Average Subscription Circulation for Top 100 ABC Magazines
2002
|
RANK 2002 |
RANK 2001 |
Publication |
Subscriptions 2002 |
Subscriptions 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 |
11,408,080 |
11,841,776 |
-3.7% |
| 4 |
4 |
TV GUIDE |
8,167,531 |
8,096,076 |
0.9% |
| 5 |
6 |
BETTER HOMES AND GARDENS |
7,283,537 |
7,243,173 |
0.6% |
| 6 |
5 |
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC |
6,508,675 |
7,477,732 |
-13.0% |
| 7 |
- |
MY GENERATION |
3,997,830 |
- |
- |
| 8 |
7 |
TIME - THE WEEKLY NEWSMAGAZINE |
3,933,264 |
3,908,323 |
0.6% |
| 9 |
8 |
LADIES' HOME JOURNAL |
3,746,593 |
3,722,970 |
0.6% |
| 10 |
9 |
GOOD HOUSEKEEPING |
3,704,124 |
3,493,087 |
6.0% |
|
|
Top 10* |
87,814,190 |
85,612,100 |
2.6% |
| 11 |
13 |
WESTWAYS |
3,369,799 |
3,150,371 |
7.0% |
| 12 |
10 |
HOME & AWAY |
3,312,075 |
3,310,934 |
0.0% |
| 13 |
14 |
SPORTS ILLUSTRATED |
3,146,758 |
3,114,588 |
1.0% |
| 14 |
12 |
FAMILY CIRCLE |
3,113,068 |
3,227,727 |
-3.6% |
| 15 |
11 |
ROSIE |
3,099,196 |
3,271,967 |
-5.3% |
| 16 |
15 |
NEWSWEEK |
3,027,599 |
3,052,811 |
-0.8% |
| 17 |
18 |
PLAYBOY |
2,844,352 |
2,674,895 |
6.3% |
| 18 |
21 |
WOMAN'S DAY |
2,816,820 |
2,595,357 |
8.5% |
| 19 |
17 |
PREVENTION |
2,745,044 |
2,694,598 |
1.9% |
| 20 |
16 |
GUIDEPOSTS |
2,696,697 |
2,696,316 |
0.0% |
| 21 |
19 |
VIA MAGAZINE |
2,643,896 |
2,647,933 |
-0.2% |
| 22 |
20 |
AMERICAN LEGION MAGAZINE |
2,639,097 |
2,613,923 |
1.0% |
| 23 |
22 |
SOUTHERN LIVING |
2,321,902 |
2,325,283 |
-0.1% |
| 24 |
24 |
AAA GOING PLACES |
2,202,555 |
2,142,601 |
2.8% |
| 25 |
23 |
PEOPLE |
2,197,901 |
2,245,855 |
-2.1% |
|
|
Top 25* |
129,990,946 |
127,377,257 |
2.1% |
| 26 |
30 |
SEVENTEEN |
2,076,239 |
1,873,220 |
10.8% |
| 27 |
25 |
SMITHSONIAN |
2,035,974 |
2,027,983 |
0.4% |
| 28 |
36 |
PARENTING MAGAZINE |
2,020,848 |
1,689,112 |
19.6% |
| 29 |
28 |
PARENTS |
1,994,796 |
1,916,079 |
4.1% |
| 30 |
26 |
U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT |
1,977,670 |
2,019,528 |
-2.1% |
| 31 |
27 |
MARTHA STEWART LIVING |
1,955,451 |
1,970,447 |
-0.8% |
| 32 |
29 |
MONEY |
1,838,972 |
1,901,776 |
-3.3% |
| 33 |
31 |
REDBOOK |
1,830,872 |
1,737,822 |
5.4% |
| 34 |
32 |
YM |
1,811,159 |
1,732,009 |
4.6% |
| 35 |
35 |
V.F.W. MAGAZINE |
1,686,452 |
1,693,699 |
-0.4% |
| 36 |
37 |
MAXIM |
1,680,495 |
1,670,370 |
0.6% |
| 37 |
39 |
EBONY |
1,603,244 |
1,542,485 |
3.9% |
| 38 |
44 |
ENDLESS VACATION |
1,549,971 |
1,381,030 |
12.2% |
| 39 |
33 |
O, THE OPRAH MAGAZINE |
1,548,568 |
1,730,423 |
-10.5% |
| 40 |
41 |
ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY |
1,545,277 |
1,434,953 |
7.7% |
| 41 |
34 |
FIELD & STREAM |
1,504,442 |
1,723,588 |
-12.7% |
| 42 |
49 |
ESPN THE MAGAZINE |
1,500,264 |
1,327,168 |
13.0% |
| 43 |
38 |
AMERICAN RIFLEMAN |
1,492,011 |
1,642,540 |
-9.2% |
| 44 |
46 |
FAMILYFUN |
1,473,045 |
1,341,554 |
9.8% |
| 45 |
60 |
GLAMOUR |
1,421,502 |
1,147,310 |
23.9% |
| 46 |
43 |
GOLF DIGEST |
1,418,071 |
1,414,526 |
0.3% |
| 47 |
54 |
COUNTRY LIVING |
1,377,344 |
1,243,580 |
10.8% |
| 48 |
45 |
SUNSET |
1,345,417 |
1,343,577 |
0.1% |
| 49 |
42 |
POPULAR SCIENCE |
1,332,772 |
1,424,813 |
-6.5% |
| 50 |
51 |
BOYS' LIFE |
1,323,678 |
1,280,320 |
3.4% |
|
|
Top 50* |
171,335,475 |
167,587,164 |
2.2% |
| 51 |
47 |
COOKING LIGHT |
1,315,490 |
