The Standard posted a circulation figure of 277,522 for the period 26 January to 22 February, down 5.27% on January's numbers and including 132,682 multiple copy sales.
Greig, who started at the Standard on Monday (2 March), promised an optimistic paper in his opening leader, a sentiment that will be needed throughout the newspaper's management, though the paper suffered less than many national dailies.
London's free papers recorded steady circulations. City AM was up 1.2% year on year, 7.95% month on month, to 94,626.
Thelondonpaper was up 1.51% year on year to 500,824, while London Lite held steady, up 0.1% year on year to 401,250.
Metro London, the capital's largest free circulation paper recorded, a 2.31% rise year on year at 733,882.
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