Circulation Revenue for Top 100 ABC Magazines
2003
| RANK |
Publication Name |
Subscription Revenue |
Single Copy revenue |
Combined Circulation Revenue |
| 1 |
TV GUIDE |
$473,345,222 |
$69,023,799 |
$542,369,021 |
| 2 |
PEOPLE |
$236,286,731 |
$242,066,951 |
$478,353,682 |
| 3 |
TIME - THE WEEKLY NEWSMAGAZINE |
$284,354,158 |
$33,810,693 |
$318,164,851 |
| 4 |
READER'S DIGEST |
$294,205,979 |
$19,829,243 |
$314,035,222 |
| 5 |
SPORTS ILLUSTRATED |
$279,386,551 |
$18,032,364 |
$297,418,915 |
| 6 |
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC |
$217,100,897 |
$15,375,482 |
$232,476,379 |
| 7 |
BETTER HOMES AND GARDENS |
$161,192,988 |
$10,960,922 |
$172,153,910 |
| 8 |
NATIONAL ENQUIRER |
$21,697,965 |
$149,059,318 |
$170,757,283 |
| 9 |
NEWSWEEK |
$123,088,127 |
$30,720,177 |
$153,808,304 |
| 10 |
STAR MAGAZINE |
$15,585,192 |
$133,045,446 |
$148,630,638 |
|
TOTAL TOP 10 |
$2,106,243,810 |
$721,924,395 |
$2,828,168,205 |
| 11 |
ENDLESS VACATION |
$140,232,272 |
- |
$140,232,272 |
| 12 |
US WEEKLY |
$40,769,593 |
$95,148,774 |
$135,918,367 |
| 13 |
COSMOPOLITAN |
$29,386,619 |
$91,379,387 |
$120,766,006 |
| 14 |
WOMAN'S WORLD |
$5,646,705 |
$115,118,073 |
$120,764,778 |
| 15 |
ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY |
$101,867,611 |
$15,362,851 |
$117,230,462 |
| 16 |
FAMILY CIRCLE |
$69,802,288 |
$41,915,000 |
$111,717,288 |
| 17 |
GOOD HOUSEKEEPING |
$83,580,295 |
$26,269,470 |
$109,849,765 |
| 18 |
PLAYBOY |
$81,319,534 |
$23,157,303 |
$104,476,837 |
| 19 |
SOUTHERN LIVING |
$85,728,816 |
$13,372,761 |
$99,101,577 |
| 20 |
WOMAN'S DAY |
$54,729,414 |
$42,627,444 |
$97,356,858 |
| 21 |
U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT |
$88,407,653 |
$8,539,657 |
$96,947,310 |
| 22 |
O, THE OPRAH MAGAZINE |
$38,404,716 |
$44,367,435 |
$82,772,151 |
| 23 |
MONEY |
$75,612,712 |
$5,180,069 |
$80,792,781 |
| 24 |
PREVENTION |
$64,124,212 |
$12,798,181 |
$76,922,393 |
| 25 |
MARTHA STEWART LIVING |
$56,582,414 |
$19,686,233 |
$76,268,647 |
|
TOTAL TOP 25 |
$2,424,146,609 |
$317,009,085 |
$634,911,884 |
| 26 |
LADIES' HOME JOURNAL |
$64,312,974 |
$9,305,125 |
$73,618,099 |
| 27 |
MAXIM |
$31,231,244 |
$41,177,817 |
$72,409,061 |
| 28 |
SMITHSONIAN |
$64,698,944 |
$407,688 |
$65,106,632 |
| 29 |
BUSINESSWEEK (NORTH AMERICA) |
$57,757,557 |
$7,069,476 |
$64,827,033 |
| 30 |
SOAP OPERA DIGEST |
$28,064,325 |
$36,209,320 |
