Newspaper Publishing: United States

Report Overview

This report forecasts to 2022 and 2026 US newspaper publishing revenues in nominal US dollars at the publisher level. Total revenues are segmented by source in terms of: advertising space, subscriptions and sales, printing services, distribution services, and other revenue sources such as advertising and marketing services. Advertising, subscription, and sales revenues, as an aggregate, are segmented by media type in terms of: print; digital; and other media types, such as CD-ROM, Blu-ray/DVD, and microfilm.

To illustrate historical trends, total revenue and the various segments are provided in annual series from 2011 to 2021.

The scope of this report includes firms that publish newspapers in print or print and digital formats. Firms that exclusively publish digital content are excluded.

Key macroeconomic indicators are also provided with quantified trends. Other various topics, including profiles of pertinent leading companies, are covered in this report. A full outline of report items by page is available in the Table of Contents.

Related NAICS Codes:
511110 Newspaper Publishers
519130 Internet Publishing and Broadcasting and Web Search Portals

Table of Contents

• Historical Trends
• Key Economic Indicators
• Leading Newspapers
• News Media Overview

• Advertising Space
• Subscriptions & Sales
• Printing Services
• Distribution Services
• Other Revenue Sources

• Industry Characteristics
• Market Leaders

• Scope
• Sources
• Industry Codes
• Freedonia Methodology
• Resources

• Figure 1 | Key Trends in US Newspaper Publishing Revenues, 2021 - 2026
• Figure 2 | US Newspaper Publishing Revenue Trends, 2011 - 2021
• Table 1 | Key Indicators for US Newspaper Publishing Revenues, 2011 - 2026 (US$ bil)
• Table 2 | Major US Newspaper Publications, 2021
• Figure 3 | US Household Survey: Media Trusted the Most, 2021 (%)
• Figure 4 | US Newspaper Publishing Revenue by Source, 2011 - 2026 (US$ bil)
• Table 3 | US Newspaper Publishing Revenue by Source, 2011 - 2026 (US$ mil)
• Figure 5 | US Household Survey: Newspaper Attitudes, 2021 (%)
• Figure 6 | US Household Survey: Electronic Newspaper Readership, 2021 (%)
• Figure 7 | US Newspaper Publishing Revenue by Source, 2011 - 2026 (%)
• Figure 8 | US Newspaper Publishing Revenue by Media Type, 2011 - 2026 (US$ bil)
• Table 4 | US Newspaper Publishing Revenue by Media Type, 2011 - 2026 (US$ mil)
• Figure 9 | US Newspaper Publishing Revenue by Media Type, 2011 - 2026 (%)
• Figure 10 | US Newspaper Publishing Firms, Establishments, & Employment, 2009 - 2019
• Table 5 | US Newspaper Publishing Firms, Establishments, & Employment, 2009 - 2019
• Table 6 | Major US Newspaper Publishing Industry Spin-Offs
• Figure 11 | US Newspaper Publishing Shipments Concentration, 2007 - 2017
• Table 7 | NAICS & SIC Codes Related to Newspaper Publishing