Average Circulation for Top 100 ABC Magazines
2003
| RANK 2003 |
RANK 2002 |
PUBLICATION NAME |
2003 TOTAL PAID |
2002 TOTAL PAID |
% CHANGE |
| 1 |
1 |
AARP BULLETIN |
21,622,237 |
21,703,580 |
-0.40% |
| 2 |
- |
AARP THE MAGAZINE** |
21,035,278 |
21,360,662 |
-1.50% |
| 3 |
3 |
READER'S DIGEST |
11,067,522 |
12,078,469 |
-8.40% |
| 4 |
4 |
TV GUIDE |
9,018,212 |
9,067,124 |
-0.50% |
| 5 |
5 |
BETTER HOMES AND GARDENS |
7,608,913 |
7,605,204 |
0.00% |
| 6 |
6 |
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC |
6,644,167 |
6,774,138 |
-1.90% |
| 7 |
7 |
GOOD HOUSEKEEPING |
4,679,941 |
4,699,736 |
-0.40% |
| 8 |
8 |
FAMILY CIRCLE |
4,615,536 |
4,634,069 |
-0.40% |
| 9 |
9 |
WOMAN'S DAY |
4,166,097 |
4,205,049 |
-0.90% |
| 10 |
10 |
TIME - THE WEEKLY NEWSMAGAZINE |
4,104,284 |
4,111,927 |
-0.20% |
|
|
TOTAL TOP 10 |
94,562,185 |
96,239,957 |
-1.70% |
| 11 |
11 |
LADIES' HOME JOURNAL |
4,101,221 |
4,101,347 |
0.00% |
| 12 |
13 |
PEOPLE |
3,615,795 |
3,625,427 |
-0.30% |
| 13 |
15 |
WESTWAYS |
3,477,257 |
3,369,799 |
3.20% |
| 14 |
16 |
HOME & AWAY |
3,320,869 |
3,312,075 |
0.30% |
| 15 |
20 |
PREVENTION |
3,275,411 |
3,140,916 |
4.30% |
| 16 |
17 |
SPORTS ILLUSTRATED |
3,238,974 |
3,249,418 |
-0.30% |
| 17 |
19 |
NEWSWEEK |
3,148,379 |
3,183,008 |
-1.10% |
| 18 |
18 |
PLAYBOY |
3,100,093 |
3,215,454 |
-3.60% |
| 19 |
21 |
COSMOPOLITAN |
2,889,043 |
2,992,536 |
-3.50% |
| 20 |
22 |
GUIDEPOSTS |
2,633,309 |
2,702,124 |
-2.50% |
| 21 |
23 |
VIA MAGAZINE |
2,633,163 |
2,643,896 |
-0.40% |
| 22 |
25 |
SOUTHERN LIVING |
2,604,682 |
2,555,114 |
1.90% |
| 23 |
31 |
O, THE OPRAH MAGAZINE |
2,592,572 |
2,268,585 |
14.30% |
| 24 |
24 |
AMERICAN LEGION MAGAZINE |
2,591,965 |
2,639,097 |
-1.80% |
| 25 |
|
MAXIM |
2,510,144 |
2,540,631 |
-1.20% |
| |
|
TOTAL TOP 25 |
140,295,060 |
141,779,380 |
-1.00% |
| |
29 |
REDBOOK |
2,381,899 |
2,387,297 |
-0.20% |
| 27 |
27 |
SEVENTEEN |
2,372,261 |
2,445,539 |
-3.00% |
| 28 |
30 |
MARTHA STEWART LIVING |
2,366,173 |
2,341,229 |
1.10% |
| 29 |
28 |
GLAMOUR |
2,286,429 |
2,406,859 |
-5.00% |
| 30 |
33 |
AAA GOING PLACES |
2,254,480 |
2,202,555 |
2.40% |
| 31 |
32 |
YM |
2,209,379 |
2,231,752 |
-1.00% |
| 32 |
34 |
PARENTS |
2,080,515 |
2,092,113 |
-0.60% |
| 33 |
35 |
PARENTING MAGAZINE |
