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Average Circulation for Top 100 ABC Magazines, 2005

2007 RANK 2006 RANK
PUBLICATION NAME

2007 Total Paid

2006 Total Paid

% Change

1
1
AARP THE MAGAZINE ± 24,204,313 23,250,912 4.10%
2
2
AARP BULLETIN ± 23,567,607 22,621,079 4.20%
3
3
READER'S DIGEST 9,684,759 10,094,284 -4.10%
4
4
BETTER HOMES AND GARDENS 7,681,722 7,627,046 0.70%
5
5
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 5,051,999 5,072,478 -0.40%
6
6
GOOD HOUSEKEEPING 4,686,152 4,675,281 0.20%
7
10
FAMILY CIRCLE 3,967,065 4,000,887 -0.80%
8
9
WOMAN'S DAY 3,924,195 4,014,278 -2.20%
9
7
LADIES' HOME JOURNAL 3,918,472 4,136,462 -5.30%
10
12
AAA WESTWAYS ± 3,764,966 3,733,561 0.80%
TOTAL TOP 10 90,451,248 89,226,266 1.40%
11
11
PEOPLE 3,676,499 3,786,360 -2.90%
12
14
PREVENTION 3,390,084 3,324,440 2.00%
13
8
TIME-THE WEEKLY NEWSMAGAZINE 3,374,505 4,082,740 -17.30%
14
13
TV GUIDE 3,276,474 3,499,746 -6.40%
15
15
SPORTS ILLUSTRATED 3,231,969 3,208,630 0.70%
16
-
TASTE OF HOME**
3,163,669
- -
17
16
NEWSWEEK 3,124,059 3,130,600 -0.20%
18
18
COSMOPOLITAN 2,909,332 2,928,041 -0.60%
19
20
VIA MAGAZINE 2,832,721 2,808,377 0.90%
20
19
SOUTHERN LIVING 2,807,269 2,822,542 -0.50%
21
17
PLAYBOY 2,790,300 3,016,450 -7.50%
22
21
MAXIM 2,558,475 2,540,146 0.70%
23
22
AAA GOING PLACES ± 2,551,164 2,528,014 0.90%
24
23
AMERICAN LEGION MAGAZINE ± 2,550,056 2,525,264 1.00%
25
27
O, THE OPRAH MAGAZINE 2,420,940 2,359,672 2.60%
TOTAL TOP 25 135,108,762 131,787,283 2.50%
26
24
AAA LIVING ± 2,409,958 2,432,934 -0.90%
27
26
GUIDEPOSTS 2,374,212 2,366,101 0.30%
28
25
REDBOOK 2,318,456 2,389,456 -3.00%
29
28
GLAMOUR 2,308,048 2,275,324 1.40%
30
29
AAA WORLD ± 2,121,699 2,106,675 0.70%
31
30
PARENTS 2,100,786 2,083,377 0.80%
32
34
ESPN THE MAGAZINE 2,075,672 2,017,721 2.90%
33
33
SEVENTEEN 2,066,825 2,024,107 2.10%
34
31
SMITHSONIAN 2,044,654 2,036,144 0.40%
35
32
U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT 2,036,185 2,035,335 0.00%
36
35
MARTHA STEWART LIVING 2,013,957 2,001,584 0.60%
37
36
REAL SIMPLE 1,979,956 1,949,812 1.50%
38
37
MONEY 1,921,436 1,948,317 -1.40%
39
42
US WEEKLY 1,905,030 1,773,285 7.40%
40
38
PARENTING 1,901,790 1,895,228 0.30%
41
40
MEN'S HEALTH 1,810,810 1,830,541 -1.10%
42
41
ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY 1,804,797 1,798,445 0.40%
43
39
FAMILYFUN 1,802,012 1,859,239 -3.10%
44
43
ENDLESS VACATION**
1,782,403
1,773,169
0.50%
45
45
COOKING LIGHT 1,775,950 1,728,575 2.70%
46
44
IN STYLE 1,752,261 1,768,912 -0.90%
47
46
SHAPE 1,738,829 1,705,411 2.00%
48
48
GOLF DIGEST 1,648,856 1,630,614 1.10%
49
47
COUNTRY LIVING 1,639,182 1,655,694 -1.00%
50
78
REMEDY/REMEDY MD 1,604,878 1,148,127 39.80%
