In an era of social media and citizen journalism, newspapers maintain a strong hold among American culture. A new report by Pew Research Center finds that despite a decline in the mid-2000s, Americans are still seeking news from newspapers. 

An estimated 20.9 million print and digital newspapers were in daily circulation for both weekday and Sunday editions. This is down 8 percent and 10 percent respectively from 2021. 

According to Mansi Media, an estimated 124 million U.S. adults read newspaper media each week. Meanwhile, 58 percent of adults aged 18 to 34 read a newspaper. 

Households with an average income of $100,000 were more likely to read the newspaper at a rate of 70 percent. 

Total circulation figures show that weekday print circulation fell 13 percent in 2022, while Sunday print circulation fell 16 percent. Though difficult to track, it’s believed that weekday digital circulation has risen by 22 percent.

Digital audiences for newspapers have become key to circulation figures, with an average of 8.8 million monthly unique visitors across all devices to the top 50 U.S. daily newspapers. This is a drop of 20 percent from 2021, compounding a 20 percent decrease from 2020. 

The average minutes spent on a U.S. daily newspaper was approximately 1 minute and 30 seconds, in 2022, a 43 percent decrease from 2014.

Advertising revenue also fell in 2022, down to $9.8 billion, a 5 percent drop from 2021. However, total revenue rose in 2022 reaching $11.6 million, up from $11.5 billion in 2020.