United States
This is a list of American magazines, sorted by their circulation, both paid and unpaid, as of the first half of 2012, according to the Audit Bureau of Circulations.
Rank Name Circulation[14] Founded Publisher
1 AARP The Magazine 22,528,478 1958 AARP
2 AARP Bulletin 22,283,411 1960 AARP
3 The Costco Connection 8,631,275 1988 Costco
4 Game Informer 8,169,524 1991 GameStop Better Homes And
5 7,617,038 1922 Meredith
Gardens
6 Reader's Digest 5,577,717 1922 The Reader's Digest Association
7 Good Housekeeping 4,346,757 1885 Hearst Magazines
8 National Geographic 4,232,205 1888 National Geographic Society
9 Family Circle 4,100,977 1932 Meredith
10 People 3,563,035 1974 Time Inc. (Time Warner)
11 Woman's Day 3,449,692 1931 Hearst Magazines
12 Time 3,276,822 1923 Time Inc. (Time Warner)
13 Taste of Home 3,231,697 1993 The Reader's Digest Association
14 Ladies' Home Journal 3,205,302 1883 Meredith
15 Sports Illustrated 3,204,945 1954 Time Inc. (Time Warner)
16 Cosmopolitan 3,017,834 1886 Hearst Magazines
17 Prevention 2,930,730 1950 Rodale Southern Progress Corporation/Time
18 Southern Living 2,841,331 1966 Inc. (Time Warner)
19 AAA Via 2,590,421 American Automobile Association
20 Maxim 2,518,827 1997 Alpha Media Group
21 AAA Living 2,459,089 American Automobile Association
22 O, The Oprah Magazine 2,444,934 2000 Hearst Magazines Condé Nast Publications (Advance
23 Glamour 2,374,291 1939 Publications) The American Legion
24 2,284,729 1926 American Legion
Magazine
25 Parenting 2,232,588 1987 Bonnier
26 Redbook 2,222,177 1903 Hearst Magazines
27 Parents 2,203,283 1926 Meredith
28 Smithsonian 2,138,931 1970 Smithsonian Institution
29 ESPN The Magazine 2,132,897 1998 ESPN
30 FamilyFun 2,122,411 1991 Meredith Rank Name Circulation[14] Founded Publisher
31 Martha Stewart Living 2,082,348 1990 Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia
32 Real Simple 2,031,596 2000 Time Inc. (Time Warner)
33 Seventeen 2,025,299 1944 Hearst Magazines
34 TV Guide 2,010,879 1953 OpenGate Capital
35 Us Weekly 1,977,251 1977 Wenner Media
36 Men's Health 1,918,387 1987 Rodale
37 Money 1,908,509 1972 Time Inc. (Time Warner) Southern Progress Corporation/Time
38 Cooking Light 1,814,471 1987 Inc. (Time Warner)
39 Entertainment Weekly 1,781,934 1990 Time Inc. (Time Warner)
40 Guideposts 1,774,250 1945 Guideposts
41 InStyle 1,767,248 1994 Time Inc. (Time Warner) Every Day with Rachael
42 1,709,309 2005 Meredith
Ray
43 American Rifleman 1,696,922 1887 National Rifle Association Condé Nast Publications (Advance
44 Golf Digest 1,678,538 1950 Publications)
45 Country Living 1,641,000 1978 Hearst Magazines
46 Shape 1,635,933} 1981 American Media
47 Women's Health 1,617,737 2005 Rodale Food Network
48 1,597,796 2009 Hearst Magazines
Magazine Condé Nast Publications (Advance
49 Bon Appétit 1,541,469 1956 Publications) Condé Nast Publications (Advance
50 Self 1,528,583 1979 Publications)
51 Newsweek 1,527,156 1933 The Newsweek Daily Beast Company
52 Fitness 1,511,170 1992 Meredith
53 All You 1,506,002 2004 Time Inc. (Time Warner)
54 Rolling Stone 1,464,943 1967 Wenner Media
55 Golf Magazine 1,425,490 1960 Time Inc. (Time Warner)
56 Birds & Blooms 1,385,966 1995 The Reader's Digest Association Southern Progress Corporation/Time
57 Health 1,363,862 1981 Inc. (Time Warner)
58 Playboy 1,363,615 1953 Playboy Enterprises
59 Popular Science 1,350,685 1872 Bonnier
60 Weight Watchers 1,340,649 1968 Weight Watchers
61 WebMD the Magazine 1,335,852 TMG Custom Media
Rank Name Circulation[14] Founded Publisher
62 More 1,316,751 1998 Meredith Southern Progress Corporation/Time
63 Sunset 1,264,308 1898 Inc. (Time Warner)
64 Woman's World 1,262,468 1981 Bauer
65 Ebony 1,255,542 1945 Johnson Publishing Company
66 Field & Stream 1,252,833 1895 Bonnier
67 Where 1,249,635 Morris Communications
68 First 1,243,586 1989 Bauer
69 Popular Mechanics 1,234,691 1902 Hearst Magazines Condé Nast Publications (Advance
70 Vogue 1,222,373 1892 Publications)
71 Car and Driver 1,212,555 1955 Hearst Magazines Condé Nast Publications (Advance
72 Vanity Fair 1,193,267 1983 Publications)
73 The Family Handyman 1,138,612 1951 The Reader's Digest Association
74 Motor Trend 1,137,252 1949 Source Interlink
75 Boys' Life 1,136,142 1911 Boy Scouts of America Condé Nast Publications (Advance
76 Allure 1,127,636 1991 Publications)
77 Elle 1,121,529 1981 Hearst Magazines Condé Nast Publications (Advance
78 Lucky 1,109,757 2000 Publications)
79 Everyday Food 1,088,109 1990 Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia
80 Reminisce 1,081,578 1991 The Reader's Digest Association
81 Essence 1,080,633 1968 Time Inc. (Time Warner) Condé Nast Publications (Advance
82 The New Yorker 1,043,792 1925 Publications) Condé Nast Publications (Advance
83 Teen Vogue 1,018,242 2003 Publications)
84 ESPN HS 1,004,491 1997 ESPN Food & Family (Kraft
85 1,000,586 2000 Meredith Foods) Bloomberg
86 993,267 1929 Bloomberg
Businessweek
87 Marie Claire 988,418 1994 Hearst Magazines
88 Travel + Leisure 984,302 1937 American Express
89 Midwest Living 977,272 1987 Meredith
90 This Old House 966,817 1995 Time Inc. (Time Warner)