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Number of Magazines by Category, 1999-2009

Number of Magazines by Category 1988-1998

Category 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

2010

Accounting 56 54 57 51 49 42 46 49 53 54 55 55
Advertising & Marketing 191 190 197 179 161 86 103 129 118 101 88 93
Aeronautics & Astronautics 162 161 161 143 140 133 139 143 141 150 148 150
African-American Interest 144 143 157 114 103
Agricultural Supplies 37 39 39 45
Agriculture 346 335 334 350 305
Agriculture & Agricultural Supplies 294 329 349 352 351 351 345
Almanac
Animals 98 94 102 85 74 58 72 63 52 52 72 81
Anthropology 24 21 23 15 15 15 17 14 15 18
Antiques & Art Goods 106 109 114 70 65 46 49 46 42 35 37 43
Apparel & Accessories 102 93 95 87 80 85 98 91 79 83 113 124
Appliances 17 18 17 10 11 10 10 11 11 13 12 10
Archaeology/Paleontology 26 27 29 19 20 23 24 23 24 25 24 22
Architecture 150 151 163 123 131 146 141 145 120 123 152 149
Art & Sculpture 261 263 266 205 197 165 178 175 186 171 178 195
Astrology 25 24 24 16 16 14 16 15 14 11 11 11
Astronomy 13 12 12 10 11 9 12 10 14 12 12 11
Audio 31 31 29 23 20 18 19 19 16 18 20 25
Automotive 483 468 480 436 446 389 426 435 431 440 492 468
Baby & Pregnancy 84 79 76 58 54 65 64 75 82 78 72 75
Baking 20 25 26 19 37 21 20 19 17 20 21 21
Banking & Finance 210 209 206 203 202 175 166 169 164 169 171 174
Barber & Beautician 65 64 75 59 50 49 53 51 50 45 52 53
Baseball (renamed Basebal & Softball in 2010) 74 80 78 49 41 39 43 38 46 47 45 58
Basketball 137 137 137 82 63 58 66 59 58 48 72 74
Beverages--Brewing 120 117 124 110 104 96 99 110 113 111 125 125
Bibliography 15 15 14 7 5 4 2 1
Biochemistry 88 87 84 54 56 55 55 42 38 41 40 34
Biography 4 4 5 4 4
Biology 108 103 108 77 69 69 66 61 66 74 77 76
Biophysics 7 3 3 2 2 3 3 2 2 6 5 5
Black Interest
Blind 41 39 39 35 34 30 29 24 22 21 21 20
Boats & Boating 137 134 140 125 117 126 132 133 139 143 143 142
Book & Magazine Trade
Books & Book Trade 98 93 94 71 60 57 51 51 46 42 39 43
Botany 21 24 24 23 24 26 25 19 18 17 18 15
Bridal 45 40 54 67 69 77 91 102 130 135 144 150
Broadcasting 74 67 67 48 47 41 40 40 37 39 35 35
Business & Industry 720 682 708 698 699 510 540 513 555 579 626 613
Cats 20 18 20 12 8 9 12 12 13 11 11 12
Chamber of Commerce 39 41 42 31 25 27 26 26 29 36 33 46
Chemistry & Chemicals 146 143 144 110 115 118 116 94 88 89 84 76
Children 282 266 258 235 235 177 189 162 166 169 171 176
Civil Defense & Survival
Civil Rights 49 49 50 28 27 26 24 18 17 19 19 19
Clubs & Associations 209 203 201 175 158 121 119 113 116 109 113 120
Collectibles 180 172 184 125 116 74 81 80 81 77 78 74
College Alumni 450 442 444 434 440 480 496 512 532 569
College General 74 96 112 119 123 146 149
College Student & Alumni 1013 971
College Student Lifestyle 62 57 63 65 62
College Student Press 431 452 466 435 425
Comics 495 451 449 352 318 283 269 161 154 138 145 199
Computers & Automation 678 675 699 615 531 461 485 466 441 414 398 381
Computers & Telecomm. 1
Confectionery 11 11 11 10 11 10 10 10 9 9 9 10