$64,273,645 |
| 31 |
IN STYLE |
$19,454,409 |
$44,396,562 |
$63,850,971 |
| 32 |
GLAMOUR |
$24,466,041 |
$38,942,589 |
$63,408,630 |
| 33 |
GLOBE |
$2,486,219 |
$59,187,880 |
$61,674,099 |
| 34 |
ECONOMIST (NORTH AMERICAN EDITION) |
$50,071,931 |
$11,374,278 |
$61,446,209 |
| 35 |
FORTUNE (NORTH AMERICA) |
$53,837,294 |
$5,702,243 |
$59,539,537 |
| 36 |
SPORTING NEWS MAGAZINE |
$53,756,040 |
$4,096,693 |
$57,852,733 |
| 37 |
FORBES |
$53,011,657 |
$4,831,193 |
$57,842,850 |
| 38 |
NEW YORKER |
$48,112,610 |
$8,441,885 |
$56,554,495 |
| 39 |
YM |
$41,309,730 |
$13,822,200 |
$55,131,930 |
| 40 |
PC MAGAZINE |
$47,178,310 |
$6,298,371 |
$53,476,681 |
| 41 |
IN TOUCH WEEKLY |
$1,006,777 |
$48,386,671 |
$49,393,448 |
| 42 |
MEN'S HEALTH |
$30,571,090 |
$18,370,319 |
$48,941,409 |
| 43 |
ESPN THE MAGAZINE |
$43,890,340 |
$4,479,013 |
$48,369,353 |
| 44 |
COUNTRY LIVING |
$34,026,444 |
$12,957,231 |
$46,983,675 |
| 45 |
GOLF DIGEST |
$39,926,707 |
$6,735,687 |
$46,662,394 |
| 46 |
SHAPE |
$27,395,557 |
$18,726,610 |
$46,122,168 |
| 47 |
AARP BULLETIN |
$45,200,049 |
- |
$45,200,049 |
| 48 |
FIRST FOR WOMEN |
$4,499,181 |
$40,591,694 |
$45,090,875 |
| 49 |
BARRON'S |
$32,552,573 |
$12,490,478 |
$45,043,051 |
| 50 |
VOGUE |
$22,663,435 |
$21,834,455 |
$44,497,889 |
|
TOTAL TOP 50 |
$3,345,628,044 |
$475,835,478 |
$1,397,316,913 |
| 51 |
AARP THE MAGAZINE |
$43,963,730 |
- |
$43,963,730 |
| 52 |
TRAVEL + LEISURE |
$42,132,713 |
$1,751,652 |
$43,884,365 |
| 53 |
SEVENTEEN |
$30,948,113 |
$12,909,456 |
$43,857,568 |
| 54 |
REDBOOK |
$28,649,543 |
$14,157,885 |
$42,807,428 |
| 55 |
COOKING LIGHT |
$29,786,669 |
$12,950,402 |
$42,737,071 |
| 56 |
VANITY FAIR |
$18,029,484 |
$21,730,815 |
$39,760,299 |
| 57 |
GUIDEPOSTS |
$39,157,456 |
$288,475 |
$39,445,931 |
| 58 |
ARCHITECTURAL DIGEST |
$28,559,706 |
$9,498,413 |
$38,058,119 |
| 59 |
SUNSET |
$31,752,324 |
$5,930,305 |
$37,682,629 |
| 60 |
ROLLING STONE |
$22,541,931 |
$14,479,061 |
$37,020,991 |
| 61 |
STUFF |
$15,838,786 |
$20,479,865 |
$36,318,652 |
| 62 |
REAL SIMPLE |
$21,477,741 |
$14,268,269 |
$35,746,010 |
| 63 |
PARENTS |
$31,890,319 |
$3,564,750 |
$35,455,069 |
| 64 |
BON APPETIT |
$27,186,312 |
$8,030,366 |
$35,216,678 |
| 65 |
FITNESS |
$21,968,579 |
$12,939,507 |
$34,908,086 |
| 66 |
PENTHOUSE |
$8,416,781 |
$25,879,570 |
$34,296,351 |
| 67 |
FOOD & WINE |
$30,974,773 |
$3,291,219 |
$34,265,992 |
| 68 |