2,048,370 |
2,087,873 |
-1.90% |
| 34 |
36 |
SMITHSONIAN |
2,030,336 |
2,042,862 |
-0.60% |
| 35 |
37 |
U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT |
2,022,118 |
2,025,890 |
-0.20% |
| 36 |
38 |
MONEY |
1,998,136 |
1,970,666 |
1.40% |
| 37 |
39 |
*EBONY |
1,798,844 |
1,884,739 |
-4.60% |
| 38 |
46 |
ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY |
1,757,749 |
1,640,989 |
7.10% |
| 39 |
41 |
COUNTRY LIVING |
1,726,274 |
1,735,170 |
-0.50% |
| 40 |
52 |
ESPN THE MAGAZINE |
1,726,216 |
1,543,242 |
11.90% |
| 41 |
43 |
MEN'S HEALTH |
1,686,195 |
1,677,574 |
0.50% |
| 42 |
45 |
IN STYLE |
1,675,493 |
1,665,493 |
0.60% |
| 43 |
42 |
VFW MAGAZINE |
1,664,883 |
1,686,452 |
-1.30% |
| 44 |
54 |
FAMILYFUN |
1,661,559 |
1,508,819 |
10.10% |
| 45 |
44 |
SHAPE |
1,638,069 |
1,668,253 |
-1.80% |
| 46 |
49 |
COOKING LIGHT |
1,616,009 |
1,587,597 |
1.80% |
| 47 |
40 |
NATIONAL ENQUIRER |
1,604,494 |
1,788,210 |
-10.30% |
| 48 |
47 |
WOMAN'S WORLD |
1,580,217 |
1,639,759 |
-3.60% |
| 49 |
48 |
TEEN PEOPLE |
1,579,302 |
1,627,431 |
-3.00% |
| 50 |
51 |
ENDLESS VACATION |
1,575,644 |
1,549,971 |
1.70% |
|
|
TOTAL TOP 50 |
187,636,101 |
189,217,708 |
-0.80% |
| 51 |
50 |
GOLF DIGEST |
1,569,695 |
1,571,362 |
-0.10% |
| 52 |
53 |
FIELD & STREAM |
1,530,238 |
1,531,660 |
-0.10% |
| 53 |
56 |
POPULAR SCIENCE |
1,468,418 |
1,477,129 |
-0.60% |
| 54 |
79 |
REAL SIMPLE |
1,437,801 |
1,094,148 |
31.40% |
| 55 |
57 |
SUNSET |
1,427,293 |
1,461,921 |
-2.40% |
| 56 |
58 |
FIRST FOR WOMEN |
1,425,082 |
1,460,999 |
-2.50% |
| 57 |
59 |
GOLF MAGAZINE |
1,412,896 |
1,418,153 |
-0.40% |
| 58 |
71 |
FITNESS |
1,407,612 |
1,225,515 |
14.90% |
| 59 |
55 |
AMERICAN RIFLEMAN |
1,404,392 |
1,492,011 |
-5.90% |
| 60 |
61 |
HEALTH |
1,388,610 |
1,384,093 |
0.30% |
| 61 |
62 |
CAR AND DRIVER |
1,373,341 |
1,378,481 |
-0.40% |
| 62 |
64 |
SELF |
1,330,960 |
1,308,693 |
1.70% |
| 63 |
112 |
GAME INFORMER MAGAZINE |
1,317,912 |
825,754 |
59.60% |
| 64 |
65 |
BON APPETIT |
1,302,180 |
1,292,856 |
0.70% |
| 65 |
63 |
BOYS' LIFE |
1,283,549 |
1,323,678 |
-3.00% |
| 66 |
67 |
ROLLING STONE |
1,277,041 |
1,263,840 |
1.00% |
| 67 |
66 |
MOTOR TREND |
1,269,921 |
1,277,657 |
-0.60% |
| 68 |
74 |
STUFF |
1,262,483 |
1,150,511 |
9.70% |