1,341,352 |
-1.9% |
| 52 |
50 |
GOLF MAGAZINE |
1,311,946 |
1,296,913 |
1.2% |
| 53 |
52 |
HEALTH |
1,255,665 |
1,267,640 |
-0.9% |
| 54 |
58 |
SHAPE |
1,255,095 |
1,189,517 |
5.5% |
| 55 |
55 |
MEN'S HEALTH |
1,232,731 |
1,242,741 |
-0.8% |
| 56 |
57 |
CAR AND DRIVER |
1,223,131 |
1,223,628 |
0.0% |
| 57 |
53 |
SCHOLASTIC PARENT & CHILD |
1,215,756 |
1,250,387 |
-2.8% |
| 58 |
59 |
PC MAGAZINE |
1,177,014 |
1,163,519 |
1.2% |
| 59 |
63 |
MOTOR TREND |
1,127,274 |
1,104,529 |
2.1% |
| 60 |
62 |
ROLLING STONE |
1,121,661 |
1,111,286 |
0.9% |
| 61 |
68 |
TEEN PEOPLE |
1,121,176 |
1,063,617 |
5.4% |
| 62 |
56 |
AMERICAN HUNTER |
1,106,396 |
1,227,425 |
-9.9% |
| 63 |
66 |
BON APPETIT |
1,102,497 |
1,086,192 |
1.5% |
| 64 |
64 |
ELKS MAGAZINE |
1,078,955 |
1,100,563 |
-2.0% |
| 65 |
67 |
FAMILY HANDYMAN |
1,077,796 |
1,085,811 |
-0.7% |
| 66 |
71 |
SCOUTING |
1,061,718 |
1,040,998 |
2.0% |
| 67 |
73 |
POPULAR MECHANICS |
1,050,555 |
1,028,080 |
2.2% |
| 68 |
48 |
OUTDOOR LIFE |
1,049,545 |
1,327,560 |
-20.9% |
| 69 |
72 |
MICHIGAN LIVING |
1,041,626 |
1,038,292 |
0.3% |
| 70 |
65 |
KIPLINGER'S PERSONAL FINANCE |
1,018,201 |
1,089,085 |
-6.5% |
| 71 |
61 |
PC WORLD |
981,606 |
1,114,378 |
-11.9% |
| 72 |
89 |
COSMOPOLITAN |
956,246 |
825,433 |
15.8% |
| 73 |
75 |
BUSINESSWEEK (NORTH AMERICA) |
952,591 |
936,742 |
1.7% |
| 74 |
76 |
HOME |
951,734 |
928,960 |
2.5% |
| 75 |
78 |
DISCOVER |
929,806 |
918,886 |
1.2% |
|
|
Top 75* |
199,051,680 |
195,590,693 |
1.8% |
| 76 |
74 |
TRAVEL & LEISURE |
929,641 |
975,760 |
-4.7% |
| 77 |
77 |
CHILD |
917,472 |
919,745 |
-0.2% |
| 78 |
70 |
SELF |
905,171 |
1,044,844 |
-13.4% |
| 79 |
83 |
FITNESS |
894,807 |
849,564 |
5.3% |
| 80 |
98 |
COUNTRY HOME |
892,864 |
776,255 |
15.0% |
| 81 |
81 |
FOOD & WINE |
886,766 |
870,451 |
1.9% |
| 82 |
80 |
FORBES |
884,505 |
877,462 |
0.8% |
| 83 |
90 |
NEW YORKER |
884,245 |
821,937 |
7.6% |
| 84 |
84 |
THIS OLD HOUSE |
874,162 |
845,382 |
3.4% |
| 85 |
85 |
GOURMET |
841,016 |
844,528 |
-0.4% |
| 86 |
86 |
JET |
825,300 |
828,563 |
-0.4% |
| 87 |
88 |
MUTUAL FUNDS |
817,594 |
826,802 |
-1.1% |
| 88 |
87 |
ESSENCE |
815,912 |
827,980 |
-1.5% |
| 89 |
94 |
FORTUNE (NORTH AMERICA) |
813,578 |
799,783 |
1.7% |
| 90 |
248 |
GAME INFORMER MAGAZINE |
812,019 |
248,236 |
227.1% |
| 91 |
96 |
SOAP OPERA DIGEST |
789,529 |
791,747 |
-0.3% |
| 92 |
95 |
VICTORIA |
783,344 |
793,901 |
-1.3% |
| 93 |
97 |
AMERICAN LEGION AUXILIARY NATIONAL NEWS |
777,353 |
780,689 |
-0.4% |
| 94 |
101 |
VOGUE |
768,857 |
741,314 |
3.7% |
| 95 |
134 |
REAL SIMPLE |
766,139 |
571,254 |
34.1% |
| 96 |
92 |
HANDY, HANDYMAN CLUB OF AMERICA MAGAZINE |
759,010 |
817,836 |
-7.2% |
| 97 |
110 |
HOUSE & GARDEN |
757,247 |
680,144 |
11.3% |
| 98 |
100 |
HOUSE BEAUTIFUL |
756,994 |
741,316 |
2.1% |
| 99 |
103 |
SMART MONEY |
749,735 |
732,520 |
2.4% |
| 100 |
102 |
MIDWEST LIVING |
747,118 |
734,759 |
1.7% |
|
|
Top 100* |
219,702,052 |
215,333,458 |
2.0% |
* Totals may not add exactly, due to rounding of averaged numbers.
Sources: Averages calculated by the MPA from Audit Bureau of Circulations statements for the first and second six months of each year. Domestic titles audited by ABC; annuals, international editions, and comics have been excluded.
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