PC WORLD |
$24,765,008 |
$9,326,072 |
$34,091,080 |
| 69 |
CAR AND DRIVER |
$26,906,832 |
$7,036,349 |
$33,943,181 |
| 70 |
POPULAR SCIENCE |
$26,433,950 |
$6,866,351 |
$33,300,301 |
| 71 |
POPULAR MECHANICS |
$25,688,004 |
$6,733,629 |
$32,421,633 |
| 72 |
ELLE |
$21,831,922 |
$10,196,550 |
$32,028,472 |
| 73 |
PARENTING MAGAZINE |
$29,881,385 |
$1,829,993 |
$31,711,377 |
| 74 |
COUNTRY HOME |
$23,424,073 |
$8,143,889 |
$31,567,962 |
| 75 |
TEEN PEOPLE |
$18,231,616 |
$13,086,782 |
$31,318,397 |
|
TOTAL TOP 75 |
$4,016,065,793 |
$245,369,623 |
$915,807,372 |
| 76 |
FIELD & STREAM |
$29,973,382 |
$1,293,227 |
$31,266,609 |
| 77 |
GOLF MAGAZINE |
$26,076,615 |
$5,072,210 |
$31,148,826 |
| 78 |
SELF |
$17,078,059 |
$13,655,749 |
$30,733,808 |
| 79 |
DISCOVER |
$23,800,456 |
$6,846,021 |
$30,646,477 |
| 80 |
MARIE CLAIRE |
$7,243,019 |
$23,128,980 |
$30,371,999 |
| 81 |
FHM (FOR HIM MAGAZINE) |
$10,152,706 |
$19,890,298 |
$30,043,004 |
| 82 |
HARVARD BUSINESS REVIEW |
$26,783,168 |
$3,237,213 |
$30,020,381 |
| 83 |
SOAP OPERA WEEKLY |
$4,696,756 |
$25,163,072 |
$29,859,828 |
| 84 |
HEALTH |
$25,518,425 |
$3,877,020 |
$29,395,445 |
| 85 |
FAMILY HANDYMAN |
$25,823,964 |
$3,093,048 |
$28,917,012 |
| 86 |
BOYS' LIFE |
$27,724,658 |
- |
$27,724,658 |
| 87 |
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN |
$18,650,165 |
$8,654,729 |
$27,304,894 |
| 88 |
MOTOR TREND |
$20,248,164 |
$6,943,677 |
$27,191,841 |
| 89 |
ESSENCE |
$17,840,669 |
$9,285,529 |
$27,126,198 |
| 90 |
GAME INFORMER MAGAZINE |
$26,085,379 |
$738,740 |
$26,824,118 |
| 91 |
FAMILYFUN |
$24,417,140 |
$990,693 |
$25,407,832 |
| 92 |
KIPLINGER'S PERSONAL FINANCE |
$23,903,693 |
$1,170,960 |
$25,074,653 |
| 93 |
TRADITIONAL HOME |
$18,203,064 |
$6,870,600 |
$25,073,664 |
| 94 |
COSMO GIRL! |
$12,716,012 |
$12,242,480 |
$24,958,492 |
| 95 |
HOME |
$22,584,192 |
$2,217,338 |
$24,801,530 |
| 96 |
COUNTRY WEEKLY |
$7,557,675 |
$17,072,595 |
$24,630,270 |
| 97 |
OFFICIAL XBOX MAGAZINE |
$9,754,132 |
$14,255,914 |
$24,010,046 |
| 98 |
OFFICIAL U.S. PLAYSTATION MAGAZINE |
$7,178,041 |
$16,050,332 |
$23,228,373 |
| 99 |
ALLURE |
$11,280,880 |
$10,835,904 |
$22,116,784 |
| 100 |
GOURMET |
$17,677,410 |
$4,402,275 |
$22,079,685 |
|
TOTAL TOP 100 |
$4,479,033,618 |
$216,988,601 |
$679,956,426 |
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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