Rank
2002

Rank
2001

Publication

 Total Paid
 Circulation 2002

 Total Paid
 Circulation 2001

% Change 

1

1

NRTA/AARP BULLETIN

    21,703,580

    21,465,126

1.1%

2

2

AARP MODERN MATURITY

    17,360,979

    18,363,840

-5.5%

3

3

READER'S DIGEST

    12,078,469

    12,558,435

-3.8%

4

4

TV GUIDE

      9,067,124

      9,259,455

-2.1%

5

6

BETTER HOMES AND GARDENS

      7,605,204

      7,603,006

0.0%

6

5

NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC

      6,774,138

      7,738,611

-12.5%

7

8

GOOD HOUSEKEEPING

      4,699,736

      4,531,082

3.7%

8

7

FAMILY CIRCLE

      4,634,069

      4,857,727

-4.6%

9

9

WOMAN'S DAY

      4,205,049

      4,150,415

1.3%

10

10

TIME

      4,111,927

      4,128,626

-0.4%

Top 10*

    92,240,273

    94,656,321

-2.6%

11

11

LADIES' HOME JOURNAL

      4,101,347

      4,100,553

0.0%

12

N/A

MY GENERATION

      3,999,683

N/A

N/A

13

13

PEOPLE

      3,625,427

      3,714,268

-2.4%

14

12

ROSIE

      3,420,788

      3,790,421

-9.8%

15

18

WESTWAYS

      3,369,799

      3,150,371

7.0%

16

14

HOME & AWAY

      3,312,075

      3,310,934

0.0%

17

16

SPORTS ILLUSTRATED

      3,249,418

      3,223,772

0.8%

18

17

PLAYBOY

      3,215,454

      3,154,560

1.9%

19

15

NEWSWEEK

      3,183,008

      3,254,513

-2.2%

20

19

PREVENTION

      3,140,916

      3,115,991

0.8%

21

20

COSMOPOLITAN

      2,992,536

      2,701,167

10.8%

22

21

GUIDEPOSTS

      2,702,124

      2,700,475

0.1%

23

22

VIA MAGAZINE

      2,643,896

      2,647,933

-0.2%

24

24

AMERICAN LEGION MAGAZINE

      2,639,097

      2,613,923

1.0%

25

25

SOUTHERN LIVING

      2,555,114

      2,547,803

0.3%

Top 25*

 140,390,951

  138,683,004

1.2%

26

26

MAXIM

      2,540,631

      2,533,521

0.3%

27

28

SEVENTEEN

      2,445,539

      2,351,570

4.0%

28

31

GLAMOUR

      2,406,859

      2,170,476

10.9%

29

29

REDBOOK

      2,387,297

      2,310,430

3.3%

30

27

MARTHA STEWART LIVING

      2,341,229

      2,421,361

-3.3%

31

23

O, THE OPRAH MAGAZINE

      2,268,585

      2,641,138

-14.1%

32

30

YM

      2,231,752

      2,241,509

-0.4%

33

32

AAA GOING PLACES

      2,202,555

      2,142,601

2.8%

34

36

PARENTS

      2,092,113

      2,013,163

3.9%

35

39

PARENTING MAGAZINE

      2,087,873

      1,759,411

18.7%

36

35

SMITHSONIAN

      2,042,862

      2,034,137

0.4%

37

33

U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT

      2,025,890

      2,075,545

-2.4%

38

34

MONEY

      1,970,666

      2,062,246

-4.4%

39

38

EBONY

      1,863,227

      1,782,442

4.5%

40

37

NATIONAL ENQUIRER

      1,788,210

      1,934,706

-7.6%

41

46

COUNTRY LIVING

      1,735,170

      1,635,402

6.1%

42

42

V.F.W. MAGAZINE

      1,686,452

      1,693,699

-0.4%

43

44

MEN'S HEALTH

      1,677,574

      1,659,505

1.1%

44

47

SHAPE

      1,668,253

      1,633,442

2.1%

45

49

IN STYLE

      1,665,493

      1,601,549

4.0%

46

53

ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY

      1,640,989

      1,534,433

6.9%

47

43

WOMAN'S WORLD

      1,639,759

      1,661,260

-1.3%

48

48

TEEN PEOPLE

      1,627,431

      1,625,343

0.1%

49

50

COOKING LIGHT

      1,587,597

