Top newspapers on Facebook – October 2010

by | Oct 1, 2010 | Digital information | 3 comments

Here are the latest figures on how the top 100 newspapers are doing in their efforts to gain fans on Facebook.

The top ten

There’s a newcomer in the top 10 as the Palm Beach Post edged past the Des Moines Register for the No. 10 spot. The top 9 papers remained unchanged.

  1. New York times – 763,759 fans
  2. Wall Street Journal – 136,735
  3. Washington Post – 66,825
  4. Denver Post – 30,149
  5. USA Today – 27,488
  6. Los Angeles Times – 20,064
  7. Chicago Tribune – 19107
  8. Arizona Republic – 17,858
  9. New Orleans Times-Picayune – 11,632
  10. Palm Beach Post – 9,920

Dropped out: Des Moines Register (9,289)

Biggest gainers

Here are the biggest gainers during the month of September by percentage of fans:

  1. Post and Courier (Charleston) – 26.1%
  2. St. Louis Post-Dispatch – 21.3%
  3. Omaha World-Herald – 20.0%
  4. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette – 20.5%
  5. Wisconsin State Journal – 19.0%
  6. Buffalo News – 18.4%
  7. Tennessean – 16.4%
  8. Austin American-Statesman – 16.3%
  9. Boston Herald – 14.6%
  10. Miami Herald – 14.4%

Here are the biggest gainers during the month of September by total fans:

  1. New York Times – 46,593
  2. Wall Street Journal – 14,133
  3. Washington Post – 5,616
  4. Denver Post – 3,055
  5. USA Today – 2,680
  6. Los Angeles Times – 2,176
  7. Chicago Tribune – 1,270
  8. Tennessean – 1,130
  9. Palm Beach Post – 1,085
  10. Miami Herald- 1,070

The big list

Here’s the complete list of the top 100 newspapers (based on print circulation):

