This statistic display circulation data of daily newspapers in the U.S. from 1985 to 2017. Circulation numbers peaked in 1987 when they amounted to over 62.82 million. In 2017, the paid circulation amounted to 30.95 million.
Paid circulation of US daily newspapers
Since the beginning of the 21st century, the newspaper industry has felt vast repercussions from the transition to the digital information and technology economy. While the number of subscribers and overall circulation has always been important for newspaper publishers, for much of their history they have been supported primarily through their advertising revenues and despite increasing advertising trends overall, they have largely been unable to capitalize on the continued ad spend growth.
