List of magazines by circulation

The following list of the magazines in the world by circulation is based upon the number of copies distributed, on average, for each issue.

Lists by continent and country

The following are lists of magazines from selected countries/regions, sorted by overall circulation:

Asia

Japan

The following list presents the best-selling ten magazines in Japan from October 2014 to September 2015.

Rank	Name	Circulation	Founded	Publisher
1	Weekly Shōnen Jump	2,449,792	1968	Shueisha
2	Weekly Shōnen Magazine	1,145,027	1959	Kodansha
3	CoroCoro Comic	1,014,167	1977	Shogakukan
4	Shūkan Bunshun	680,296	1959	Bungeishunju
5	Weekly Young Jump	576,250	1979	Shueisha
6	Ie no Hikari	569,359	1925	Ie no Hikari Association
7	Monthly Shonen Magazine	564,617	1964	Kodansha
8	Big Comic Original	547,167	1972	Shogakukan
9	Shukan Shincho	537,596	1956	Shinchosha
10	Ciao	526,667	1977	Shogakukan

Europe

France

The following list of French magazines is ranked according to their paid circulation from 2024 to 2025:

Rank	Name	Circulation	Founded	Publisher
1	Diverto	2,976,368	2023	GIE Diverto
2	Version Femina	1,843,235	2002	Czech Media Invest France
3	Merci pour l'Info	1,732,621	1973	Uni-Médias
4	Famille et Education	960,357
5	Télé 7 Jours	660,415	1944	Czech Media Invest France
6	Télé Z	563,159	1982	Prisma Media
7	M Le Magazine du Monde	555,583	2000	Groupe Le Monde
8	TV Magazine	527,169	1987	Groupe Figaro
9	TV Grandes Chaînes	470,923	2004	Prisma Media
10	Télé Star	467,644	1976	Reworld Media
11	Télé 2 Semaines	442,655	2004	Prisma Media
12	Notre Temps	427,996	1968	Bayard Presse
13	Télé Loisirs	418,807	1986	Prisma Media
14	Télérama	418,648	1947	Groupe Le Monde
15	Paris Match	417,937	1949	LVMH
16	Télécabo Sat Hebdo	393,598	1990	Bauer Media Group
17	Madame Figaro	391,671	1980	Groupe Figaro
18	Le Figaro Magazine	383,563	1978	Groupe Figaro
19	Pleine Vie	300,382	1981	Reworld Media
20	Femme Actuelle	296,086	1984	Prisma Media
21	Le Point	277,17	1972	Groupe Artémis
22	Marie Claire	256,838	1937	Groupe Marie Claire
23	Maxi	244,621	1986	Bauer Media Group
24	L'Equipe Le Magazine	236,768	1980
25	Le Particulier	233,159	1949	Groupe Figaro
26	Télé Poche	232,416	1966	Reworld Media
27	Avantages	232,234	1988	Groupe Marie Claire
28	Santé Magazine	231,617	1976	Uni-Médias
29	Elle	228,554	1945	Czech Media Invest France
30	Le Parisien Week-end / Aujourd'hui en France Week-End	220,122	2012	LVMH
31	Prima	217,185	1982
32	L'Ancien d'Algérie	204,112	1958
33	Télé 15 jours	197,945	2019	RL Mags
34	Maison Créative	194,710		Uni-Médias
35	Auto Plus	176,252	1988	Reworld Media / Axel Springer
36	Sciences et Avenir	174,826	1947
37	Détente Jardin	172,708
38	Le Nouvel Obs	171,768	1950	Groupe Nouvel Observateur
39	Régal	170,309		Uni-Médias
40	Top Santé	167,562	1984	Reworld Media
41	Le Chasseur Français	166,690	1885	Reworld Media
42	Courrier International	161,950	1990	Groupe Le Monde
43	Télé Programmes	160,991	2020	RL Mags
44	Ça m'intéresse	152,012	1981	Prisma Media
45	Dr Good!	150,840	2017	Prisma Media
46	Cosmopolitan France	150,641	1973	Groupe Marie Claire
47	JDNews	147,091	2024	Lagardère Group
48	Modes & Travaux	146,037	1919	Reworld Media
49	Plus de Pep's	144,851	2014	Uni-Médias
50	Ici Paris	141,738	1941	Czech Media Invest France

