Circulation Revenue for Top 100 ABC Magazines
2002
| Rank |
Publication Name |
Subscription Revenue |
Single Copy Revenue |
2002 Total Circulation Revenue |
| 1 |
TV GUIDE |
$462,935,629 |
$93,089,935 |
$556,025,564 |
| 2 |
PEOPLE |
$239,029,434 |
$229,498,810 |
$468,528,243 |
| 3 |
READER'S DIGEST |
$319,198,078 |
$24,053,557 |
$343,251,636 |
| 4 |
TIME - THE WEEKLY NEWSMAGAZINE |
$284,200,540 |
$35,991,626 |
$320,192,166 |
| 5 |
SPORTS ILLUSTRATED |
$280,187,288 |
$18,684,211 |
$298,871,499 |
| 6 |
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC |
$221,294,933 |
$15,768,532 |
$237,063,465 |
| 7 |
NATIONAL ENQUIRER |
$21,157,292 |
$161,351,352 |
$182,508,645 |
| 8 |
NEWSWEEK |
$124,551,705 |
$31,307,108 |
$155,858,812 |
| 9 |
BETTER HOMES AND GARDENS |
$138,387,194 |
$11,541,412 |
$149,928,605 |
| 10 |
STAR MAGAZINE |
$15,194,640 |
$129,823,859 |
$145,018,499 |
| |
TOTAL TOP 10 |
$2,106,136,733 |
$751,110,402 |
$2,857,247,134 |
| 11 |
ENDLESS VACATION |
$130,197,522 |
- |
$130,197,522 |
| 12 |
WOMAN'S WORLD |
$5,550,815 |
$122,161,396 |
$127,712,211 |
| 13 |
COSMOPOLITAN |
$28,658,678 |
$91,488,579 |
$120,147,256 |
| 14 |
FAMILY CIRCLE |
$62,137,720 |
$50,850,002 |
$112,987,722 |
| 15 |
GOOD HOUSEKEEPING |
$81,379,604 |
$29,868,360 |
$111,247,964 |
| 16 |
ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY |
$94,337,778 |
$16,079,623 |
$110,417,401 |
| 17 |
PLAYBOY |
$85,245,214 |
$22,221,588 |
$107,466,802 |
| 18 |
US WEEKLY |
$40,819,383 |
$59,597,920 |
$100,417,303 |
| 19 |
SOUTHERN LIVING |
$83,588,454 |
$13,964,765 |
$97,553,219 |
| 20 |
U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT |
$88,486,815 |
$8,951,988 |
$97,438,803 |
| 21 |
WOMAN'S DAY |
$50,694,862 |
$44,409,017 |
$95,103,879 |
| 22 |
SOAP OPERA DIGEST |
$55,314,152 |
$33,956,244 |
$89,270,396 |
| 23 |
MONEY |
$73,246,058 |
$6,830,976 |
$80,077,034 |
| 24 |
MARTHA STEWART LIVING |
$54,752,628 |
$21,989,318 |
$76,741,946 |
| 25 |
LADIES' HOME JOURNAL |
$63,579,675 |
$10,600,064 |
$74,179,739 |
| |
TOTAL TOP 25 |
$3,104,126,091 |
$1,284,080,242 |
$4,388,206,331 |
| 26 |
PREVENTION |
$60,308,617 |
$13,698,845 |
$74,007,461 |
| 27 |
MAXIM |
$30,148,071 |
$41,183,336 |
$71,331,407 |
| 28 |
ROSIE |
$55,785,528 |
$13,506,843 |
$69,292,371 |
| 29 |
O, THE OPRAH MAGAZINE |
$37,165,620 |
$30,240,714 |
$67,406,334 |
| 30 |
SMITHSONIAN |
$65,151,152 |
$330,648 |
$65,481,800 |
| 31 |
GLOBE |
$2,351,878 |
$62,426,919 |
$64,778,797 |
| 32 |
IN STYLE |
