| Top 100 ABC magazines by average Paid & Verified Subscriptions |
| 2006, First Six Months |
|
RANK |
Publication Name |
Subscriptions Paid & Verified |
Single Copy Sales |
Total Paid & Verified |
|
1 |
AARP THE MAGAZINE* |
23,065,890 |
1,822 |
23,067,712 |
|
2 |
AARP BULLETIN* |
22,438,497 |
|
22,438,497 |
|
3 |
READER'S DIGEST |
9,659,418 |
434,868 |
10,094,286 |
|
4 |
BETTER HOMES AND GARDENS |
7,436,012 |
179,167 |
7,615,179 |
|
5 |
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC |
4,893,962 |
179,860 |
5,073,822 |
|
6 |
TIME-THE WEEKLY NEWSMAGAZINE |
3,980,116 |
119,466 |
4,099,582 |
|
7 |
GOOD HOUSEKEEPING |
3,976,583 |
632,626 |
4,609,209 |
|
8 |
LADIES' HOME JOURNAL |
3,843,980 |
259,500 |
4,103,480 |
|
9 |
AAA WESTWAYS* |
3,731,611 |
|
3,731,611 |
|
10 |
TV GUIDE |
3,417,944 |
300,231 |
3,718,175 |
|
11 |
WOMAN'S DAY |
3,390,814 |
612,056 |
4,002,870 |
|
12 |
FAMILY CIRCLE |
3,227,246 |
827,624 |
4,054,870 |
|
13 |
SPORTS ILLUSTRATED |
3,113,344 |
99,066 |
3,212,410 |
|
14 |
NEWSWEEK |
3,031,903 |
110,378 |
3,142,281 |
|
15 |
PREVENTION |
2,989,278 |
313,072 |
3,302,350 |
|
16 |
VIA MAGAZINE* |
2,790,115 |
|
2,790,115 |
|
17 |
PLAYBOY |
2,770,866 |
260,316 |
3,031,182 |
|
18 |
SOUTHERN LIVING |
2,619,968 |
201,011 |
2,820,979 |
|
19 |
AMERICAN LEGION MAGAZINE* |
2,531,506 |
|
2,531,506 |
|
20 |
AAA GOING PLACES* |
2,515,154 |
|
2,515,154 |
|
21 |
AAA LIVING* |
2,390,073 |
|
2,390,073 |
|
22 |
GUIDEPOSTS |
2,359,915 |
9,586 |
2,369,501 |
|
23 |
PEOPLE |
2,300,496 |
1,523,108 |
3,823,604 |
|
24 |
AAA WORLD* |
2,106,675 |
|
2,106,675 |
|
25 |
REDBOOK |
2,089,889 |
280,816 |
2,370,705 |
|
26 |
MAXIM |
2,088,966 |
490,150 |
2,579,116 |
|
27 |
PARENTS |
2,045,373 |
53,048 |
2,098,421 |
|
28 |
SMITHSONIAN |
2,036,832 |
7,455 |
2,044,287 |
|
29 |
U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT |
2,001,689 |
32,719 |
2,034,408 |
|
30 |
ESPN THE MAGAZINE |
1,974,173 |
26,575 |
2,000,748 |
|
31 |
GAME INFORMER MAGAZINE |
1,970,708 |
23,780 |
1,994,488 |
|
32 |
PARENTING |
1,863,953 |
24,632 |
1,888,585 |
|
33 |
MONEY |
1,854,068 |
114,025 |
1,968,093 |
|
34 |
FAMILYFUN |
1,850,221 |
16,749 |
1,866,970 |
|
35 |
ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY |
1,767,229 |
53,626 |
1,820,855 |
|
36 |
ENDLESS VACATION* |
1,720,971 |
|
1,720,971 |
|
37 |
MARTHA STEWART LIVING |
1,702,938 |
300,194 |
2,003,132 |
|
38 |
SEVENTEEN |
1,685,726 |
327,631 |
2,013,357 |
|
39 |
VFW MAGAZINE* |
1,570,258 |
696 |
1,570,954 |
|
40 |
REAL SIMPLE |
1,543,737 |
393,861 |
1,937,598 |
|
41 |
HOME & AWAY* |
1,511,091 |
|
1,511,091 |
|
42 |
COOKING LIGHT |
1,508,953 |
233,948 |
1,742,901 |
|
43 |
FIELD & STREAM |
1,500,796 |
32,810 |
1,533,606 |
|
44 |
GOLF DIGEST |
1,482,546 |
133,516 |
1,616,062 |
|
45 |
COUNTRY LIVING |
1,454,840 |
205,490 |
1,660,330 |
|
46 |
O, THE OPRAH MAGAZINE |
1,445,461 |
890,965 |
2,336,426 |
|
47 |
GLAMOUR |
1,434,518 |
814,443 |
2,248,961 |
|
48 |
SUNSET |
1,380,374 |
100,741 |
1,481,115 |
|
49 |
AMERICAN RIFLEMAN* |
1,343,492 |
|
1,343,492 |
|
50 |
SHAPE |
1,335,800 |
374,789 |
1,710,589 |
|
51 |
BOYS' LIFE* |
1,318,992 |
|
1,318,992 |
|
52 |
MEN'S HEALTH |
1,314,069 |
542,092 |
1,856,161 |
|
53 |
ROLLING STONE |
1,297,259 |
135,557 |
1,432,816 |
|
54 |
FITNESS |
1,294,640 |
256,333 |
1,550,973 |
|
55 |
HEALTH |
1,294,612 |
70,499 |
1,365,111 |
|
56 |
GOLF MAGAZINE |
1,290,897 |
93,693 |
1,384,590 |
|
57 |
EBONY |
1,231,439 |
220,411 |
1,451,850 |
|
58 |
BON APPETIT |
1,212,090 |
136,170 |
1,348,260 |
|
59 |
POPULAR SCIENCE |
1,208,791 |
142,451 |
1,351,242 |
|
60 |
CAR AND DRIVER |
1,190,885 |
120,133 |
1,311,018 |
|
61 |
COUNTRY HOME |
1,162,990 |
93,225 |
1,256,215 |
|
62 |
TEEN PEOPLE |
1,151,932 |
304,000 |
1,455,932 |
|
63 |
SELF |
1,125,381 |
364,638 |
1,490,019 |
|
64 |
FAMILY HANDYMAN |
1,096,377 |
72,639 |
1,169,016 |
|
65 |
POPULAR MECHANICS |
1,074,659 |
147,367 |
1,222,026 |
|
66 |
STUFF |
1,064,883 |
258,317 |
1,323,200 |
|
67 |
COSMO GIRL! |
1,050,498 |
352,911 |
1,403,409 |
|
68 |
NEW YORKER |
1,018,337 |
43,973 |
1,062,310 |
|
69 |
MORE |
1,006,027 |
149,600 |
1,155,627 |
|
70 |
SCOUTING* |
1,003,300 |
|
1,003,300 |
|
71 |
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