Average Single Copy Circulation for Top 100 ABC Magazines
2005
| RANK 2005 |
RANK 2004 |
Publication Name |
2005 Single Copy |
2004 Single Copy |
% CHANGE |
| 1 |
1 |
COSMOPOLITAN |
2,030,394 |
2,006,445 |
1.2% |
| 2 |
3 |
PEOPLE |
1,507,774 |
1,478,323 |
2.0% |
| 3 |
2 |
WOMAN'S WORLD |
1,478,594 |
1,489,939 |
-0.8% |
| 4 |
4 |
FIRST FOR WOMEN |
1,224,283 |
1,320,646 |
-7.3% |
| 5 |
12 |
IN TOUCH WEEKLY |
1,114,856 |
863,839 |
29.1% |
| 6 |
7 |
O, THE OPRAH MAGAZINE |
1,034,523 |
954,328 |
8.4% |
| 7 |
14 |
US WEEKLY |
971,952 |
798,354 |
21.7% |
| 8 |
6 |
GLAMOUR |
909,463 |
979,608 |
-7.2% |
| 9 |
5 |
NATIONAL ENQUIRER |
881,905 |
1,098,747 |
-19.7% |
| 10 |
9 |
STAR MAGAZINE |
871,432 |
918,167 |
-5.1% |
|
|
TOTAL TOP 10 |
12,025,173 |
11,908,396 |
1.0% |
| 11 |
11 |
FAMILY CIRCLE |
870,491 |
881,130 |
-1.2% |
| 12 |
10 |
IN STYLE |
848,247 |
891,299 |
-4.8% |
| 13 |
8 |
WOMAN'S DAY |
827,282 |
946,482 |
-12.6% |
| 14 |
13 |
GOOD HOUSEKEEPING |
770,674 |
859,273 |
-10.3% |
| 15 |
15 |
MAXIM |
541,972 |
643,816 |
-15.8% |
| 16 |
- |
LIFE & STYLE WEEKLY |
534,546 |
- |
- |
| 17 |
16 |
MARIE CLAIRE |
516,726 |
547,269 |
-5.6% |
| 18 |
18 |
MEN'S HEALTH |
493,649 |
475,461 |
3.8% |
| 19 |
17 |
READER'S DIGEST |
453,008 |
541,262 |
-16.3% |
| 20 |
19 |
VOGUE |
441,315 |
468,652 |
-5.8% |
| 21 |
21 |
GLOBE |
434,248 |
455,887 |
-4.7% |
| 22 |
29 |
COSMO GIRL! |
410,811 |
393,419 |
4.4% |
| 23 |
31 |
VANITY FAIR |
400,984 |
371,795 |
7.9% |
| 24 |
22 |
J-14 |
400,930 |
434,894 |
-7.8% |
| 25 |
28 |
REAL SIMPLE |
399,234 |
398,415 |
0.2% |
|
|
TOTAL TOP 25 |
20,369,289 |
20,217,446 |
0.8% |
| 26 |
24 |
REDBOOK |
379,126 |
415,439 |
-8.7% |
| 27 |
35 |
WEIGHT WATCHERS |
376,475 |
342,545 |
9.9% |
| 28 |
27 |
FHM (FOR HIM MAGAZINE) |
371,478 |
400,538 |
-7.3% |
| 29 |
23 |
TEEN PEOPLE |
370,755 |
429,800 |
-13.7% |
| 30 |
32 |
PREVENTION |
357,811 |
368,356 |
-2.9% |
| 31 |
36 |
SEVENTEEN |
355,037 |
338,949 |
4.7% |
| 32 |
38 |
MARTHA STEWART LIVING |
345,007 |
324,243 |
6.4% |
| 33 |
26 |
SHAPE |
343,880 |
409,299 |
-16.0% |
| 34 |
34 |
SELF |
342,430 |
349,543 |
-2.0% |
| 35 |
30 |
M |
340,000 |
372,876 |
-8.8% |
| 36 |
20 |
TV GUIDE |
329,956 |
456,274 |
-27.7% |
| 37 |
33 |
DRINKS |
321,027 |
367,188 |
-12.6% |
| 38 |
43 |
ELLE |
309,592 |
278,834 |
11.0% |
| 39 |
25 |
PLAYBOY |
307,088 |
414,435 |
-25.9% |
| 40 |
37 |
ALLURE |
302,377 |
332,544 |
-9.1% |
| 41 |
42 |
LADIES' HOME JOURNAL |
289,750 |
285,023 |
1.7% |
| 42 |
39 |
STUFF |
287,929 |
296,970 |
-3.0% |
| 43 |
40 |
FITNESS |
270,747 |
296,236 |
-8.6% |
| 44 |
50 |
XXL |
264,133 |
242,496 |
8.9% |
| 45 |
46 |
ESSENCE |
258,123 |
263,992 |
-2.2% |
| 46 |
44 |
LUCKY |
257,907 |
276,068 |
-6.6% |
| 47 |
45 |
BRIDE'S |
246,632 |
269,560 |
-8.5% |
| 48 |
41 |
COUNTRY LIVING |
244,828 |
296,077 |
-17.3% |
| 49 |
52 |
TEEN VOGUE |
233,123 |
236,833 |
-1.6% |
| 50 |
54 |
GQ-GENTLEMEN'S QUARTERLY |
226,113 |
220,755 |
2.4% |
|
|
TOTAL TOP 50 |
28,100,606 |
28,502,313 |
-1.4% |
| 51 |
49 |
MARTHA STEWART WEDDINGS |
225,804 |
242,980 |
-7.1% |
| 52 |
47 |
EBONY |
217,741 |
253,307 |
-14.0% |
| 53 |
