Circulation Revenue for Top 100 ABC Magazines
2004
| RANK 2004 |
Publication Name |
Subscription Revenue |
Single Copy Revenue |
Combined Circulation Revenue |
| 1 |
TV GUIDE |
$487,725,552 |
$61,213,720 |
$548,939,272 |
| 2 |
PEOPLE |
$240,551,986 |
$254,079,458 |
$494,631,444 |
| 3 |
TIME-THE WEEKLY NEWSMAGAZINE |
$279,291,543 |
$34,573,882 |
$313,865,425 |
| 4 |
SPORTS ILLUSTRATED |
$286,649,010 |
$20,331,601 |
$306,980,610 |
| 5 |
READER'S DIGEST |
$268,993,914 |
$19,420,463 |
$288,414,377 |
| 6 |
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC*** |
$180,997,164 |
$8,812,406 |
$189,809,570 |
| 7 |
NATIONAL ENQUIRER |
$23,461,940 |
$155,978,053 |
$179,439,993 |
| 8 |
STAR MAGAZINE |
$20,536,646 |
$157,080,010 |
$177,616,656 |
| 9 |
BETTER HOMES & GARDENS |
$162,318,486 |
$10,434,109 |
$172,752,595 |
| 10 |
US WEEKLY |
$39,957,613 |
$131,329,233 |
$171,286,846 |
|
TOTAL TOP 10 |
$1,990,483,854 |
$853,252,935 |
$2,843,736,788 |
| 11 |
NEWSWEEK |
$122,924,793 |
$28,862,800 |
$151,787,593 |
| 12 |
ENDLESS VACATION |
$147,262,827 |
- |
$147,262,827 |
| 13 |
COSMOPOLITAN |
$29,456,179 |
$96,068,587 |
$125,524,766 |
| 14 |
WOMAN'S WORLD |
$5,639,439 |
$115,440,435 |
$121,079,874 |
| 15 |
ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY |
$105,383,759 |
$14,838,112 |
$120,221,871 |
| 16 |
GOOD HOUSEKEEPING |
$82,876,431 |
$25,778,175 |
$108,654,606 |
| 17 |
PLAYBOY |
$80,899,355 |
$26,457,530 |
$107,356,885 |
| 18 |
SOUTHERN LIVING |
$90,107,532 |
$12,881,416 |
$102,988,948 |
| 19 |
FAMILY CIRCLE |
$67,414,918 |
$33,042,388 |
$100,457,305 |
| 20 |
WOMAN'S DAY |
$57,268,557 |
$40,064,603 |
$97,333,160 |
| 21 |
U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT |
$88,275,662 |
$8,630,713 |
$96,906,376 |
| 22 |
IN TOUCH WEEKLY |
$3,341,074 |
$84,587,134 |
$87,928,208 |
| 23 |
O, THE OPRAH MAGAZINE |
$41,554,248 |
$45,235,147 |
$86,789,395 |
| 24 |
MONEY |
$73,462,780 |
$4,993,070 |
$78,455,850 |
| 25 |
PREVENTION |
$65,164,086 |
$13,216,595 |
$78,380,681 |
|
TOTAL TOP 25 |
$3,051,515,494 |
$1,403,349,640 |
$4,454,865,133 |
| 26 |
AARP THE MAGAZINE |
$74,801,509 |
$30,639 |
$74,832,148 |
| 27 |
LADIES' HOME JOURNAL |
$64,983,730 |
$8,516,487 |
$73,500,217 |
| 28 |
MAXIM |
$33,738,520 |
$38,551,702 |
$72,290,222 |
| 29 |
SMITHSONIAN |
$69,302,761 |
$392,760 |
$69,695,521 |
| 30 |
ECONOMIST (NORTH AMERICAN EDITION) |
$56,105,519 |
$12,057,596 |
$68,163,115 |
| 31 |
GLAMOUR |
$25,199,361 |
$41,143,536 |
$66,342,897 |
| 32 |
IN STYLE |
$22,442,576 |
