Average Subscription Circulation for Top 100 ABC Magazines
First Six Months, 2000
| RANK |
PUBLICATION NAME |
SUBSCRIPTIONS |
TOTAL PAID CIRCULATION |
| 1 |
NRTA/AARP BULLETIN |
20,826,083 |
20,826,083 |
| 2 |
MODERN MATURITY |
20,824,815 |
20,824,815 |
| 3 |
READER'S DIGEST |
11,880,490 |
12,613,790 |
| 4 |
TV GUIDE |
9,153,641 |
10,844,269 |
| 5 |
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC MAGAZINE |
7,703,898 |
7,957,062 |
| 6 |
BETTER HOMES AND GARDENS |
7,324,810 |
7,627,977 |
| 7 |
TIME - THE WEEKLY NEWSMAGAZINE |
3,938,487 |
4,073,827 |
| 8 |
LADIES' HOME JOURNAL |
3,778,295 |
4,173,295 |
| 9 |
MCCALL'S |
3,774,689 |
4,204,022 |
| 10 |
GOOD HOUSEKEEPING |
3,434,500 |
4,507,306 |
| 11 |
HOME & AWAY |
3,234,390 |
3,234,390 |
| 12 |
FAMILY CIRCLE |
3,229,494 |
5,002,383 |
| 13 |
SPORTS ILLUSTRATED |
3,083,425 |
3,212,595 |
| 14 |
NEWSWEEK |
2,984,447 |
3,138,460 |
| 15 |
WESTWAYS |
2,653,703 |
2,653,703 |
| 16 |
THE AMERICAN LEGION MAGAZINE |
2,622,265 |
2,622,265 |
| 17 |
VIA MAGAZINE |
2,594,760 |
2,594,760 |
| 18 |
WOMAN'S DAY |
2,558,814 |
4,151,481 |
| 19 |
PLAYBOY |
2,540,639 |
3,014,812 |
| 20 |
PREVENTION |
2,535,175 |
3,014,859 |
| 21 |
GUIDEPOSTS |
2,502,807 |
2,502,807 |
| 22 |
SOUTHERN LIVING |
2,329,977 |
2,540,821 |
| 23 |
PEOPLE WEEKLY |
2,182,333 |
3,525,250 |
| 24 |
U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT |
2,085,500 |
2,129,517 |
| 25 |
SMITHSONIAN |
2,048,733 |
2,055,887 |
| 26 |
MARTHA STEWART LIVING |
1,944,073 |
2,310,692 |
| 27 |
PARENTS |
1,850,114 |
1,992,364 |
| 28 |
SEVENTEEN |
1,792,096 |
2,369,734 |
| 29 |
TEEN |
1,764,878 |
2,096,676 |
| 30 |
REDBOOK |
1,723,130 |
2,338,941 |
| 31 |
FIELD & STREAM |
1,722,237 |
1,755,389 |
| 32 |
MONEY |
1,670,395 |
1,908,573 |
| 33 |
YM |
1,573,415 |
2,202,615 |
| 34 |
EBONY |
1,526,695 |
1,785,145 |
| 35 |
POPULAR SCIENCE |
1,416,417 |
1,566,817 |
| 36 |
GOLF DIGEST |
1,416,349 |
1,571,732 |
| 37 |
ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY |
1,415,787 |
1,517,063 |
| 38 |
PARENTING MAGAZINE |
1,397,688 |
1,459,297 |
| 39 |
AMERICAN RIFLEMAN |
1,366,073 |
1,366,073 |
| 40 |
BOYS' LIFE |
1,340,232 |
1,340,232 |
| 41 |
OUTDOOR LIFE |
1,334,960 |
1,369,094 |
| 42 |
SUNSET, THE MAGAZINE OF WESTERN LIVING |
1,327,830 |
1,443,754 |
| 43 |
HEALTH |
1,293,670 |
1,415,806 |
| 44 |
GOLF MAGAZINE |
1,282,755 |
1,401,130 |
| 45 |
COUNTRY LIVING |
1,238,658 |
1,651,206 |
| 46 |
MEN'S HEALTH |
1,232,156 |
1,649,156 |
| 47 |
CAR AND DRIVER |
1,225,709 |
1,381,909 |
| 48 |
SCHOLASTIC PARENT & CHILD |
1,206,047 |
1,206,047 |
| 49 |
COOKING LIGHT |
1,202,231 |
1,451,813 |
| 50 |
FAMILYFUN |
1,198,400 |
