Top 100 ABC magazines by average circulation
2006, First Six Months
| RANK |
Publication Name |
Subscriptions Paid & Verified |
Single Copy Sales |
Total Paid & Verified |
| 1 |
AARP THE MAGAZINE* |
23,065,890 |
1,822 |
23,067,712 |
| 2 |
AARP BULLETIN* |
22,438,497 |
|
22,438,497 |
| 3 |
READER'S DIGEST |
9,659,418 |
434,868 |
10,094,286 |
| 4 |
BETTER HOMES AND GARDENS |
7,436,012 |
179,167 |
7,615,179 |
| 5 |
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC |
4,893,962 |
179,860 |
5,073,822 |
| 6 |
GOOD HOUSEKEEPING |
3,976,583 |
632,626 |
4,609,209 |
| 7 |
LADIES' HOME JOURNAL |
3,843,980 |
259,500 |
4,103,480 |
| 8 |
TIME-THE WEEKLY NEWSMAGAZINE |
3,980,116 |
119,466 |
4,099,582 |
| 9 |
FAMILY CIRCLE |
3,227,246 |
827,624 |
4,054,870 |
| 10 |
WOMAN'S DAY |
3,390,814 |
612,056 |
4,002,870 |
| 11 |
PEOPLE |
2,300,496 |
1,523,108 |
3,823,604 |
| 12 |
AAA WESTWAYS* |
3,731,611 |
|
3,731,611 |
| 13 |
TV GUIDE |
3,417,944 |
300,231 |
3,718,175 |
| 14 |
PREVENTION |
2,989,278 |
313,072 |
3,302,350 |
| 15 |
SPORTS ILLUSTRATED |
3,113,344 |
99,066 |
3,212,410 |
| 16 |
NEWSWEEK |
3,031,903 |
110,378 |
3,142,281 |
| 17 |
PLAYBOY |
2,770,866 |
260,316 |
3,031,182 |
| 18 |
COSMOPOLITAN |
978,788 |
1,930,073 |
2,908,861 |
| 19 |
SOUTHERN LIVING |
2,619,968 |
201,011 |
2,820,979 |
| 20 |
VIA MAGAZINE* |
2,790,115 |
|
2,790,115 |
| 21 |
MAXIM |
2,088,966 |
490,150 |
2,579,116 |
| 22 |
AMERICAN LEGION MAGAZINE* |
2,531,506 |
|
2,531,506 |
| 23 |
AAA GOING PLACES* |
2,515,154 |
|
2,515,154 |
| 24 |
AAA LIVING* |
2,390,073 |
|
2,390,073 |
| 25 |
REDBOOK |
2,089,889 |
280,816 |
2,370,705 |
| 26 |
GUIDEPOSTS |
2,359,915 |
9,586 |
2,369,501 |
| 27 |
O, THE OPRAH MAGAZINE |
1,445,461 |
890,965 |
2,336,426 |
| 28 |
GLAMOUR |
1,434,518 |
814,443 |
2,248,961 |
| 29 |
AAA WORLD* |
2,106,675 |
|
2,106,675 |
| 30 |
PARENTS |
2,045,373 |
53,048 |
2,098,421 |
| 31 |
SMITHSONIAN |
2,036,832 |
7,455 |
2,044,287 |
| 32 |
U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT |
2,001,689 |
32,719 |
2,034,408 |
| 33 |
SEVENTEEN |
1,685,726 |
327,631 |
2,013,357 |
| 34 |
MARTHA STEWART LIVING |
1,702,938 |
300,194 |
2,003,132 |
| 35 |
ESPN THE MAGAZINE |
1,974,173 |
26,575 |
2,000,748 |
| 36 |
GAME INFORMER MAGAZINE |
1,970,708 |
23,780 |
1,994,488 |
| 37 |
MONEY |
1,854,068 |
114,025 |
1,968,093 |
| 38 |
REAL SIMPLE |
1,543,737 |
393,861 |
1,937,598 |
| 39 |
PARENTING |
1,863,953 |
24,632 |
1,888,585 |
| 40 |
FAMILYFUN |
1,850,221 |
16,749 |
1,866,970 |
| 41 |
MEN'S HEALTH |
1,314,069 |
542,092 |
1,856,161 |
| 42 |
ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY |
1,767,229 |
53,626 |
1,820,855 |
| 43 |
US WEEKLY |
788,670 |
1,006,191 |
1,794,861 |
| 44 |
IN STYLE |
993,895 |
783,388 |
1,777,283 |
| 45 |
COOKING LIGHT |
1,508,953 |
233,948 |
1,742,901 |
| 46 |
ENDLESS VACATION* |
1,720,971 |
|
1,720,971 |
| 47 |
SHAPE |
1,335,800 |
374,789 |
1,710,589 |
| 48 |
COUNTRY LIVING |
1,454,840 |
205,490 |
1,660,330 |
| 49 |
GOLF DIGEST |
1,482,546 |
133,516 |
1,616,062 |
