Average Single Copy Circulation for Top 100 ABC Magazines
First Six Months, 2003
| RANK |
Publication Name |
Subscriptions |
Single Copy Sales |
Total Paid Circulation |
| 1 |
COSMOPOLITAN |
999,897 |
1,860,127 |
2,860,024 |
| 2 |
WOMAN'S WORLD |
94,099 |
1,531,680 |
1,625,779 |
| 3 |
PEOPLE |
2,226,893 |
1,402,089 |
3,628,982 |
| 4 |
NATIONAL ENQUIRER |
326,157 |
1,346,244 |
1,672,401 |
| 5 |
FIRST FOR WOMEN |
223,809 |
1,180,444 |
1,404,253 |
| 6 |
FAMILY CIRCLE |
3,430,685 |
1,147,904 |
4,578,589 |
| 7 |
WOMAN'S DAY |
2,939,073 |
1,126,333 |
4,065,406 |
| 8 |
STAR MAGAZINE |
235,454 |
1,023,547 |
1,259,001 |
| 9 |
O, THE OPRAH MAGAZINE |
1,543,310 |
989,311 |
2,532,621 |
| 10 |
IN STYLE |
754,955 |
943,125 |
1,698,080 |
| 11 |
GLAMOUR |
1,353,416 |
890,596 |
2,244,012 |
| 12 |
GOOD HOUSEKEEPING |
3,778,054 |
825,935 |
4,603,989 |
| 13 |
MAXIM |
1,700,991 |
814,365 |
2,515,356 |
| 14 |
TV GUIDE |
8,344,013 |
682,839 |
9,026,852 |
| 15 |
READER'S DIGEST |
10,540,207 |
550,142 |
11,090,349 |
| 16 |
MARIE CLAIRE |
367,411 |
518,582 |
885,993 |
| 17 |
GLOBE |
42,022 |
506,937 |
548,959 |
| 18 |
US WEEKLY |
644,310 |
506,392 |
1,150,702 |
| 19 |
REDBOOK |
1,887,044 |
484,327 |
2,371,371 |
| 20 |
MEN'S HEALTH |
1,241,467 |
455,559 |
1,697,026 |
| 21 |
FHM (FOR HIM MAGAZINE) |
653,702 |
449,732 |
1,103,434 |
| 22 |
TEEN PEOPLE |
1,154,961 |
432,370 |
1,587,331 |
| 23 |
VOGUE |
745,616 |
429,061 |
1,174,677 |
| 24 |
COSMO GIRL! |
855,720 |
423,716 |
1,279,436 |
| 25 |
IN TOUCH WEEKLY |
2,962 |
420,327 |
423,289 |
| 26 |
SHAPE |
1,220,668 |
414,598 |
1,635,266 |
| 27 |
J-14 |
167,617 |
410,200 |
577,817 |
| 28 |
SELF |
940,399 |
407,251 |
1,347,650 |
| 29 |
PLAYBOY |
2,750,714 |
404,228 |
3,154,942 |
| 30 |
STUFF |
837,528 |
375,167 |
1,212,695 |
| 31 |
PREVENTION |
2,906,187 |
371,559 |
3,277,746 |
| 32 |
VANITY FAIR |
753,222 |
371,249 |
1,124,471 |
| 33 |
REAL SIMPLE |
1,022,454 |
352,901 |
1,375,355 |
| 34 |
SOURCE |
167,773 |
333,970 |
501,743 |
| 35 |
FITNESS |
1,051,067 |
333,000 |
1,384,067 |
| 36 |
MARTHA STEWART WEDDINGS |
27,184 |
328,724 |
355,908 |
| 37 |
WEIGHT WATCHERS |
731,841 |
317,617 |
1,049,458 |
| 38 |
LADIES' HOME JOURNAL |
3,786,568 |
313,500 |
4,100,068 |
| 39 |
MARTHA STEWART LIVING |
2,055,451 |
311,975 |
2,367,426 |
| 40 |
ALLURE |
691,967 |
307,767 |
999,734 |
| 41 |
COUNTRY LIVING |
1,406,038 |
306,741 |
1,712,779 |
| 42 |
M |
19,745 |
305,000 |
324,745 |
| 43 |
SEVENTEEN |
2,105,850 |
303,439 |
2,409,289 |
| 44 |
PENTHOUSE |
185,622 |
291,735 |
477,357 |
| 45 |
BETTER HOMES AND GARDENS |
7,328,505 |
282,500 |
7,611,005 |
| 46 |
YM |
1,962,437 |
272,333 |
2,234,770 |
| 47 |
BRIDE'S MAGAZINE |
104,385 |
269,815 |
374,200 |
| 48 |
COOKING LIGHT |
1,349,038 |
268,155 |
1,617,193 |
| 49 |
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC |
6,427,084 |
258,600 |
6,685,684 |
| 50 |
XXL |
27,381 |
258,126 |
285,507 |
| 51 |
ESSENCE |
812,116 |
256,098 |
