Circulation Revenue for Top 100 ABC Magazines
2005
| RANK 2005 |
Publication Name |
Subscription Revenue |
Single Copy Revenue |
Combined Circulation Revenue |
| 1 |
PEOPLE |
$253,732,270 |
$272,982,433 |
$526,714,703 |
| 2 |
TV GUIDE |
$449,094,993 |
$38,728,121 |
$487,823,114 |
| 3 |
TIME-THE WEEKLY NEWSMAGAZINE |
$280,839,718 |
$30,883,574 |
$311,723,292 |
| 4 |
SPORTS ILLUSTRATED |
$285,540,506 |
$16,886,553 |
$302,427,059 |
| 5 |
READER'S DIGEST |
$270,252,231 |
$16,253,927 |
$286,506,158 |
| 6 |
US WEEKLY |
$52,213,763 |
$172,018,330 |
$224,232,092 |
| 7 |
STAR MAGAZINE |
$35,557,973 |
$153,574,828 |
$189,132,801 |
| 8 |
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC*** |
$178,061,655 |
$9,909,464 |
$187,971,119 |
| 9 |
BETTER HOMES AND GARDENS |
$162,961,304 |
$8,945,568 |
$171,906,872 |
| 10 |
NATIONAL ENQUIRER |
$22,796,123 |
$133,668,447 |
$156,464,570 |
|
TOTAL TOP 10 |
$1,991,050,535 |
$853,851,245 |
$2,844,901,780 |
| 11 |
ENDLESS VACATION |
$152,742,913 |
- |
$152,742,913 |
| 12 |
NEWSWEEK |
$124,451,079 |
$25,577,534 |
$150,028,613 |
| 13 |
COSMOPOLITAN |
$28,158,538 |
$99,408,090 |
$127,566,629 |
| 14 |
IN TOUCH WEEKLY |
$4,987,251 |
$115,365,247 |
$120,352,498 |
| 15 |
WOMAN'S WORLD |
$5,777,876 |
$114,561,463 |
$120,339,339 |
| 16 |
ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY |
$106,218,725 |
$11,563,120 |
$117,781,845 |
| 17 |
GOOD HOUSEKEEPING |
$84,894,035 |
$23,120,205 |
$108,014,240 |
| 18 |
SOUTHERN LIVING |
$91,179,090 |
$12,749,081 |
$103,928,171 |
| 19 |
PLAYBOY |
$82,516,041 |
$19,699,435 |
$102,215,476 |
| 20 |
U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT |
$89,022,048 |
$7,565,137 |
$96,587,185 |
| 21 |
FAMILY CIRCLE |
$68,442,069 |
$25,984,166 |
$94,426,236 |
| 22 |
WOMAN'S DAY |
$57,899,376 |
$35,018,852 |
$92,918,228 |
| 23 |
O, THE OPRAH MAGAZINE |
$41,406,246 |
$49,036,390 |
$90,442,636 |
| 24 |
MONEY |
$73,808,287 |
$5,645,770 |
$79,454,058 |
| 25 |
PREVENTION |
$65,484,650 |
$12,838,241 |
$78,322,891 |
|
TOTAL TOP 25 |
$3,068,038,760 |
$1,411,983,977 |
$4,480,022,737 |
| 26 |
ECONOMIST |
$63,756,896 |
$13,373,732 |
$77,130,627 |
| 27 |
AARP THE MAGAZINE |
$74,823,088 |
$6,574 |
$74,829,662 |
| 28 |
SMITHSONIAN |
$73,460,160 |
$372,576 |
$73,832,736 |
| 29 |
LADIES' HOME JOURNAL |
$65,041,089 |
$8,657,730 |
$73,698,819 |
| 30 |
GLAMOUR |
$26,325,414 |
$43,116,655 |
$69,442,069 |
| 31 |
MAXIM |
$35,440,066 |
$32,453,283 |
