Circulation Revenue for Top 100 ABC Magazines
2001
| RANK |
PUBLICATION NAME |
SUBSCRIPTION REVENUE |
SINGLE-COPY REVENUE |
2001 TOTAL CIRC REVENUES |
| 1 |
TV GUIDE |
$458,885,588 |
$120,386,407 |
$579,271,995 |
| 2 |
PEOPLE WEEKLY |
$255,891,378 |
$228,308,886 |
$484,200,264 |
| 3 |
READER'S DIGEST |
$295,570,716 |
$21,413,771 |
$316,984,487 |
| 4 |
TIME-THE WEEKLY NEWSMAGAZINE |
$262,168,999 |
$43,511,133 |
$305,680,132 |
| 5 |
SPORTS ILLUSTRATED |
$255,253,967 |
$17,707,276 |
$272,961,243 |
| 6 |
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC MAGAZINE |
$216,854,214 |
$12,365,688 |
$229,219,902 |
| 7 |
NATIONAL ENQUIRER |
$24,121,473 |
$156,256,944 |
$180,378,418 |
| 8 |
NEWSWEEK |
$125,416,049 |
$41,429,488 |
$166,845,537 |
| 9 |
BETTER HOMES AND GARDENS |
$137,620,278 |
$12,910,808 |
$150,531,086 |
| 10 |
STAR |
$14,838,222 |
$123,221,253 |
$138,059,475 |
| 11 |
WOMAN'S WORLD |
$4,370,450 |
$112,128,150 |
$116,498,600 |
| 12 |
FAMILY CIRCLE |
$59,379,147 |
$50,856,000 |
$110,235,147 |
| 13 |
PLAYBOY |
$80,166,603 |
$28,722,340 |
$108,888,943 |
| 14 |
COSMOPOLITAN |
$24,738,212 |
$78,780,849 |
$103,519,061 |
| 15 |
U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT |
$90,373,856 |
$10,590,621 |
$100,964,477 |
| 16 |
GOOD HOUSEKEEPING |
$73,293,709 |
$24,289,083 |
$97,582,792 |
| 17 |
SOUTHERN LIVING |
$83,710,188 |
$13,217,688 |
$96,927,876 |
| 18 |
SOAP OPERA DIGEST |
$55,352,974 |
$40,854,226 |
$96,207,200 |
| 19 |
WOMAN'S DAY |
$46,807,411 |
$45,871,440 |
$92,678,851 |
| 20 |
MONEY |
$75,369,223 |
$8,280,801 |
$83,650,024 |
| 21 |
GLAMOUR |
$38,038,733 |
$42,972,951 |
$81,011,684 |
| 22 |
O, THE OPRAH MAGAZINE |
$41,530,140 |
$38,250,030 |
$79,780,170 |
| 23 |
MARTHA STEWART LIVING |
$53,202,069 |
$25,702,070 |
$78,904,139 |
| 24 |
ROSIE |
$59,281,344 |
$18,775,500 |
$78,056,844 |
| 25 |
LADIES' HOME JOURNAL |
$63,178,792 |
$11,282,195 |
$74,460,987 |
| 26 |
ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY |
$59,512,956 |
$14,277,355 |
$73,790,311 |
| 27 |
PREVENTION |
$59,200,307 |
$13,324,736 |
$72,525,043 |
| 28 |
US WEEKLY |
$31,482,568 |
$41,011,516 |
$72,494,084 |
| 29 |
MAXIM |
$29,966,429 |
$41,327,670 |
$71,294,099 |
| 30 |
ENDLESS VACATION |
$67,984,372 |
- |
$67,984,372 |
| 31 |
GLOBE |
$1,837,674 |
$61,078,317 |
$62,915,992 |
| 32 |
BUSINESSWEEK (NORTH AMERICA) |
$53,880,891 |
$8,799,471 |
$62,680,363 |
| 33 |
IN STYLE |
$15,212,229 |
$45,029,967 |
$60,242,196 |
| 34 |
SEVENTEEN |
$37,370,739 |
$17,163,180 |
$54,533,919 |
| 35 |
PC MAGAZINE |
$46,510,171 |
$7,815,386 |
$54,325,557 |
| 36 |
PENTHOUSE |
$11,231,337 |
$41,608,708 |
$52,840,045 |
| 37 |
FORBES |
$44,400,833 |
$4,782,803 |
$49,183,636 |
| 38 |
THE NEW YORKER |
$41,042,367 |
$7,722,488 |
$48,764,854 |
| 39 |
THE SPORTING NEWS |
$43,873,908 |
$4,400,224 |
$48,274,132 |
| 40 |
FIRST FOR WOMEN |
$7,227,992 |
$41,015,888 |
$48,243,880 |
| 41 |
MEN'S HEALTH |
$30,993,948 |
$15,795,356 |
$46,789,304 |
| 42 |
COUNTRY LIVING |
$29,845,920 |
$16,456,524 |
$46,302,444 |
| 43 |
BARRON'S |
$28,507,290 |
$17,560,687 |
$46,067,977 |
| 44 |
SMITHSONIAN |
$45,426,819 |
$295,392 |
$45,722,211 |
| 45 |
BUSINESS 2.0 |
$44,207,136 |
$449,925 |
$44,657,061 |
| 46 |
EBONY |
$36,242,968 |
$7,918,581 |
$44,161,549 |
| 47 |
MODERN MATURITY |
$44,073,216 |
- |
$44,073,216 |
| 48 |
YM |
$28,751,341 |
$15,234,050 |
$43,985,391 |
| 49 |
REDBOOK |
$26,067,330 |
$17,178,225 |
$43,245,555 |
