Circulation Revenue for ABC Magazines
1999
| RANK |
PUBLICATION NAME |
SINGLE-COPY REVENUE |
SUBSCRIPTION REVENUE |
1999 TOTAL CIRCULATION REVENUE |
| 1 |
TV GUIDE |
$510,863,517 |
$173,734,433 |
$684,597,950 |
| 2 |
PEOPLE WEEKLY |
$227,155,364 |
$210,431,613 |
$437,586,977 |
| 3 |
READER'S DIGEST |
$302,834,237 |
$21,859,715 |
$324,693,952 |
| 4 |
TIME THE WEEKLY NEWSMAGAZINE |
$261,758,972 |
$36,777,587 |
$298,536,559 |
| 5 |
SPORTS ILLUSTRATED |
$258,368,846 |
$17,379,052 |
$275,747,898 |
| 6 |
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC MAGAZINE |
$231,395,562 |
$14,266,571 |
$245,662,132 |
| 7 |
NATIONAL ENQUIRER |
$19,314,861 |
$142,020,683 |
$161,335,543 |
| 8 |
NEWSWEEK |
$122,648,489 |
$31,688,892 |
$154,337,381 |
| 9 |
BETTER HOMES AND GARDENS |
$137,406,642 |
$13,416,124 |
$150,822,766 |
| 10 |
STAR |
$14,958,526 |
$117,195,998 |
$132,154,524 |
| 11 |
PLAYBOY |
$77,549,638 |
$36,501,953 |
$114,051,591 |
| 12 |
SOAP OPERA DIGEST |
$50,586,581 |
$59,044,774 |
$109,631,355 |
| 13 |
U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT |
$96,279,536 |
$8,149,152 |
$104,428,687 |
| 14 |
WOMAN'S WORLD |
$2,253,950 |
$100,294,643 |
$102,548,592 |
| 15 |
GOOD HOUSEKEEPING |
$74,846,957 |
$27,644,304 |
$102,491,260 |
| 16 |
COSMOPOLITAN |
$23,627,797 |
$78,191,508 |
$101,819,306 |
| 17 |
FAMILY CIRCLE |
$53,606,004 |
$45,085,765 |
$98,691,769 |
| 18 |
ENDLESS VACATION |
$98,432,628 |
- |
$98,432,628 |
| 19 |
WOMAN'S DAY |
$44,764,753 |
$42,779,386 |
$87,544,138 |
| 20 |
ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY |
$71,181,859 |
$16,259,946 |
$87,441,805 |
| 21 |
SOUTHERN LIVING |
$68,910,248 |
$13,692,977 |
$82,603,225 |
| 22 |
LADIES' HOME JOURNAL |
$69,003,075 |
$13,348,875 |
$82,351,950 |
| 23 |
MONEY |
$68,839,928 |
$10,725,151 |
$79,565,079 |
| 24 |
PREVENTION |
$55,687,941 |
$15,192,717 |
$70,880,659 |
| 25 |
MCCALL'S |
$60,068,424 |
$10,449,494 |
$70,517,918 |
| 26 |
PC MAGAZINE |
$55,532,161 |
$13,077,313 |
$68,609,474 |
| 27 |
MARTHA STEWART LIVING |
$49,290,384 |
$18,579,218 |
$67,869,602 |
| 28 |
PENTHOUSE |
$17,934,940 |
$44,963,822 |
$62,898,762 |
| 29 |
GLOBE |
$1,763,012 |
$60,640,907 |
$62,403,919 |
| 30 |
LIFE |
$47,869,938 |
$12,321,734 |
$60,191,672 |
| 31 |
SEVENTEEN |
$34,029,593 |
$24,492,406 |
$58,521,998 |
| 32 |
GLAMOUR |
$16,968,152 |
$41,020,276 |
$57,988,428 |
| 33 |
BUSINESS WEEK (NORTH AMERICA) |
$48,621,299 |
$7,602,960 |
$56,224,259 |
| 34 |
FORTUNE (NORTH AMERICA) |
$43,994,731 |
$8,553,897 |
$52,548,628 |
| 35 |
REDBOOK |
$35,473,687 |
$16,553,190 |
$52,026,877 |
| 36 |
FORBES |
$45,758,753 |
$6,147,464 |
$51,906,217 |
| 37 |
FIRST FOR WOMEN |
$4,359,102 |
$47,052,346 |
$51,411,448 |
| 38 |
IN STYLE |
$14,079,533 |
$35,939,274 |
$50,018,807 |
| 39 |
MODERN MATURITY |
$49,006,699 |
- |
$49,006,699 |
| 40 |
TEEN |
$33,939,714 |
$13,990,587 |
$47,930,302 |
| 41 |
GOLF DIGEST |
$39,333,206 |
$7,232,729 |
$46,565,934 |
| 42 |
BARRON'S |
$25,909,978 |
$20,538,206 |
$46,448,184 |
| 43 |
YM |
$26,719,991 |
$18,627,700 |
$45,347,691 |
| 44 |
THE SPORTING NEWS |
$40,294,020 |
$4,535,041 |
$44,829,061 |
| 45 |
MEN'S HEALTH |
$29,193,130 |
$14,567,018 |
$43,760,148 |
| 46 |
PC WORLD |
$31,797,035 |
$11,317,111 |
$43,114,146 |
| 47 |
COUNTRY LIVING |
$26,771,181 |
$15,575,204 |
$42,346,385 |
| 48 |
THE ECONOMIST (NORTH AMERICA) |
$36,125,313 |
$6,212,837 |
$42,338,149 |
| 49 |
THE NEW YORKER |
$33,338,529 |
$6,125,796 |
$39,464,325 |
| 50 |
TRAVEL & LEISURE |
$37,822,668 |