$17,791,878 |
$46,979,353 |
$64,771,231 |
| 33 |
BUSINESSWEEK (NORTH AMERICA) |
$57,122,774 |
$7,512,407 |
$64,635,181 |
| 34 |
GLAMOUR |
$22,744,032 |
$41,384,973 |
$64,129,005 |
| 35 |
FORTUNE (NORTH AMERICA) |
$52,497,287 |
$7,263,903 |
$59,761,190 |
| 36 |
SEVENTEEN |
$41,420,968 |
$17,682,084 |
$59,103,052 |
| 37 |
FORBES |
$53,026,315 |
$4,878,379 |
$57,904,693 |
| 38 |
AARP MODERN MATURITY |
$57,291,229 |
- |
$57,291,229 |
| 39 |
ECONOMIST (NORTH AMERICAN EDITION) |
$46,963,031 |
$10,039,226 |
$57,002,256 |
| 40 |
YM |
$39,821,207 |
$16,192,831 |
$56,014,038 |
| 41 |
PC MAGAZINE |
$47,045,190 |
$7,222,514 |
$54,267,704 |
| 42 |
NEW YORKER |
$44,153,327 |
$7,684,390 |
$51,837,717 |
| 43 |
SPORTING NEWS |
$46,439,601 |
$4,258,575 |
$50,698,176 |
| 44 |
MEN'S HEALTH & SPORTS MAGAZINES |
$30,744,311 |
$17,749,236 |
$48,493,547 |
| 45 |
COUNTRY LIVING |
$33,056,256 |
$15,028,692 |
$48,084,948 |
| 46 |
SHAPE |
$27,574,426 |
$19,782,029 |
$47,356,455 |
| 47 |
GOLF DIGEST |
$39,620,904 |
$7,339,549 |
$46,960,453 |
| 48 |
FIRST FOR WOMEN |
$4,566,580 |
$41,692,888 |
$46,259,468 |
| 49 |
BARRON'S |
$31,081,693 |
$14,716,321 |
$45,798,013 |
| 50 |
NRTA/AARP BULLETIN |
$45,358,636 |
- |
$45,358,636 |
| |
TOTAL TOP 50 |
$4,093,356,602 |
$1,732,874,897 |
$5,826,231,493 |
| 51 |
REDBOOK |
$27,463,073 |
$16,692,765 |
$44,155,838 |
| 52 |
EBONY |
$35,271,357 |
$8,579,456 |
$43,850,813 |
| 53 |
ESPN THE MAGAZINE |
$39,006,864 |
$4,458,538 |
$43,465,402 |
| 54 |
PENTHOUSE |
$10,005,736 |
$33,386,567 |
$43,392,303 |
| 55 |
VOGUE |
$21,527,996 |
$20,276,823 |
$41,804,819 |
| 56 |
TRAVEL & LEISURE |
$39,974,563 |
$1,735,155 |
$41,709,718 |
| 57 |
JET |
$31,382,300 |
$9,818,433 |
$41,200,733 |
| 58 |
SUNSET |
$32,290,008 |
$6,291,189 |
$38,581,197 |
| 59 |
COOKING LIGHT |
$26,354,810 |
$11,942,764 |
$38,297,574 |
| 60 |
GUIDEPOSTS |
$37,618,923 |
$126,992 |
$37,745,915 |
| 61 |
VANITY FAIR |
$17,263,956 |
$20,376,462 |
$37,640,418 |
| 62 |
ARCHITECTURAL DIGEST |
$27,547,103 |
$10,061,938 |
$37,609,041 |
| 63 |
ROLLING STONE |
$22,369,839 |
$14,040,172 |
$36,410,011 |
| 64 |
PARENTS |
$31,876,840 |
$4,087,293 |
$35,964,133 |
| 65 |
DISCOVER |
$27,847,675 |
$7,283,085 |
$35,130,759 |
| 66 |
PC WORLD |
$24,491,057 |
$10,482,232 |
$34,973,289 |
| 67 |
CAR AND DRIVER |
$26,835,483 |
$7,438,158 |
$34,273,641 |
| 68 |
FOOD & WINE |
$31,036,793 |
$3,224,575 |
$34,261,367 |
| 69 |
STUFF |
$12,553,049 |
$21,583,658 |
$34,136,706 |
| 70 |
POPULAR SCIENCE |