$67,893,350 |
| 32 |
IN STYLE |
$24,309,701 |
$40,614,042 |
$64,923,743 |
| 33 |
GLOBE |
$4,055,011 |
$60,718,578 |
$64,773,589 |
| 34 |
MARTHA STEWART LIVING |
$44,953,300 |
$19,737,807 |
$64,691,107 |
| 35 |
BUSINESSWEEK |
$57,647,512 |
$6,255,810 |
$63,903,322 |
| 36 |
NEW YORKER |
$52,350,064 |
$8,947,852 |
$61,297,916 |
| 37 |
FORBES |
$53,282,571 |
$4,903,783 |
$58,186,354 |
| 38 |
SPORTING NEWS MAGAZINE |
$54,431,169 |
$3,497,692 |
$57,928,861 |
| 39 |
SOAP OPERA DIGEST |
$22,222,660 |
$32,090,498 |
$54,313,158 |
| 40 |
FORTUNE |
$48,435,074 |
$5,507,124 |
$53,942,197 |
| 41 |
LIFE & STYLE WEEKLY |
$538,834 |
$52,398,117 |
$52,936,950 |
| 42 |
MEN'S HEALTH |
$31,945,858 |
$19,993,367 |
$51,939,224 |
| 43 |
ESPN THE MAGAZINE |
$48,058,010 |
$3,600,415 |
$51,658,425 |
| 44 |
REDBOOK |
$36,546,595 |
$13,603,023 |
$50,149,618 |
| 45 |
REAL SIMPLE |
$29,988,970 |
$18,595,036 |
$48,584,006 |
| 46 |
BARRON'S |
$36,256,990 |
$11,904,984 |
$48,161,974 |
| 47 |
GOLF DIGEST |
$40,518,448 |
$6,347,691 |
$46,866,139 |
| 48 |
FIRST FOR WOMEN |
$4,744,383 |
$41,417,478 |
$46,161,861 |
| 49 |
AARP BULLETIN |
$46,143,476 |
- |
$46,143,476 |
| 50 |
VOGUE |
$24,529,080 |
$21,381,399 |
$45,910,479 |
|
TOTAL TOP 50 |
$4,067,843,177 |
$1,881,479,221 |
$5,949,322,398 |
| 51 |
COUNTRY LIVING |
$35,493,888 |
$10,282,755 |
$45,776,643 |
| 52 |
SHAPE |
$28,812,567 |
$16,464,950 |
$45,277,518 |
| 53 |
COOKING LIGHT |
$33,314,050 |
$10,887,645 |
$44,201,695 |
| 54 |
TRAVEL + LEISURE |
$41,960,700 |
$1,928,610 |
$43,889,310 |
| 55 |
ROLLING STONE |
$30,477,010 |
$12,723,392 |
$43,200,402 |
| 56 |
JET |
$32,321,869 |
$8,164,929 |
$40,486,798 |
| 57 |
VANITY FAIR |
$18,522,012 |
$21,653,109 |
$40,175,121 |
| 58 |
GUIDEPOSTS |
$39,249,972 |
$449,088 |
$39,699,060 |
| 59 |
GAME INFORMER MAGAZINE |
$38,340,421 |
$1,144,222 |
$39,484,643 |
| 60 |
SUNSET |
$32,536,860 |
$6,163,149 |
$38,700,009 |
| 61 |
SEVENTEEN |
$25,191,375 |
$12,507,353 |
$37,698,728 |
| 62 |
EBONY |
$27,904,338 |
$8,378,878 |
$36,283,216 |
| 63 |
ARCHITECTURAL DIGEST |
$28,733,598 |
$7,493,537 |
$36,227,135 |
| 64 |
FITNESS |
$24,680,395 |
$11,371,353 |
$36,051,748 |
| 65 |
STUFF |
$18,762,361 |
$17,241,159 |
$36,003,519 |
| 66 |
FHM (FOR HIM MAGAZINE) |
$13,563,314 |
$22,244,073 |
$35,807,387 |
| 67 |
PC MAGAZINE |
$30,884,654 |
$4,907,858 |
$35,792,512 |
| 68 |
BON APPETIT |
$28,511,340 |
$6,583,620 |
$35,094,960 |
| 69 |
FOOD & WINE |
$31,961,525 |