TOTAL TOP 50 184,047,398 180,021,405 2.20%
51
49
VFW MAGAZINE 1,577,616 1,613,879 -2.20%
52
50
FITNESS 1,569,467 1,552,259 1.10%
53
60
FIELD & STREAM 1,534,969 1,395,075 10.00%
54
53
HOME & AWAY 1,484,885 1,493,337 -0.60%
55
103
EVERY DAY WITH RACHAEL RAY 1,483,516 922,579 60.80%
56
51
WOMAN'S WORLD 1,481,949 1,529,932 -3.10%
57
54
SELF 1,478,892 1,489,444 -0.70%
58
59
COSMO GIRL! 1,451,222 1,423,446 2.00%
59
57
ROLLING STONE 1,445,493 1,448,092 -0.20%
60
58
EBONY 1,429,691 1,428,837 0.10%
61
56
FIRST FOR WOMEN 1,425,193 1,475,023 -3.40%
62
61
GOLF MAGAZINE 1,419,133 1,391,133 2.00%
63
52
STAR MAGAZINE 1,411,057 1,528,111 -7.70%
64
64
POPULAR SCIENCE 1,379,637 1,345,647 2.50%
65
62
HEALTH 1,369,471 1,360,669 0.60%
66
63
BON APPETIT 1,367,673 1,350,655 1.30%
67
69
STUFF 1,362,245 1,285,513 6.00%
68
65
AMERICAN RIFLEMAN ± 1,347,288 1,341,425 0.40%
69
67
WEIGHT WATCHERS 1,312,180 1,291,896 1.60%
70
66
CAR AND DRIVER 1,308,150 1,307,630 0.00%
71
71
IN TOUCH WEEKLY 1,290,769 1,229,258 5.00%
72
70
COUNTRY HOME 1,288,721 1,264,480 1.90%
73
68
VOGUE 1,287,561 1,287,887 0.00%
74
77
MORE 1,260,136 1,172,280 7.50%
75
73
POPULAR MECHANICS 1,232,138 1,220,556 0.90%
TOTAL TOP 75 219,046,446 214,170,444 2.30%
76
55
SUNSET 1,231,467 1,482,157 -16.90%
77
75
SCHOLASTIC PARENT & CHILD 1,230,653 1,214,426 1.30%
78
74
BOYS' LIFE 1,170,659 1,220,554 -4.10%
79
76
FAMILY HANDYMAN 1,170,394 1,176,932 -0.60%
80
82
LUCKY 1,160,165 1,114,241 4.10%
81
72
VANITY FAIR 1,157,653 1,227,885 -5.70%
82
81
MOTOR TREND 1,126,326 1,114,662 1.00%
83
83
ESSENCE 1,087,720 1,090,238 -0.20%
84
80
ALLURE 1,078,405 1,128,612 -4.40%
85
84
NEW YORKER 1,065,893 1,064,808 0.10%
86
85
ELLE 1,063,878 1,057,744 0.60%
87
79
NATIONAL ENQUIRER 1,033,271 1,134,087 -8.90%
88
102
COTTAGE LIVING 1,012,985 923,773 9.70%
89
86
SCOUTING ± 1,010,332 1,006,989 0.30%
90
94
MARIE CLAIRE 984,643 958,624 2.70%
91
90
TEEN VOGUE 981,246 988,996 -0.80%
92
92
TRAVEL + LEISURE 978,303 976,421 0.20%
93
105
HOUSE & GARDEN*
976,443
913,075
6.90%
94
87
ELKS MAGAZINE* ±
975,307
1,000,835
-2.60%
95
93
THIS OLD HOUSE 966,100 964,763 0.10%
96
89
GOURMET 963,222 991,435 -2.80%
97
91
TRADITIONAL HOME 961,757 980,368 -1.90%
98
96
MIDWEST LIVING 953,175 942,528 1.10%
99
112
OUTDOOR LIFE 946,955 829,960 14.10%
100
95
FOOD & WINE 940,983 954,577 -1.40%
TOTAL TOP 100 245,274,376 240,629,130 1.90%
* denotes first half figures only.
** denotes second half figures only.
± High proportion of title's circulation attributed to membership benefits.
 - Indicates no data available for the period; title may be new to ABC
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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