1,233,414 |
| 51 |
ENDLESS VACATION |
1,193,473 |
1,193,473 |
| 52 |
MAXIM |
1,178,806 |
2,157,324 |
| 53 |
SHAPE |
1,166,328 |
1,538,192 |
| 54 |
PC MAGAZINE |
1,135,025 |
1,226,708 |
| 55 |
THE ELKS MAGAZINE |
1,126,090 |
1,126,090 |
| 56 |
SESAME STREET MAGAZINE |
1,119,405 |
1,119,405 |
| 57 |
MOTOR TREND |
1,106,518 |
1,263,725 |
| 58 |
PC WORLD |
1,106,298 |
1,268,016 |
| 59 |
ROLLING STONE |
1,084,321 |
1,251,520 |
| 60 |
GLAMOUR |
1,084,004 |
2,207,914 |
| 61 |
THE FAMILY HANDYMAN |
1,082,013 |
1,149,832 |
| 62 |
THE AMERICAN HUNTER |
1,070,217 |
1,070,217 |
| 63 |
BON APPETIT |
1,040,612 |
1,230,626 |
| 64 |
POPULAR MECHANICS |
1,038,643 |
1,224,960 |
| 65 |
MICHIGAN LIVING |
1,027,546 |
1,027,546 |
| 66 |
TEEN PEOPLE |
995,338 |
1,671,338 |
| 67 |
KIPLINGER'S PERSONAL FINANCE MAGAZINE |
973,799 |
1,046,639 |
| 68 |
SPORT |
966,713 |
1,000,830 |
| 69 |
ESPN THE MAGAZINE |
962,699 |
1,018,072 |
| 70 |
TODAY'S HOMEOWNER |
946,704 |
954,383 |
| 71 |
CONSUMERS DIGEST |
941,481 |
1,000,033 |
| 72 |
SMART BUSINESS |
936,662 |
1,054,531 |
| 73 |
TRAVEL & LEISURE |
934,186 |
961,211 |
| 74 |
DISCOVER |
929,291 |
1,030,842 |
| 75 |
AMERICAN HOMESTYLE & GARDENING |
924,838 |
1,021,838 |
| 76 |
SCOUTING |
916,015 |
916,015 |
| 77 |
BUSINESSWEEK (NORTH AMERICA) |
910,363 |
948,457 |
| 78 |
HOME |
909,527 |
1,005,607 |
| 79 |
CHILD |
868,890 |
921,290 |
| 80 |
COSMOPOLITAN |
836,398 |
2,709,496 |
| 81 |
JET |
833,427 |
966,515 |
| 82 |
COUNTRY HOME |
828,545 |
1,066,795 |
| 83 |
HANDYMAN HOW-TO |
824,152 |
824,152 |
| 84 |
FORBES |
817,149 |
865,631 |
| 85 |
GOURMET |
810,664 |
909,998 |
| 86 |
YAHOO! INTERNET LIFE |
806,686 |
884,960 |
| 87 |
THE NEW YORKER |
799,105 |
843,151 |
| 88 |
SOAP OPERA DIGEST |
790,265 |
1,111,621 |
| 89 |
SELF |
786,924 |
1,190,707 |
| 90 |
MUTUAL FUNDS MAGAZINE |
782,524 |
828,331 |
| 91 |
AMERICAN LEGION AUXILIARY NATIONAL NEWS |
774,593 |
774,593 |
| 92 |
VICTORIA |
774,363 |
961,191 |
| 93 |
FORTUNE (NORTH AMERICA) |
772,065 |
833,591 |
| 94 |
FITNESS |
765,397 |
1,061,397 |
| 95 |
FOOD & WINE |
759,975 |
821,530 |
| 96 |
ESSENCE |
751,938 |
1,009,263 |
| 97 |
MIDWEST LIVING |
749,911 |
822,578 |
| 98 |
NORTH AMERICAN HUNTER |
745,880 |
745,880 |
| 99 |
CONDE NAST TRAVELER |
732,089 |
768,547 |
| 100 |
MADEMOISELLE |
730,623 |
1,113,402 |
Sources: Averages calculated by the Audit Bureau of Circulations statements for the first six months of each year. Domestic titles audited by ABC; Annuals, international editions and comics have been excluded. Totals may not add exactly, due to rounding of averaged numbers.
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