Average Circulation for Top 100 ABC Magazines
2005
| RANK 2005 |
RANK 2004 |
PUBLICATION NAME |
2005 Total Paid |
2004 Total Paid |
% Change |
| 1 |
1 |
AARP THE MAGAZINE |
22,675,655 |
22,668,583 |
0.00% |
| 2 |
2 |
AARP BULLETIN |
22,075,011 |
22,103,758 |
-0.10% |
| 3 |
3 |
READER'S DIGEST |
10,111,773 |
10,155,054 |
-0.40% |
| 4 |
4 |
TV GUIDE |
8,211,581 |
9,015,866 |
-8.90% |
| 5 |
5 |
BETTER HOMES AND GARDENS |
7,620,932 |
7,627,256 |
-0.10% |
| 6 |
6 |
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC*** |
5,403,934 |
5,471,803 |
-1.20% |
| 7 |
7 |
GOOD HOUSEKEEPING |
4,634,763 |
4,631,527 |
0.10% |
| 8 |
8 |
FAMILY CIRCLE |
4,296,370 |
4,252,730 |
1.00% |
| 9 |
10 |
LADIES' HOME JOURNAL |
4,122,460 |
4,114,353 |
0.20% |
| 10 |
9 |
WOMAN'S DAY |
4,048,799 |
4,130,507 |
-2.00% |
|
|
TOTAL TOP 10 |
93,201,276 |
94,171,436 |
-1.00% |
| 11 |
11 |
TIME-THE WEEKLY NEWSMAGAZINE |
4,038,508 |
4,034,272 |
0.10% |
| 12 |
12 |
PEOPLE |
3,734,536 |
3,690,387 |
1.20% |
| 13 |
13 |
AAA WESTWAYS |
3,676,058 |
3,623,799 |
1.40% |
| 14 |
14 |
PREVENTION |
3,338,450 |
3,334,404 |
0.10% |
| 15 |
15 |
SPORTS ILLUSTRATED |
3,289,656 |
3,319,300 |
-0.90% |
| 16 |
17 |
NEWSWEEK |
3,158,988 |
3,135,476 |
0.70% |
| 17 |
18 |
PLAYBOY |
3,060,376 |
3,113,780 |
-1.70% |
| 18 |
19 |
COSMOPOLITAN |
2,969,952 |
2,989,301 |
-0.60% |
| 19 |
20 |
SOUTHERN LIVING |
2,745,663 |
2,718,108 |
1.00% |
| 20 |
23 |
GUIDEPOSTS |
2,640,471 |
2,646,622 |
-0.20% |
| 21 |
24 |
AMERICAN LEGION MAGAZINE |
2,528,853 |
2,567,987 |
-1.50% |
| 22 |
25 |
MAXIM |
2,517,450 |
2,524,447 |
-0.30% |
| 23 |
21 |
O, THE OPRAH MAGAZINE |
2,513,318 |
2,685,755 |
-6.40% |
| 24 |
28 |
AAA GOING PLACES |
2,450,540 |
2,366,198 |
3.60% |
| 25 |
22 |
VIA MAGAZINE* |
2,435,904 |
2,676,644 |
-9.00% |
|
|
TOTAL TOP 25 |
138,299,996 |
139,597,914 |
-0.90% |
| 26 |
26 |
REDBOOK |
2,412,882 |
2,384,102 |
1.20% |
| 27 |
27 |
GLAMOUR |
2,371,986 |
2,379,573 |
-0.30% |
| 28 |
87 |
AAA LIVING± |
2,167,800 |
1,007,291 |
115.20% |
| 29 |
32 |
PARENTS |
2,049,100 |
2,022,932 |
1.30% |
| 30 |
30 |
SMITHSONIAN |
2,048,322 |
2,046,499 |
0.10% |
| 31 |
29 |
SEVENTEEN |
2,034,462 |
2,129,622 |
-4.50% |
| 32 |
33 |
U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT |
2,028,167 |
2,018,403 |
0.50% |
| 33 |
31 |
PARENTING |
1,972,595 |
2,027,818 |