$42,675,372 |
$65,117,948 |
| 33 |
BUSINESSWEEK |
$57,360,705 |
$6,509,126 |
$63,869,832 |
| 34 |
GLOBE |
$3,237,379 |
$60,213,489 |
$63,450,867 |
| 35 |
MARTHA STEWART LIVING |
$44,323,664 |
$18,598,550 |
$62,922,214 |
| 36 |
NEW YORKER |
$50,017,552 |
$8,941,003 |
$58,958,555 |
| 37 |
SOAP OPERA DIGEST |
$23,041,075 |
$35,483,448 |
$58,524,523 |
| 38 |
FORBES |
$53,150,081 |
$4,973,453 |
$58,123,534 |
| 39 |
SPORTING NEWS MAGAZINE |
$53,622,816 |
$3,795,368 |
$57,418,184 |
| 40 |
FORTUNE (NORTH AMERICA) |
$51,008,038 |
$5,657,921 |
$56,665,959 |
| 41 |
FIRST FOR WOMEN |
$4,695,326 |
$47,305,540 |
$52,000,866 |
| 42 |
REDBOOK |
$35,376,874 |
$14,905,933 |
$50,282,807 |
| 43 |
ESPN THE MAGAZINE |
$45,712,433 |
$4,287,648 |
$50,000,081 |
| 44 |
MEN'S HEALTH |
$30,347,528 |
$18,970,874 |
$49,318,402 |
| 45 |
BARRON'S |
$34,622,375 |
$12,866,880 |
$47,489,255 |
| 46 |
COUNTRY LIVING |
$34,449,912 |
$12,435,213 |
$46,885,125 |
| 47 |
GOLF DIGEST |
$40,177,091 |
$6,681,486 |
$46,858,578 |
| 48 |
VOGUE |
$23,959,116 |
$22,439,058 |
$46,398,174 |
| 49 |
AARP BULLETIN |
$46,210,456 |
- |
$46,210,456 |
| 50 |
SHAPE |
$26,556,479 |
$19,597,236 |
$46,153,715 |
|
TOTAL TOP 50 |
$4,055,958,370 |
$1,850,379,958 |
$5,906,338,328 |
| 51 |
YM |
$34,023,467 |
$11,740,008 |
$45,763,475 |
| 52 |
TRAVEL + LEISURE |
$42,193,575 |
$1,869,669 |
$44,063,244 |
| 53 |
COOKING LIGHT |
$31,619,082 |
$11,556,968 |
$43,176,050 |
| 54 |
REAL SIMPLE |
$27,271,989 |
$15,737,373 |
$43,009,362 |
| 55 |
ROLLING STONE |
$29,527,269 |
$12,211,994 |
$41,739,262 |
| 56 |
EBONY |
$31,413,261 |
$9,088,655 |
$40,501,916 |
| 57 |
JET |
$30,858,451 |
$8,996,325 |
$39,854,776 |
| 58 |
PC MAGAZINE |
$34,032,536 |
$5,760,625 |
$39,793,161 |
| 59 |
GUIDEPOSTS |
$39,388,690 |
$303,670 |
$39,692,360 |
| 60 |
SUNSET |
$32,224,752 |
$6,809,554 |
$39,034,306 |
| 61 |
SEVENTEEN |
$26,860,103 |
$12,161,472 |
$39,021,575 |
| 62 |
VANITY FAIR |
$18,678,648 |
$20,076,903 |
$38,755,551 |
| 63 |
GAME INFORMER MAGAZINE |
$36,620,463 |
$990,147 |
$37,610,610 |
| 64 |
FITNESS |
$24,877,797 |
$12,441,912 |
$37,319,709 |
| 65 |
SOAP OPERA WEEKLY |
$4,571,339 |
$32,486,077 |
$37,057,416 |
| 66 |
ARCHITECTURAL DIGEST |
$27,665,175 |
$8,879,768 |
$36,544,943 |
| 67 |
FHM (FOR HIM MAGAZINE) |
$12,262,331 |
$23,984,215 |
$36,246,547 |
| 68 |
FOOD & WINE |
$32,345,437 |
$3,305,502 |
$35,650,939 |
| 69 |
STUFF |
$17,647,121 |
$17,782,534 |
$35,429,654 |
| 70 |
BON APPETIT |
$27,997,428 |
$7,256,190 |
$35,253,618 |
| 71 |
