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# Washington Post average daily print circulation drops to 97,000, with roughly 160,000 on Sundays
- URL: https://capitolcommunicator.com/washington-post-average-daily-print-circulation-drops-to-97000-with-roughly-160000-on-sundays/
- Published: 2025-06-24T12:06:19.000Z
- Updated: 2025-06-24T12:10:34.000Z
- Author: Capitol Communicator
- Tags: Media, #wp-top-center-sponsored, #Import 2026-10-08 18:55

**According to data provided to *Washington* *City Paper*** by the Alliance for Audited Media, *The Washington Post*’s paid average daily circulation “is now down to just 97,000, with roughly 160,000 on Sundays. That’s a fraction of the 250,000 average daily circulation five years ago, when the *Post* was one of the largest newspapers in the country by circulation.”

In addition, states City Paper, the *Post* is merging its Metro, Sports, and Style sections into one for the print edition on most days.

In a [note to print subscribers](https://x.com/BenMullin/status/1934701401193447845/photo/1?ref=capitolcommunicator.com), Executive Editor **Matt Murray** said the consolidation would not mean fewer stories. Rather, he is attempting to soften the paper’s shrinking of its local coverage as a “reordering of our sections to improve our efficiency in a way that serves journalism and bolsters the strength of our print paper.”

According to City Paper, “The news was the latest grim memo for *Post* staff and readers, who have endured a series of humiliations and retrenchments as owner [**Jeff Bezos** attempts to curry favor with convicted felon and President **Donald Trump**](https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/22/business/media/jeff-bezos-washington-post.html?ref=capitolcommunicator.com).

“The Grahams said this was a local paper with an international reputation,” [longtime *Post* columnist and editor](https://www.washingtonpost.com/people/robert-mccartney/?ref=capitolcommunicator.com) **Robert McCartney** says. “Bezos has changed that.”

More [here](https://washingtoncitypaper.com/article/766255/washington-post-metro-sports-style-sections/?ref=capitolcommunicator.com).