339	3,570	5,212	6,410	6,978	7,226	7,570	7,861	8,083	8,373	8,834	9,131	9,385
74	Florida Times-Union	1,484	1,576	1,631	1,731	1,802	2,622	3,633	4,516	5,217	5,845	6,539	7,305	8,043	8,655
66	Richmond Times-Dispatch	4,412	4,760	5,184	5,635	6,014	6,170	6,393	6,638	6,950	7,231	7,488	7,843	8,043	8,534
17	Dallas Morning News	3,086	3,221	3,438	3,762	4,013	4,157	4,500	4,953	5,287	5,729	6,203	6,911	7,369	8,499
19	Seattle Times	2,651	2,824	3,068	3,351	3,668	3,861	4,171	4,606	5,075	5,545	6,132	6,697	7,263	8,142
50	Columbus Dispatch	3,376	3,537	3,770	4,005	4,249	4,452	4,829	5,181	5,545	5,867	6,404	6,798	7,215	8,074
44	Virginian-Pilot	4,160	4,347	4,598	4,928	5,313	5,518	5,833	6,020	6,239	6,478	6,694	7,028	7,250	8,050
67	Toledo Blade	2,452	2,733	3,017	3,637	4,187	4,686	5,229	5,651	5,904	6,203	6,552	7,038	7,439	7,820
42	Louisville Courier-Journal	2,335	3,879	4,339	4,785	5,194	5,571	5,983	6,173	6,342	6,538	6,757	6,979	7,175	7,365
63	Investor’s Business Daily (Los Angeles)	2,353	2,545	2,816	3,300	3,761	4,144	4,729	5,074	5,512	5,847	6,184	6,535	6,824	7,089
72	Salt Lake Tribune	806	830	850	914	1,013	1,182	2,196	2,898	3,840	4,606	5,332	5,887	6,477	7,079
77	Grand Rapids Press	4,564	4,652	4,802	5,052	5,177	5,308	5,425	5,590	5,745	5,859	5,981	6,151	6,426	7,060
84	Lexington Herald-Leader	955	985	1,023	1,073	1,111	1,210	1,335	1,533	3,218	3,881	4,688	5,119	5,680	6,962
20	Chicago Sun-Times	1,502	1,636	1,798	1,993	2,169	2,453	2,948	3,306	3,741	4,288	4,802	5,534	6,205	6,927
45	Charlotte Observer	3,315	3,455	3,702	4,014	4,361	4,548	4,831	5,100	5,408	5,637	5,980	6,323	6,537	6,846
80	Morning Call	3,197	3,396	3,688	3,970	4,206	4,395	4,752	5,142	5,320	5,506	5,785	6,076	6,354	6,761
92	The Times of Northwest Indiana	2,734	3,028	3,264	4,006	4,220	4,460	4,697	5,075	5,294	5,539	5,939	6,169	6,340	6,557
30	Sacramento Bee	2,491	2,715	2,959	3,267	3,514	3,745	4,021	4,326	4,709	4,971	5,329	5,686	5,985	6,281
22	St. Petersburg Times	4,325	4,338	4,504	4,700	4,836	4,921	5,045	5,170	5,303	5,425	5,610	5,789	5,996	6,270
16	Star Tribune	3,313	3,427	3,543	3,690	3,847	3,955	4,138	4,313	4,534	4,793	5,188	5,586	5,936	6,235
23	Oregonian	2,050	2,092	2,347	2,727	3,206	3,492	3,833	4,115	4,517	4,835	5,150	5,589	5,894	6,180
NA	York Daily Record								3,549	3,725	3,927	4,100	4,955	5,212	6,142
48	Las Vegas Review-Journal	2,713	2,819	3,011	3,186	3,368	3,509	3,729	3,915	4,109	4,286	4,509	4,885	5,374	6,015
62	Boston Herald	1,354	1,560	1,788	2,085	2,352	2,583	4,259	4,565	4,759	4,966	5,218	5,568	5,744	6,003