| 50 |
JET |
$31,511,538 |
$9,594,194 |
$41,105,732 |
| 51 |
SHAPE |
$23,754,654 |
$15,928,029 |
$39,682,683 |
| 52 |
TRAVEL + LEISURE |
$38,054,621 |
$1,574,748 |
$39,629,369 |
| 53 |
FORTUNE (NORTH AMERICA) |
$32,078,253 |
$7,157,274 |
$39,235,526 |
| 54 |
GOLF DIGEST |
$31,721,679 |
$7,130,744 |
$38,852,423 |
| 55 |
PC WORLD |
$27,803,719 |
$10,189,493 |
$37,993,212 |
| 56 |
VOGUE |
$20,756,792 |
$17,119,137 |
$37,875,929 |
| 57 |
SUNSET, THE MAGAZINE OF WESTERN LIVING |
$32,245,848 |
$5,609,283 |
$37,855,131 |
| 58 |
CHILD |
$36,999,526 |
$703,450 |
$37,702,976 |
| 59 |
GUIDEPOSTS |
$37,586,645 |
$62,385 |
$37,649,030 |
| 60 |
ESPN THE MAGAZINE |
$33,106,929 |
$4,519,880 |
$37,626,808 |
| 61 |
ROLLING STONE |
$22,162,911 |
$15,401,840 |
$37,564,751 |
| 62 |
COOKING LIGHT |
$26,951,570 |
$10,516,938 |
$37,468,508 |
| 63 |
ARCHITECTURAL DIGEST |
$27,729,515 |
$9,300,957 |
$37,030,471 |
| 64 |
VANITY FAIR |
$17,032,116 |
$18,523,328 |
$35,555,444 |
| 65 |
PARENTS |
$30,618,942 |
$3,740,356 |
$34,359,298 |
| 66 |
FITNESS |
$23,277,054 |
$10,710,174 |
$33,987,228 |
| 67 |
TEEN PEOPLE |
$16,985,956 |
$16,795,622 |
$33,781,578 |
| 68 |
STUFF |
$9,900,584 |
$23,374,657 |
$33,275,241 |
| 69 |
DISCOVER |
$26,614,956 |
$5,914,827 |
$32,529,783 |
| 70 |
POPULAR SCIENCE |
$25,561,145 |
$6,942,432 |
$32,503,578 |
| 71 |
SELF |
$16,717,504 |
$14,296,601 |
$31,014,105 |
| 72 |
POPULAR MECHANICS |
$22,586,918 |
$8,299,347 |
$30,886,265 |
| 73 |
FIELD & STREAM |
$29,245,725 |
$1,474,560 |
$30,720,285 |
| 74 |
HARVARD BUSINESS REVIEW |
$25,362,448 |
$4,493,445 |
$29,855,893 |
| 75 |
BON APPETIT |
$21,723,830 |
$7,949,592 |
$29,673,422 |
| 76 |
CAR AND DRIVER |
$22,589,076 |
$6,935,418 |
$29,524,494 |
| 77 |
GOLF MAGAZINE |
$24,561,218 |
$4,959,432 |
$29,520,650 |
| 78 |
HEALTH |
$25,314,771 |
$3,810,217 |
$29,124,988 |
| 79 |
AMERICAN RIFLEMAN |
$12,319,046 |
- |
$12,319,046 |
| 80 |
SOAP OPERA WEEKLY |
$3,104,080 |
$25,042,079 |
$28,146,160 |
| 81 |
THE ECONOMIST (NORTH AMERICAN EDITION) |
$20,063,625 |
$7,936,696 |
$28,000,321 |
| 82 |
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN |
$18,939,752 |
$8,926,008 |
$27,865,760 |
| 83 |
FOOD & WINE |
$24,222,745 |
$3,443,444 |
$27,666,189 |
| 84 |
KIPLINGER'S PERSONAL FINANCE MAGAZINE |
$26,083,574 |
$1,448,873 |
$27,532,447 |
| 85 |
ELLE |
$16,036,685 |
$11,485,257 |
$27,521,942 |
| 86 |
FAMILYFUN |
$26,152,819 |
$1,258,442 |
$27,411,260 |
| 87 |
PARENTING MAGAZINE |
$25,285,999 |
$2,073,835 |
$27,359,834 |
| 88 |
MOTOR TREND |
$19,881,513 |
$7,103,840 |
$26,985,353 |
| 89 |
ESSENCE |
$19,468,596 |
$7,394,921 |
$26,863,517 |
| 90 |
MARIE CLAIRE |
$5,989,680 |
$20,707,053 |
$26,696,733 |
| 91 |
COUNTRY HOME |
$17,054,311 |
$9,197,100 |
$26,251,411 |
| 92 |
OFFICIAL U.S. PLAYSTATION MAGAZINE |
$9,726,536 |
$16,380,787 |
$26,107,323 |
| 93 |
'TEEN |
$18,090,255 |
$7,826,612 |
$25,916,867 |
| 94 |
HOME |
$22,295,028 |
$2,321,436 |
$24,616,464 |
| 95 |
VICTORIA |
$17,441,994 |
$6,713,734 |
$24,155,728 |
| 96 |
YAHOO! INTERNET LIFE |
$21,137,346 |
$2,129,870 |
$23,267,216 |
| 97 |
COUNTRY WEEKLY |
$5,636,710 |
$17,548,678 |
$23,185,388 |
| 98 |
BOYS' LIFE |
$23,045,760 |
- |
$23,045,760 |
| 99 |
MUSCLE & FITNESS |
$5,549,525 |
$17,109,596 |
$22,659,121 |
| 100 |
GOURMET |
$16,890,550 |
$4,515,882 |
$21,406,432 |
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.
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