Average paid Sunday circulation of the New York Times 2021 | Statista

The average paid print Sunday circulation of the New York Times was 820 thousand copies in 2021, down from 854 thousand in the previous year. The company's print circulation has been suffering for several years, whilst its digital-only news product has flourished by comparison.

Average paid Sunday circulation of the New York Times from 2000 to 2021 (in 1,000 copies)

Characteristic	Circulation in 1,000 copies
2021*	820
2020*	854
2019*	913
2018*	992
2017*	1,066
2016*	1,085.7
2015*	1,127.2
2014	1,185.4
2013	2,409
2012	2,138.5
2011	1,781.1
2010	1,356.8
2009	1,405.2
2008	1,451.3
2007	1,529.7
2006	1,637.7
2005	1,684.7
2004	1,669.7
2003	1,682.1
2002	1,682.1
2001	1,659.9
2000	1,686.7

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March 2022

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United States

Survey time period

2000 to 2021

Supplementary notes

* Includes paid and qualified circulation of the newspaper in print only
Figures before 2020 come from NYT's earlier annual reports.

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