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Average Total Paid & Verified Circulation for Top 100 ABC Magazines

2007

2007 Rank

2006 Rank

Publication Name

2007 Total Paid & Verified

2006 Total Paid & Verified

% Change

1

1

AARP THE MAGAZINE ± 24,204,313 23,250,912 4.1%

2

2

AARP BULLETIN ± 23,567,607 22,621,079 4.2%

3

3

READER'S DIGEST 9,684,759 10,094,284 -4.1%

4

4

BETTER HOMES AND GARDENS 7,681,722 7,627,046 0.7%

5

5

NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 5,051,999 5,072,478 -0.4%

6

6

GOOD HOUSEKEEPING 4,686,152 4,675,281 0.2%

7

10

FAMILY CIRCLE 3,967,065 4,000,887 -0.8%

8

9

WOMAN'S DAY 3,924,195 4,014,278 -2.2%

9

7

LADIES' HOME JOURNAL 3,918,472 4,136,462 -5.3%

10

12

AAA WESTWAYS ± 3,764,966 3,733,561 0.8%
   

TOTAL TOP 10

90,451,248 89,226,266 1.4%

11

11

PEOPLE 3,676,499 3,786,360 -2.9%

12

14

PREVENTION 3,390,084 3,324,440 2.0%

13

8

TIME-THE WEEKLY NEWSMAGAZINE 3,374,505 4,082,740 -17.3%

14

13

TV GUIDE 3,276,474 3,499,746 -6.4%

15

15

SPORTS ILLUSTRATED 3,231,969 3,208,630 0.7%

16

-

TASTE OF HOME**

3,163,669

-

-

17

16

NEWSWEEK 3,124,059 3,130,600 -0.2%

18

18

COSMOPOLITAN 2,909,332 2,928,041 -0.6%

19

20

VIA MAGAZINE 2,832,721 2,808,377 0.9%

20

19

SOUTHERN LIVING 2,807,269 2,822,542 -0.5%

21

17

PLAYBOY 2,790,300 3,016,450 -7.5%

22

21

MAXIM 2,558,475 2,540,146 0.7%

23

22

AAA GOING PLACES ± 2,551,164 2,528,014 0.9%

24

23

AMERICAN LEGION MAGAZINE ± 2,550,056 2,525,264 1.0%

25

27

O, THE OPRAH MAGAZINE 2,420,940 2,359,672 2.6%
   

TOTAL TOP 25

135,108,762 131,787,283 2.5%

26

24

AAA LIVING ± 2,409,958 2,432,934 -0.9%

27

26

GUIDEPOSTS 2,374,212 2,366,101 0.3%

28

25

REDBOOK 2,318,456 2,389,456 -3.0%

29

28

GLAMOUR 2,308,048 2,275,324 1.4%

30

29

AAA WORLD ± 2,121,699 2,106,675 0.7%

31

30

PARENTS 2,100,786 2,083,377 0.8%

32

34

ESPN THE MAGAZINE 2,075,672 2,017,721 2.9%

33

33

SEVENTEEN 2,066,825 2,024,107 2.1%

34

31

SMITHSONIAN 2,044,654 2,036,144 0.4%

35

32

U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT 2,036,185 2,035,335 0.0%

36

35

MARTHA STEWART LIVING 2,013,957 2,001,584 0.6%

37

36

REAL SIMPLE 1,979,956 1,949,812 1.5%

38

37

MONEY 1,921,436 1,948,317 -1.4%

39

42

US WEEKLY 1,905,030 1,773,285 7.4%

40

38

PARENTING 1,901,790 1,895,228 0.3%

41

40

MEN'S HEALTH 1,810,810 1,830,541 -1.1%

42

41

ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY 1,804,797 1,798,445 0.4%

43

39

FAMILYFUN 1,802,012 1,859,239 -3.1%

44

43

ENDLESS VACATION**

1,782,403

1,773,169

0.5%

45

45

COOKING LIGHT 1,775,950 1,728,575 2.7%

46

44

IN STYLE 1,752,261 1,768,912 -0.9%

47

46

SHAPE 1,738,829 1,705,411 2.0%

48

48

GOLF DIGEST 1,648,856 1,630,614 1.1%

49

47

COUNTRY LIVING 1,639,182 1,655,694 -1.0%

50

78

REMEDY/REMEDY MD 1,604,878 1,148,127 39.8%
   

TOTAL TOP 50

