FH2008 Top 100 ABC magazines by average Total Paid & Verified circulation
|
RANK
|
Publication Name
|
Subscriptions Paid & Verified
|
Single Copy Sales
|
Total Paid & Verified
|
| 1 |
AARP BULLETIN* |
24,248,164 |
- |
24,248,164 |
| 2 |
AARP THE MAGAZINE* |
23,892,485 |
800 |
23,893,285 |
| 3 |
READER'S DIGEST |
8,107,500 |
338,416 |
8,445,916 |
| 4 |
BETTER HOMES AND GARDENS |
7,359,511 |
291,667 |
7,651,178 |
| 5 |
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC |
4,871,501 |
189,546 |
5,061,047 |
| 6 |
GOOD HOUSEKEEPING |
4,099,495 |
569,323 |
4,668,818 |
| 7 |
FAMILY CIRCLE |
3,026,792 |
869,296 |
3,896,088 |
| 8 |
WOMAN'S DAY |
3,348,072 |
528,411 |
3,876,483 |
| 9 |
LADIES' HOME JOURNAL |
3,503,502 |
340,720 |
3,844,222 |
| 10 |
AAA WESTWAYS* |
3,820,529 |
- |
3,820,529 |
| 11 |
PEOPLE |
2,290,741 |
1,512,476 |
3,803,217 |
| 12 |
GAME INFORMER MAGAZINE |
3,472,832 |
26,103 |
3,498,935 |
| 13 |
TIME-THE WEEKLY NEWSMAGAZINE |
3,293,216 |
95,950 |
3,389,166 |
| 14 |
PREVENTION |
2,958,837 |
372,243 |
3,331,080 |
| 15 |
TV GUIDE |
3,116,656 |
157,531 |
3,274,187 |
| 16 |
SPORTS ILLUSTRATED |
3,157,327 |
103,637 |
3,260,964 |
| 17 |
TASTE OF HOME |
3,032,823 |
165,206 |
3,198,029 |
| 18 |
COSMOPOLITAN |
1,184,129 |
1,753,732 |
2,937,861 |
| 19 |
AAA VIA MAGAZINE* |
2,824,461 |
- |
2,824,461 |
| 20 |
SOUTHERN LIVING |
2,634,339 |
168,105 |
2,802,444 |
| 21 |
NEWSWEEK |
2,654,694 |
82,756 |
2,737,450 |
| 22 |
PLAYBOY |
2,497,408 |
203,245 |
2,700,653 |
| 23 |
AAA GOING PLACES* |
2,547,092 |
- |
2,547,092 |
| 24 |
MAXIM |
2,109,211 |
426,673 |
2,535,884 |
| 25 |
AMERICAN LEGION MAGAZINE* |
2,515,624 |
- |
2,515,624 |
| 26 |
O, THE OPRAH MAGAZINE |
1,660,273 |
734,030 |
2,394,303 |
| 27 |
GLAMOUR |
1,669,340 |
685,633 |
2,354,973 |
| 28 |
REDBOOK |
2,025,722 |
202,235 |
2,227,957 |
| 29 |
GUIDEPOSTS |
2,208,395 |
4,959 |
2,213,354 |
| 30 |
AAA WORLD* |
2,124,635 |
- |
2,124,635 |
| 31 |
PARENTS |
2,034,080 |
52,688 |
2,086,768 |
| 32 |
ESPN THE MAGAZINE |
2,022,815 |
25,154 |
2,047,969 |
| 33 |
MARTHA STEWART LIVING |
1,766,086 |
271,544 |
2,037,630 |
| 34 |
SMITHSONIAN |
2,028,922 |
6,847 |
2,035,769 |
| 35 |
REAL SIMPLE |
1,637,450 |
389,016 |
2,026,466 |
| 36 |
SEVENTEEN |
1,695,722 |
328,425 |
2,024,147 |
| 37 |
PARENTING |
1,992,742 |
20,526 |
2,013,268 |
| 38 |
MONEY |
1,854,339 |
101,770 |
1,956,109 |
| 39 |
US WEEKLY |
1,035,650 |
869,364 |
1,905,014 |
| 40 |
MEN'S HEALTH |
1,309,364 |
559,136 |
1,868,500 |
| 41 |
COOKING LIGHT |
1,631,541 |
213,417 |
1,844,958 |
| 42 |
FAMILYFUN |
1,815,626 |
18,540 |
1,834,166 |
| 43 |
U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT |
1,796,653 |
31,640 |
1,828,293 |
| 44 |
IN STYLE |
1,044,390 |
783,254 |
1,827,644 |
| 45 |
ENDLESS VACATION |
1,814,218 |
- |
1,814,218 |
| 46 |
ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY |
1,773,264 |
40,147 |
1,813,411 |
| 47 |
REMEDY/REMEDY MD |
1,789,708 |
- |
1,789,708 |
| 48 |
EVERY DAY WITH RACHAEL RAY |
1,339,694 |
410,148 |
1,749,842 |
