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Magazine circulation for 6 mos. ending 6/30/03

Published: August 25, 2003

Rank	Magazine	Paid Circulation	% chg
PAID CIRCULATION IN CONSUMER MAGAZINES
1	AARP The Magazine	20,018,227	14.1
2	Reader's Digest	11,090,349	-9.2
3	TV Guide	9,026,852	-0.5
4	Better Homes and Gardens	7,611,005	0.1
5	National Geographic	6,685,684	-3
6	Good Housekeeping	4,603,989	-2.2
7	Family Circle	4,578,589	-2
8	My Generation	4,269,163	11
9	Ladies' Home Journal	4,100,068	0
10	Time	4,095,935	-0.4
11	Woman's Day	4,065,406	-2.5
12	People	3,628,982	0.3
13	MediZine*	3,478,505	0
14	Westways	3,442,681	3.4
15	Home & Away	3,332,431	0.6
16	Prevention	3,277,746	4.7
17	Sports Illustrated	3,266,796	0.4
18	Newsweek	3,175,389	-2.2
19	Playboy	3,154,942	-1.9
20	Cosmopolitan	2,860,024	-3.5
21	Guideposts	2,638,814	-4
22	VIA Magazine	2,625,166	-1.1
23	Southern Living	2,600,732	2.1
24	American Legion Magazine	2,594,631	-1.9
25	O, The Oprah Magazine	2,532,621	11.3
26	Maxim	2,515,356	-2.1
27	Seventeen	2,409,289	-0.9
28	Redbook	2,371,371	-0.4
29	Martha Stewart Living	2,367,426	1.9
30	Glamour	2,244,012	-10.6
31	YM	2,234,770	-1.2
32	AAA Going Places	2,230,593	1.8
33	Parents	2,088,162	-0.2
34	Parenting Magazine	2,056,648	0.8
35	Smithsonian	2,030,020	-0.5
36	U.S. News & World Report	2,019,465	0
37	Money	1,963,040	0.9
38	Ebony	1,798,844	-4.5
39	Entertainment Weekly	1,725,053	5.5
40	Country Living	1,712,779	0.1
41	In Style	1,698,080	2.3
42	Men's Health	1,697,026	2.3
43	ESPN The Magazine	1,692,735	10.2
44	National Enquirer	1,672,401	-7.2
45	FamilyFun	1,659,296	11.9
46	Shape	1,635,266	-3.4
47	Woman's World	1,625,779	-2.6
48	Cooking Light	1,617,193	0.8
49	Teen People	1,587,331	-3.9
50	Golf Digest	1,566,586	-0.7
51	Endless Vacation	1,554,389	0.9
52	Field & Stream	1,531,046	0.8
53	Popular Science	1,473,270	0.3
54	Sunset	1,429,565	-1.2
55	American Rifleman	1,418,633	-7
56	Golf Magazine	1,415,009	-0.8
57	First For Women	1,404,253	-8.5
58	Health	1,389,350	-1.3
59	Boys' Life	1,384,475	-1.8
60	Fitness	1,384,067	15.6
61	Car and Driver	1,377,395	0.6
62	Real Simple	1,375,355	31.3
63	Self	1,347,650	4.9
64	Disney Adventures*	1,312,170	17.5
65	Bon Appetit	1,302,311	3.1
66	CosmoGirl!	1,279,436	21.3
67	Motor Trend	1,276,811	0.4
68	Rolling Stone	1,264,818	0.8
69	Star Magazine	1,259,001	-12.3
70	PC Magazine	1,225,179	-0.6
71	Popular Mechanics	1,222,351	-1.4
72	Country Home	1,213,852	10.2
73	Stuff	1,212,695	3.6
74	Game Informer Magazine	1,210,140	80.5
75	Vogue	1,174,677	-5.7
76	Family Handyman	1,166,040	1.2
77	Us Weekly	1,150,702	8
78	Vanity Fair	1,124,471	1.5
79	PC World	1,103,839	-0.7
80	FHM	1,103,434	4.4
81	American Hunter	1,083,852	-2.7
82	Essence	1,068,214	1.5
83	Scouting	1,057,844	0.1
84	Michigan Living	1,054,549	1.6
85	Nickelodeon Magazine*	1,053,092	3
86	Weight Watchers	1,049,458	40.8
87	National Geographic Kids*	1,029,898	NA
88	Kiplinger's Personal Finance	1,023,618	-4.6
89	Elle	1,014,418	2.5
90	Home	1,009,921	-0.1
91	Allure	999,734	4.4
92	Businessweek	990,584	1.4
93	Gourmet	985,165	5.4
94	Travel & Leisure	971,464	1.1
95	Food & Wine	964,206	0.7
96	This Old House	964,064	-1
97	New Yorker	958,179	3.6
98	Outdoor Life	949,313	-17.4
99	Child	935,142	-0.7
100	Traditional Home	925,021	11.1
101	Forbes	922,252	0.1
102	Discover	918,494	-12.9
103	Jet	912,061	-7.6
104	House & Garden	910,277	10.7
105	Marie Claire	885,993	-7
106	Realtor Magazine*	883,473	10.8
