Circulation Revenue for Top 100 ABC Magazines
2000
| RANK |
PUBLICATION NAME |
SUBSCRIPTION REVENUE |
SINGLE COPY REVENUE |
2000 TOTAL CIRC REVENUES |
|
1 |
TV GUIDE |
$497,845,351 |
$161,187,144 |
$659,032,494 |
| 2 |
PEOPLE WEEKLY |
$222,240,581 |
$212,273,139 |
$434,513,721 |
| 3 |
READER’S DIGEST |
$293,332,265 |
$22,197,747 |
$315,530,012 |
| 4 |
TIME - THE WEEKLY NEWSMAGAZINE |
$262,908,287 |
$26,037,158 |
$288,945,445 |
| 5 |
SPORTS ILLUSTRATED |
$254,015,211 |
$16,991,088 |
$271,006,299 |
| 6 |
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC MAGAZINE |
$221,529,565 |
$12,034,931 |
$233,564,496 |
| 7 |
NATIONAL ENQUIRER |
$18,747,765 |
$154,428,642 |
$173,176,407 |
| 8 |
BETTER HOMES AND GARDENS |
$138,750,303 |
$11,493,566 |
$150,243,868 |
| 9 |
NEWSWEEK |
$122,932,475 |
$27,129,557 |
$150,062,032 |
| 10 |
STAR |
$15,651,819 |
$122,698,578 |
$138,350,397 |
| 11 |
PLAYBOY |
$75,997,881 |
$34,291,858 |
$110,289,739 |
| 12 |
SOAP OPERA DIGEST |
$56,276,839 |
$51,354,798 |
$107,631,637 |
| 13 |
FAMILY CIRCLE |
$54,304,468 |
$51,778,222 |
$106,082,690 |
| 14 |
WOMAN’S WORLD |
$3,783,038 |
$99,339,370 |
$103,122,408 |
| 15 |
COSMOPOLITAN |
$24,169,711 |
$77,478,576 |
$101,648,287 |
| 16 |
ENDLESS VACATION |
$101,396,862 |
- |
$101,396,862 |
| 17 |
GOOD HOUSEKEEPING |
$76,552,488 |
$24,535,017 |
$101,087,505 |
| 18 |
U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT |
$91,888,688 |
$8,161,213 |
$100,049,900 |
| 19 |
WOMAN’S DAY |
$43,836,216 |
$47,375,214 |
$91,211,430 |
| 20 |
ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY |
$72,674,625 |
$14,690,049 |
$87,364,674 |
| 21 |
SOUTHERN LIVING |
$69,340,165 |
$13,302,957 |
$82,643,122 |
| 22 |
MONEY |
$67,613,730 |
$10,808,124 |
$78,421,854 |
| 23 |
LADIES’ HOME JOURNAL |
$63,298,202 |
$12,173,605 |
$75,471,807 |
| 24 |
MARTHA STEWART LIVING |
$51,725,632 |
$19,576,823 |
$71,302,455 |
| 25 |
MAXIM |
$23,701,637 |
$47,237,235 |
$70,938,872 |
| 26 |
PREVENTION |
$56,202,270 |
$13,546,412 |
$69,748,682 |
| 27 |
GLOBE |
$3,114,956 |
$62,870,564 |
$65,985,520 |
| 28 |
MCCALL’S |
$55,459,428 |
$9,488,312 |
$64,947,740 |
| 29 |
US WEEKLY |
$26,553,592 |
$37,881,034 |
$64,434,626 |
| 30 |
GLAMOUR |
$17,724,000 |
$44,933,217 |
$62,657,217 |
| 31 |
PC MAGAZINE |
$51,269,843 |
$9,578,784 |
$60,848,627 |
| 32 |
PENTHOUSE |
$13,087,897 |
$47,133,631 |
$60,221,528 |
| 33 |
BUSINESSWEEK |
$50,037,882 |
$7,613,823 |
$57,651,705 |
| 34 |
SEVENTEEN |
$35,580,536 |
$21,125,534 |
$56,706,070 |
| 35 |
FORBES |
$49,421,770 |
$6,237,277 |
$55,659,047 |
| 36 |
FORTUNE |
$46,281,455 |
$8,958,183 |
$55,239,639 |
| 37 |
IN STYLE |
$15,658,536 |
$38,876,166 |
$54,534,702 |
| 38 |
MODERN MATURITY |
$50,146,422 |
- |
$50,146,422 |
| 39 |
BARRON’S |
$27,222,445 |
$21,400,561 |
$48,623,006 |
| 40 |
FIRST FOR WOMEN |
$4,493,799 |
$43,510,761 |
$48,004,560 |
| 41 |
GOLF DIGEST |
$39,564,074 |
$7,257,028 |
$46,821,102 |
| 42 |
THE NEW YORKER |
$40,071,988 |
$6,125,580 |
$46,197,568 |
| 43 |
REDBOOK |
$28,414,213 |
$17,417,460 |
$45,831,673 |
| 44 |
MEN’S HEALTH |
$30,590,257 |
$14,448,280 |
$45,038,537 |
| 45 |
COUNTRY LIVING |
$28,344,878 |
$16,659,847 |
$45,004,725 |
| 46 |
THE ECONOMIST |
$38,369,063 |
$6,244,760 |
$44,613,823 |
| 47 |
SMITHSONIAN |
$44,192,601 |
$355,824 |
$44,548,425 |
| 48 |
PC WORLD |
$33,315,447 |
$10,961,736 |
$44,277,183 |
| 49 |
YM |
$27,052,970 |
$17,135,690 |
$44,188,660 |
| 50 |
THE SPORTING NEWS |
$39,929,253 |
$3,810,426 |
$43,739,679 |
| 51 |
