Average Circulation for Top 100 ABC Magazines
First Six Months, 2001
| RANK |
PUBLICATION NAME |
SUB-SCRIPTIONS |
SINGLE-COPY |
TOTAL PAID CIRCULATION |
| 1 |
NRTA/AARP BULLETIN |
21,291,401 |
N/A |
21,291,401 |
| 2 |
MODERN MATURITY |
18,947,553 |
N/A |
18,947,553 |
| 3 |
READER'S DIGEST |
11,810,991 |
740,099 |
12,551,090 |
| 4 |
TV GUIDE |
8,186,945 |
1,234,202 |
9,421,147 |
| 5 |
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC |
7,579,227 |
233,337 |
7,812,564 |
| 6 |
BETTER HOMES AND GARDENS |
7,245,801 |
358,833 |
7,604,634 |
| 7 |
FAMILY CIRCLE |
3,397,031 |
1,605,875 |
5,002,906 |
| 8 |
GOOD HOUSEKEEPING |
3,484,243 |
1,050,473 |
4,534,716 |
| 9 |
LADIES' HOME JOURNAL |
3,712,931 |
387,500 |
4,100,431 |
| 10 |
TIME |
3,907,787 |
154,575 |
4,062,362 |
| 11 |
WOMAN'S DAY |
2,445,014 |
1,610,000 |
4,055,014 |
| 12 |
ROSIE |
3,529,261 |
474,000 |
4,003,261 |
| 13 |
PEOPLE WEEKLY |
2,277,486 |
1,426,436 |
3,703,922 |
| 14 |
HOME & AWAY |
3,314,650 |
N/A |
3,314,650 |
| 15 |
SPORTS ILLUSTRATED |
3,106,369 |
134,398 |
3,240,767 |
| 16 |
NEWSWEEK |
3,057,119 |
138,643 |
3,195,762 |
| 17 |
PLAYBOY |
2,628,776 |
522,804 |
3,151,580 |
| 18 |
WESTWAYS |
3,150,371 |
N/A |
3,150,371 |
| 19 |
PREVENTION |
2,675,354 |
435,288 |
3,110,642 |
| 20 |
O, THE OPRAH MAGAZINE |
1,733,712 |
1,017,851 |
2,751,563 |
| 21 |
GUIDEPOSTS |
2,657,224 |
N/A |
2,657,224 |
| 22 |
VIA MAGAZINE |
2,652,936 |
N/A |
2,652,936 |
| 23 |
COSMOPOLITAN |
809,696 |
1,833,190 |
2,642,886 |
| 24 |
THE AMERICAN LEGION MAG. |
2,603,091 |
N/A |
2,603,091 |
| 25 |
SOUTHERN LIVING |
2,346,088 |
199,917 |
2,546,005 |
| 26 |
MAXIM |
1,612,006 |
901,140 |
2,513,146 |
| 27 |
MARTHA STEWART LIVING |
2,002,590 |
402,161 |
2,404,751 |
| 28 |
SEVENTEEN |
1,898,486 |
471,527 |
2,370,013 |
| 29 |
REDBOOK |
1,743,271 |
556,355 |
2,299,626 |
| 30 |
YM |
1,682,939 |
594,000 |
2,276,939 |
| 31 |
GLAMOUR |
1,135,505 |
1,004,167 |
2,139,672 |
| 32 |
AAA GOING PLACES |
2,119,351 |
N/A |
2,119,351 |
| 33 |
U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT |
2,022,458 |
42,021 |
2,064,479 |
| 34 |
SMITHSONIAN |
2,021,951 |
6,182 |
2,028,133 |
| 35 |
PARENTS |
1,918,580 |
102,167 |
2,020,747 |
| 36 |
NATIONAL ENQUIRER |
351,869 |
1,648,554 |
2,000,423 |
| 37 |
MONEY |
1,728,883 |
178,276 |
1,907,159 |
| 38 |
'TEEN |
1,647,416 |
223,695 |
1,871,111 |
| 39 |
EBONY |
1,530,552 |
254,521 |
1,785,073 |
| 40 |
FIELD & STREAM |
1,727,039 |
29,109 |
1,756,148 |
| 41 |
V.F.W. MAGAZINE |
1,693,699 |
N/A |
1,693,699 |
| 42 |
MEN'S HEALTH |
1,241,411 |
446,952 |
1,688,363 |
| 43 |
SHAPE |
1,200,218 |
486,011 |
1,686,229 |
| 44 |
AMERICAN RIFLEMAN |
1,676,777 |
N/A |
1,676,777 |
| 45 |
WOMAN'S WORLD |
84,157 |
1,571,642 |
1,655,799 |
| 46 |
IN STYLE |
662,583 |
971,737 |
1,634,320 |
| 47 |
COUNTRY LIVING |
1,250,986 |
380,192 |
1,631,178 |
| 48 |
TEEN PEOPLE |
1,046,579 |
565,000 |
1,611,579 |
| 49 |
COOKING LIGHT |
1,352,120 |
256,550 |
1,608,670 |
| 50 |
PARENTING MAGAZINE |
1,533,407 |
70,996 |
1,604,403 |
| 51 |
POPULAR SCIENCE |
1,416,709 |
