Top 100 ABC magazines by average Paid & Verified Subscription circulation
2007, First Six Months
| RANK |
Publication Name |
Subscriptions Paid & Verified |
Single Copy Sales |
Total Paid & Verified |
| 1 |
AARP THE MAGAZINE * |
23,963,146 |
1,186 |
23,964,332 |
| 2 |
AARP BULLETIN * |
23,361,340 |
- |
23,361,340 |
| 3 |
READER'S DIGEST |
9,662,514 |
384,171 |
10,046,685 |
| 4 |
BETTER HOMES AND GARDENS |
7,433,077 |
242,833 |
7,675,910 |
| 5 |
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC |
4,888,877 |
172,449 |
5,061,326 |
| 6 |
GOOD HOUSEKEEPING |
4,078,468 |
661,305 |
4,739,773 |
| 7 |
AAA WESTWAYS * |
3,754,704 |
- |
3,754,704 |
| 8 |
LADIES' HOME JOURNAL |
3,645,046 |
280,710 |
3,925,756 |
| 9 |
WOMAN'S DAY |
3,333,864 |
584,667 |
3,918,531 |
| 10 |
TIME-THE WEEKLY NEWSMAGAZINE |
3,296,763 |
103,204 |
3,399,967 |
| 11 |
SPORTS ILLUSTRATED |
3,163,869 |
87,043 |
3,250,912 |
| 12 |
TV GUIDE |
3,043,289 |
221,900 |
3,265,189 |
| 13 |
NEWSWEEK |
3,038,797 |
100,092 |
3,138,889 |
| 14 |
PREVENTION |
2,983,511 |
413,249 |
3,396,760 |
| 15 |
FAMILY CIRCLE |
2,974,498 |
941,749 |
3,916,247 |
| 16 |
VIA MAGAZINE |
2,836,029 |
- |
2,836,029 |
| 17 |
SOUTHERN LIVING |
2,623,325 |
189,791 |
2,813,116 |
| 18 |
PLAYBOY |
2,614,677 |
265,660 |
2,880,337 |
| 19 |
AMERICAN LEGION MAGAZINE * |
2,557,935 |
- |
2,557,935 |
| 20 |
AAA GOING PLACES * |
2,544,842 |
- |
2,544,842 |
| 21 |
AAA LIVING * |
2,426,694 |
- |
2,426,694 |
| 22 |
GUIDEPOSTS |
2,370,071 |
7,036 |
2,377,107 |
| 23 |
PEOPLE |
2,300,886 |
1,438,016 |
3,738,902 |
| 24 |
REDBOOK |
2,129,700 |
244,537 |
2,374,237 |
| 25 |
MAXIM |
2,085,058 |
483,281 |
2,568,339 |
| 26 |
ESPN THE MAGAZINE |
2,081,881 |
26,213 |
2,108,094 |
| 27 |
SMITHSONIAN |
2,042,793 |
6,957 |
2,049,750 |
| 28 |
PARENTS |
2,027,216 |
46,270 |
2,073,486 |
| 29 |
U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT |
2,003,594 |
30,739 |
2,034,333 |
| 30 |
PARENTING |
1,882,191 |
17,642 |
1,899,833 |
| 31 |
MONEY |
1,813,910 |
119,674 |
1,933,584 |
| 32 |
FAMILYFUN |
1,777,951 |
16,196 |
1,794,147 |
| 33 |
ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY |
1,755,607 |
43,147 |
1,798,754 |
| 34 |
MARTHA STEWART LIVING |
1,698,660 |
307,320 |
2,005,980 |
| 35 |
SEVENTEEN |
1,697,186 |
355,480 |
2,052,666 |
| 36 |
REAL SIMPLE |
1,575,169 |
398,137 |
1,973,306 |
| 37 |
REMEDY/REMEDY MD |
1,572,273 |
- |
1,572,273 |
| 38 |
O, THE OPRAH MAGAZINE |
1,548,867 |
887,836 |
2,436,703 |
| 39 |
VFW MAGAZINE |
1,546,196 |
- |
1,546,196 |
| 40 |
COOKING LIGHT |
1,534,429 |
205,572 |
1,740,001 |
| 41 |
GOLF DIGEST |
1,526,776 |
133,936 |
1,660,712 |
| 42 |
GLAMOUR |
1,506,953 |
755,289 |
2,262,242 |
| 43 |
FIELD & STREAM |
1,500,985 |
31,729 |
1,532,714 |
| 44 |
HOME & AWAY * |
1,492,097 |
- |
1,492,097 |
| 45 |
COUNTRY LIVING |
1,440,448 |
185,978 |
1,626,426 |
| 46 |
SHAPE |
1,370,885 |
376,684 |
1,747,569 |
| 47 |
AMERICAN RIFLEMAN * |
1,334,095 |
- |
1,334,095 |
| 48 |
GOLF MAGAZINE |
1,326,886 |
87,765 |
1,414,651 |
| 49 |
ROLLING STONE |
1,321,222 |
123,826 |