| 69 |
83 |
COSMO GIRL! |
1,258,881 |
1,062,271 |
18.50% |
| 70 |
60 |
STAR MAGAZINE |
1,231,992 |
1,410,116 |
-12.60% |
| 71 |
78 |
COUNTRY HOME |
1,230,708 |
1,103,081 |
11.60% |
| 72 |
70 |
POPULAR MECHANICS |
1,230,658 |
1,229,696 |
0.10% |
| 73 |
80 |
US WEEKLY |
1,229,737 |
1,084,622 |
13.40% |
| 74 |
69 |
PC MAGAZINE |
1,226,265 |
1,231,822 |
-0.50% |
| 75 |
68 |
VOGUE |
1,217,352 |
1,251,639 |
-2.70% |
|
|
TOTAL TOP 75 |
221,151,113 |
221,529,410 |
-0.20% |
| 76 |
75 |
VANITY FAIR |
1,153,651 |
1,119,473 |
3.10% |
| 77 |
73 |
FAMILY HANDYMAN |
1,153,519 |
1,154,551 |
-0.10% |
| 78 |
85 |
FHM (FOR HIM MAGAZINE) |
1,105,892 |
1,059,061 |
4.40% |
| 79 |
76 |
PC WORLD |
1,103,769 |
1,106,573 |
-0.30% |
| 80 |
119 |
WEIGHT WATCHERS |
1,073,867 |
774,630 |
38.60% |
| 81 |
77 |
AMERICAN HUNTER |
1,070,211 |
1,106,396 |
-3.30% |
| 82 |
86 |
ESSENCE |
1,069,734 |
1,057,303 |
1.20% |
| 83 |
84 |
SCOUTING |
1,058,488 |
1,061,718 |
-0.30% |
| 84 |
89 |
MICHIGAN LIVING |
1,047,344 |
1,041,626 |
0.50% |
| 85 |
88 |
KIPLINGER'S PERSONAL FINANCE |
1,025,947 |
1,048,670 |
-2.20% |
| 86 |
91 |
ELLE |
1,022,487 |
995,183 |
2.70% |
| 87 |
90 |
HOME |
1,008,968 |
1,019,284 |
-1.00% |
| 88 |
99 |
ALLURE |
1,007,059 |
953,473 |
5.60% |
| 89 |
93 |
BUSINESSWEEK (NORTH AMERICA) |
991,159 |
982,349 |
0.90% |
| 90 |
101 |
GOURMET |
976,746 |
946,876 |
3.20% |
| 91 |
103 |
NEW YORKER |
972,409 |
931,974 |
4.30% |
| 92 |
95 |
TRAVEL + LEISURE |
968,721 |
961,774 |
0.70% |
| 93 |
96 |
THIS OLD HOUSE |
967,830 |
957,340 |
1.10% |
| 94 |
97 |
FOOD & WINE |
954,429 |
954,795 |
0.00% |
| 95 |
102 |
CHILD |
937,164 |
939,582 |
-0.30% |
| 96 |
82 |
OUTDOOR LIFE |
936,199 |
1,078,609 |
-13.20% |
| 97 |
107 |
TRADITIONAL HOME |
931,961 |
842,454 |
10.60% |
| 98 |
104 |
FORBES |
921,502 |
923,610 |
-0.20% |
| 99 |
100 |
MARIE CLAIRE |
913,385 |
947,662 |
-3.60% |
| 100 |
98 |
*JET |
912,061 |
987,121 |
-7.60% |
|
|
TOTAL TOP 100 |
246,435,609 |
246,481,491 |
0.00% |
*First 6 months only.
**2002 circulation is a combination of AARP Modern Maturity and My Generation, which were combined in 2003 as AARP the Magazine.
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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2003Top100ABCTotalCirc.pdf
