| Average Total Paid & Verified Circulation for Top 100 ABC Magazines |
| 2006 |
|
2006 Rank |
2005 Rank |
Publication Name |
2006 Total Paid & Verified |
2005 Total Paid |
% Change |
|
1 |
1 |
AARP THE MAGAZINE ± |
23,250,882 |
22,675,601 |
2.5% |
|
2 |
2 |
AARP BULLETIN ± |
22,621,079 |
22,075,011 |
2.5% |
|
3 |
3 |
READER'S DIGEST |
10,094,284 |
10,111,773 |
-0.2% |
|
4 |
5 |
BETTER HOMES AND GARDENS |
7,627,046 |
7,620,932 |
0.1% |
|
5 |
6 |
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC |
5,072,478 |
5,403,934 |
-6.1% |
|
6 |
7 |
GOOD HOUSEKEEPING |
4,675,281 |
4,622,263 |
1.1% |
|
7 |
9 |
LADIES' HOME JOURNAL |
4,136,462 |
4,122,460 |
0.3% |
|
8 |
11 |
TIME-THE WEEKLY NEWS MAGAZINE |
4,082,740 |
4,038,508 |
1.1% |
|
9 |
10 |
WOMAN'S DAY |
4,014,278 |
4,048,799 |
-0.9% |
|
10 |
8 |
FAMILY CIRCLE |
4,000,887 |
4,296,370 |
-6.9% |
| |
|
TOTAL TOP 10 |
89,575,415 |
89,015,649 |
0.6% |
|
11 |
12 |
PEOPLE |
3,786,360 |
3,734,536 |
1.4% |
|
12 |
13 |
AAA WESTWAYS ± |
3,733,561 |
3,676,058 |
1.6% |
|
13 |
4 |
TV GUIDE |
3,499,746 |
8,211,581 |
-57.4% |
|
14 |
14 |
PREVENTION |
3,324,440 |
3,338,450 |
-0.4% |
|
15 |
15 |
SPORTS ILLUSTRATED |
3,208,630 |
3,289,656 |
-2.5% |
|
16 |
16 |
NEWSWEEK |
3,130,600 |
3,158,988 |
-0.9% |
|
17 |
17 |
PLAYBOY |
3,016,453 |
3,060,376 |
-1.4% |
|
18 |
18 |
COSMOPOLITAN |
2,928,041 |
2,969,952 |
-1.4% |
|
19 |
19 |
SOUTHERN LIVING |
2,822,542 |
2,745,663 |
2.8% |
|
20 |
20 |
VIA MAGAZINE |
2,808,377 |
2,740,850 |
2.5% |
|
21 |
23 |
MAXIM |
2,540,146 |
2,517,450 |
0.9% |
|
22 |
25 |
AAA GOING PLACES ± |
2,528,014 |
2,450,540 |
3.2% |
|
23 |
22 |
AMERICAN LEGION MAGAZINE ± |
2,525,264 |
2,528,853 |
-0.1% |
|
24 |
28 |
AAA LIVING ± |
2,411,813 |
2,167,800 |
11.3% |
|
25 |
26 |
REDBOOK |
2,389,456 |
2,412,882 |
-1.0% |
| |
|
TOTAL TOP 25 |
134,228,854 |
138,019,281 |
-2.7% |
|
26 |
21 |
GUIDEPOSTS |
2,366,101 |
2,640,471 |
-10.4% |
|
27 |
24 |
O, THE OPRAH MAGAZINE |
2,359,672 |
2,513,318 |
-6.1% |
|
28 |
27 |
GLAMOUR |
2,275,324 |
2,371,986 |
-4.1% |
|
29 |
37 |
GAME INFORMER MAGAZINE |
2,140,379 |
1,934,859 |
10.6% |
|
30 |
29 |
AAA WORLD* ± |
2,106,675 |
2,135,652 |
-1.4% |
|
31 |
30 |
PARENTS |
2,083,377 |
2,049,100 |
1.7% |
|
32 |
31 |
SMITHSONIAN |
2,036,144 |
2,048,322 |
-0.6% |
|
33 |
33 |
U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT |
2,035,335 |
2,028,167 |
0.4% |
|
34 |
32 |
SEVENTEEN |
2,024,107 |
2,034,462 |
-0.5% |
|
35 |
39 |
ESPN THE MAGAZINE |
2,017,721 |
1,876,136 |
7.5% |
|
36 |
36 |
MARTHA STEWART LIVING |
2,001,584 |
1,950,482 |
2.6% |
|
37 |
38 |
REAL SIMPLE |
1,949,812 |
1,900,676 |
2.6% |
|
38 |
35 |
MONEY |
1,948,317 |
1,968,211 |
-1.0% |
|
39 |
34 |
PARENTING |
1,895,228 |
1,972,595 |
-3.9% |
|
40 |
43 |
FAMILYFUN |
1,859,239 |
1,781,451 |
4.4% |
|
41 |
44 |
MEN'S HEALTH |
1,830,541 |
1,774,558 |
3.2% |
|
42 |
40 |
ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY |
1,798,445 |
1,803,793 |
-0.3% |
|
43 |
48 |
US WEEKLY |
1,773,285 |
1,668,135 |
6.3% |
|
44 |
42 |
IN STYLE |
1,768,913 |
1,783,235 |
-0.8% |
|
45 |
45 |
COOKING LIGHT |
1,728,575 |
1,732,001 |
-0.2% |
|
46 |
47 |
ENDLESS VACATION* |
1,720,971 |
1,712,564 |
0.5% |
|
47 |
49 |
SHAPE |
1,705,411 |
1,651,741 |
3.2% |
|
48 |
46 |
COUNTRY LIVING |
1,655,694 |
1,723,740 |
-3.9% |
|
49 |
51 |
GOLF DIGEST |
1,630,614 |
1,582,770 |
3.0% |
|
50 |
50 |
VFW MAGAZINE |
1,606,572 |
1,586,774 |
1.2% |
| |
|
TOTAL TOP 50 |
182,546,884 |
186,244,475 |
-2.0% |
|
51 |
55 |
FITNESS |
1,552,259 |
1,506,002 |
3.1% |
|
52 |
52 |
WOMAN'S WORLD |
1,529,932 |
1,575,214 |
-2.9% |
|
53 |
60 |
STAR MAGAZINE |
1,528,111 |
1,428,767 |
7.0% |
|
54 |
41 |
HOME & AWAY |
1,493,337 |
1,801,441 |
-17.1% |
|
55 |
63 |
SELF |
1,489,444 |
1,410,476 |
5.6% |
|
56 |
59 |
SUNSET |
1,482,157 |
1,458,628 |
1.6% |
|
57 |
54 |
TEEN PEOPLE |
1,481,697 |
1,525,409 |
-2.9% |
|
58 |
58 |
FIRST FOR WOMEN |
1,475,023 |
1,461,657 |
0.9% |
|
59 |
53 |
FIELD & STREAM |
1,457,652 |
1,538,018 |
-5.2% |
|
60 |
70 |
ROLLING STONE |
1,448,092 |
1,309,117 |
10.6% |
|
61 |
56 |
EBONY |
1,428,837 |
1,486,120 |
-3.9% |
|
62 |
64 |
COSMO GIRL! |
1,423,446 |
1,383,468 |
2.9% |
|
63 |
61 |
GOLF MAGAZINE |
1,397,727 |
1,421,014 |
-1.6% |
|
64 |
66 |
HEALTH |
1,360,669 |
1,368,162 |
-0.5% |
| | |