Top 10 California Daily Newspapers by Circulation
*Data as of July 2022.
1. San Jose Mercury-News
http://www.mercurynews.com
The San Jose Mercury News, covering news, sports, business, entertainment and more in the South Bay and beyond since 1851.
2. San Francisco Chronicle
https://www.sfchronicle.com/
The San Francisco Chronicle is the largest newspaper in Northern California and the second largest on the West Coast.
3. The San Francisco Examiner
http://www.sfexaminer.com
Daily news from San Francisco and the surrounding Bay Area.
4. The San Diego Union-Tribune
sandiegouniontribune.com
The San Diego Union-Tribune is the largest media company in San Diego. It has won four Pulitzer Prizes.
5. Los Angeles Times
http://www.latimes.com
News from Los Angeles and the world.
6. Orange County Register
http://www.ocregister.com
Based in Santa Ana, Calif., Orange County Register publishes the Orange County Register, a three-time, Pulitzer Prize-winning newspaper and the area’s most trusted source of news and information since 1905.
7. The Sacramento Bee
http://www.sacbee.com
The Bee’s circulation area covers approximately 12,000 square miles: south to Stockton, north to the Oregon border, east to Reno and west to the San Francisco Bay Area.
8. The Press-Enterprise
http://www.pe.com
The Press-Enterprise and PE.com are the leading source for news, video, things to do, sports and lifestyle information in Riverside and San Bernardino counties.
9. The Fresno Bee
http://www.fresnobee.com
The Fresno Bee has been Central California’s news and information leader since 1922.