$1,508,220 |
$39,330,888 |
| 51 |
SMITHSONIAN |
$38,924,899 |
$361,872 |
$39,286,771 |
| 52 |
JET |
$31,550,412 |
$7,601,035 |
$39,151,447 |
| 53 |
ROLLING STONE |
$24,243,810 |
$14,549,349 |
$38,793,159 |
| 54 |
MAXIM |
$13,419,111 |
$25,100,390 |
$38,519,501 |
| 55 |
THIS OLD HOUSE |
$33,531,401 |
$4,151,901 |
$37,683,301 |
| 56 |
DISCOVER |
$31,631,079 |
$6,020,485 |
$37,651,563 |
| 57 |
VOGUE |
$17,839,906 |
$19,780,533 |
$37,620,439 |
| 58 |
SUNSET, THE MAGAZINE OF WESTERN LIVING |
$31,942,560 |
$5,448,193 |
$37,390,753 |
| 59 |
ARCHITECTURAL DIGEST |
$27,771,262 |
$9,085,140 |
$36,856,402 |
| 60 |
SHAPE |
$22,058,682 |
$12,947,782 |
$35,006,465 |
| 61 |
EBONY |
$27,238,401 |
$6,884,379 |
$34,122,780 |
| 62 |
TEEN PEOPLE |
$13,641,993 |
$20,349,118 |
$33,991,111 |
| 63 |
GOLF MAGAZINE |
$28,243,879 |
$5,537,520 |
$33,781,399 |
| 64 |
CAR AND DRIVER |
$26,735,689 |
$6,419,343 |
$33,155,032 |
| 65 |
SOAP OPERA WEEKLY |
$4,042,134 |
$28,810,031 |
$32,852,165 |
| 66 |
PARENTS |
$28,480,178 |
$4,097,550 |
$32,577,728 |
| 67 |
COOKING LIGHT |
$24,113,600 |
$8,389,290 |
$32,502,890 |
| 68 |
POPULAR SCIENCE |
$25,107,954 |
$6,540,570 |
$31,648,524 |
| 69 |
VANITY FAIR |
$13,760,320 |
$17,562,269 |
$31,322,589 |
| 70 |
PC/COMPUTING |
$22,358,725 |
$8,506,792 |
$30,865,517 |
| 71 |
MOTOR TREND |
$23,665,960 |
$6,637,890 |
$30,303,850 |
| 72 |
POPULAR MECHANICS |
$23,396,952 |
$6,740,089 |
$30,137,041 |
| 73 |
ELLE |
$18,016,194 |
$12,050,976 |
$30,067,170 |
| 74 |
FIELD & STREAM |
$27,835,552 |
$1,290,514 |
$29,126,066 |
| 75 |
FOOD & WINE |
$24,883,040 |
$3,207,013 |
$28,090,053 |
| 76 |
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN |
$18,913,997 |
$9,112,881 |
$28,026,877 |
| 77 |
US |
$10,691,050 |
$16,744,302 |
$27,435,352 |
| 78 |
MADEMOISELLE |
$11,050,888 |
$16,196,088 |
$27,246,976 |
| 79 |
BON APPETIT |
$19,644,210 |
$6,788,891 |
$26,433,101 |
| 80 |
COUNTRY HOME |
$17,712,093 |
$8,439,750 |
$26,151,843 |
| 81 |
KIPLINGER'S PERSONAL FINANCE MAGAZINE |
$23,413,544 |
$2,624,184 |
$26,037,728 |
| 82 |
ESPN THE MAGAZINE |
$20,050,329 |
$5,735,463 |
$25,785,792 |
| 83 |
HOME |
$21,454,176 |
$3,429,829 |
$24,884,005 |
| 84 |
ESSENCE |
$16,775,132 |
$7,853,720 |
$24,628,852 |
| 85 |
FITNESS |
$14,463,792 |
$9,929,030 |
$24,392,822 |
| 86 |
SELF |
$12,180,432 |
$12,108,695 |
$24,289,127 |
| 87 |
VICTORIA |
$16,573,454 |
$7,474,639 |
$24,048,093 |
| 88 |
MUSCLE & FITNESS |
$7,263,217 |
$16,564,275 |
$23,827,492 |
| 89 |
HEALTH |
$20,875,649 |
$2,925,841 |
$23,801,490 |
| 90 |
COUNTRY WEEKLY |
$6,904,929 |
$16,892,324 |
$23,797,253 |
| 91 |
BOYS' LIFE |
$23,534,424 |
- |
$23,534,424 |
| 92 |
THE FAMILY HANDYMAN |
$20,982,659 |
$2,112,644 |
$23,095,303 |
| 93 |
SESAME STREET MAGAZINE |
$22,819,131 |
- |
$22,819,131 |
| 94 |
OFFICIAL U.S. PLAYSTATION MAGAZINE |
$3,086,122 |
$19,332,716 |
$22,418,838 |
| 95 |
MARIE CLAIRE |
$6,373,573 |
$15,714,675 |
$22,088,248 |
| 96 |
PARENTING MAGAZINE |
$20,029,778 |
$1,801,654 |
$21,831,431 |
| 97 |
NEW YORK MAGAZINE |
$17,050,509 |
$4,776,770 |
$21,827,279 |
| 98 |
HOT ROD |
$16,852,826 |
$4,831,239 |
$21,684,065 |
| 99 |
HARVARD BUSINESS REVIEW |
$19,401,680 |
$1,830,690 |
$21,232,370 |
| 100 |
WEIGHT WATCHERS MAGAZINE |
$18,350,649 |
$2,555,172 |
$20,905,821 |
Source: Audit Bureau of Circulation Publisher's Statements for June and December. Figures calculated using basic subscription price and suggested cover price.
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