Circ rank   Newspaper    Circulation    Fans 10/10    % growth    # growth    Fans/ circ  
3 New York Times 951,063 763,759 6.5% 46,593 80.31%
1 Wall Street Journal 2,092,523 136,735 11.5% 14,133 6.53%
5 Washington Post 578,482 66,825 9.2% 5,616 11.55%
14 Denver Post 333,675 30,149 11.3% 3,055 9.04%
2 USA Today 1,826,622 27,488 10.8% 2,680 1.50%
4 Los Angeles Times 616,606 20,064 12.2% 2,176 3.25%
9 Chicago Tribune 516,032 19,107 7.1% 1,270 3.70%
11 Arizona Republic 433,731 17,858 2.6% 454 4.12%
52 Times-Picayune 157,068 11,632 5.9% 647 7.41%
66 Palm Beach Post 122,611 9,920 12.3% 1,085 8.09%
73 Des Moines Register 113,597 9,289 3.0% 272 8.18%
43 Miami Herald 170,769 8,503 14.4% 1,070 4.98%
61 Tennessean 133,997 8,037 16.4% 1,130 6.00%
7 New York Post 525,004 7,949 9.6% 697 1.51%
24 San Francisco Chronicle 241,330 7,862 12.7% 888 3.26%
83 Knoxville News Sentinel 100,441 7,808 0.8% 64 7.77%
6 Daily News 535,059 7,250 8.7% 582 1.35%
32 Atlanta Journal-Constitution 196,200 7,067 10.6% 676 3.60%
55 Detroit News 149,872 7,056 7.1% 468 4.71%
72 Birmingham News 113,810 6,527 8.4% 505 5.73%
86 Press-Register (Mobile) 97,607 6,527 8.4% 505 6.69%
25 Star-Ledger 236,017 6,400 8.9% 521 2.71%
57 San Antonio Express-News 146,230 6,284 1.5% 90 4.30%
40 South Florida Sun-Sentinel 180,273 5,760 9.8% 512 3.20%
58 Austin American-Statesman 143,760 5,693 16.3% 798 3.96%
8 San Jose Mercury News 516,701 5,389 11.3% 548 1.04%
33 Indianapolis Star 193,525 5,381 12.9% 616 2.78%
10 Houston Chronicle 494,131 5,380 14.1% 663 1.09%
22 Detroit Free Press 252,017 5,318 5.6% 283 2.11%
30 Baltimore Sun 201,830 5,248 10.4% 494 2.60%
64 Richmond Times-Dispatch 125,011 5,184 8.9% 424 4.15%
13 Newsday 334,809 5,011 7.3% 342 1.50%
35 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette 192,279 4,925 8.3% 378 2.56%
36 Orlando Sentinel 191,191 4,923 9.0% 406 2.57%
84 Grand Rapids Press 99,642 4,802 3.2% 150 4.82%
49 Virginian-Pilot 160,609 4,598 5.8% 251 2.86%
29 St. Louis Post-Dispatch 209,839 4,549 21.3% 800 2.17%
16 St. Petersburg Times 278,888 4,504 3.8% 166 1.61%
26 Boston Globe 232,432 4,464 10.6% 429 1.92%
39 Louisville Courier-Journal 180,377 4,339 11.9% 460 2.41%
75 Honolulu Advertiser 109,479 4,002 1.0% 40 3.66%
44 Pittsburgh Tribune-Review 170,538 3,918 7.8% 284 2.30%
45 Columbus Dispatch 170,179 3,770 6.6% 233 2.22%
31 Orange County Register 196,684 3,735 11.0% 369 1.90%
46 Charlotte Observer 166,546 3,702 7.1% 247 2.22%
78 Morning Call 103,845 3,688 8.6% 292 3.55%
92 Sarasota Herald-Tribune 89,097 3,630 6.3% 215 4.07%
34 St. Paul Pioneer Press 193,054 3,570 6.9% 231 1.85%
15 Star Tribune 295,438 3,543 3.4% 116 1.20%
80 Dayton Daily News 102,357 3,531 12.8% 402 3.45%
21 Dallas Morning News 260,659 3,438 6.7% 217 1.32%
96 The Times of Northwest Indiana 85,342 3,264 7.8% 236 3.82%
20 Seattle Times 263,468 3,068 8.6% 244 1.16%
68 Toledo Blade 117,704 3,017 10.4% 284 2.56%
41 Las Vegas Review-Journal 174,876 3,011 6.8% 192 1.72%
70 Asbury Park Press 114,655 2,984 7.0% 194 2.60%
28 Sacramento Bee 214,219 2,959 9.0% 244 1.38%
94 News Tribune (Tacoma) 87,315 2,939 4.8% 135 3.37%
37 Milwaukee Journal Sentinel 186,433 2,923 4.7% 132 1.57%
63 Investor’s Business Daily (Los Angeles) 131,959 2,816 10.6% 271 2.13%
23 San Diego Union-Tribune 249,630 2,780 8.4% 215 1.11%
82 Tulsa World 101,508 2,629 5.1% 127 2.59%
90 Post-Standard (Syracuse) 89,819 2,400 7.4% 165 2.67%
19 Oregonian 263,600 2,347 12.2% 255 0.89%
56 Commercial Appeal 148,763 2,333 2.7% 62 1.57%
67 Fresno Bee 118,978 2,183 5.9% 121 1.83%
95 Journal News (White Plains) 87,205 2,144 9.3% 182 2.46%
59 Hartford Courant 139,166 2,143 10.4% 202 1.54%
12 Philadelphia Inquirer 356,189 2,072 7.4% 143 0.58%
47 Fort Worth Star-Telegram 165,252 2,061 10.5% 196 1.25%
85 Providence Journal 99,573 1,895 9.6% 166 1.90%
88 News Journal (Wilmington) 92,501 1,890 3.2% 59 2.04%
60 The News & Observer (Raleigh) 137,804 1,882 2.5% 46 1.37%
79 Akron Beacon Journal 102,981 1,876 4.4% 79 1.82%
42 Cincinnati Enquirer 172,536 1,866 7.9% 137 1.08%
27 Kansas City Star 216,446 1,835 7.9% 135 0.85%
17 Chicago Sun-Times 268,803 1,798 9.9% 162 0.67%
62 Boston Herald 132,551 1,788 14.6% 228 1.35%
71 Riverside Press-Enterprise 114,556 1,786 4.7% 80 1.56%
12 Philadelphia Daily News 356,189 1,725 7.5% 120 0.48%
50 Tampa Tribune 159,813 1,702 8.1% 127 1.06%
69 Florida Times-Union 117,416 1,631 3.5% 55 1.39%
97 Gazette (Colorado Springs) 85,305 1,574 5.1% 77 1.85%
53 Omaha World-Herald 152,522 1,537 20.9% 266 1.01%
65 Democrat and Chronicle (Rochester) 124,987 1,439 4.5% 62 1.15%
48 Buffalo News 162,213 1,330 18.4% 207 0.82%
98 La Opinión (Los Angeles) 83,558 1,295 5.5% 68 1.55%
54 Oklahoman 151,264 1,267 2.8% 35 0.84%
18 Cleveland Plain Dealer 267,888 1,127 5.3% 57 0.42%
93 Post and Courier (Charleston) 88,939 1,101 26.1% 228 1.24%
81 Lexington Herald-Leader 102,324 1,023 3.9% 38 1.00%
77 Daily Herald (Arlington Heights) 106,287 973 9.7% 86 0.92%
99 State (Columbia, S.C.) 83,392 934 2.8% 25 1.12%
89 Wisconsin State Journal 91,575 859 19.0% 137 0.94%
74 Salt Lake Tribune 113,474 850 2.4% 20 0.75%
51 Record (Hackensack) 158,105 710 12.5% 79 0.45%
100 Intelligencer Journal/Lancaster New Era 80,842 689 3.1% 21 0.85%
87 Albuquerque Journal 95,469 609 3.9% 23 0.64%
76 Arizona Daily Star 108,612 569 10.7% 55 0.52%
91 Los Angeles Daily News 89,804 461 0.2% 1 0.51%
38 Arkansas Democrat-Gazette 185,222 365 20.5% 62 0.20%

3 Comments

  1. Josh Hedrick
    Josh Hedrick on October 26, 2010 at 5:54 am

    The University of Alabama’s newspaper of record since 1894, The Crimson White, has 3,531 Facebook likes/fans. This puts the CW somewhere in the middle of the rankings, tied with Dayton Daily News.

    Check it out: http://www.facebook.com/TheCrimsonWhite

  2. Sergio H. Salinas
    Sergio H. Salinas on October 26, 2010 at 2:55 pm

    The El Paso Times does not rank in the top 100 newspapers by circulation size. However, we have over 30,000 Facebook fans which places us in the top 5. That is a story in itself.

  3. Chris Snider
    Chris Snider on October 26, 2010 at 3:21 pm

    That’s amazing Sergio. I will add you guys to the list when I update in November.

    What has helped you to be so successful in growing followers on Facebook?