Construction & Building 390 407 413 389 375 317 322 357 307 314 350 357
Consumer Interests 113 120 125 76 65 36 30 32 35 29 40 50
Contributors
Cosmetics & Perfumes 39 37 38 33 30 25 22 22 19 18 21 26
Crafts 167 157 168 118 107 103 129 120 98 96 103 101
Credit Card Holders
Credit/Credit Bureaus & Credit Unions 20 18 18 14 15 13 14 14 13 20 17 18
Crossword & Other Puzzles 126 128 124 104 100 96 111 107 144 107 96 125
Culture & Humanities 198 197 252 89 92 66 81 84 96 95 113 123
Cycling--Bicycle & Motor 114 115 124 112 108 114 116 107 118 124 133 142
Dairy 46 41 42 39 40 36 39 37 37 36 38 37
Dance 39 39 39 24 20 19 27 27 32 33 34 32
Deaf 15 16 16 14 14 16 17 17 16 17 17 16
Dentistry 72 73 69 66 80 75 79 82 86 85 88 98
Department Store & Retail 64 64 63 55 52 43 43 53 65 70 70 77
Direct Marketing 26 26 29 21 16 16 14 18 20 20 21 23
Disability 68 60 63 47 50 49 47 46 48 51 53 56
Dogs 62 58 65 59 54 89 92 71 69 70 72 68
Dressmaking & Needlework
Drugs & Pharmaceuticals 111 111 117 89 94 83 89 92 95 98 96 109
Economics 93 90 90 49 43 34 28 28 28 42 41 44
Education 527 521 541 404 411 382 353 365 379 379 393 387
Electric & Electronic Equipment 143 141 136 91 76 67 83 89 82 81 81 84
Employment 79 78 77 65 63 53 53 59 60 60 63 58
Energy 66 67 66 56 56 39 38 35 38 36 42 50
Engineering 236 234 233 180 188 159 146 124 114 124 118 125
Engineering, Chemical 29 30 30 24 28 21 27 24 24 25 24 21
Engineering, Civil 100 100 102 91 89 42 38 33 32 32 32 31
Engineering, Electrical 98 102 103 81 74 70 65 63 66 65 68 70
Engineering, Mechanical 50 51 54 36 35 23 21 18 13 15 16 33
Entertainment 322 313 330 246 223 146 172 179 108 124 158 171
Entomology 7 6 7 5 5 5 6 5 5 5 5 5
Environment & Ecology 396 382 393 272 252 146 158 161 155 166 208 218
Ethnic 450 419 431 358 308 539 534 614 732 855 952 978
Family 266 265 289 249 236 227 226 238 246 258 278 290
Fan Publications--Movies, Radio, TV 142 150 157 88 73 59 58 50 44 102 101 98
Feed, Grain & Milling 26 24 27 20 21 21 20 18 17 16 16 16
Fiction 58 63 66 36 31
Film 144 150 151 94 86 78 82 83 92 91 90 96
Fire Protection 29 28 29 24 26 25 27 25 33 33 34 33
Fish & Fisheries 64 63 64 52 42 29 23 25 25 24 19 18
Flags & Emblems 1 1 1
Florist 16 13 14 15 19 20 17 18 17 18 14 14
Folklore 35 32 33 13 12 11 9 8 7 7 7 8
Food & Food Preparation 263 244 241 186 172 176 172 189 195 206 232 230
Football 156 156 162 104 94 84 96 101 101 104 98 157
Forestry 40 41 37 27 28 30 32 36 37 42 52 50
Fund Raising
Funeral Service 15 14 15 13 15 16 17 16 16 16 16 15
Fur 7 7 7 6 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 4
Furniture & Home Furnishings 91 89 94 56 39 30 24 26 23 25 24 22
Gambling 42 43 45 33 27 29 23 30 31 30 35 36
Games & Toys 67 77 75 79 64 61 63
Gardening & Horticulture 183 179 193 176 165 151 164 174 176 175 183 194
Gay & Lesbian Interest 156 165 169 142 112 91 96 93 105 104 115 99
Genealogy 82 81 80 64 51 51 52 48 45 40 41 38
General Interest 194 159 162 116 114 25 34 46 29 37 38 45
Genetics 27 28 27 27 25 19 22 22 21 24 27 29