58 |
TWIST |
217,630 |
199,305 |
9.2% |
| 54 |
53 |
COOKING LIGHT |
217,595 |
233,474 |
-6.8% |
| 55 |
51 |
MODERN BRIDE |
217,130 |
239,287 |
-9.3% |
| 56 |
48 |
BETTER HOMES AND GARDENS |
213,600 |
249,143 |
-14.3% |
| 57 |
57 |
SOUTHERN LIVING |
212,911 |
215,121 |
-1.0% |
| 58 |
69 |
SOAPS IN DEPTH - ABC |
205,450 |
162,515 |
26.4% |
| 59 |
56 |
SOPHISTICATE'S HAIRSTYLE GUIDE |
188,845 |
215,900 |
-12.5% |
| 60 |
73 |
SOAPS IN DEPTH - CBS |
180,277 |
155,256 |
16.1% |
| 61 |
59 |
SOAP OPERA DIGEST |
177,858 |
194,964 |
-8.8% |
| 62 |
62 |
HARPER'S BAZAAR |
175,113 |
180,317 |
-2.9% |
| 63 |
64 |
BETTER HOMES AND GARDENS KITCHEN |
173,834 |
178,834 |
-2.8% |
| 64 |
63 |
COUNTRY SAMPLER |
173,275 |
180,288 |
-3.9% |
| 65 |
61 |
KING |
170,464 |
183,730 |
-7.2% |
| 66 |
55 |
PENTHOUSE |
168,279 |
219,367 |
-23.3% |
| 67 |
78 |
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC |
166,826 |
148,357 |
12.4% |
| 68 |
87 |
ELLE GIRL |
165,940 |
135,500 |
22.5% |
| 69 |
60 |
MUSCLE & FITNESS |
163,228 |
193,721 |
-15.7% |
| 70 |
72 |
VIBE |
162,065 |
155,981 |
3.9% |
| 71 |
74 |
POPULAR MECHANICS |
155,005 |
154,039 |
0.6% |
| 72 |
- |
KIDS FUN STUFF TO DO TOGETHER |
152,433 |
- |
- |
| 73 |
68 |
TRADITIONAL HOME |
151,773 |
163,015 |
-6.9% |
| 74 |
67 |
BRIDAL GUIDE |
151,428 |
164,292 |
-7.8% |
| 75 |
65 |
TIME-THE WEEKLY NEWSMAGAZINE |
151,028 |
168,218 |
-10.2% |
|
|
TOTAL TOP 75 |
32,656,135 |
33,089,220 |
-1.3% |
| 76 |
66 |
EVERYDAY FOOD |
150,621 |
164,954 |
-8.7% |
| 77 |
80 |
FLORIDA DESIGN* |
150,461 |
147,535 |
2.0% |
| 78 |
85 |
SOPHISTICATE'S BLACK HAIR STYLES AND CARE GUIDE |
149,775 |
138,871 |
7.9% |
| 79 |
77 |
MOTOR TREND |
148,140 |
149,144 |
-0.7% |
| 80 |
90 |
JANE |
148,115 |
133,592 |
10.9% |
| 81 |
70 |
SOAP OPERA WEEKLY |
143,961 |
156,575 |
-8.1% |
| 82 |
79 |
VERANDA |
143,592 |
147,776 |
-2.8% |
| 83 |
71 |
COUNTRY WEEKLY |
142,216 |
156,518 |
-9.1% |
| 84 |
76 |
BON APPETIT |
137,503 |
151,550 |
-9.3% |
| 85 |
75 |
TRUCKIN' |
135,318 |
153,471 |
-11.8% |
| 86 |
92 |
ROLLING STONE |
134,213 |
128,819 |
4.2% |
| 87 |
83 |
GOLF DIGEST |
132,575 |
139,547 |
-5.0% |
| 88 |
82 |
CAR AND DRIVER |
131,958 |
141,650 |
-6.8% |
| 89 |
106 |
MORE |
131,100 |
113,196 |
15.8% |
| 90 |
88 |
EASYRIDERS |
130,059 |
134,654 |
-3.4% |
| 91 |
81 |
NEWSWEEK |
129,507 |
143,275 |
-9.6% |
| 92 |
94 |
POPULAR SCIENCE |
127,982 |
124,928 |
2.4% |
| 93 |
96 |
MARY ENGELBREIT'S HOME COMPANION |
125,086 |
121,794 |
2.7% |
| 94 |
103 |
MEN'S FITNESS |
123,823 |
116,888 |
5.9% |
| 95 |
89 |
OFFICIAL XBOX MAGAZINE |
123,156 |
134,104 |
-8.2% |
| 96 |
99 |
PEOPLE EN ESPANOL |
121,869 |
117,865 |
3.4% |
| 97 |
86 |
COUNTRY HOME |
121,712 |
136,463 |
-10.8% |
| 98 |
98 |
ELECTRONIC GAMING MONTHLY |
120,239 |
118,941 |
1.1% |
| 99 |
91 |
LOWRIDER |
118,783 |
132,152 |
-10.1% |
| 100 |
114 |
MONEY |
117,915 |
104,283 |
13.1% |
|
|
TOTAL TOP 100 |
35,995,809 |
36,497,760 |
-1.4% |
* denotes first half figures only.
** denotes second half figures only.
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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