Avg. Subscription Circulation for Top 100 ABC Magazines
2005, first six months
| Rank |
Publication Name |
Subscriptions |
Single Copy |
Total Paid |
| 1 |
AARP THE MAGAZINE* |
22,558,000 |
1,956 |
22,559,956 |
| 2 |
AARP BULLETIN* |
22,042,940 |
|
22,042,940 |
| 3 |
READER'S DIGEST |
9,659,427 |
469,516 |
10,128,943 |
| 4 |
TV GUIDE |
8,758,689 |
314,854 |
9,073,543 |
| 5 |
BETTER HOMES AND GARDENS |
7,414,303 |
219,867 |
7,634,170 |
| 6 |
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC |
5,273,053 |
158,064 |
5,431,117 |
| 7 |
TIME |
3,893,374 |
157,215 |
4,050,589 |
| 8 |
GOOD HOUSEKEEPING |
3,851,498 |
755,302 |
4,606,800 |
| 9 |
LADIES' HOME JOURNAL |
3,837,910 |
293,333 |
4,131,243 |
| 10 |
AAA WESTWAYS* |
3,675,663 |
|
3,675,663 |
| 11 |
FAMILY CIRCLE |
3,420,287 |
877,830 |
4,298,117 |
| 12 |
SPORTS ILLUSTRATED |
3,245,284 |
93,945 |
3,339,229 |
| 13 |
WOMAN'S DAY |
3,213,748 |
801,644 |
4,015,392 |
| 14 |
NEWSWEEK |
3,074,250 |
126,163 |
3,200,413 |
| 15 |
PREVENTION |
2,958,199 |
373,487 |
3,331,686 |
| 16 |
PLAYBOY |
2,769,252 |
345,746 |
3,114,998 |
| 17 |
GUIDEPOSTS |
2,642,838 |
9,336 |
2,652,174 |
| 18 |
SOUTHERN LIVING |
2,552,629 |
202,308 |
2,754,937 |
| 19 |
AMERICAN LEGION MAGAZINE* |
2,531,867 |
|
2,531,867 |
| 20 |
VIA MAGAZINE* |
2,435,904 |
|
2,435,904 |
| 21 |
PEOPLE |
2,294,602 |
1,485,038 |
3,779,640 |
| 22 |
REDBOOK |
2,046,172 |
350,464 |
2,396,636 |
| 23 |
SMITHSONIAN |
2,041,052 |
8,010 |
2,049,062 |
| 24 |
HOME & AWAY* |
2,028,855 |
|
2,028,855 |
| 25 |
GAME INFORMER MAGAZINE |
2,022,148 |
14,603 |
2,036,751 |
| 26 |
PARENTING |
1,985,786 |
33,209 |
2,018,995 |
| 27 |
U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT |
1,984,470 |
37,015 |
2,021,485 |
| 28 |
PARENTS |
1,980,220 |
67,059 |
2,047,279 |
| 29 |
MAXIM |
1,961,137 |
570,544 |
2,531,681 |
| 30 |
AAA LIVING* |
1,939,989 |
|
1,939,989 |
| 31 |
MONEY |
1,834,199 |
108,332 |
1,942,531 |
| 32 |
ESPN THE MAGAZINE |
1,831,591 |
26,488 |
1,858,079 |
| 33 |
ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY |
1,781,817 |
70,559 |
1,852,376 |
| 34 |
FAMILYFUN |
1,744,252 |
18,066 |
1,762,318 |
| 35 |
SEVENTEEN |
1,712,979 |
324,478 |
2,037,457 |
| 36 |
ENDLESS VACATION* |
1,712,564 |
|
1,712,564 |
| 37 |
US WEEKLY |
1,674,267 |
989,011 |
1,674,267 |
| 38 |
MARTHA STEWART LIVING |
1,640,878 |
287,749 |
1,928,627 |
| 39 |
VFW MAGAZINE |
1,561,257 |
|
1,561,257 |
| 40 |
REAL SIMPLE |
1,522,620 |
424,384 |
1,947,004 |
| 41 |
O, THE OPRAH MAGAZINE |
1,516,006 |
1,106,712 |
2,622,718 |
| 42 |
COOKING LIGHT |
1,512,834 |
233,367 |
1,746,201 |
| 43 |
FIELD & STREAM |
1,495,585 |
35,640 |
1,531,225 |
| 44 |
COUNTRY LIVING |
1,476,131 |
229,886 |
1,706,017 |
| 45 |
GLAMOUR |
1,448,438 |
892,520 |
2,340,958 |
| 46 |
GOLF DIGEST |
1,425,833 |
139,052 |
1,564,885 |
| 47 |
AMERICAN RIFLEMAN |
1,387,828 |
|
1,387,828 |
| 48 |
SUNSET |
1,351,055 |
108,455 |
1,459,510 |
| 49 |
POPULAR SCIENCE |
1,346,632 |
122,246 |