JET |
$31,425,297 |
$8,173,953 |
$39,599,250 |
| 52 |
VOGUE |
$19,587,302 |
$18,648,147 |
$38,235,449 |
| 53 |
SHAPE |
$23,163,632 |
$15,006,433 |
$38,170,066 |
| 54 |
TRAVEL + LEISURE |
$36,360,051 |
$1,541,106 |
$37,901,157 |
| 55 |
SUNSET, THE MAGAZINE OF WESTERN LIVING |
$31,988,184 |
$5,412,331 |
$37,400,515 |
| 56 |
LIFE |
$30,804,095 |
$5,750,891 |
$36,554,986 |
| 57 |
ARCHITECTURAL DIGEST |
$27,296,157 |
$8,891,670 |
$36,187,827 |
| 58 |
GUIDEPOSTS |
$35,499,116 |
- |
$35,499,116 |
| 59 |
TEEN PEOPLE |
$15,672,918 |
$19,570,253 |
$35,243,171 |
| 60 |
COOKING LIGHT |
$24,050,940 |
$10,870,716 |
$34,921,656 |
| 61 |
ROLLING STONE |
$21,537,613 |
$12,970,017 |
$34,507,630 |
| 62 |
PARENTS |
$29,882,944 |
$4,553,325 |
$34,436,269 |
| 63 |
CAR AND DRIVER |
$27,121,669 |
$7,015,247 |
$34,136,916 |
| 64 |
EBONY |
$26,832,825 |
$7,191,531 |
$34,024,356 |
| 65 |
ESPN THE MAGAZINE |
$27,076,595 |
$6,459,922 |
$33,536,517 |
| 66 |
DISCOVER |
$27,468,433 |
$6,063,958 |
$33,532,391 |
| 67 |
O, THE OPRAH MAGAZINE |
$11,060,814 |
$21,984,781 |
$33,045,594 |
| 68 |
TEEN |
$20,982,817 |
$11,632,260 |
$32,615,078 |
| 69 |
POPULAR SCIENCE |
$25,341,793 |
$7,094,451 |
$32,436,244 |
| 70 |
SOAP OPERA WEEKLY |
$4,381,591 |
$27,303,983 |
$31,685,573 |
| 71 |
GOLF MAGAZINE |
$25,655,590 |
$5,619,792 |
$31,275,382 |
| 72 |
VANITY FAIR |
$13,956,160 |
$17,175,817 |
$31,131,977 |
| 73 |
POPULAR MECHANICS |
$22,813,406 |
$7,509,277 |
$30,322,683 |
| 74 |
ELLE |
$18,229,274 |
$11,814,621 |
$30,043,895 |
| 75 |
FIELD & STREAM |
$27,432,134 |
$1,589,664 |
$29,021,798 |
| 76 |
BON APPETIT |
$21,150,680 |
$7,727,480 |
$28,878,160 |
| 77 |
HEALTH |
$24,780,493 |
$3,639,691 |
$28,420,185 |
| 78 |
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN |
$18,941,675 |
$9,453,926 |
$28,395,601 |
| 79 |
FOOD & WINE |
$24,753,200 |
$3,230,049 |
$27,983,249 |
| 80 |
SELF |
$13,507,552 |
$14,286,591 |
$27,794,143 |
| 81 |
COUNTRY HOME |
$18,012,917 |
$9,360,450 |
$27,373,367 |
| 82 |
MOTOR TREND |
$19,972,450 |
$6,768,720 |
$26,741,170 |
| 83 |
FITNESS |
$16,000,244 |
$10,423,140 |
$26,423,384 |
| 84 |
ZIFF DAVIS SMART BUSINESS FOR THE NEW ECONOMY |
$21,347,623 |
$4,570,940 |
$25,918,563 |
| 85 |
MUSCLE & FITNESS |
$7,573,663 |
$18,134,312 |
$25,707,975 |
| 86 |
KIPLINGER’S PERSONAL FINANCE MAGAZINE |
$23,298,177 |
$2,123,912 |
$25,422,088 |
| 87 |
MARIE CLAIRE |
$6,113,699 |
$18,967,885 |
$25,081,584 |
| 88 |
HOME |
$22,088,700 |
$2,778,009 |
$24,866,709 |
| 89 |
ESSENCE |
$16,869,765 |
$7,921,650 |
$24,791,415 |
| 90 |
MADEMOISELLE |
$12,201,376 |
$12,350,165 |
$24,551,541 |
| 91 |
THE FAMILY HANDYMAN |
$21,605,094 |
$2,128,237 |
$23,733,331 |
| 92 |
VICTORIA |
$17,222,470 |
$6,495,953 |
$23,718,423 |
| 93 |
HARVARD BUSINESS REVIEW |
$21,079,788 |
$2,608,808 |
$23,688,596 |
| 94 |
OFFICIAL U.S. PLAYSTATION MAGAZINE |
$5,678,241 |
$17,876,059 |
$23,554,300 |
| 95 |
BOYS’ LIFE |
$23,398,992 |
- |
$23,398,992 |
| 96 |
YAHOO! INTERNET LIFE |
$19,359,132 |
$3,636,103 |
$22,995,235 |
| 97 |
PARENTING MAGAZINE |
$20,890,650 |
$1,934,271 |
$22,824,921 |
| 98 |
SESAME STREET MAGAZINE |
$22,198,967 |
- |
$22,198,967 |
| 99 |
COUNTRY WEEKLY |
$6,612,990 |
$14,988,119 |
$21,601,109 |
| 100 |
STUFF |
$4,357,949 |
$17,042,922 |
$21,400,871
|
Source: Audit Bureau of Circulation Publisher's Statements for June and December. Figures calculated using basic subscription price and suggested cover price.
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