Magazine Launches By Category
1992-2006
| |
1992 |
1993 |
1994 |
1995 |
1996 |
1997 |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
Total |
|
Art |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
1 |
|
Arts & Antiques |
9 |
13 |
19 |
7 |
7 |
4 |
19 |
8 |
12 |
9 |
14 |
7 |
13 |
10 |
8 |
159 |
|
Automotive |
17 |
24 |
33 |
35 |
28 |
33 |
40 |
38 |
27 |
13 |
31 |
44 |
41 |
25 |
27 |
456 |
|
Aviation |
4 |
8 |
10 |
8 |
5 |
6 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
5 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
63 |
|
Babies |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
5 |
5 |
3 |
3 |
5 |
3 |
33 |
|
Black/Ethnic |
0 |
0 |
0 |
8 |
8 |
10 |
16 |
11 |
12 |
15 |
17 |
20 |
27 |
44 |
34 |
222 |
|
Boating & Yachting |
3 |
3 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
10 |
7 |
6 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
6 |
3 |
1 |
51 |
|
Bridal |
8 |
7 |
4 |
3 |
7 |
2 |
8 |
10 |
12 |
2 |
11 |
7 |
12 |
7 |
7 |
107 |
|
Business & Finance |
3 |
13 |
18 |
14 |
22 |
19 |
35 |
19 |
29 |
6 |
10 |
7 |
20 |
7 |
13 |
235 |
|
Camping & Outdoor Recreation |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
1 |
4 |
16 |
10 |
3 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
5 |
6 |
3 |
58 |
|
Children's |
15 |
17 |
15 |
6 |
15 |
12 |
16 |
6 |
10 |
20 |
17 |
16 |
8 |
17 |
17 |
207 |
|
Comics & Comic Technique |
21 |
17 |
13 |
15 |
31 |
20 |
10 |
17 |
20 |
8 |
10 |
17 |
9 |
8 |
6 |
222 |
|
Computers |
18 |
31 |
41 |
48 |
53 |
40 |
54 |
43 |
39 |
35 |
28 |
16 |
17 |
19 |
14 |
496 |
|
Crafts, Games, Hobbies & Models |
65 |
65 |
83 |
72 |
42 |
46 |
67 |
59 |
65 |
61 |
65 |
105 |
125 |
115 |
145 |
1180 |
|
Dogs & Pets |
5 |
4 |
10 |
3 |
17 |
9 |
20 |
9 |
4 |
3 |
4 |
8 |
4 |
2 |
2 |
104 |
|
Dressmaking & Needlework |
12 |
17 |
23 |
6 |
11 |
11 |
3 |
3 |
4 |
2 |
5 |
12 |
9 |
12 |
|
130 |
|
Education & Teaching |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
7 |
|
Entertainment & Performing Arts |
12 |
20 |
26 |
28 |
19 |
26 |
23 |
25 |
17 |
16 |
20 |
18 |
21 |
14 |
35 |
320 |
|
Epicurean |
23 |
30 |
45 |
33 |
58 |
28 |
31 |
26 |
31 |
24 |
46 |
70 |
105 |
125 |
114 |
789 |
|
Fashion, Beauty & Grooming |
4 |
15 |
17 |
9 |
12 |
15 |
16 |
19 |
13 |
26 |
13 |
27 |
34 |
33 |
19 |
272 |
|
Fishing & Hunting |
15 |
10 |
12 |
20 |
21 |
13 |
19 |
12 |
11 |
17 |
11 |
13 |
13 |
8 |
8 |
203 |
|
Fitness |
0 |
0 |
0 |
14 |
4 |
13 |
6 |
11 |
8 |
4 |
7 |
23 |
24 |
18 |
14 |
146 |
|
Gaming |
0 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
15 |
5 |
3 |
5 |
5 |
2 |
1 |
5 |
2 |
11 |
2 |
62 |
|
Gardening |
4 |
9 |
7 |
10 |
14 |
5 |
12 |
10 |
6 |
6 |
11 |
12 |
8 |
14 |