-2.70% |
| 34 |
34 |
MONEY |
1,968,211 |
1,945,917 |
1.10% |
| 35 |
35 |
MARTHA STEWART LIVING |
1,950,482 |
1,907,231 |
2.30% |
| 36 |
36 |
GAME INFORMER MAGAZINE |
1,934,859 |
1,846,631 |
4.80% |
| 37 |
39 |
REAL SIMPLE |
1,900,676 |
1,765,432 |
7.70% |
| 38 |
38 |
ESPN THE MAGAZINE |
1,876,136 |
1,791,219 |
4.70% |
| 39 |
37 |
ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY |
1,803,793 |
1,810,562 |
-0.40% |
| 40 |
16 |
HOME & AWAY± |
1,801,441 |
3,317,597 |
-45.70% |
| 41 |
40 |
IN STYLE |
1,783,235 |
1,754,475 |
1.60% |
| 42 |
41 |
FAMILYFUN |
1,781,451 |
1,737,920 |
2.50% |
| 43 |
44 |
MEN'S HEALTH |
1,774,558 |
1,692,282 |
4.90% |
| 44 |
46 |
COOKING LIGHT |
1,732,001 |
1,671,852 |
3.60% |
| 45 |
42 |
COUNTRY LIVING |
1,723,740 |
1,731,490 |
-0.40% |
| 46 |
47 |
ENDLESS VACATION |
1,716,213 |
1,654,639 |
3.70% |
| 47 |
60 |
US WEEKLY |
1,668,135 |
1,413,087 |
18.00% |
| 48 |
48 |
SHAPE |
1,655,330 |
1,618,060 |
2.30% |
| 49 |
50 |
GOLF DIGEST |
1,582,770 |
1,577,524 |
0.30% |
| 50 |
49 |
WOMAN'S WORLD |
1,575,214 |
1,584,244 |
-0.60% |
|
|
TOTAL TOP 50 |
185,613,550 |
186,434,310 |
-0.40% |
| 51 |
43 |
VFW MAGAZINE* |
1,561,257 |
1,700,463 |
-8.20% |
| 52 |
54 |
FIELD & STREAM |
1,538,018 |
1,518,942 |
1.30% |
| 53 |
53 |
TEEN PEOPLE |
1,525,409 |
1,536,394 |
-0.70% |
| 54 |
52 |
FITNESS |
1,506,002 |
1,541,371 |
-2.30% |
| 55 |
45 |
EBONY |
1,486,120 |
1,681,183 |
-11.60% |
| 56 |
56 |
POPULAR SCIENCE |
1,468,386 |
1,468,374 |
0.00% |
| 57 |
51 |
FIRST FOR WOMEN |
1,461,657 |
1,555,765 |
-6.00% |
| 58 |
58 |
SUNSET |
1,458,628 |
1,456,418 |
0.20% |
| 59 |
70 |
STAR MAGAZINE |
1,428,767 |
1,240,058 |
15.20% |
| 60 |
59 |
GOLF MAGAZINE |
1,421,014 |
1,417,751 |
0.20% |
| 61 |
143 |
TEEN VOGUE |
1,410,609 |
583,596 |
141.70% |
| 62 |
63 |
SELF |
1,410,476 |
1,360,308 |
3.70% |
| 63 |
61 |
COSMO GIRL! |
1,383,468 |
1,373,028 |
0.80% |
| 64 |
64 |
AMERICAN RIFLEMAN |
1,374,970 |
1,346,743 |
2.10% |
| 65 |
55 |
HEALTH |
1,368,162 |
1,470,716 |
-7.00% |
| 66 |
62 |
CAR AND DRIVER |
1,354,146 |
1,363,611 |
-0.70% |
| 67 |
66 |
STUFF |
1,333,768 |
1,280,644 |
4.10% |
| 68 |
65 |
BON APPETIT |
1,325,475 |
1,318,109 |
0.60% |
| 69 |
68 |
ROLLING STONE |
1,309,117 |
1,267,110 |
3.30% |
| 70 |
69 |
COUNTRY HOME |
1,286,239 |
1,266,266 |
1.60% |
| 71 |
73 |
