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Newspaper publishers have struggled to adapt a print-focused business model to a changing media landscape. Digital media outlets continue outperforming their print-focused counterparts but earn less revenue per customer in a market flooded with news websites. Newspaper publishing revenue has dropped at an annualized 3.2% over the past five years and is expected to total $30.8 billion in 2024 when revenue will dip an estimated 6.5% with a profit of 1.9%.
Industry revenue has declined at a CAGR of 3.2 % over the past five years, to reach an estimated $30.8bn in 2024.
Market size is projected to decline over the next five years.
Company | Market Share (%)
2024 | Revenue ($m)
2024 | Profit ($m)
2024 | Profit Margin (%)
2024 |
---|---|---|---|---|
Gannett Co., Inc. | 5,903.4 | 341.9 | 5.8 | |
News Corporation | 3,433.8 | 17.5 | 0.5 | |
New York Times Co | 2,300.0 | 234.0 | 10.2 |
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Industry revenue is measured across several distinct product and services lines, including Print Subscriptions, Online Subscriptions and Advertisements. Print Subscriptions is the largest segment of the Newspaper Publishing in the US.
Advertising dominates newspaper publishing as prices creep down
The Newspaper Publishing industry produces and distributes print newspapers. Companies that solely publish online news are excluded from this industry.
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NAICS 51111 - Newspaper Publishing in the US
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The market size of the Newspaper Publishing in the US industry in United States is $30.8bn in 2024.
There are 4,644 businesses in the Newspaper Publishing in the US industry in United States, which has declined at a CAGR of 1.6 % between 2019 and 2024.
The market size of the Newspaper Publishing in the US industry in United States has been declining at a CAGR of 3.2 % between 2019 and 2024.
Over the next five years, the Newspaper Publishing in the US industry in United States is expected to decline.
The biggest companies operating in the Newspaper Publishing market in United States are Gannett Co., Inc., News Corporation and New York Times Co
Publishing newspapers in print and Publishing newspapers in electronic form are part of the Newspaper Publishing in the US industry.
The company holding the most market share in United States is Gannett Co., Inc..
The level of competition is moderate and increasing in the Newspaper Publishing in the US industry in United States.