1,445,048 |
| 50 |
HEALTH |
1,303,567 |
69,725 |
1,373,292 |
| 51 |
FITNESS |
1,279,544 |
256,667 |
1,536,211 |
| 52 |
MEN'S HEALTH |
1,268,713 |
547,958 |
1,816,671 |
| 53 |
BON APPETIT |
1,248,067 |
119,411 |
1,367,478 |
| 54 |
BOYS' LIFE* |
1,244,502 |
- |
1,244,502 |
| 55 |
POPULAR SCIENCE |
1,213,089 |
151,776 |
1,364,865 |
| 56 |
EBONY |
1,205,309 |
195,383 |
1,400,692 |
| 57 |
CAR AND DRIVER |
1,192,216 |
108,167 |
1,300,383 |
| 58 |
STUFF |
1,189,241 |
170,747 |
1,359,988 |
| 59 |
COUNTRY HOME |
1,178,342 |
86,442 |
1,264,784 |
| 60 |
SUNSET |
1,136,620 |
101,988 |
1,238,608 |
| 61 |
SELF |
1,126,763 |
360,229 |
1,486,992 |
| 62 |
FAMILY HANDYMAN |
1,102,555 |
64,749 |
1,167,304 |
| 63 |
COSMO GIRL! |
1,077,598 |
369,238 |
1,446,836 |
| 64 |
POPULAR MECHANICS |
1,077,024 |
152,974 |
1,229,998 |
| 65 |
MORE |
1,067,873 |
186,400 |
1,254,273 |
| 66 |
COSMOPOLITAN |
1,048,386 |
1,867,481 |
2,915,867 |
| 67 |
NEW YORKER |
1,029,158 |
40,779 |
1,069,937 |
| 68 |
IN STYLE |
1,027,323 |
753,358 |
1,780,681 |
| 69 |
SCOUTING * |
1,001,979 |
- |
1,001,979 |
| 70 |
MOTOR TREND |
987,171 |
135,535 |
1,122,706 |
| 71 |
TRAVEL + LEISURE |
930,860 |
38,592 |
969,452 |
| 72 |
HOUSE & GARDEN |
927,711 |
48,732 |
976,443 |
| 73 |
LUCKY |
916,780 |
250,240 |
1,167,020 |
| 74 |
EVERY DAY WITH RACHAEL RAY |
916,059 |
386,301 |
1,302,360 |
| 75 |
OUTDOOR LIFE |
914,397 |
28,732 |
943,129 |
| 76 |
THIS OLD HOUSE |
911,773 |
50,863 |
962,636 |
| 77 |
AMERICAN HUNTER * |
910,291 |
- |
910,291 |
| 78 |
US WEEKLY |
908,535 |
971,756 |
1,880,291 |
| 79 |
MIDWEST LIVING |
894,716 |
51,000 |
945,716 |
| 80 |
FORBES |
891,307 |
34,211 |
925,518 |
| 81 |
BUSINESSWEEK |
888,030 |
31,313 |
919,343 |
| 82 |
GOURMET |
884,322 |
84,986 |
969,308 |
| 83 |
HANDY, HANDYMAN CLUB OF AMERICA MAGAZINE * |
883,591 |
3,858 |
887,449 |
| 84 |
COTTAGE LIVING |
881,972 |
125,559 |
1,007,531 |
| 85 |
WEIGHT WATCHERS |
874,046 |
445,468 |
1,319,514 |
| 86 |
FOOD & WINE |
872,770 |
58,999 |
931,769 |
| 87 |
VOGUE |
849,368 |
452,207 |
1,301,575 |
| 88 |
ESSENCE |
834,797 |
254,698 |
1,089,495 |
| 89 |
TRADITIONAL HOME |
834,214 |
131,959 |
966,173 |
| 90 |
WORKING MOTHER |
830,949 |
1,904 |
832,853 |
| 91 |
FORTUNE (NORTH AMERICA) |
829,075 |
36,775 |
865,850 |
| 92 |
ALLURE |
809,722 |
253,056 |
1,062,778 |
| 93 |
JET |
801,895 |
107,511 |
909,406 |
| 94 |
VANITY FAIR |
798,327 |
355,190 |
1,153,517 |
| 95 |
HOUSE BEAUTIFUL |
795,802 |
77,476 |
873,278 |
| 96 |
HOME |
782,605 |
47,800 |
830,405 |
| 97 |
KIPLINGER'S PERSONAL FINANCE |
779,537 |
55,258 |
834,795 |
| 98 |
CONDE NAST TRAVELER |
775,538 |
32,881 |
808,419 |
| 99 |
BLENDER |
775,082 |
50,886 |
825,968 |
| 100 |
EVERYDAY FOOD |
770,973 |
126,674 |
897,647 |
*High proportion of title's circulation attributed to membership benefits.
Source: Audit Bureau of Circulations statements for the first six months of 2007. Includes domestic titles audited by A.B.C.; annuals, international editions and comics have been excluded.
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