Topic: Print media industry in the U.S.

U.S. print media industry - statistics & facts

The gradual decline of print media has been ongoing for years, but some mediums are struggling more than others. Although book sales remain consistent and magazines are surprisingly successful, newspapers are suffering as the pull of free online news content draws print readers away from physical publications.

Main source of revenue for U.S. book publishers
Adult trade books

Hardback book sales revenue U.S.
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Print book category with the most unit sales U.S.
Adult nonfiction

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Books

Print book unit sales in the U.S. 2013-2025, by category

Books

U.S. book publishers revenue 2010-2021, by source

Books

Print book unit sales in the U.S. 2013-2021, by format

Newspapers

Expenses of U.S. newspaper publishers 2010-2021
Expenses of U.S. newspaper publishers 2010-2021
Estimated expenses of newspaper publishers in the United States from 2010 to 2021 (in billion U.S. dollars)
U.S. newspaper publishers revenue 2010-2022, by source
U.S. newspaper publishers revenue 2010-2022, by source
Estimated revenue of newspaper publishers in the United States from 2010 to 2022, by source (in billion U.S. dollars)
Local newspaper losses in the U.S. 2005-2025
Local newspaper losses in the U.S. 2005-2025
Number of local daily and non-daily newspapers in publication in the United States from 2005 to 2025
Frequency of newspaper consumption in the U.S. 2022, by age group
Frequency of newspaper consumption in the U.S. 2022, by age group
Frequency of using newspapers as a source of news among adults in the United States as of February 2022, by age group
Frequency of newspaper consumption in the U.S. 2022, by ethnicity
Frequency of newspaper consumption in the U.S. 2022, by ethnicity
Frequency of using newspapers as a source of news among adults in the United States as of February 2022, by ethnicity
Print newspaper buying in the U.S. 2022, by age group
Print newspaper buying in the U.S. 2022, by age group
Physical newspaper buying behavior in the United States as of December 2022, by age group

Magazines

Leading magazines U.S. H2 2024, by circulation
Leading magazines U.S. H2 2024, by circulation
Leading magazines in the United States in the 2nd half of 2024, by circulation (in millions)
Print magazine launches in the U.S. 2019-2023
Print magazine launches in the U.S. 2019-2023
Number of print magazines launched in the United States from 2019 to 2023
Number of magazine readers in the U.S. 2012-2021
Number of magazine readers in the U.S. 2012-2021
Number of magazine readers in the United States from 2012 to 2021 (in millions)

Books

Book store sales in the U.S. 1992-2025
Book store sales in the U.S. 1992-2025
Book store sales in the United States from 1992 to 2025 (in billion U.S. dollars)
Trade book sales revenue in the U.S. 2017-2024, by format
Trade book sales revenue in the U.S. 2017-2024, by format
Trade book sales revenue in the United States from 2017 to 2024, by format (in million U.S. dollars)
Monthly retail sales of U.S. bookstores 2018-2025
Monthly retail sales of U.S. bookstores 2018-2025
Monthly retail sales of bookstores in the United States from January 2018 to April 2025 (in million U.S. dollars)
Best-selling books in the U.S. 2024
Best-selling books in the U.S. 2024
Best-selling books in the United States in the week ending February 10, 2024, by unit sales (in 1,000s)
Number of books read U.S. 2026
Number of books read U.S. 2026
Number of books read in the last year among book readers in the United States as of February 2026
Book readers preferred formats U.S. 2022
Book readers preferred formats U.S. 2022
Most read book formats in the last year among book readers in the United States as of December 2022

Advertising

Advertising revenue of U.S. newspapers 2013-2021
Advertising revenue of U.S. newspapers 2013-2021
Advertising space revenue of U.S. newspapers from 2013 to 2021 (in billion U.S. dollars)
Largest magazine advertisers in the U.S. 2022
Largest magazine advertisers in the U.S. 2022
Leading magazine advertisers in the United States in 2022, by ad spend (in million U.S. dollars)
Leading magazine advertising categories in the U.S. 2021
Leading magazine advertising categories in the U.S. 2021
Leading magazine advertising categories in the United States in 2021 (in million U.S. dollars)

Main source of revenue for U.S. book publishers
Adult trade books

Hardback book sales revenue U.S.
***bn USD

Print book category with the most unit sales U.S.
Adult nonfiction

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- Newspaper circulation revenue in the U.S.
- *****bn USD
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Newspaper circulation revenue in the U.S. 1960-2020
- Paid circulation of daily newspapers in the U.S.
- 24.29m
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Paid circulation of daily weekday newspapers in the U.S. 1985-2020
- Leading newspaper company in the U.S.
- Gannett/Gatehouse
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Leading newspaper companies in the U.S. 2020, by circulation
- Paid circulation of Sunday newspapers in the U.S.
- *****m
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Paid circulation of Sunday newspapers in the U.S. 2000-2020

- Leading consumer magazine by circulation
- AARP The Magazine
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Leading magazines U.S. H2 2024, by circulation
- Fastest growing magazine brand in the U.S.
- Afar
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Fastest growing magazine brands in the U.S. 2020
- Number of magazine readers in the U.S.
- *****m
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Number of magazine readers in the U.S. 2012-2021
- Readers who prefer print magazines to digital U.S.
- **%
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Magazine readership preference in the U.S. 2019-2020, by format

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