The highest circulation newspapers in California are ranked by circulation below.
| Highest Circulation California Newspapers |
|---|
| Newspaper |
City |
Circulation |
Owner |
 Los Angeles Times
| Los Angeles |
657,467 | Tribune Publishing |
| San Francisco Chronicle
| San Francisco |
251,782 | Hearst Corporation |
| San Diego Union-Tribune
| San Diego |
242,705 | Platinum Equity |
| San Jose Mercury News
| San Jose |
225,175 | MediaNews Group, Inc. |
| Sacramento Bee
| Sacramento |
217,545 | The McClatchy Company |
| Orange County Register
| Santa Ana |
212,293 | Freedom Communications, Inc. |
| LA Weekly
(city guides) | Los Angeles |
208,600 | Village Voice Media, Inc. |
| San Francisco Examiner
| San Francisco |
200,000 | Clarity Media Group |
| Contra Costa Times
| Walnut Creek |
174,852 | MediaNews Group, Inc. |
| San Diego Reader
(city guides) | San Diego |
170,298 | |
| El Mensajero
(race & ethnic) | San Francisco |
146,959 | Impremedia, LLC |
| San Francisco Bay Guardian
(city guides) | San Francisco |
141,761 | |
| Fresno Bee
| Fresno |
126,398 | The McClatchy Company |
| SF Weekly
(city guides) | San Francisco |
116,000 | Village Voice Media, Inc |
| Riverside Press-Enterprise
| Riverside |
113,182 | A. H. Belo Corporation |
| Los Angeles CityBeat
(city guides) | Los Angeles |
110,000 | Southland Publishing, Inc |
| Los Angeles Wave
(race & ethnic) | Los Angeles |
100,000 | Los Angeles Wave Newspaper Group |
| Los Angeles Daily News
| Los Angeles |
95,938 | MediaNews Group, Inc. |
| Oakland Tribune
| Oakland |
92,794 | MediaNews Group, Inc. |
| La Opinion
(race & ethnic) | Los Angeles |
92,213 | impreMedia LLC |
| Ventura County Star
| Ventura |
86,276 | E.W. Scripps Company |
| Long Beach Press Telegram
| Long Beach |
85,595 | MediaNews Group, Inc. |
| North County Times
| Escondido |
78,181 | Lee Enterprises, Inc. |
| Sacramento News & Review
(city guides) | Sacramento |
78,139 | Chico Community Publishing, Inc. |
| Santa Rosa Press Democrat
| Santa Rosa |
78,022 | The New York Times Company |
| Modesto Bee
| Modesto |
78,001 | The McClatchy Company |
| Metro Silicon Valley
(city guides) | San Jose |
77,715 | Metro Publishing Inc. |
| Philippine Mabuhay News
(race & ethnic) | San Diego |
75,000 | Mabuhay International, Inc. |
| El Latino San Diego
(race & ethnic) | San Diego |
72,592 | |
| Torrance Daily Breeze
| Torrance |
65,960 | |
| Orange County Weekly
(city guides) | Costa Mesa |
64,111 | Village Voice Media, Inc. |
| Easy Reader
(city guides) | Los Angeles |
61,060 | EasyReader, Inc. |
| Conejo Calendar
| Agoura Hills |
60,000 | John Phane |
| Bakersfield Californian
| Bakersfield |
59,433 | Virginia Moorhouse |
| Fresno Vida en el Valle
(race & ethnic) | Fresno |
58,566 | The McClatchy Company |
| Stockton Record
| Stockton |
57,486 | Dow Jones Local Media Group |
| Beach Reporter
| Los Angeles |
55,500 | MediaNews Group, Inc. |
| San Bernardino Precinct Reporter
(race & ethnic) | San Bernardino |
55,000 | |
| Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles
(religion: jewish) | Los Angeles |
55,000 | |
 Washington Sun
(race & ethnic) | Washington DC |
55,000 | |
| San Bernardino County Sun
| San Bernardino |
54,315 | MediaNews Group, Inc |
| Oakland Post
(race & ethnic) | Oakland |
54,000 | |
| Inland Valley Daily Bulletin
| Ontario |
53,903 | MediaNews Group, Inc |
| Palm Springs Desert Sun
| Palm Springs |
53,090 | Gannett Company, Inc |
| Sacramento Observer
(race & ethnic) | Sacramento |
50,000 | The Observer Media Group |
| East Bay Express
(city guides) | Berkeley |
50,000 | East Bay Express Publishing |
| Los Angeles Downtown News
| Los Angeles |
49,000 | Civic Center News Inc. |
| Saddleback Valley News
| Lake Forest |
47,987 | Freedom Communications, Inc. |
| Livermore Independent
| Livermore |
47,000 | Inland Valley Publishing Co. |
| Good Times Santa Cruz
(city guides) | Santa Cruz |
45,672 | MainStreet Media Group, LLC |
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