| 50 |
VFW MAGAZINE* |
1,570,258 |
696 |
1,570,954 |
| 51 |
FITNESS |
1,294,640 |
256,333 |
1,550,973 |
| 52 |
WOMAN'S WORLD |
105,094 |
1,440,139 |
1,545,233 |
| 53 |
FIELD & STREAM |
1,500,796 |
32,810 |
1,533,606 |
| 54 |
STAR MAGAZINE |
761,505 |
752,498 |
1,514,003 |
| 55 |
HOME & AWAY* |
1,511,091 |
|
1,511,091 |
| 56 |
SELF |
1,125,381 |
364,638 |
1,490,019 |
| 57 |
SUNSET |
1,380,374 |
100,741 |
1,481,115 |
| 58 |
FIRST FOR WOMEN |
221,689 |
1,254,286 |
1,475,975 |
| 59 |
TEEN PEOPLE |
1,151,932 |
304,000 |
1,455,932 |
| 60 |
EBONY |
1,231,439 |
220,411 |
1,451,850 |
| 61 |
ROLLING STONE |
1,297,259 |
135,557 |
1,432,816 |
| 62 |
COSMO GIRL! |
1,050,498 |
352,911 |
1,403,409 |
| 63 |
GOLF MAGAZINE |
1,290,897 |
93,693 |
1,384,590 |
| 64 |
HEALTH |
1,294,612 |
70,499 |
1,365,111 |
| 65 |
POPULAR SCIENCE |
1,208,791 |
142,451 |
1,351,242 |
| 66 |
BON APPETIT |
1,212,090 |
136,170 |
1,348,260 |
| 67 |
AMERICAN RIFLEMAN |
1,343,492 |
|
1,343,492 |
| 68 |
STUFF |
1,064,883 |
258,317 |
1,323,200 |
| 69 |
BOYS' LIFE* |
1,318,992 |
|
1,318,992 |
| 70 |
WEIGHT WATCHERS |
912,131 |
404,848 |
1,316,979 |
| 71 |
CAR AND DRIVER |
1,190,885 |
120,133 |
1,311,018 |
| 72 |
VOGUE |
861,022 |
432,163 |
1,293,185 |
| 73 |
COUNTRY HOME |
1,162,990 |
93,225 |
1,256,215 |
| 74 |
FHM (FOR HIM MAGAZINE) |
882,661 |
367,614 |
1,250,275 |
| 75 |
POPULAR MECHANICS |
1,074,659 |
147,367 |
1,222,026 |
| 76 |
VANITY FAIR |
794,825 |
421,095 |
1,215,920 |
| 77 |
IN TOUCH WEEKLY |
42,546 |
1,147,390 |
1,189,936 |
| 78 |
FAMILY HANDYMAN |
1,096,377 |
72,639 |
1,169,016 |
| 79 |
MORE |
1,006,027 |
149,600 |
1,155,627 |
| 80 |
ALLURE |
832,250 |
293,711 |
1,125,961 |
| 81 |
MOTOR TREND |
969,974 |
151,566 |
1,121,540 |
| 82 |
NATIONAL ENQUIRER |
347,468 |
771,600 |
1,119,068 |
| 83 |
ESSENCE |
825,137 |
279,717 |
1,104,854 |
| 84 |
LUCKY |
843,619 |
223,585 |
1,067,204 |
| 85 |
NEW YORKER |
1,018,337 |
43,973 |
1,062,310 |
| 86 |
ELLE |
730,004 |
324,850 |
1,054,854 |
| 87 |
SCOUTING* |
1,003,300 |
|
1,003,300 |
| 88 |
GOURMET |
909,673 |
85,278 |
994,951 |
| 89 |
TRAVEL + LEISURE |
948,645 |
36,982 |
985,627 |
| 90 |
HOME |
929,211 |
55,720 |
984,931 |
| 91 |
TRADITIONAL HOME |
827,749 |
149,323 |
977,072 |
| 92 |
TEEN VOGUE |
753,778 |
218,777 |
972,555 |
| 93 |
THIS OLD HOUSE |
911,175 |
59,221 |
970,396 |
| 94 |
MARIE CLAIRE |
544,224 |
410,998 |
955,222 |
| 95 |
FOOD & WINE |
894,103 |
53,635 |
947,738 |
| 96 |
OUTDOOR LIFE |
916,676 |
28,640 |
945,316 |
| 97 |
AMERICAN HUNTER* |
942,158 |
|
942,158 |
| 98 |
EVERYDAY FOOD |
793,109 |
147,928 |
941,037 |
| 99 |
MIDWEST LIVING |
886,148 |
50,872 |
937,020 |
| 100 |
JET |
819,733 |
116,292 |
936,025 |
*High proportion of title's circulation attributed to membership benefits.
Source: Audit Bureau of Circulations statements for the first six months of 2006. Includes domestic titles audited by A.B.C.; annuals, international editions and comics have been excluded.
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