184,047,398 180,021,405 2.2%

51

49

VFW MAGAZINE 1,577,616 1,613,879 -2.2%

52

50

FITNESS 1,569,467 1,552,259 1.1%

53

60

FIELD & STREAM 1,534,969 1,395,075 10.0%

54

53

HOME & AWAY 1,484,885 1,493,337 -0.6%

55

103

EVERY DAY WITH RACHAEL RAY 1,483,516 922,579 60.8%

56

51

WOMAN'S WORLD 1,481,949 1,529,932 -3.1%

57

54

SELF 1,478,892 1,489,444 -0.7%

58

59

COSMO GIRL! 1,451,222 1,423,446 2.0%

59

57

ROLLING STONE 1,445,493 1,448,092 -0.2%

60

58

EBONY 1,429,691 1,428,837 0.1%

61

56

FIRST FOR WOMEN 1,425,193 1,475,023 -3.4%

62

61

GOLF MAGAZINE 1,419,133 1,391,133 2.0%

63

52

STAR MAGAZINE 1,411,057 1,528,111 -7.7%

64

64

POPULAR SCIENCE 1,379,637 1,345,647 2.5%

65

62

HEALTH 1,369,471 1,360,669 0.6%

66

63

BON APPETIT 1,367,673 1,350,655 1.3%

67

69

STUFF 1,362,245 1,285,513 6.0%

68

65

AMERICAN RIFLEMAN ± 1,347,288 1,341,425 0.4%

69

67

WEIGHT WATCHERS 1,312,180 1,291,896 1.6%

70

66

CAR AND DRIVER 1,308,150 1,307,630 0.0%

71

71

IN TOUCH WEEKLY 1,290,769 1,229,258 5.0%

72

70

COUNTRY HOME 1,288,721 1,264,480 1.9%

73

68

VOGUE 1,287,561 1,287,887 0.0%

74

77

MORE 1,260,136 1,172,280 7.5%

75

73

POPULAR MECHANICS

1,232,138 1,220,556 0.9%
   

TOTAL TOP 75

219,046,446 214,170,444 2.3%

76

55

SUNSET 1,231,467 1,482,157 -16.9%

77

75

SCHOLASTIC PARENT & CHILD 1,230,653 1,214,426 1.3%

78

74

BOYS' LIFE 1,170,659 1,220,554 -4.1%

79

76

FAMILY HANDYMAN 1,170,394 1,176,932 -0.6%

80

82

LUCKY 1,160,165 1,114,241 4.1%

81

72

VANITY FAIR 1,157,653 1,227,885 -5.7%

82

81

MOTOR TREND 1,126,326 1,114,662 1.0%

83

83

ESSENCE 1,087,720 1,090,238 -0.2%

84

80

ALLURE 1,078,405 1,128,612 -4.4%

85

84

NEW YORKER 1,065,893 1,064,808 0.1%

86

85

ELLE 1,063,878 1,057,744 0.6%

87

79

NATIONAL ENQUIRER 1,033,271 1,134,087 -8.9%

88

102

COTTAGE LIVING 1,012,985 923,773 9.7%

89

86

SCOUTING ± 1,010,332 1,006,989 0.3%

90

94

MARIE CLAIRE 984,643 958,624 2.7%

91

90

TEEN VOGUE 981,246 988,996 -0.8%

92

92

TRAVEL + LEISURE 978,303 976,421 0.2%

93

105

HOUSE & GARDEN*

976,443

913,075

6.9%

94

87

ELKS MAGAZINE* ±

975,307

1,000,835

-2.6%

95

93

THIS OLD HOUSE 966,100 964,763 0.1%

96

89

GOURMET 963,222 991,435 -2.8%

97

91

TRADITIONAL HOME 961,757 980,368 -1.9%

98

96

MIDWEST LIVING 953,175 942,528 1.1%

99

112

OUTDOOR LIFE 946,955 829,960 14.1%

100

95

FOOD & WINE 940,983 954,577 -1.4%
   

TOTAL TOP 100

245,274,376 240,629,130 1.9%

* denotes first half figures only.
** denotes second half figures only.
± High proportion of title's circulation attributed to membership benefits.
 - Indicates no data available for the period; title may be new to ABC
Sources: Averages calculated by the MPA from Audit Bureau of Circulations statements for the first and second 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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