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2000 FH Average circulation for Top 100 ABC Magazines

First Six Months, 2000 Average circulation for Top 100 ABC Magazines

RANKPUBLICATION NAMESUBSCRIPTIONSSINGLE COPYTOTAL PAID CIRCULATION
1NRTA/AARP BULLETIN20,826,083020,826,083
2MODERN MATURITY20,824,815020,824,815
3READER'S DIGEST11,880,490733,30012,613,790
4TV GUIDE9,153,6411,690,62810,844,269
5NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC MAGAZINE7,703,898253,1647,957,062
6BETTER HOMES AND GARDENS7,324,810303,1677,627,977
7FAMILY CIRCLE3,229,4941,772,8895,002,383
8GOOD HOUSEKEEPING3,434,5001,072,8064,507,306
9MCCALL'S3,774,689429,3334,204,022
10LADIES' HOME JOURNAL3,778,295395,0004,173,295
11WOMAN'S DAY2,558,8141,592,6674,151,481
12TIME - THE WEEKLY NEWSMAGAZINE3,938,487135,3404,073,827
13PEOPLE WEEKLY2,182,3331,342,9173,525,250
14HOME & AWAY3,234,39003,234,390
15SPORTS ILLUSTRATED3,083,425129,1703,212,595
16NEWSWEEK2,984,447154,0133,138,460
17PREVENTION2,535,175479,6843,014,859
18PLAYBOY2,540,639474,1733,014,812
19COSMOPOLITAN836,3981,873,0982,709,496
20WESTWAYS2,653,70302,653,703
21THE AMERICAN LEGION MAGAZINE2,622,26502,622,265
22VIA MAGAZINE2,594,76002,594,760
23SOUTHERN LIVING2,329,977210,8442,540,821
24GUIDEPOSTS2,502,80702,502,807
25SEVENTEEN1,792,096577,6382,369,734
26REDBOOK1,723,130615,8112,338,941
27MARTHA STEWART LIVING1,944,073366,6192,310,692
28GLAMOUR1,084,0041,123,9102,207,914
29YM1,573,415629,2002,202,615
30MAXIM1,178,806978,5182,157,324
31U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT2,085,50044,0172,129,517
32TEEN1,764,878331,7982,096,676
33NATIONAL ENQUIRER395,8751,692,3072,088,182
34SMITHSONIAN2,048,7337,1542,055,887
35PARENTS1,850,114142,2501,992,364
36MONEY1,670,395238,1781,908,573
37EBONY1,526,695258,4501,785,145
38FIELD & STREAM1,722,23733,1521,755,389
39STAR333,9461,375,8081,709,754
40TEEN PEOPLE995,338676,0001,671,338
41COUNTRY LIVING1,238,658412,5481,651,206
42MEN'S HEALTH1,232,156417,0001,649,156
43WOMAN'S WORLD72,3161,531,7501,604,066
44GOLF DIGEST1,416,349155,3831,571,732
45IN STYLE646,603924,8301,571,433
46POPULAR SCIENCE1,416,417150,4001,566,817
47SHAPE1,166,328371,8641,538,192
48ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY1,415,787101,2761,517,063
49FIRST FOR WOMEN221,4891,254,8381,476,327
50PARENTING MAGAZINE1,397,68861,6091,459,297
51COOKING LIGHT1,202,231249,5821,451,813
52SUNSET, THE MAG1,327,830115,9241,443,754
53HEALTH1,293,670122,1361,415,806
54GOLF MAGAZINE1,282,755118,3751,401,130
55CAR AND DRIVER1,225,709156,2001,381,909
56OUTDOOR LIFE1,334,96034,1341,369,094
57AMERICAN RIFLEMAN1,366,07301,366,073
58BOYS' LIFE1,340,23201,340,232
59PC WORLD1,106,298161,7181,268,016
60MOTOR TREND1,106,518157,2071,263,725
61ROLLING STONE1,084,321167,1991,251,520
62FAMILYFUN1,198,40035,0141,233,414
63BON APPETIT1,040,612190,0141,230,626
64PC MAGAZINE1,135,02591,6831,226,708
65POPULAR MECHANICS1,038,643186,3171,224,960
66SCHOLASTIC PARENT & CHILD1,206,04701,206,047
67ENDLESS VACATION1,193,47301,193,473
68SELF786,924403,7831,190,707
69THE FAMILY HANDYMAN1,082,01367,8191,149,832
70THE ELKS MAGAZINE1,126,09001,126,090
71SESAME STREET MAGAZINE1,119,40501,119,405
72MADEMOISELLE730,623382,7791,113,402
73VOGUE681,975430,9421,112,917
74SOAP OPERA DIGEST790,265321,3561,111,621
75THE AMERICAN HUNTER1,070,21701,070,217
76VANITY FAIR694,205375,4451,069,650
77COUNTRY HOME828,545238,2501,066,795
78FITNESS765,397296,0001,061,397
79SMART BUSINESS936,662117,8691,054,531
80KIPLINGER'S PE973,79972,8401,046,639
81DISCOVER929,291101,5511,030,842
82MICHIGAN LIVING1,027,54601,027,546
83AMERICAN HOMESTYLE & GARDENING924,83897,0001,021,838
84ESPN THE MAGAZINE962,69955,3731,018,072
85ESSENCE751,938257,3251,009,263
86HOME909,52796,0801,005,607
87SPORT966,71334,1171,000,830
88CONSUMERS DIGEST941,48158,5521,000,033
89JET833,427133,088966,515
90TRAVEL & LEISURE934,18627,025961,211
91VICTORIA774,363186,828961,191
92TODAY'S HOMEOWNER946,7047,679954,383
93BUSINESSWEEK (NORTH AMERICA)910,36338,094948,457
94CHILD868,89052,400921,290
95ELLE650,010268,785918,795
96SCOUTING916,0150916,015
97GOURMET810,66499,334909,998
98MARIE CLAIRE338,711548,740887,451
99YAHOO! INTERNET LIFE806,68678,274884,960
100FORBES817,14948,482865,631

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.