Average Single Copy Circulation for Top 100 ABC Magazines
First Six Months, 2002
| RANK |
PUBLICATION NAME |
SUBSCRIPTIONS |
SINGLE COPY |
TOTAL PAID CIRCULATION |
| 1 |
COSMOPOLITAN |
919,478 |
2,043,873 |
2,963,351 |
| 2 |
FAMILY CIRCLE |
3,063,909 |
1,607,143 |
4,671,052 |
| 3 |
WOMAN'S WORLD |
92,751 |
1,575,731 |
1,668,482 |
| 4 |
NATIONAL ENQUIRER |
333,896 |
1,467,702 |
1,801,598 |
| 5 |
WOMAN'S DAY |
2,748,611 |
1,419,322 |
4,167,933 |
| 6 |
PEOPLE WEEKLY |
2,224,662 |
1,392,465 |
3,617,127 |
| 7 |
FIRST FOR WOMEN |
230,307 |
1,304,063 |
1,534,370 |
| 8 |
STAR |
241,187 |
1,194,676 |
1,435,863 |
| 9 |
GLAMOUR |
1,502,176 |
1,007,390 |
2,509,566 |
| 10 |
GOOD HOUSEKEEPING |
3,707,740 |
1,001,224 |
4,708,964 |
| 11 |
IN STYLE |
669,451 |
990,742 |
1,660,193 |
| 12 |
TV GUIDE |
8,103,380 |
969,229 |
9,072,609 |
| 13 |
MAXIM |
1,696,466 |
872,706 |
2,569,172 |
| 14 |
O, THE OPRAH MAGAZINE |
1,556,182 |
719,417 |
2,275,599 |
| 15 |
READER'S DIGEST |
11,527,098 |
684,942 |
12,212,040 |
| 16 |
MARIE CLAIRE |
329,582 |
622,641 |
952,223 |
| 17 |
GLOBE |
44,310 |
590,291 |
634,601 |
| 18 |
REDBOOK |
1,844,095 |
536,315 |
2,380,410 |
| 19 |
TEEN PEOPLE |
1,151,123 |
500,600 |
1,651,723 |
| 20 |
STUFF |
675,599 |
494,956 |
1,170,555 |
| 21 |
VOGUE |
771,712 |
473,778 |
1,245,490 |
| 22 |
FHM (FOR HIM MAGAZINE) |
594,018 |
462,569 |
1,056,587 |
| 23 |
MEN'S HEALTH |
1,210,472 |
449,122 |
1,659,594 |
| 24 |
YM |
1,827,569 |
435,005 |
2,262,574 |
| 25 |
SHAPE |
1,264,504 |
428,186 |
1,692,690 |
| 26 |
PREVENTION |
2,710,960 |
420,854 |
3,131,814 |
| 27 |
ROSIE |
3,096,493 |
407,500 |
3,503,993 |
| 28 |
SELF |
878,276 |
406,328 |
1,284,604 |
| 29 |
US WEEKLY |
659,927 |
405,662 |
1,065,589 |
| 30 |
VANITY FAIR |
705,456 |
402,346 |
1,107,802 |
| 31 |
COSMO GIRL! |
654,550 |
400,088 |
1,054,638 |
| 32 |
PLAYBOY |
2,829,502 |
387,767 |
3,217,269 |
| 33 |
MARTHA STEWART LIVING |
1,942,228 |
380,901 |
2,323,129 |
| 34 |
J-14 |
141,712 |
375,400 |
517,112 |
| 35 |
PENTHOUSE |
230,024 |
371,341 |
601,365 |
| 36 |
SEVENTEEN |
2,061,593 |
370,350 |
2,431,943 |
| 37 |
COUNTRY LIVING |
1,353,389 |
358,060 |
1,711,449 |
| 38 |
LADIES' HOME JOURNAL |
3,746,271 |
355,009 |
4,101,280 |
| 39 |
FITNESS |
850,971 |
346,667 |
1,197,638 |
| 40 |
BRIDE'S MAGAZINE |
85,414 |
343,319 |
428,733 |
| 41 |
BETTER HOMES AND GARDENS |
7,268,408 |
334,167 |
7,602,575 |
| 42 |
REAL SIMPLE |
727,131 |
320,665 |
1,047,796 |
| 43 |
BETTER HOMES AND GARDENS WINDOW & WALL |
N/A |
309,000 |
309,000 |
| 44 |
ALLURE |
649,942 |
307,334 |
957,276 |
| 45 |
WEIGHT WATCHERS |
459,605 |
285,779 |
745,384 |
| 46 |
EBONY |
1,612,206 |
272,533 |
1,884,739 |
| 47 |
COOKING LIGHT |
1,342,496 |
261,184 |
1,603,680 |
| 48 |
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC |
6,630,182 |
260,670 |
6,890,852 |
| 49 |
ELLE |
732,061 |
257,667 |
989,728 |
| 50 |
MUSCLE & FITNESS |
217,465 |
252,798 |
470,263 |
| 51 |
MODERN BRIDE |
137,543 |
247,519 |
385,062 |
| 52 |
COUNTRY SAMPLER |
137,753 |
237,247 |
375,000 |
| 53 |
ESSENCE |
817,362 |