NA	Alton Telegraph											4,453	4,924	5,446	5,888
68	Asbury Park Press	2,615	2,790	2,984	3,193	3,367	3,568	3,931	4,154	4,392	4,549	4,784	5,140	5,410	5,849
24	San Diego Union-Tribune	2,364	2,565	2,780	3,006	3,191	3,361	3,560	3,818	4,245	4,497	4,796	5,184	5,439	5,753
NA	Contra Costa Times					1,656	1,680	1,782	1,887	2,040	2,130	2,242	5,354	5,446	5,542
32	Milwaukee Journal Sentinel	2,690	2,791	2,923	3,061	3,201	3,321	3,527	3,907	4,200	4,451	4,686	4,908	5,176	5,474
99	Roanoke Times						2,775	2,981	3,232	3,707	4,036	4,312	4,625	4,921	5,395
96	Journal News (White Plains)	1,795	1,962	2,144	2,343	2,587	2,727	2,960	3,167	3,466	3,677	3,922	4,369	4,871	5,351
95	Post and Courier (Charleston)	652	873	1,101	1,383	1,636	1,843	2,150	2,398	2,694	2,994	3,318	4,425	4,811	5,281
NA	Sarasota Herald-Tribune	2,948	3,415	3,630	3,789	3,929	4,046	4,180	4,360	4,536	4,661	4,812	4,963	5,078	5,190
81	Tulsa World	2,429	2,502	2,629	2,859	3,030	3,136	3,285	3,554	3,671	3,854	4,070	4,309	4,579	4,846
93	News Tribune (Tacoma)	2,649	2,804	2,939	3,112	3,338	3,470	3,660	3,838	3,996	4,194	4,351	4,493	4,658	4,843
55	Omaha World-Herald	1,157	1,271	1,537	1,870	2,140	2,371	2,760	3,056	3,322	3,538	3,759	4,291	4,459	4,566
57	Hartford Courant	1,751	1,941	2,143	2,814	2,976	3,086	3,229	3,393	3,597	3,714	3,837	4,019	4,215	4,536
11	Philadelphia Inquirer	1,796	1,929	2,072	2,239	2,347	2,465	2,753	2,903	3,128	3,323	3,582	3,874	4,120	4,474
29	Kansas City Star	1,632	1,700	1,835	1,975	2,164	2,435	2,650	2,873	3,105	3,327	3,573	3,885	4,048	4,396
100	State (Columbia, S.C.)	893	909	934	987	1,160	1,505	1,963	2,295	2,712	3,044	3,400	3,811	4,063	4,376
NA	Erie Times-News					2,168	2,304	2,474	2,653	2,924	3,239	3,529	3,777	4,067	4,342
91	Post-Standard (Syracuse)	2,130	2,235	2,400	2,592	2,814	2,964	3,122	3,245	3,387	3,495	3,630	3,754	4,022	4,235
46	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	1,721	1,865	2,061	2,230	2,320	2,395	2,667	2,838	3,005	3,213	3,509	3,789	3,967	4,229
82	Akron Beacon Journal	1,718	1,797	1,876	2,010	2,092	2,151	2,210	2,287	2,389	2,482	2,585	2,906	3,363	4,153
43	Cincinnati Enquirer	1,651	1,729	1,866	2,004	2,128	2,229	2,380	2,635	2,917	3,124	3,361	3,628	3,846	4,133
69	Fresno Bee	1,978	2,062	2,183	2,376	2,521	2,654	2,816	2,940	3,070	3,177	3,348	3,531	3,654	3,829
64	Commercial Appeal	2,215	2,271	2,333	2,449	2,567	2,623	2,717	2,829	2,954	3,149	3,336	3,503	3,612	3,739
53	Tampa Tribune	1,469	1,575	1,702	1,820	1,917	2,009	2,229	2,383	2,583	2,718	2,879	3,041	3,343	3,711