Geography 32 37 41 35 24 21 19 13 14 17 16 14
Geology 32 37 33 32 30 30 30 24 24 24 20 18
Geophysics 17 15 16 12 12 10 9 7 7 6 6 5
Gifts & Greeting Cards 41 17 19 21 21 20 19 23
Gifts, Games, Toys 138 134 132 87
Glass, Stone & Clay 49 48 49 32 32 32 30 30 34 29 32 31
Golf 98 98 107 114 109 109 135 143 139 132 137 140
Government 124 113 118 87 82 85 77 83 86 79 83 83
Grocery 60 59 58 48 41 48 47 43 48 50 55 53
Guns & Firearms 57 57 64 57 66 66 63 60 68 63 64 66
Hardware 24 23 23 24 22 16 19 18 16 11 10 13
Health & Fitness 512 493 505 390 562 316 350 380 402 409 488 508
Hearing & Speech 30 26 25 18 19 21 17 17 23 25 26 31
Heating, Plumbing, A/C, Refrig. 61 58 52 54 47 46 53 54 54 54 62 64
History 272 276 305 202 192 166 128 126 135 149 153 158
Hobbies 241 284 302 187 193 117 105 104 96 93 104 103
Home Economics 21 15 11 21 14 5 4 15
Home Furn & Home Entertainment 281 291 302 194 148 83 105 110 210 233 241 280
Horses 121 118 116 112 114 119 125 127 141 141 147 147
Hospitals & Nursing Homes 114 116 120 85 83 64 76 73 80 82 94 103
Hotel Industry 64 59 74 48 42 30 37 37 35 36 44 53
House Organs 411 386 375 275 186 145 126 72 67 45 44 37
Humor & Satire 104 107 107 58 45 40 33 31 30 26 29 30
Hunting & Fishing 305 306 313 284 263 243 263 258 267 252 250 248
Hypnosis 2 2 2 1 1
Industrial Design 31 33 29 19 18 20 21 20 18 18 20 22
Industrial Relations/Human Resources 56 51 51 41 41 48 61 60 60 56 59 57
Industrial Supplies & Equipment 4 3 8 6 8 9
Instruments 26 24 24 21 22 20 21 16 22 23 23 22
Insurance 132 128 126 124 114 106 114 102 106 97 108 105
Interior Design & Decoration 146 144 147 137 137 152 183 192 195 195 195 128
International Affairs 156 148 146 105 95 74 74 68 69 60 63 51
International Trade 144 133 135 92 66 50 45 47 44 34 33 28
Investment 143 148 151 136 129 107 104 102 97 95 96 95
Jewelry, Clocks & Watches 43 40 41 33 33 33 39 37 37 38 41 38
Journalism & Writing 53 54 55 40 37 39 39 41 45 46 50 52
Labor 32 33 33 23 20 6 4 4 4 4 4 4
Labor Union 70 67 68 56 49 58 57 51 53 48 49 46
Laundry, Cleaning & Dyeing 15 16 17 20 22 16 15 17 16 14 14 14
Law 231 231 232 215 214 212 225 228 222 239 254 252
Law Enforcement & Penology 84 83 87 71 64 53 54 56 56 55 55 59
Leasing & Renting 15 16 15 14 14 12 11 11 9 9 9 12
Leather & Leather Products 19 19 19 15 14 13 10 8 8 7 7 7
Library & Information Science 76 76 74 68 69 60 58 55 59 59 59 58
Lifestyle 390 400 467 368 392 206 264 364 215 251 311 381
Lighting 11 10 10 9 9 8 7 7 8 8 12 12
Literary Reviews 168 172 180 103 93 64 61 89 93 89 98 98
Literature & Linguistics 130 128 137 100 95 91 104 91 65 87 80 77
Livestock 135 133 130 60 109 105 107 106 104 107 108 105
Lumber & Wood 78 78 76 47 56 51 53 58 51 55 51 45
Lumber & Wood, Paper
Machinery 44 49 53 47 44 46 46 45 45 42 43 39
Management 290 301 306 244 245 127 95 95 74 77 86 96
Manufacturing 146 148 147 123 123 111 105 101 66 65 67 70
Mathematics 60 51 49 51 52 65 59 48 48 68 66 58
Meat & Meat Provisions 10 12 12 7 6 8 9 10 11 10 10 8
Media & Communications 102 105 120 65 63 51 49 48 45 52 44 47