155,831 |
1,572,540 |
| 52 |
GOLF DIGEST |
1,406,961 |
152,361 |
1,559,322 |
| 53 |
SELF |
1,143,538 |
410,373 |
1,553,911 |
| 54 |
ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY |
1,448,465 |
93,049 |
1,541,514 |
| 55 |
STAR |
264,894 |
1,263,257 |
1,528,151 |
| 56 |
SUNSET, THE MAGAZINE OF WESTERN LIVING |
1,337,837 |
110,204 |
1,448,041 |
| 57 |
FIRST FOR WOMEN |
240,252 |
1,162,000 |
1,402,252 |
| 58 |
GOLF MAGAZINE |
1,288,167 |
111,973 |
1,400,140 |
| 59 |
HEALTH |
1,248,211 |
130,759 |
1,378,970 |
| 60 |
FAMILYFUN |
1,328,311 |
37,215 |
1,365,526 |
| 61 |
CAR AND DRIVER |
1,220,362 |
144,833 |
1,365,195 |
| 62 |
OUTDOOR LIFE |
1,327,744 |
29,253 |
1,356,997 |
| 63 |
ESPN THE MAGAZINE |
1,295,657 |
54,346 |
1,350,003 |
| 64 |
BOYS' LIFE |
1,335,811 |
N/A |
1,335,811 |
| 65 |
BON APPETIT |
1,102,710 |
180,665 |
1,283,375 |
| 66 |
ROLLING STONE |
1,116,326 |
150,950 |
1,267,276 |
| 67 |
ENDLESS VACATION |
1,262,071 |
N/A |
1,262,071 |
| 68 |
MOTOR TREND |
1,098,159 |
155,055 |
1,253,214 |
| 69 |
PC WORLD |
1,105,426 |
145,964 |
1,251,390 |
| 70 |
THE AMERICAN HUNTER |
1,251,156 |
N/A |
1,251,156 |
| 71 |
POPULAR MECHANICS |
1,037,513 |
202,224 |
1,239,737 |
| 72 |
PC MAGAZINE |
1,162,441 |
66,217 |
1,228,658 |
| 73 |
FITNESS |
863,695 |
319,400 |
1,183,095 |
| 74 |
THE FAMILY HANDYMAN |
1,109,795 |
69,613 |
1,179,408 |
| 75 |
MADEMOISELLE |
850,223 |
303,215 |
1,153,438 |
| 76 |
VOGUE |
722,948 |
381,928 |
1,104,876 |
| 77 |
YAHOO! INTERNET LIFE |
1,049,256 |
53,545 |
1,102,801 |
| 78 |
VANITY FAIR |
707,010 |
385,372 |
1,092,382 |
| 79 |
ESSENCE |
812,156 |
238,496 |
1,050,652 |
| 80 |
SOAP OPERA DIGEST |
780,700 |
259,442 |
1,040,142 |
| 81 |
MICHIGAN LIVING |
1,038,185 |
N/A |
1,038,185 |
| 82 |
SCOUTING |
1,037,249 |
N/A |
1,037,249 |
| 83 |
KIPLINGER'S PERSONAL FINANCE MAGAZINE |
988,266 |
42,013 |
1,030,279 |
| 84 |
COUNTRY HOME |
775,898 |
239,500 |
1,015,398 |
| 85 |
DISCOVER |
908,870 |
101,399 |
1,010,269 |
| 86 |
HOME |
930,053 |
76,840 |
1,006,893 |
| 87 |
JET |
864,344 |
137,411 |
1,001,755 |
| 88 |
TRAVEL + LEISURE |
969,675 |
27,863 |
997,538 |
| 89 |
VICTORIA |
801,455 |
188,858 |
990,313 |
| 90 |
STUFF |
501,677 |
474,707 |
976,384 |
| 91 |
AMERICAN HOMESTYLE & GARDENING |
903,536 |
70,800 |
974,336 |
| 92 |
BUSINESSWEEK (NORTH AMERICA) |
937,660 |
33,775 |
971,435 |
| 93 |
ELLE |
693,763 |
268,467 |
962,230 |
| 94 |
GOURMET |
856,585 |
100,113 |
956,698 |
| 95 |
CHILD |
919,979 |
24,200 |
944,179 |
| 96 |
ALLURE |
644,310 |
299,519 |
943,829 |
| 97 |
US WEEKLY |
607,059 |
311,691 |
918,750 |
| 98 |
MARIE CLAIRE |
347,837 |
562,765 |
910,602 |
| 99 |
FOOD & WINE |
839,742 |
68,175 |
907,917 |
| 100 |
FORBES |
864,286 |
42,980 |
907,266 |
Sources: Averages calculated by the Audit Bureau of Circulations statements for the first six months of each year. Domestic titles audited by ABC; Annuals, international editions and comics have been excluded. Totals may not add exactly, due to rounding of averaged numbers.
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