Washington Post suffered worst print circulation – Business News
The Washington Post suffered the worst decline in print circulation among the many prime 25 newspapers in 2025 forward of massacre layoffs earlier this yr, as Jeff Bezos’ cancellation of a Kamala Harris endorsement outraged loyal readers, in line with new knowledge.
Average day by day print circulation on the broadsheet tanked 21.2% within the six months by way of the tip of September 2025 — down to 87,576 from 111,171 the earlier yr, in line with a Press Gazette report citing knowledge from the Alliance for Audited Media.
The Los Angeles Times, owned by billionaire Patrick Soon-Shiong, noticed the second-largest drop in average print circulation, falling 19.8% to 63,492, in line with the information.
Jeff Bezos’ cancellation of a Kamala Harris endorsement outraged loyal Washington Post readers. AFP through Getty Images
It was one other tough yr for print papers throughout the industry, because the mixed average day by day print circulation of the highest 25 largest newspapers fell 12.5% over the identical period, and all however one of the highest 25 noticed declines.
But WaPo and the LA Times have been hit particularly laborious following “significant subscription cancellations” after the papers’ editorial boards have been blocked from printing endorsements of Harris forward of the 2024 presidential election, the AAM instructed the Press Gazette.
Last month, the Washington Post axed a third of its newsroom — more than 300 journalists, together with its total sports activities desk — ignoring reporters’ impassioned pleas to Bezos.
The gorgeous layoffs have been due, partly, to losses that soared previous $100 million in 2025 as WaPo struggled to remain afloat amid steep declines in web visitors and modifications in how customers get their information, in line with the Wall Street Journal.
The Washington Post suffered the worst decline in print circulation among the many prime 25 newspapers in 2025. Christopher Sadowski
The Wall Street Journal was the highest-circulated newspaper within the six-month period final yr. Christopher Sadowski
Meanwhile, staffers are reportedly at a breaking level amid a growing mistrust of Bezos after he introduced a new imaginative and prescient for the WaPo’s opinion part emphasizing free markets and personal liberties within the wake of President Trump’s re-election.
The Wall Street Journal, which was the highest-circulated newspaper, noticed its own print circulation fall 12.9% within the six months by way of September 2025 — down to 412,428 from 473,717, in line with the AAM knowledge.
Runner-up New York Times recorded an 8.6% drop in print circulation, whereas the New York Post in third place noticed a 4.2% dip in the identical period.
The New York Post was the third-highest newspaper by print circulation. Christopher Sadowski
The Villages Daily Sun — a Florida-based day by day ranked within the twenty fifth spot — was the one paper to see a print circulation increase, up 4.2% to 48,716.
USA Today — beforehand referred to as Gannett — noticed its native papers hammered, proudly owning three of the ten worst-performing newspapers, together with USA Today, the Arizona Republic and the Milwaukee Journal.