Medicine 978 959 962 879 888 937 965 986 1043 1093 1119 1100
Meeting & Conventions 64 71 75 83 89 101 115
Men 134 131 132 99 78 34 61 74 75 69 72 74
Metals & Metalworking 87 88 84 86 82 75 71 75 70 72 72 74
Meteorology 8 8 8 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 3
Microbiology 31 32 35 24 22 17 15 13 18 20 16 17
Military & Naval 161 159 160 139 141 148 164 153 167 165 166 186
Mining & Minerals 61 60 60 41 40 34 31 29 32 31 32 36
Mobile Homes 19 19 21 29 25 26 25 27 30 29 34 35
Museum Publications 51 52 52 43 41 37 40 39 34 35 32 33
Music & Music Trades 519 506 521 419 353 326 364 361 383 386 400 382
Mystery & Horror 48 47 60 42 22 18 15 12 14 18 16 17
Natural History 43 41 40 30 32 52 47 45 53 50 51 51
Needlework & Knitting 101 98 100 90 83 76 80 75 73 69 68 70
New Age 68 64 69 58 52 41 32 34 35 35 38 36
News Magazines 131 125 124 101 113 75 57 47 40 46 46 38
Newspaper Industry 22 19 21 15 15 14 15 15 15 18 18 18
Newspaper Magazine Supps. 54 48 49 57 57 42 47
Nuclear Energy 11 11 11 7 7 8 9 8 9 8 5 7
Numismatics 18 17 16 15 15 12 12 11 12 12 14 14
Nursing 131 130 135 111 111 92 105 121 133 147 177 187
Nutrition 74 75 76 49 49 47 49 51 58 56 49 53
Oceanography 33 33 33 23 22 20 18 14 15 16 16 16
Office Administration & Equipment 50 52 51 35 29 18 20 24 24 26 26 28
Oils & Fats 6 6 7 7 5 2 2 2 6 9 7 6
Online Research 49 45 44 24 17 4 3 2
Optics & Sight 35 34 32 31 40 35 25 25 25 27 27 29
Ornithology 20 21 19 15 15 15 15 13 14 13 11 10
Outdoors 183 186 198 129 134 82 93 108 95 101 105 103
Packaging 33 30 30 21 23 23 23 24 27 27 31 30
Paint 18 18 18 17 18 21 23 23 24 24 25 24
Paper & Paper Products 28 27 27 19 16 12 13 17 18 18 19 18
Parapsychology 16 16 16 9 9 4 4 5 5 6 5 5
Parks & Recreation Areas 79 74 81 60 59 32 31 19 18 20 35 39
Patents, Copyrights, Trademarks 6 6 6 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3
Periodical Industry 36 33 32 20 19 14 10 8 9 10 13 14
Petroleum & Natural Gas 99 98 100 92 79 78 81 78 81 82 88 91
Philanthropy & Fundraising 23 20 20 18 17 22 24 29 31 31 30 36
Philately & Postal Affairs 33 33 32 26 25 21 21 24 24 24 23 20
Philosophy 62 65 62 20 17 9 11 11 14 20 20 21
Photography 111 112 113 76 76 67 72 76 73 69 75 71
Physics 49 49 49 35 30 35 43 33 28 26 23 24
Physiology 26 26 26 22 19 24 21 20 17 20 21 19
Plastics 39 38 38 27 30 28 28 24 24 25 24 24
Poetry & Creative Writing 365 357 347 213 194 180 215 259 196 182 199 203
Political Science & Politics 218 224 226 129 116 104 128 128 132 139 138 130
Pools & Spas 20 25 27 33 34 36 35
Poultry & Poultry Products 30 29 28 22 21 18 17 16 18 18 18 19
Power & Power Plants 24 23 23 17 19 22 21 19 19 21 25 31
Premiums & Incentives 18 21 22 9 9 10 11 12 11 12 16 16
Printing/Graphic Arts 140 136 142 107 99 92 94 86 86 87 85 79
Produce 36 37 37 33 45 46 40 38 32 29 28 29
Psychiatry 47 50 52 43 44 45 39 35 37 42 50 49
Psychology 120 123 120 86 83 86 81 74 81 86 95 88
Public Management & Planning 85 90 93 72 69 55 54 46 45 50 46 50
Public Utilities 44 44 46 29 19 18 20 19 18 13 13 20
Purchasing 24 26 25 24 23 30 34 34 34 27 27 26