PARENTS |
$31,155,143 |
$3,078,537 |
$34,233,680 |
| 72 |
ELLE |
$21,888,846 |
$11,711,007 |
$33,599,853 |
| 73 |
CAR AND DRIVER |
$26,809,824 |
$6,782,202 |
$33,592,026 |
| 74 |
TEEN PEOPLE |
$17,672,306 |
$15,859,620 |
$33,531,926 |
| 75 |
SELF |
$18,163,456 |
$14,680,785 |
$32,844,241 |
|
TOTAL TOP 75 |
$4,733,726,859 |
$2,125,931,670 |
$6,859,658,528 |
| 76 |
POPULAR SCIENCE |
$26,801,738 |
$5,981,553 |
$32,783,290 |
| 77 |
POPULAR MECHANICS |
$25,978,908 |
$6,469,638 |
$32,448,546 |
| 78 |
COUNTRY HOME |
$24,821,761 |
$6,754,919 |
$31,576,679 |
| 79 |
PC WORLD |
$22,574,810 |
$8,661,994 |
$31,236,804 |
| 80 |
PARENTING |
$29,803,855 |
$1,414,655 |
$31,218,510 |
| 81 |
FIELD & STREAM |
$29,648,890 |
$1,486,674 |
$31,135,564 |
| 82 |
MARIE CLAIRE |
$8,017,086 |
$22,985,298 |
$31,002,384 |
| 83 |
HEALTH |
$27,269,824 |
$3,681,178 |
$30,951,001 |
| 84 |
GOLF MAGAZINE |
$26,449,231 |
$4,403,739 |
$30,852,970 |
| 85 |
DISCOVER |
$22,653,132 |
$7,197,726 |
$29,850,857 |
| 86 |
HARVARD BUSINESS REVIEW |
$26,113,636 |
$3,571,245 |
$29,684,881 |
| 87 |
FAMILY HANDYMAN |
$25,439,928 |
$3,177,716 |
$28,617,644 |
| 88 |
ESSENCE |
$17,523,187 |
$11,087,643 |
$28,610,830 |
| 89 |
PENTHOUSE |
$7,874,027 |
$20,076,468 |
$27,950,495 |
| 90 |
NEW YORK |
$24,563,532 |
$3,335,345 |
$27,898,877 |
| 91 |
OFFICIAL XBOX MAGAZINE |
$10,768,582 |
$16,076,328 |
$26,844,910 |
| 92 |
FAMILYFUN |
$25,618,903 |
$871,688 |
$26,490,591 |
| 93 |
BOYS' LIFE |
$26,440,679 |
- |
$26,440,679 |
| 94 |
COSMO GIRL! |
$14,664,747 |
$11,763,213 |
$26,427,960 |
| 95 |
TRADITIONAL HOME |
$19,488,204 |
$6,455,394 |
$25,943,598 |
| 96 |
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN |
$17,715,575 |
$7,722,446 |
$25,438,020 |
| 97 |
MOTOR TREND |
$17,614,710 |
$7,445,244 |
$25,059,954 |
| 98 |
HOME |
$22,737,444 |
$2,112,250 |
$24,849,694 |
| 99 |
COUNTRY WEEKLY |
$10,304,850 |
$14,527,954 |
$24,832,805 |
| 100 |
KIPLINGER'S PERSONAL FINANCE |
$23,452,415 |
$1,367,562 |
$24,819,977 |
|
TOTAL TOP 100 |
$5,268,066,513 |
$2,304,559,540 |
$7,572,626,048 |
*Denotes first half figures.
*Denotes second half figures.
*** In August 2004, National Geographic began to report their international circulation separately. This number represents domestic circulation on a going forward basis.
Source: Audit Bureau of Circulation Publisher's Statements for June and December. Figures calculated using basic subscription price and suggested cover price.
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