      1,583,399

0.3%

50

52

GOLF DIGEST

      1,571,362

      1,563,455

0.5%

 189,586,313

  187,348,740

1.2%

51

60

ENDLESS VACATION

      1,549,971

      1,381,030

12.2%

52

61

ESPN THE MAGAZINE

      1,543,242

      1,380,797

11.8%

53

40

FIELD & STREAM

      1,531,660

      1,754,385

-12.7%

54

62

FAMILYFUN

      1,508,819

      1,377,613

9.5%

55

45

AMERICAN RIFLEMAN

      1,492,011

      1,642,540

-9.2%

56

51

POPULAR SCIENCE

      1,477,129

      1,569,810

-5.9%

57

55

SUNSET

      1,461,921

      1,453,698

0.6%

58

59

FIRST FOR WOMEN

      1,460,999

      1,386,060

5.4%

59

57

GOLF MAGAZINE

      1,418,153

      1,400,234

1.3%

60

54

STAR MAGAZINE

      1,410,116

      1,514,280

-6.9%

61

58

HEALTH

      1,384,093

      1,395,072

-0.8%

62

63

CAR AND DRIVER

      1,378,481

      1,368,478

0.7%

63

65

BOYS' LIFE

      1,323,678

      1,280,320

3.4%

64

56

SELF

      1,308,693

      1,443,300

-9.3%

65

66

BON APPETIT

      1,292,856

      1,275,468

1.4%

66

68

MOTOR TREND

      1,277,657

      1,262,417

1.2%

67

67

ROLLING STONE

      1,263,840

      1,267,254

-0.3%

68

77

VOGUE

      1,251,639

      1,148,913

8.9%

69

71

PC MAGAZINE

      1,231,822

      1,228,855

0.2%

70

73

POPULAR MECHANICS

      1,229,696

      1,225,684

0.3%

71

74

FITNESS

      1,225,515

      1,175,201

4.3%

72

70

SCHOLASTIC PARENT & CHILD

      1,223,634

      1,250,387

-2.1%

73

75

FAMILY HANDYMAN

      1,154,551

      1,158,306

-0.3%

74

84

STUFF

      1,150,511

      1,040,065

10.6%

75

81

VANITY FAIR

      1,119,473

      1,100,459

1.7%

Top 75*

 223,256,466

  220,829,360

1.1%

76

69

PC WORLD

      1,106,573

      1,256,135

-11.9%

77

72

AMERICAN HUNTER

      1,106,396

      1,227,425

-9.9%

78

88

COUNTRY HOME

      1,103,081

      1,008,505

9.4%

79

112

REAL SIMPLE

      1,094,148

          824,599

32.7%

80

101

US WEEKLY

      1,084,622

          924,303

17.3%

81

80

ELKS MAGAZINE

      1,078,955

      1,100,563

-2.0%

82

64

OUTDOOR LIFE

      1,078,609

      1,357,351

-20.5%

83

116

COSMO GIRL !

      1,062,271

          814,544

30.4%

84

83

SCOUTING

      1,061,718

      1,040,998

2.0%

85

110

FHM

      1,059,061

          832,981

27.1%

86

82

ESSENCE

      1,057,303

      1,052,068

0.5%

87

87

DISCOVER

      1,051,434

      1,017,664

3.3%

88

78

KIPLINGER'S PERSONAL FINANCE

      1,048,670

      1,126,883

-6.9%

89

85

MICHIGAN LIVING

      1,041,626

      1,038,292

0.3%

90

89

HOME

      1,019,284

      1,006,600

1.3%

91

93

ELLE

         995,183

          971,674

2.4%

92

86

SOAP OPERA DIGEST

         987,525

      1,025,869

-3.7%

93

94

BUSINESSWEEK

         982,349

          971,599

1.1%

94

91

VICTORIA

         963,409

          983,554

-2.0%

95

90

TRAVEL & LEISURE

         961,774

      1,004,922

-4.3%

96

100

THIS OLD HOUSE

         957,340

          939,827

1.9%

97

98

FOOD & WINE

         954,795

          943,097

1.2%

98

95

JET

         953,646

          965,204

-1.2%

99

97

ALLURE

         953,473

          944,730

0.9%

100

102

MARIE CLAIRE

         947,662

          918,261

3.2%

Top 100*

 248,967,368

  246,127,001

1.2%