107	Fortune	871,337	-0.5
108	Midwest Living	862,074	4
109	House Beautiful	853,727	-5.3
110	More	852,884	18
111	Lucky	834,802	7.1
112	Vibe	831,188	1.3
113	Architectural Digest	813,156	-1.9
114	Smart Money	811,263	-1.4
115	Handy	767,509	-2.8
116	Conde Nast Traveler	766,977	-1.7
117	Working Mother	765,433	-3.1
118	GQ	764,512	-1.4
119	Athlon Football	761,579	-6
120	Sports Illustrated For Kids*	760,787	-1.8
121	Road & Track	751,584	-1.5
122	Fast Company	738,573	-4.2
123	Traveler	728,231	1.8
124	Harper's Bazaar	725,491	0.9
125	Esquire	724,617	0.5
126	Sierra	721,122	-1
127	Tennis Magazine	715,693	1.6
128	Hot Rod Magazine	709,942	-0.2
129	Sporting News Magazine	706,420	15
130	Biography Magazine	705,269	-2.7
131	North American Hunter	687,589	-1.9
132	Inc	686,600	0.9
133	Scientific American	670,135	-1.6
134	Jane	668,276	0.8
135	Outside	662,985	2.1
136	Arthritis Today	659,207	-1.1
137	Men's Journal	653,230	5.3
138	Automobile Magazine	637,437	-1.2
139	Soap Opera Digest	635,526	-39
140	Men's Fitness	630,582	-0.7
141	Travel Holiday	626,783	-4.7
142	AAA Texas Journey	618,138	3.2
143	Mary Engelbreit's Home Companion	613,023	-0.7
144	Metropolitan Home	608,598	0.7
145	The Cable Guide*	605,853	-47.9
146	National Wildlife	601,237	1.4
147	Reader's Digest Large Print	600,214	-3
148	Street & Smith's Sports Group	597,935	-3.3
149	Organic Style	593,508	NA
150	America's 1st Freedom	586,602	-7.7
151	J-14	577,817	11.7
152	Coastal Living	570,237	10.8
153	Game & Fish Magazine	566,603	-1.8
154	Entrepreneur	560,990	3.1
155	Better Homes and Gardens Wood	556,636	-1
156	Gamepro	554,335	11.9
157	Business 2.0	553,306	-0.7
158	Globe	548,959	-13.5
159	Wired	539,963	6
160	Premiere	534,198	-13.7
161	Runner's World	533,082	0.8
162	Arthur Frommer's Budget Travel*	530,723	11.1
163	Boat U.S. Magazine	527,428	1.9
164	Spin	527,384	0.1
165	Atlantic Monthly	520,174	3.6
166	Gardening How-To	516,176	2.7
167	Yankee	512,995	0.8
168	Elle Decor	511,652	10.8
169	Washington/Puget Sound Journey	510,338	21.7
170	Electronic Gaming Monthly	505,569	-5.8
171	Computer Shopper	503,015	-2.1
172	Source	501,743	5.5
173	Rotarian	501,362	0.8
174	Kentucky Living	500,074	3.4
175	Golf For Women	484,994	20.4
176	Black Enterprise	483,126	5.5
177	Lion	482,721	-0.9
178	Carolina Country	481,082	3.2
179	Penthouse	477,357	-20.6
180	Tennessee Magazine	475,069	2.1
181	Guns & Ammo	470,446	-10.9
182	W	467,758	-0.7
183	AAA Midwest Traveler	462,587	1.1
184	Ski Magazine	460,175	1.7
185	Town & Country	458,316	6.2
186	Popular Photography & Imaging	456,423	1
187	New York	442,209	3.4
188	Economist	429,667	6.6
189	In Touch Weekly	423,289	NA
190	Diabetes Forecast	422,192	-0.9
191	My Business*	420,959	2.4
192	Audubon	420,841	-6.7
193	Muscle & Fitness	420,509	-10.6
194	Details	418,005	0.1
195	Delicious Living	416,526	-6.6
196	PGA Tour Partners	412,268	9.8
197	Sound & Vision	411,595	-9.1
198	American Hockey Magazine	410,179	0.3
199	Petersen's 4 Wheel & Off-Road	409,908	-5.7
200	People En Espanol	407,679	-3.1

Notes: Top paid circulation data for magazines are six-month averages for the period ending June 30, 2003 (compared with the same period in 2002) based on Audit Bureau of Circulations and BPA International figures. Both services also audit non-paid circulation, not shown. Magazines marked with an asterisk (*) are audited by BPA. The rest are from ABC.

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