Number of Magazine Titles
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There are several sources that can provide a total number of magazines available in North America, some more comprehensive than others, some limited to members-only qualifications for their tallies, some include B-to-B and Trade magazines. The following chart cites five of these sources and the number of magazines they tally, audit or measure: the National Directory of Magazines; Standard Rate and Data service; Audit Bureau of Circulations; BPA Worldwide; and the Publishers information Bureau. This chart is meant to serve as a snapshot of the various sizes of media "universes" represented by research and audit companies that measure print magazines.
Number of Magazines, 1988-2010
|
Year |
National Directory of Magazines |
SRDS |
ABC |
BPA |
PIB |
| 1988 |
13,541 |
1,723 |
559 |
NA |
156 |
| 1989 |
12,797 |
1,795 |
585 |
196 |
166 |
| 1990 |
14,049 |
1,904 |
587 |
232 |
164 |
| 1991 |
14,256 |
2,000 |
600 |
244 |
170 |
| 1992 |
14,870 |
2,126 |
617 |
243 |
176 |
| 1993 |
14,302 |
2,256 |
631 |
245 |
179 |
| 1994 |
15,069 |
2,347 |
643 |
252 |
187 |
| 1995 |
15,996 |
2,428 |
668 |
273 |
201 |
| 1996 |
17,195 |
2,470 |
711 |
312 |
208 |
| 1997 |
18,047 |
2,513 |
751 |
311 |
216 |
| 1998 |
18,606 |
2,522 |
758 |
448 |
227 |
| 1999 |
17,970 |
2,520 |
750 |
485 |
238 |
| 2000 |
17,815 |
2,567 |
836 |
494 |
248 |
| 2001 |
17,694 |
2,600 |
817 |
505 |
250 |
| 2002 |
17,321 |
2,431 |
764 |
NA |
234 |
| 2003 |
17,254 |
2,509 |
703 |
NA |
228 |
| 2004 |
18,821 |
2,570 |
708 |
208 |
235 |
| 2005 |
18,267 |
2,640 |
718 |
NA |
244 |
| 2006 |
19,419 |
2,790 |
741 |
NA |
239 |
| 2007 |
19,532 |
2,801 |
782 |
NA |
240
|
| 2008 |
20,590 |
2,822 |
793 |
NA |
235 |
| 2009 |
20,638 |
2,810 |
722 |
NA |
232 |
| 2010 |
20,707 |
2,815 |
628 |
NA |
235 |
NA = Not Available