FHM (FOR HIM MAGAZINE) |
1,277,511 |
1,219,665 |
4.70% |
| 72 |
67 |
VOGUE |
1,260,316 |
1,268,623 |
-0.70% |
| 73 |
76 |
WEIGHT WATCHERS |
1,255,634 |
1,144,337 |
9.70% |
| 74 |
57 |
NATIONAL ENQUIRER |
1,239,211 |
1,466,489 |
-15.50% |
| 75 |
74 |
SCHOLASTIC PARENT & CHILD* |
1,238,983 |
1,202,828 |
3.00% |
|
|
TOTAL TOP 75 |
220,296,887 |
220,483,098 |
-0.10% |
| 76 |
72 |
BOYS' LIFE |
1,220,774 |
1,224,106 |
-0.30% |
| 77 |
71 |
POPULAR MECHANICS |
1,216,268 |
1,236,494 |
-1.60% |
| 78 |
75 |
VANITY FAIR |
1,172,734 |
1,150,072 |
2.00% |
| 79 |
77 |
FAMILY HANDYMAN |
1,150,770 |
1,139,639 |
1.00% |
| 80 |
105 |
IN TOUCH WEEKLY |
1,150,735 |
887,937 |
29.60% |
| 81 |
78 |
MOTOR TREND |
1,119,803 |
1,127,739 |
-0.70% |
| 82 |
90 |
MORE |
1,085,681 |
992,757 |
9.40% |
| 83 |
88 |
LUCKY |
1,066,408 |
1,003,584 |
6.30% |
| 84 |
80 |
ESSENCE |
1,060,613 |
1,060,500 |
0.00% |
| 85 |
82 |
ALLURE |
1,060,099 |
1,023,866 |
3.50% |
| 86 |
79 |
ELLE |
1,054,447 |
1,060,578 |
-0.60% |
| 87 |
84 |
NEW YORKER |
1,053,019 |
1,011,084 |
4.10% |
| 88 |
81 |
SCOUTING |
1,020,466 |
1,038,660 |
-1.80% |
| 89 |
86 |
HOME |
1,016,043 |
1,007,744 |
0.80% |
| 90 |
89 |
AMERICAN HUNTER |
988,817 |
997,459 |
-0.90% |
| 91 |
91 |
BUSINESSWEEK |
986,549 |
982,790 |
0.40% |
| 92 |
95 |
GOURMET |
981,221 |
971,676 |
1.00% |
| 93 |
92 |
TRADITIONAL HOME |
978,892 |
975,024 |
0.40% |
| 94 |
93 |
THIS OLD HOUSE |
968,603 |
972,456 |
-0.40% |
| 95 |
94 |
TRAVEL + LEISURE |
968,175 |
972,259 |
-0.40% |
| 96 |
96 |
MARIE CLAIRE |
960,900 |
948,726 |
1.30% |
| 97 |
99 |
JET |
956,909 |
927,402 |
3.20% |
| 98 |
97 |
OUTDOOR LIFE |
949,447 |
943,055 |
0.70% |
| 99 |
101 |
MIDWEST LIVING |
947,888 |
912,847 |
3.80% |
| 100 |
100 |
FORBES |
926,581 |
924,908 |
0.20% |
|
|
TOTAL TOP 100 |
246,358,726 |
245,976,451 |
0.20% |
* denotes first half figures only.
** denotes second half figures only.
*** In August 2004, National Geographic began to report their International circulation separately. This number represents domestic circulation on a going forward basis.
± In March 2005, Home & Away and Michigan Living were united under the new name AAA Living.
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. Totals may not add exactly, due to rounding of averaged numbers.
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