17 |
145 |
|
Gay & Lesbian |
17 |
11 |
15 |
6 |
5 |
5 |
6 |
5 |
7 |
3 |
3 |
6 |
3 |
6 |
2 |
100 |
|
Health |
15 |
18 |
31 |
9 |
20 |
14 |
17 |
8 |
10 |
15 |
15 |
23 |
23 |
18 |
19 |
255 |
|
Home & Home Service |
20 |
45 |
35 |
44 |
39 |
28 |
29 |
39 |
53 |
37 |
41 |
60 |
59 |
64 |
75 |
668 |
|
Horses, Riding & Breeding |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
5 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
21 |
|
Literary, Reviews & Writing |
14 |
18 |
13 |
14 |
21 |
9 |
7 |
9 |
10 |
6 |
12 |
17 |
15 |
10 |
4 |
179 |
|
Media Personalities |
33 |
22 |
30 |
43 |
33 |
61 |
127 |
108 |
88 |
41 |
26 |
34 |
31 |
31 |
18 |
726 |
|
Men's |
4 |
7 |
8 |
4 |
4 |
5 |
8 |
8 |
11 |
9 |
12 |
13 |
11 |
12 |
6 |
122 |
|
Metropolitan/Regional/State |
26 |
18 |
17 |
48 |
31 |
22 |
43 |
27 |
47 |
86 |
50 |
66 |
83 |
74 |
60 |
698 |
|
Military/Naval |
12 |
8 |
24 |
7 |
0 |
3 |
5 |
8 |
7 |
6 |
7 |
6 |
13 |
17 |
11 |
134 |
|
Motorcycles |
7 |
16 |
11 |
16 |
11 |
10 |
12 |
5 |
5 |
3 |
4 |
10 |
15 |
7 |
2 |
134 |
|
Music |
32 |
41 |
44 |
19 |
19 |
28 |
20 |
17 |
25 |
17 |
20 |
22 |
23 |
23 |
14 |
364 |
|
Mystery & Science Fiction |
16 |
13 |
15 |
3 |
5 |
12 |
18 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
92 |
|
Nature & Ecology |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
20 |
|
Photography |
1 |
1 |
1 |
7 |
5 |
4 |
8 |
2 |
8 |
4 |
6 |
11 |
9 |
7 |
7 |
81 |
|
Political & Social (Special?) Topics |
4 |
8 |
7 |
5 |
17 |
7 |
0 |
5 |
3 |
3 |
9 |
14 |
15 |
19 |
3 |
119 |
|
Pop Culture |
0 |
0 |
0 |
18 |
23 |
6 |
12 |
15 |
18 |
7 |
10 |
11 |
11 |
10 |
3 |
144 |
|
Religious & Denominational |
3 |
2 |
7 |
14 |
2 |
6 |
5 |
3 |
5 |
5 |
10 |
9 |
8 |
11 |
14 |
104 |
|
Science & Technology |
2 |
5 |
10 |
8 |
1 |
3 |
7 |
3 |
5 |
2 |
4 |
9 |
10 |
3 |
10 |
82 |
|
Sex |
97 |
95 |
44 |
79 |
51 |
110 |
82 |
48 |
46 |
32 |
26 |
26 |
20 |
34 |
19 |
809 |
|
Special Interest |
60 |
38 |
35 |
25 |
85 |
36 |
55 |
49 |
44 |
66 |
56 |
47 |
32 |
37 |
36 |
701 |
|
Sports |
40 |
84 |
67 |
80 |
111 |
103 |
124 |
95 |
79 |
56 |
66 |
70 |
57 |
74 |
52 |
1158 |
|
Teen |
12 |
9 |
2 |
4 |
10 |
11 |
17 |
14 |
19 |
14 |
7 |
8 |
7 |
5 |
6 |
145 |
|
Travel |
10 |
20 |
14 |
10 |
23 |
8 |
19 |
17 |
8 |
4 |
8 |
17 |
9 |
14 |
16 |
197 |
|
TV, Radio, Comm & Elect |
7 |
4 |
3 |
7 |
5 |
8 |
9 |
12 |
9 |
3 |
5 |
15 |
20 |
15 |
7 |
129 |
|
Women's |
8 |
3 |
9 |
10 |
11 |
12 |
9 |
12 |
27 |
2 |
12 |
14 |
19 |
15 |
19 |
182 |
| Totals |
679 |
789 |
822 |
838 |
933 |
852 |
1,065 |
864 |
874 |
702 |
745 |
949 |
1,006 |
1,013 |
900 |
13,031 |
Reprinted with permission from: Samir Husni's Guide to New Consumer Magazines, Vol. 22; 2007