1,468,878 |
| 50 |
GOLF MAGAZINE |
1,322,633 |
103,347 |
1,425,980 |
| 51 |
BOYS' LIFE |
1,311,022 |
|
1,311,022 |
| 52 |
TEEN VOGUE |
1,304,936 |
223,054 |
1,527,990 |
| 53 |
EBONY |
1,298,933 |
215,966 |
1,514,899 |
| 54 |
SHAPE |
1,297,503 |
362,342 |
1,659,845 |
| 55 |
MEN'S HEALTH |
1,280,933 |
492,679 |
1,773,612 |
| 56 |
HEALTH |
1,279,220 |
96,318 |
1,375,538 |
| 57 |
SCHOLASTIC PARENT & CHILD |
1,237,512 |
1,471 |
1,238,983 |
| 58 |
FITNESS |
1,225,857 |
297,489 |
1,523,346 |
| 59 |
CAR AND DRIVER |
1,218,853 |
131,483 |
1,350,336 |
| 60 |
TEEN PEOPLE |
1,200,089 |
350,610 |
1,550,699 |
| 61 |
BON APPETIT |
1,194,087 |
130,665 |
1,324,752 |
| 62 |
ROLLING STONE |
1,175,788 |
139,846 |
1,315,634 |
| 63 |
COUNTRY HOME |
1,154,774 |
110,400 |
1,265,174 |
| 64 |
FAMILY HANDYMAN |
1,076,335 |
70,236 |
1,146,571 |
| 65 |
POPULAR MECHANICS |
1,071,145 |
151,264 |
1,222,409 |
| 66 |
STUFF |
1,050,809 |
305,827 |
1,356,636 |
| 67 |
SELF |
1,046,067 |
354,341 |
1,400,408 |
| 68 |
SCOUTING* |
1,022,562 |
|
1,022,562 |
| 69 |
NEW YORKER |
1,008,353 |
45,814 |
1,054,167 |
| 70 |
AMERICAN HUNTER* |
1,006,193 |
|
1,006,193 |
| 71 |
COSMO GIRL! |
982,290 |
413,537 |
1,395,827 |
| 72 |
MOTOR TREND |
972,579 |
158,526 |
1,131,105 |
| 73 |
BUSINESSWEEK |
961,768 |
23,261 |
985,029 |
| 74 |
HOME |
955,475 |
74,220 |
1,029,695 |
| 75 |
TRAVEL + LEISURE |
942,540 |
35,961 |
978,501 |
| 76 |
COSMOPOLITAN |
940,108 |
1,992,446 |
2,932,554 |
| 77 |
MORE |
931,449 |
119,600 |
1,051,049 |
| 78 |
IN STYLE |
928,899 |
865,003 |
1,793,902 |
| 79 |
OUTDOOR LIFE |
918,464 |
32,020 |
950,484 |
| 80 |
THIS OLD HOUSE |
905,031 |
67,574 |
972,605 |
| 81 |
GOURMET |
899,431 |
78,198 |
977,629 |
| 82 |
FHM (FOR HIM MAGAZINE) |
898,817 |
393,416 |
1,292,233 |
| 83 |
FORBES |
888,872 |
37,087 |
925,959 |
| 84 |
MIDWEST LIVING |
888,066 |
53,095 |
941,161 |
| 85 |
FOOD & WINE |
876,245 |
52,539 |
928,784 |
| 86 |
JET |
870,832 |
102,072 |
972,904 |
| 87 |
CHILD |
865,538 |
24,933 |
890,471 |
| 88 |
HOUSE & GARDEN |
859,781 |
60,373 |
920,154 |
| 89 |
WEIGHT WATCHERS |
853,056 |
395,591 |
1,248,647 |
| 90 |
TRADITIONAL HOME |
833,782 |
142,250 |
976,032 |
| 91 |
FORTUNE (NORTH AMERICA) |
812,929 |
44,380 |
857,309 |
| 92 |
ESSENCE |
806,822 |
259,423 |
1,066,245 |
| 93 |
VOGUE |
801,788 |
417,376 |
1,219,164 |
| 94 |
HANDY, HANDYMAN CLUB OF AMERICA MAGAZINE* |
800,207 |
|
800,207 |
| 95 |
WORKING MOTHER |
799,652 |
1,609 |
801,261 |
| 96 |
PC WORLD |
785,527 |
95,317 |
880,844 |
| 97 |
LUCKY |
785,306 |
252,633 |
1,037,939 |
| 98 |
VANITY FAIR |
777,424 |
359,400 |
1,136,824 |
| 99 |
HOUSE BEAUTIFUL |
772,637 |
82,890 |
855,527 |
| 100 |
ELLE |
754,941 |
276,167 |
1,031,108 |
*High proportion of title's circulation attributed to membership benefits.
Source: Audit Bureau of Circulations statements for the first six months of 2005. Includes domestic titles audited by A.B.C.; annuals, international editions and comics have been excluded.
