Updated August 5, 2020 |
Infoplease Staff
Table of contents
| Rank | Magazine | Total paid circulation |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | AARP the Magazine | 24,204,313 |
| 2. | AARP Bulletin | 23,567,607 |
| 3. | Reader's Digest | 9,684,759 |
| 4. | Better Homes & Gardens | 7,681,722 |
| 5. | National Geographic | 5,051,999 |
| 6. | Good Housekeeping | 4,686,152 |
| 7. | Family Circle | 3,967,065 |
| 8. | Woman's Day | 3,924,195 |
| 9. | Ladies' Home Journal | 3,918,472 |
| 10. | AAA Westways | 3,764,966 |
| 11. | People | 3,676,499 |
| 12. | Prevention | 3,390,084 |
| 13. | TIME—The Weekly Newsmagazine | 3,374,505 |
| 14. | TV Guide | 3,276,474 |
| 15. | Sports Illustrated | 3,231,969 |
| 16. | Taste of Home | 3,163,669 |
| 17. | Newsweek | 3,124,059 |
| 18. | Cosmopolitan | 2,909,332 |
| 19. | Via Magazine | 2,832,721 |
| 20. | Southern Living | 2,807,269 |
| 21. | Playboy | 2,790,300 |
| 22. | Maxim | 2,558,475 |
| 23. | AAA Going Places | 2,551,164 |
| 24. | American Legion Magazine | 2,550,056 |
| 25. | O, the Oprah Magazine | 2,420,940 |
| 26. | AAA Living | 2,409,958 |
| 27. | Guideposts | 2,374,212 |
| 28. | Redbook | 2,318,456 |
| 29. | Glamour | 2,308,048 |
| 30. | AAA World | 2,121,699 |
| 31. | Parents | 2,100,786 |
| 32. | ESPN the Magazine | 2,075,672 |
| 33. | Seventeen | 2,066,825 |
| 34. | Smithsonian | 2,044,654 |
| 35. | US News & Report | 2,036,185 |
| 36. | Martha Stewart Living | 2,013,957 |
| 37. | Real Simple | 1,979,956 |
| 38. | Money | 1,921,436 |
| 39. | US Weekly | 1,905,030 |
| 40. | Parenting | 1,901,790 |
| 41. | Men's Health | 1,810,810 |
| 42. | Entertainment Weekly | 1,804,797 |
| 43. | Family Fun | 1,802,012 |
| 44. | Endless Vacation | 1,782,403 |
| 45. | Cooking Light | 1,775,950 |
| 46. | In Style | 1,752,261 |
| 47. | Shape | 1,738,829 |
| 48. | Golf Digest | 1,648,856 |
| 49. | Country Living | 1,639,182 |
| 50. | Remedy | 1,604,878 |
| 51. | VFW Magazine | 1,577,616 |
| 52. | Fitness | 1,569,467 |
| 53. | Field & Stream | 1,534,969 |
| 54. | Home & Away | 1,484,885 |
| 55. | Every Day With Rachel | 1,483,516 |
| 56. | Woman's World | 1,481,949 |
| 57. | Self | 1,478,892 |
| 58. | Cosmo Girl! | 1,451,222 |
| 59. | Rolling Stone | 1,445,493 |
| 60. | Ebony | 1,429,691 |
| 61. | First For Women | 1,425,193 |
| 62. | Golf Magazine | 1,419,133 |
| 63. | Star Magazine | 1,411,057 |
| 64. | Popular Science | 1,379,637 |
| 65. | Health | 1,369,471 |
| 66. | Bon Appetit | 1,367,673 |
| 67. | Stuff | 1,362,245 |
| 68. | American Rifleman | 1,347,288 |
| 69. | Weight Watchers | 1,312,180 |
| 70. | Car And Driver | 1,308,150 |
| 71. | In Touch Weekly | 1,290,769 |
| 72. | Country Home | 1,288,721 |
| 73. | Vogue | 1,287,561 |
| 74. | More | 1,260,136 |
| 75. | Popular Mechanics | 1,232,138 |
| 76. | Sunset | 1,231,467 |
| 77. | Scholastic Parent & Child | 1,230,653 |
| 78. | Boy's Life | 1,170,659 |
| 79. | Family Handyman | 1,170,394 |
| 80. | Lucky | 1,160,165 |
| 81. | Vanity Fair | 1,157,653 |
| 82. | Motor Trend | 1,126,326 |
| 83. | Essence | 1,087,720 |
| 84. | Allure | 1,078,405 |
| 85. | New Yorker | 1,065,893 |
| 86. | Elle | 1,063,878 |
| 87. | National Enquirer | 1,033,271 |
| 88. | Cottage Living | 1,012,985 |
| 89. | Scouting | 1,010,332 |
| 90. | Marie Claire | 984,643 |
| 91. | Teen Vogue | 981,246 |
| 92. | Travel + Leisure | 978,303 |
| 93. | House & Garden | 976,443 |
| 94. | Elks Magazine | 975,307 |
| 95. | This Old House | 966,100 |
| 96. | Gourmet | 963,222 |
| 97. | Traditional Home | 961,757 |
| 98. | Midwest Living | 953,175 |
| 99. | Outdoor Life | 946,955 |
| 100. | Food & Wine | 940,983 |
| Top 100 | 245,274,376 | |
Source: Audit Bureau of Circulations, tabulated by Magazine Publishers of America.
| Time Spent Consuming News, by Age | Newspapers and Magazines | Top 100 Consumer Magazines 2005 |