| 49 |
SHAPE |
1,364,814 |
338,607 |
1,703,421 |
| 50 |
GOLF DIGEST |
1,513,065 |
133,983 |
1,647,048 |
| 51 |
COUNTRY LIVING |
1,476,690 |
149,146 |
1,625,836 |
| 52 |
FITNESS |
1,266,074 |
307,993 |
1,574,067 |
| 53 |
FIELD & STREAM |
1,493,467 |
37,319 |
1,530,786 |
| 54 |
SELF |
1,163,850 |
331,183 |
1,495,033 |
| 55 |
ROLLING STONE |
1,337,741 |
115,644 |
1,453,385 |
| 56 |
EBONY |
1,259,416 |
191,000 |
1,450,416 |
| 57 |
COSMO GIRL! |
1,123,502 |
302,836 |
1,426,338 |
| 58 |
GOLF MAGAZINE |
1,329,064 |
82,173 |
1,411,237 |
| 59 |
AMERICAN RIFLEMAN* |
1,394,573 |
- |
1,394,573 |
| 60 |
WOMAN'S WORLD |
105,341 |
1,282,073 |
1,387,414 |
| 61 |
HEALTH |
1,306,130 |
77,043 |
1,383,173 |
| 62 |
FIRST |
202,495 |
1,175,400 |
1,377,895 |
| 63 |
BON APPETIT |
1,258,312 |
113,183 |
1,371,495 |
| 64 |
POPULAR SCIENCE |
1,211,033 |
139,529 |
1,350,562 |
| 65 |
STAR MAGAZINE |
619,645 |
701,318 |
1,320,963 |
| 66 |
WEIGHT WATCHERS |
864,372 |
445,559 |
1,309,931 |
| 67 |
CAR AND DRIVER |
1,197,727 |
105,350 |
1,303,077 |
| 68 |
COUNTRY HOME |
1,200,768 |
71,014 |
1,271,782 |
| 69 |
MORE |
1,110,780 |
156,200 |
1,266,980 |
| 70 |
POPULAR MECHANICS |
1,096,513 |
143,314 |
1,239,827 |
| 71 |
SUNSET |
1,130,240 |
103,502 |
1,233,742 |
| 72 |
VOGUE |
838,631 |
385,500 |
1,224,131 |
| 73 |
BOYS' LIFE* |
1,182,076 |
1,057 |
1,183,133 |
| 74 |
FAMILY HANDYMAN |
1,102,550 |
59,723 |
1,162,273 |
| 75 |
LUCKY |
918,556 |
237,750 |
1,156,306 |
| 76 |
VANITY FAIR |
767,501 |
376,500 |
1,144,001 |
| 77 |
WOMEN'S HEALTH |
833,204 |
306,864 |
1,140,068 |
| 78 |
DOMINO |
1,004,390 |
111,000 |
1,115,390 |
| 79 |
MOTOR TREND |
994,107 |
118,467 |
1,112,574 |
| 80 |
ALLURE |
862,480 |
228,667 |
1,091,147 |
| 81 |
ELLE |
750,111 |
332,167 |
1,082,278 |
| 82 |
ESSENCE |
817,865 |
233,265 |
1,051,130 |
| 83 |
NEW YORKER |
1,004,639 |
39,292 |
1,043,931 |
| 84 |
SCOUTING |
1,020,594 |
- |
1,020,594 |
| 85 |
TEEN VOGUE |
815,925 |
201,200 |
1,017,125 |
| 86 |
COTTAGE LIVING |
908,539 |
107,538 |
1,016,077 |
| 87 |
GOURMET |
895,869 |
87,967 |
983,836 |
| 88 |
EVERYDAY FOOD |
844,680 |
137,909 |
982,589 |
| 89 |
MARIE CLAIRE |
689,861 |
289,668 |
979,529 |
| 90 |
TRAVEL + LEISURE |
936,888 |
38,617 |
975,505 |
| 91 |
TRADITIONAL HOME |
855,814 |
117,114 |
972,928 |
| 92 |
THIS OLD HOUSE |
928,057 |
41,276 |
969,333 |
| 93 |
FOOD & WINE |
896,665 |
61,683 |
958,348 |
| 94 |
NATIONAL ENQUIRER |
290,676 |
665,419 |
956,095 |
| 95 |
MIDWEST LIVING |
907,417 |
48,333 |
955,750 |
| 96 |
IN TOUCH WEEKLY |
50,627 |
905,092 |
955,719 |
| 97 |
BLENDER |
900,877 |
51,232 |
952,109 |
| 98 |
OUTDOOR LIFE |
917,809 |
31,374 |
949,183 |
| 99 |
JET |
826,769 |
102,769 |
929,538 |
| 100 |
FORBES |
894,803 |
32,096 |
926,899 |
*High proportion of title's circulation attributed to membership benefits.
Source: Audit Bureau of Circulations statements for the first six months of 2008. Includes domestic titles audited by A.B.C.; annuals, international editions and comics have been excluded.
