USA Today Climbs to the Top of the Daily Newspaper Heap

By: Joe Pompeo | Capital New York

USA Today has become the most widely-circulated weekday paper in the country, according to the latest figures released today from the Alliance for Audited Media.

For the six-month period that ended on Sept. 30, USA Today had a combined print and digital weekday circulation of 2.877 million, besting perennial weekday champion The Wall Street Journal (2.274 million) and The New York Times (1.898 million).