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World 100 Largest Newspapers



Rank  Newspaper Name Country Circulation (000)
1.Yomiuri Shimbun Japan 14,067
2.The Asahi Shimbun Japan 12,121
3.Mainichi Shimbun Japan 5,587
4.Nihon Keizai Shimbun Japan 4,635
5.Chunichi Shimbun Japan 4,512
6.Bild Germany 3,867
7.News of the World UK 3,516
8. The Sun UK 3,149
9. Sankei Shimbun Japan 2,757
10. Canako Xiaoxi China 2,627
11. USA Today USA 2,528
12. People’s Daily China 2,509
13. Tokyo Sports Japan 2,425
14. The Daily Mail UK 2,390
15. The Chosun Ilbo South Korea 2,378
16. The Mail on Sunday UK 2,342
17. Argumenty I Fakty Russia 2,300
18. The Joongang Ilbo South Korea 2,084
19. The Wall Street Journal USA 2,058
20. The Dong-A Ilbo South Korea 2,052
21. Nikkan Sports Japan 1,965
22. Hokkaido Shimbun Japan 1,922
23. Dainik Jagran India 1,911
24. Yangtse Evening Post China 1,715
25. Sports Nippon Japan 1,711
26. The Nikkan Gendai Japan 1,686
27. The New York Times USA 1,684
28. Times of India India 1,680
29. Guangzhou Daily China 1,650
30. Daily Mirror UK 1,634
31. Yukan Fuji Japan 1,559
32. Shizuoka Shimbun Japan 1,479
33. Sunday Mirror UK 1,450
34. Nanfang City News China 1,410
35. Dainik Bhaskar India 1,405
36. Sankei Sports Japan 1,368
37. Hochi Shimbun Japan 1,354
38. Yangcheng Evening News China 1,320
39. Malayala Manorama India 1,309
40. The Sunday Times UK 1,303
41. Liberty Times Taiwan 1,300
42. Los Angeles Times USA 1,231
43. Thai Rath Thailand 1,200
44. Hindustan Times India 1,108
45. Chutian Metro Daily China 1,084
46. Gujarat Samachar India 1,051
47. Ananda Bazar Patrika India 1,046
48. Xinmin Evening News China 1,045
49. Eenadu India 1,039
50. Nishinippon Shimbun Japan 1,025
51. Kronen Zeitung Austria 1,009
52. WAZ Germany 1,001
53. United Daily News Taiwan 1,000
54. China Times Taiwan 1,000
55. Daily Sports Japan 999
56. The Hindu India 989
57. The Washington Post USA 961
58. Chicago Tribune USA 957
59. Hindustan India 957
60. Beijing Evening News China 950
61. Mathrubhumi India 904
62. The Daily Telegraph UK 900
63. Daily News Thailand 900
64. Al-Ahram Egypt 900
65. Information Times China 900
66. Peninsula City News China 860
67. Kom Chad Luek Thailand 850
68. Segodnya Ukraine 849
69. Daily Express UK 845
70. The People UK 838
71. Kyoto Shimbun Japan 825
72. Kobe Shimbun Japan 821
73. Komsomolskaya Pravda Russia 817
74. Punjab Kesari India 817
75. Sunday Express UK 809
76. Rajasthan Patrika India 804
77. Dahe Newspaper China 796
78. New York Daily News USA 795
79. Chugoku Shimbun Japan 789
80. Daily Star UK 786
81. Daily Sakai India 783
82. Ouest France France 783
83. Jang Pakistan 775
84. Fakty i Kommentarii Ukraine 761
85. AJ India 759
86. De Telegraaf The Netherlands 753
87. Moskovsky Komsomolets Russia 750
88. Daily Thanthi India 750
89. Qianjiang Evening News China 750
90. Qilu Evening News China 750
91. Nanfang Daily China 750
92. Sandesh India 743
93. Sunday Telegraph Australia 734
94. Philadelphia Inquirer USA 706
95. Today Evening News China 699
96. Houston Chronicle USA 693
97. New York Post USA 691
98. Corriere della Sera Italy 677
99. The Sunday Telegraph UK 665
100. The Times UK 664

Runner-ups

Rank  Newspaper Name Country Circulation (000)
101. Wuhan Evening News China 660
102. Modern Express China 651
103. Dallas Morning News USA 650
104. Yanzhao Metro Daily China 650
105. Toronto Star Canada 640
106. Kahoku Shimpo Japan 622
107. La Repubblica Italy 622
108. Trud Russia 613
109. Minneapolis Star Tribune USA 607
110. Beijing Youth Daily China 606
111. Boston Globe USA 604


Sources

World Press Trends, the World Association of Newspapers, 2005
Canadian Newspaper Association
Audit Bureau of Circulations UK
Audit Bureau of Circulations USA
BBC News - "The press in Russia", "The press in Ukraine"