1,068,214 |
| 52 |
MODERN BRIDE |
145,063 |
254,587 |
399,650 |
| 53 |
EBONY |
1,549,089 |
249,755 |
1,798,844 |
| 54 |
ELLE |
769,368 |
245,050 |
1,014,418 |
| 55 |
SOPHISTICATE'S HAIRSTYLE GUIDE |
226,687 |
226,687 |
| 56 |
SOUTHERN LIVING |
2,375,827 |
224,905 |
2,600,732 |
| 57 |
LUCKY |
614,526 |
220,276 |
834,802 |
| 58 |
SOAP OPERA DIGEST |
438,094 |
197,432 |
635,526 |
| 59 |
MUSCLE & FITNESS |
226,417 |
194,092 |
420,509 |
| 60 |
COUNTRY WEEKLY |
179,320 |
193,175 |
372,495 |
| 61 |
SOAPS IN DEPTH - CBS |
44,894 |
193,167 |
238,061 |
| 62 |
TWIST |
30,780 |
191,500 |
222,280 |
| 63 |
BRIDAL GUIDE |
40,705 |
184,029 |
224,734 |
| 64 |
VIBE |
650,186 |
181,002 |
831,188 |
| 65 |
SOAPS IN DEPTH - ABC |
53,637 |
179,308 |
232,945 |
| 66 |
TRADITIONAL HOME |
749,271 |
175,750 |
925,021 |
| 67 |
TRUCKIN' |
72,303 |
173,486 |
245,789 |
| 68 |
GQ |
591,971 |
172,541 |
764,512 |
| 69 |
HARPER'S BAZAAR |
553,650 |
171,841 |
725,491 |
| 70 |
POPULAR MECHANICS |
1,051,744 |
170,607 |
1,222,351 |
| 71 |
TIME |
3,925,818 |
170,117 |
4,095,935 |
| 72 |
BON APPETIT |
1,136,602 |
165,709 |
1,302,311 |
| 73 |
SOAP OPERA WEEKLY |
78,582 |
160,526 |
239,108 |
| 74 |
OFFICIAL U.S. PLAYSTATION MAGAZINE |
123,782 |
160,047 |
283,829 |
| 75 |
MUSCLE & FITNESS HERS |
91,810 |
158,443 |
250,253 |
| 76 |
NEWSWEEK |
3,017,709 |
157,680 |
3,175,389 |
| 77 |
COUNTRY HOME |
1,059,051 |
154,801 |
1,213,852 |
| 78 |
LOW RIDER |
32,642 |
150,844 |
183,486 |
| 79 |
CAR AND DRIVER |
1,227,762 |
149,633 |
1,377,395 |
| 80 |
POPULAR SCIENCE |
1,323,797 |
149,473 |
1,473,270 |
| 81 |
GOLF DIGEST |
1,417,820 |
148,766 |
1,566,586 |
| 82 |
FLORIDA DESIGN |
46,413 |
148,507 |
194,920 |
| 83 |
ELLE GIRL |
254,800 |
147,333 |
402,133 |
| 84 |
USA TODAY SPORTS WEEKLY |
109,530 |
146,407 |
255,937 |
| 85 |
MOTOR TREND |
1,130,511 |
146,300 |
1,276,811 |
| 86 |
MARY ENGELBREIT'S HOME COMPANION |
471,189 |
141,834 |
613,023 |
| 87 |
VERANDA |
258,933 |
141,522 |
400,455 |
| 88 |
KING |
8,633 |
140,678 |
149,311 |
| 89 |
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN |
532,196 |
137,939 |
670,135 |
| 90 |
GAMEPRO |
418,410 |
135,925 |
554,335 |
| 91 |
ARCHITECTURAL DIGEST |
677,436 |
135,720 |
813,156 |
| 92 |
COUNTRY LIVING GARDENER |
236,237 |
135,278 |
371,515 |
| 93 |
SOPHISTICATE'S BLACK HAIR STYLES AND CARE GUIDE |
134,229 |
134,229 |
| 94 |
ROLLING STONE |
1,132,245 |
132,573 |
1,264,818 |
| 95 |
COUNTRY HOME COUNTRY GARDENS |
200,825 |
132,000 |
332,825 |
| 96 |
SLAM |
106,310 |
128,393 |
234,703 |
| 97 |
ELECTRONIC GAMING MONTHLY |
377,346 |
128,223 |
505,569 |
| 98 |
SUPER STREET |
113,209 |
127,047 |
240,256 |
| 99 |
CREATIVE HOME |
150,719 |
125,000 |
275,719 |
| 100 |
EASYRIDERS |
102,062 |
123,085 |
225,147 |
Source: Audit Bureau of Circulations statements for the first six months of 2003. Domestic titles audited by ABC; annuals, international editions, and comics have been excluded.