$26,588,801 |
$6,911,789 |
$33,500,591 |
| 71 |
TEEN PEOPLE |
$17,905,173 |
$15,137,025 |
$33,042,197 |
| 72 |
POPULAR MECHANICS |
$25,213,308 |
$7,523,922 |
$32,737,230 |
| 73 |
PARENTING MAGAZINE |
$30,252,087 |
$2,150,147 |
$32,402,234 |
| 74 |
ELLE |
$20,316,786 |
$11,322,507 |
$31,639,293 |
| 75 |
GOLF MAGAZINE |
$26,173,313 |
$5,085,191 |
$31,258,504 |
| |
TOTAL TOP 75 |
$4,762,523,495 |
$1,992,891,733 |
$6,755,415,219 |
| 76 |
FITNESS |
$17,878,234 |
$12,828,956 |
$30,707,190 |
| 77 |
HARVARD BUSINESS REVIEW |
$26,775,616 |
$3,820,259 |
$30,595,875 |
| 78 |
SOAP OPERA WEEKLY |
$5,846,457 |
$24,525,573 |
$30,372,030 |
| 79 |
BON APPETIT |
$22,049,940 |
$7,995,057 |
$30,044,997 |
| 80 |
FHM |
$9,099,230 |
$20,724,996 |
$29,824,226 |
| 81 |
HEALTH |
$25,075,620 |
$4,169,350 |
$29,244,970 |
| 82 |
COUNTRY HOME |
$19,605,149 |
$9,365,197 |
$28,970,346 |
| 83 |
SELF |
$14,482,728 |
$14,478,387 |
$28,961,115 |
| 84 |
FAMILY HANDYMAN |
$25,867,104 |
$3,062,505 |
$28,929,609 |
| 85 |
REAL SIMPLE |
$15,284,463 |
$12,956,375 |
$28,240,838 |
| 86 |
MARIE CLAIRE |
$6,098,715 |
$21,553,078 |
$27,651,793 |
| 87 |
MOTOR TREND |
$20,290,923 |
$7,200,338 |
$27,491,261 |
| 88 |
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN |
$18,938,546 |
$8,519,178 |
$27,457,723 |
| 89 |
ESSENCE |
$17,950,053 |
$8,321,916 |
$26,271,969 |
| 90 |
KIPLINGER'S PERSONAL FINANCE |
$24,385,902 |
$1,279,698 |
$25,665,600 |
| 91 |
COUNTRY WEEKLY |
$5,974,440 |
$19,415,404 |
$25,389,844 |
| 92 |
FIELD & STREAM |
$24,025,939 |
$1,303,174 |
$25,329,113 |
| 93 |
HOME |
$22,841,616 |
$2,019,745 |
$24,861,361 |
| 94 |
OFFICIAL U.S. PLAYSTATION MAGAZINE |
$6,490,778 |
$18,109,114 |
$24,599,893 |
| 95 |
BOYS' LIFE |
$23,826,195 |
- |
$23,826,195 |
| 96 |
MUSCLE & FITNESS |
$7,537,766 |
$16,158,408 |
$23,696,174 |
| 97 |
VICTORIA |
$17,210,068 |
$6,374,301 |
$23,584,369 |
| 98 |
FAMILYFUN |
$22,022,015 |
$1,252,090 |
$23,274,105 |
| 99 |
AMERICAN RIFLEMAN |
$22,380,165 |
- |
$22,380,165 |
| 100 |
TRADITIONAL HOME |
$13,959,979 |
$8,233,216 |
$22,193,195 |
|
TOTAL TOP 100 |
$5,198,421,136 |
$2,226,558,048 |
$7,424,979,175 |
Sources: Revenues calculated by the Magazine Publishers of America from Audit Bureau of Circulations statements for the first and second six months of each year. Subscription revenues based on each title's basic 1-year subscription rate, single copy revenues based on suggested cover price.
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