Below are the top 10 US newspaper websites based on Nielsen NetRatings figures for July. Several are owned by public companies including The New York Times (NYT), Gannett (GCI), Washington Post (WPO), and Tribune Company (TRB). WIth print advertising falling sharply, these web properties have become the most valuable asset of the companies.

NYTimes.com             14.15 million unique visitors

USAToday.com           10.61 million

Washingtonpost.com    9.16 million   

LATimes.com               5.27 million

WSJ.com                    4.49 million

Boston.com                4.03 million

NYPost.com               3.95 million

Chron.com (Houston)   3.64 million

SFGate.com               3.59 million

ChicagoTribune.com    3.21 million

Douglas A. McIntyre