$3,115,854 |
$35,077,379 |
| 70 |
PARENTS |
$31,748,712 |
$2,617,503 |
$34,366,215 |
| 71 |
ELLE |
$20,855,940 |
$13,167,512 |
$34,023,452 |
| 72 |
COUNTRY HOME |
$27,913,700 |
$6,024,744 |
$33,938,444 |
| 73 |
SELF |
$19,192,787 |
$14,382,039 |
$33,574,826 |
| 74 |
CAR AND DRIVER |
$26,814,805 |
$6,524,745 |
$33,339,549 |
| 75 |
POPULAR SCIENCE |
$26,741,070 |
$6,127,754 |
$32,868,824 |
|
TOTAL TOP 75 |
$4,782,332,440 |
$2,114,029,052 |
$6,896,361,491 |
| 76 |
HARVARD BUSINESS REVIEW |
$28,169,988 |
$4,348,539 |
$32,518,527 |
| 77 |
POPULAR MECHANICS |
$25,470,300 |
$6,976,923 |
$32,447,223 |
| 78 |
FIELD & STREAM |
$29,956,218 |
$1,648,054 |
$31,604,272 |
| 79 |
TEEN PEOPLE |
$18,439,824 |
$13,134,800 |
$31,574,624 |
| 80 |
GOLF MAGAZINE |
$26,399,047 |
$4,680,414 |
$31,079,461 |
| 81 |
MARIE CLAIRE |
$8,870,155 |
$21,702,492 |
$30,572,647 |
| 82 |
PARENTING |
$29,107,908 |
$1,305,673 |
$30,413,580 |
| 83 |
ESSENCE |
$17,654,791 |
$11,845,248 |
$29,500,039 |
| 84 |
FAMILY HANDYMAN |
$25,736,688 |
$3,128,479 |
$28,865,167 |
| 85 |
DISCOVER |
$22,288,116 |
$6,514,405 |
$28,802,521 |
| 86 |
HEALTH |
$25,719,443 |
$2,889,288 |
$28,608,731 |
| 87 |
NEW YORK |
$24,500,324 |
$3,627,580 |
$28,127,904 |
| 88 |
OFFICIAL XBOX MAGAZINE |
$11,953,340 |
$15,994,260 |
$27,947,599 |
| 89 |
FAMILYFUN |
$26,344,853 |
$760,513 |
$27,105,366 |
| 90 |
PC WORLD |
$19,354,638 |
$7,688,525 |
$27,043,163 |
| 91 |
WEEK |
$26,875,238 |
$147,240 |
$27,022,478 |
| 92 |
COSMO GIRL! |
$14,560,668 |
$12,283,249 |
$26,843,917 |
| 93 |
SOAP OPERA WEEKLY |
$4,286,425 |
$22,382,979 |
$26,669,404 |
| 94 |
BOYS' LIFE |
$26,368,718 |
- |
$26,368,718 |
| 95 |
TRADITIONAL HOME |
$19,850,868 |
$6,010,191 |
$25,861,059 |
| 96 |
HOME |
$22,793,112 |
$2,321,550 |
$25,114,662 |
| 97 |
MOTOR TREND |
$17,489,934 |
$7,233,452 |
$24,723,386 |
| 98 |
PENTHOUSE |
$7,946,454 |
$16,622,134 |
$24,568,588 |
| 99 |
MORE |
$19,091,620 |
$5,244,000 |
$24,335,620 |
| 100 |
COUNTRY WEEKLY |
$10,199,493 |
$13,034,102 |
$23,233,596 |
|
TOTAL TOP 100 |
$5,291,760,602 |
$2,305,553,140 |
$7,597,313,742 |
* denotes first half figures only.
** denotes second half figures only.
*** In August 2004, National Geographic began to report their International circulation separately. This number represents domestic circulation on a going forward basis.
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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