235,563 |
1,052,925 |
| 54 |
COUNTRY WEEKLY |
170,686 |
230,041 |
400,727 |
| 55 |
SOPHISTICATE'S HAIRSTYLE GUIDE |
N/A |
226,676 |
226,676 |
| 56 |
M |
14,466 |
223,000 |
237,466 |
| 57 |
BETTER HOMES AND GARDENS QUICK & EASY DECORATING |
N/A |
215,500 |
215,500 |
| 58 |
COUNTRY HOME |
887,828 |
213,406 |
1,101,234 |
| 59 |
SOUTHERN LIVING |
2,334,441 |
212,030 |
2,546,471 |
| 60 |
BETTER HOMES AND GARDENS GARDEN IDEAS |
N/A |
212,000 |
212,000 |
| 61 |
BETTER HOMES AND GARDENS BEDROOM & BATH |
N/A |
210,000 |
210,000 |
| 62 |
LUCKY |
572,426 |
207,095 |
779,521 |
| 63 |
MUSCLE & FITNESS HERS |
77,800 |
206,480 |
284,280 |
| 64 |
TRADITIONAL HOME |
631,787 |
201,000 |
832,787 |
| 65 |
LOW RIDER |
29,009 |
195,734 |
224,743 |
| 66 |
BETTER HOMES AND GARDENS GARDEN DECK & LANDSCAPE |
19,202 |
195,500 |
214,702 |
| 67 |
SOAP OPERA DIGEST |
851,413 |
189,941 |
1,041,354 |
| 68 |
GQ-GENTLEMEN'S QUARTERLY |
587,011 |
188,073 |
775,084 |
| 69 |
SOAPS IN DEPTH - CBS |
36,717 |
187,923 |
224,640 |
| 70 |
TRUCKIN' |
65,822 |
186,927 |
252,749 |
| 71 |
SOAPS IN DEPTH - ABC |
36,095 |
185,192 |
221,287 |
| 72 |
POPULAR MECHANICS |
1,055,977 |
183,209 |
1,239,186 |
| 73 |
XXL |
11,147 |
182,345 |
193,492 |
| 74 |
BRIDAL GUIDE |
41,292 |
182,041 |
223,333 |
| 75 |
BON APPETIT |
1,081,766 |
181,368 |
1,263,134 |
| 76 |
VICTORIA |
779,192 |
178,446 |
957,638 |
| 77 |
TWIST |
40,615 |
177,200 |
217,815 |
| 78 |
BETTER HOMES AND GARDENS GARDEN SHED |
20,658 |
172,500 |
193,158 |
| 79 |
VIBE |
650,775 |
170,017 |
820,792 |
| 80 |
TIME-THE WEEKLY NEWSMAGAZINE |
3,948,602 |
165,535 |
4,114,137 |
| 81 |
VERANDA |
238,300 |
165,431 |
403,731 |
| 82 |
COUNTRY LIVING GARDENER |
245,355 |
164,870 |
410,225 |
| 83 |
SOAP OPERA WEEKLY |
108,282 |
164,292 |
272,574 |
| 84 |
MARY ENGELBREIT'S HOME COMPANION |
453,738 |
163,472 |
617,210 |
| 85 |
OFFICIAL U.S. PLAYSTATION MAGAZINE |
137,300 |
162,286 |
299,586 |
| 86 |
COUNTRY HOME COUNTRY GARDENS |
196,497 |
158,000 |
354,497 |
| 87 |
GOLF DIGEST |
1,420,830 |
157,418 |
1,578,248 |
| 88 |
BETTER HOMES AND GARDENS DECORATING |
40,317 |
156,333 |
196,650 |
| 89 |
HARPER'S BAZAAR |
562,552 |
156,282 |
718,834 |
| 90 |
MOTOR TREND |
1,121,795 |
150,258 |
1,272,053 |
| 91 |
MONEY |
1,800,182 |
145,083 |
1,945,265 |
| 92 |
FLORIDA DESIGN |
47,988 |
144,220 |
192,208 |
| 93 |
ARCHITECTURAL DIGEST |
684,537 |
144,193 |
828,730 |
| 94 |
SOPHISTICATE'S BLACK HAIR STYLES AND CARE GUIDE |
N/A |
143,607 |
143,607 |
| 95 |
CAR AND DRIVER |
1,226,498 |
143,350 |
1,369,848 |
| 96 |
NEWSWEEK |
3,105,564 |
142,533 |
3,248,097 |
| 97 |
USA TODAY BASEBALL WEEKLY |
104,405 |
141,479 |
245,884 |
| 98 |
ELECTRONIC GAMING MONTHLY |
395,621 |
140,989 |
536,610 |
| 99 |
SUPER STREET |
97,597 |
140,849 |
238,446 |
| 100 |
SPORT COMPACT CAR |
62,553 |
139,726 |
202,279 |
Source: Audit Bureau of Circulations statements for the first six months of 2002. Domestic titles audited by ABC; annuals, international editions, and comics have been excluded.
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