Radio & Broadcasting
Railroads 42 42 40 33 33 31 36 35 36 32 29 26
Real Estate 192 190 185 198 192 182 190 208 221 232 335 324
Regional Interest 792 794 821 718 754 616 596 638 942 1138 1126 939
Religion & Theological 938 897 908 832 775 711 724 742 762 753 772 784
Restaurant & Catering 95 91 94 74 72 84 94 97 106 106 104 101
Roads & Streets 23 22 23 13 10 10 10 11 11 10 10 10
Romance 30 26 29 17 16 12 13 18 18 16 17 17
Rubber 6 5 6 4 4 4 3 2 2 2 2 2
Safety 60 60 66 49 61 51 52 47 42 41 41 45
Salesmanship & Selling 47 49 53 53 49 27 25 21 22 20 25 26
Sanitation 21 19 20 20 20 31 31 26 28 27 26 26
School Administration 64 63 63 52 54 38 36 36 38 35 37 37
Science 168 174 176 125 120 105 105 118 112 125 142 144
Science Fiction & Fantasy 107 106 107 66 46 43 43 46 47 44 46 42
Security & Surveillance 34 35 34 26 25 29 31 37 45 47 51 54
Senior Citizens 114 105 102 126 112 113 123 123 130 139 153 146
Sex 302 315 315 194 119 89 110 90 89 86 79 65
Ships & Shipping 51 49 50 39 42 36 38 43 45 44 40 40
Snow & Ice Sports (formerly: Skiing & Snowmobiling & Snowboarding) 66 65 59 52 48 51 58 56 97 98 106 104
Social Services & Welfare 84 85 87 68 59 41 41 41 46 48 51 51
Society 34 22 20 15 16 7 5 8 6 5 5 9
Sociology 63 62 64 25 22 20 24 17 18 29 30 30
Sound Engineering 32 32 30 18 15 14 13 14 16 18 17 13
Sports & Sporting Goods 863 828 864 735 686 311 359 366 339 309 330 324
Sugar 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
Survival & Weapons 7 6 8 5 12 5 4 4 4 4
Taxes 29 28 33 22 24 21 27 28 29 26 25 24
Telecommunications 123 122 129 116 102 92 87 79 83 78 74 75
Television & Video 241 248 243 161 143 119 117 147 143 139 141 131
Tennis & Racquet Sports 21 20 19 17 14 12 18 18 20 22 22 21
Textiles 50 47 45 38 37 36 36 34 29 26 29 29
Theater 71 70 72 48 38 50 56 56 61 63 64 64
Tobacco 25 25 26 28 23 21 21 20 18 17 18 15
Track & Field/Running 20 21 22 21 20 23 24 23 23 27 29 42
Traffic & Transportation 121 120 119 89 77 61 64 61 58 57 51 48
Travel 675 669 706 607 629 589 626 600 645 671 735 829
Trucking 111 112 113 105 119 119 110 100 94 96 91 85
U.S. (& Canadian) Federal Govt. 23 26 24 18 16 9 10 12 12 13 15 16
Unidentified Flying Objects 11 12 7 5 4 3 3 3 4 5 4 3
Vending Machines 11 11 11 7 6 5 5 4 5 5 5 4
Veterans 39 37 36 32 33 28 24 24 23 20 17 16
Veterinary 56 58 56 38 36 33 35 37 37 41 36 38
Warehousing & Distribution 38 37 43 39 37 32 28
Water Supply, Power & Waste 76 72 74 60 56 50 48 41 44 44 47 57
Welding 5 5 5 5 4 5 5 6 7 7 7 8
Women 419 406 416 339 283 237 276 300 326 329 358 364
World Wide Web Publications 35 36 58 40 30
Youth 243 238 248 182 179 130 144 145 153 145 158 157
Zoology 36 35 34 22 17 8 8 8 10 10 12 12

*Note: Data as of January 2011. Totals include cross references and therefore may contain inherent duplications. Titles on this list may include Canadian and Trade Publications in addition to U.S. Consumer Magazines. 

Source: National Directory of Magazines, 2011; Oxbridge Communications

 

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