98	Intelligencer Journal/Lancaster New Era	652	668	689	718	776	876	1,183	1,540	1,968	2,199	2,511	2,934	3,295	3,647
94	Advocate (Baton Rouge)						1,358	1,464	1,568	1,659	1,756	1,938	2,300	2,932	3,561
78	Providence Journal	1,604	1,729	1,895	2,098	2,274	2,444	2,730	2,965	3,226	3,307	3,380	3,445	3,474	3,528
41	Buffalo News	852	1,123	1,330	1,543	1,703	1,894	2,088	2,246	2,478	2,690	2,895	3,081	3,232	3,450
NA	Oakland Tribune					1,828	1,878	2,066	2,220	2,475	2,670	2,866	3,048	3,193	3,426
NA	Worcester Telegram & Gazette										2,537	2,561	2,814	3,071	3,410
59	The News & Observer (Raleigh)	1,769	1,836	1,882	1,947	2,061	2,188	2,312	2,446	2,619	2,829	2,955	3,118	3,241	3,368
70	Riverside Press-Enterprise	1,590	1,706	1,786	1,879	1,973	2,052	2,147	2,224	2,359	2,494	2,703	2,906	3,063	3,255
89	News Journal (Wilmington)	1,782	1,831	1,890	1,960	2,022	2,093	2,167	2,294	2,419	2,506	2,585	2,689	2,769	3,249
NA	Gazette (Colorado Springs)	1,414	1,497	1,574	1,669	1,757	1,830	2,098	2,208	2,379	2,505	2,637	2,779	2,924	3,159
88	Wisconsin State Journal	662	722	859	1,011	1,235	1,372	1,537	2,153	2,434	2,611	2,759	2,889	2,970	3,078
12	Philadelphia Daily News	1,557	1,605	1,725	1,830	1,919	2,021	2,167	2,234	2,367	2,503	2,623	2,789	2,889	3,047
65	Democrat and Chronicle (Rochester)	1,324	1,377	1,439	1,543	1,627	1,694	1,808	1,923	2,070	2,172	2,343	2,488	2,604	2,706
NA	Twin Falls Times-News								1,390	1,455	1,661	2,002	2,193	2,446	2,608
NA	Sioux City Journal														2,426
18	Cleveland Plain Dealer	1,041	1,070	1,127	1,207	1,308	1,361	1,444	1,532	1,638	1,758	1,889	2,011	2,124	2,243
97	La Opinión (Los Angeles)	1,176	1,227	1,295	1,384	1,458	1,521	1,576	1,662	1,760	1,830	1,918	2,018	2,103	2,170
85	Arizona Daily Star	474	514	569	608	642	655	658	971	1,173	1,300	1,464	1,716	1,897	2,068
39	Arkansas Democrat-Gazette	233	303	365	416	457	473	532	648	711	1,001	1,260	1,507	1,704	1,953
56	Oklahoman	1,213	1,232	1,267	1,335	1,392	1,434	1,471	1,512	1,555	1,618	1,661	1,703	1,733	1,769
NA	Appleton Post-Crescent									1,287	1,348	1,476	1,549	1,616	1,692
NA	Grand Island Independent					1,072	1,102	1,187	1,218	1,339	1,399	1,478	1,542	1,565	1,621
86	Albuquerque Journal	575	586	609	663	686	701	800	865	941	1,009	1,091	1,303	1,445	1,590
51	Record (Hackensack)	609	631	710	747	791	808	829	858	921	1,035	1,126	1,248	1,327	1,484
75	Daily Herald (Arlington Heights)	804	887	973	1,019	1,062	1,082	1,109	1,418	1,195	1,235	1,264	1,317	1,357	1,406
87	Los Angeles Daily News	453	460	461	470	478	499	548	618	704	765	848	951	1,077	1,211