Germany

The following list of German magazines is sorted by their circulation as of the third quarter of 2012:

Rank	Name	Circulation	Publisher
1	ADAC Motorwelt	13643161	ADAC
2	tv14	2426694	Bauer
3	Metallzeitung	2208709	IG Metall
4	ver.di Publik	1912104	ver.di
5	TV Digital	1775422	Axel Springer
6	House and More	1625110	Verlagsgruppe Handelsblatt
7	VdK-Zeitung	1395948	Sozialverband VdK Deutschland
8	TV-Movie	1367567	Bauer
9	Hörzu	1336713	Axel Springer
10	TV Direkt	1178964	Gong Verlag
11	TV Spielfilm	1165985	Burda Media">Hubert Burda Media">Burda Media
12	auf einen Blick	1139022	Bauer
13	ASB Magazin	988060	Arbeiter-Samariter-Bund Deutschland
14	Bild der Frau	956178	Axel Springer
15	Der Spiegel	951656	SPIEGEL-Verlag
16	Freizeit Revue	907371	Hubert Burda Media
17	Stern	851745	Gruner + Jahr
18	Landlust	828652	Landwirtschaftsverlag Munster
19	TV-Hören und Sehen	791235	Bauer
20	Der Vermögensberater	740106	Deutsche Vermögensberatung
21	Neue Post	701884	Bauer
22	Reader's Digest	700649	Reader's Digest Association
23	extratour	676699	Deutsches Jugendherbergswerk
24	Kompakt	659460	IG Bergbau, Chemie, Energie
25	Brigitte	655372	Gruner + Jahr
26	Bunte	634780	Hubert Burda Media
27	TV pur	618293	Bauer
28	nurTV	613622	Gong Verlag
29	Focus	578502	Hubert Burda Media
30	Funk Uhr	552874	Axel Springer
31	DAV Panorama	542477	German Alpine Club
32	ACE-Lenkrad	538339	Auto Club Europa
33	Auto Bild	538260	Axel Springer
34	Computer Bild	533636	Axel Springer
35	Frau + Mutter	529723	Katholische Frauengemeinschaft Deutschlands
36	Freundin	510834	Hubert Burda Media
37	Freizeitwoche	502992	Bauer
38	Glamour	487488	Condé Nast
39	Fernsehwoche	484294	Bauer
40	Tina	460346	Bauer
41	InStyle	449072	Hubert Burda Media
42	Sport Bild	443592	Axel Springer
43	Freizeit Spass	422836	Hubert Burda Media
44	Vorwärts	420638	Social Democratic Party of Germany
45	Bravo	419763	Bauer
46	Für Sie	426248	Jahreszeiten Verlag
47	Joy	416409	Marquard Media
48	TV Today	404858	Hubert Burda Media
49	Mein schöner Garten	400849	Hubert Burda Media
50	Auto, Motor und Sport	397776	Motor Presse Stuttgart

Netherlands

The following list of Dutch magazines is ranked according to circulation figures:

Rank	Name	Circulation	Publisher
1	AutoPrimeurs	6010904	Topline Publishing
2	Kampioen	3440298	Royal Dutch Touring Club
3	Allerhande	1999999	MediaPartners Group
4	Boodschappen	1981283	Superunie
5	SPOOR	1276782	Nederlandse Spoorwegen
6	Wathandig	991890	MediaPartners Group
7	Veronica	827537	ProSiebenSat.1 Media
8	Vrouw	704814	Mediahuis
9	Eigen Huis magazine	698771	Eigen Huis
10	Film1 Sport1 Gids	572620	Chello Benelux
11	Zorgbelang	512876	Zorgbelang
12	Mooi	495765	Etos
13	Villa d'Arte	467854	Argo Media Groep
14	Libelle	433293	Sanoma
15	Mikro Gids	378448	Bindinc.
16	Het Volkskrant Magazine	351562	DPG Media
17	ANBO Magazine	350432	ANBO
18	Donald Duck	306984	Sanoma
19	VARAgids	299993	VARA
20	Mediazine	299000	Media Markt Saturn
21	AVRObode		Senior Publications Nederland
22	PLUS Magazine		Riksbyggen
23	GOLFjournaal	252712	Sanoma
24	Margriet	245583	Sanoma
25	Wij Jonge Ouders		Wegener
26	NCRV-gids	224809	Bindinc.
27	Tennis Magazine	224194	Springer Media
28	VPRO Gids	215776	VPRO
29	Happinez	204142	Happinez
30	PrimaOuders	197437	EDG Media
31	Nestor	190275	Unie KBO
32	Quest	185668	Gruner + Jahr
33	Privé	182016	Mediahuis
34	Linda	173551	Sanoma
35	TV Krant	170876	Hilversumse Media Compagnie
36	Flying Dutchman	161538	Hemels Publishers
37	De Zaak	155001	Swedish Association of Graduate Engineers
38	Voetbal International	151565	WPG Uitgevers
39	Glamour	148314	Gruner + Jahr
40	Weekend	146615	Audax Groep
41	TeleVizier	141482	Bindinc.
42	KRO Magazine	133559	Bindinc.
43	Elsevier	130932	Reed Business
44	Visie	129112	Evangelische Omroep
45	VT Wonen	124766	Sanoma
46	TVFilm	124701	Bindinc.
47	Nummer 1	120465	Nummer 1
48	NL Landelijk	117575	AKP Media
49	National Geographic	115642	Gruner + Jahr
50	TKMST Magazine	114350	TKMST Media

Portugal

The following list of Portuguese newspaper, magazines and books as of 2020:

Russia

The following list of Russian magazines is ranked according to circulation figures:

Rank	Name	Circulation	Publisher
1	Cosmopolitan		Independent Media Sanoma Magazines
2	Glamour		Condé Nast Publications
3	Maxim		Hearst Shkulev Media
4	Psychologies		Hearst Shkulev Media
5	Hello!
6	Good Housekeeping		Independent Media Sanoma Magazines
7	National Geographic		Independent Media Sanoma Magazines
8	Elle		Hearst Shkulev Media
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10	Cosmopolitan Shopping		Independent Media Sanoma Magazines
11	Igromania		Tehnomir
12	Men's Health		Independent Media Sanoma Magazines
13	Playboy		Burda
14	Vogue		Condé Nast Publications
15	L'Officiel
16	Elle Girl		Hearst Shkulev Media
17	XXL		IDR
18	Esquire		Independent Media Sanoma Magazines
19	Marie Claire		Hearst Shkulev Media
20	Harper's Bazaar		Independent Media Sanoma Magazines
21	Tatler		Condé Nast Publications
22	Forbes		Axel Springer Russia
23	OK!		Axel Springer Russia
24	InStyle
25	FHM		IDR
26	Rolling Stone		SPN Publishing
27	GQ		Condé Nast Publications
28	GQ Style		Condé Nast Publications
29	ComputerBild		Axel Springer Russia
30	Sportweek		Global Media Group
31	PC Igry		Gameland
32	Strana Igr		Gameland
33	Chip		Hubert Burda Media
34	Wedding		Global Media Group
35	AD / Architectural Digest		Condé Nast Publications
36	Russky Newsweek		Axel Springer Russia
37	Navigator Igrovogo Mira		Navigator Publishing
38	Collezioni		Global Media Group

Spain

The following list of Spanish magazines are ranked according to circulation figures that are relevant as of 2010:

Rank	Name	Circulation	Publisher
1	Pronto		Publicaciones Heres
2	¡Hola!		Hola
3	Diez Minutos	345386	Hearst Magazines
4	Que Me Dices	261877	Hearst Magazines
5	Cuore	230923	Grupo Zeta
6	Glamour	226040	Condé Nast
7	Lecturas	203141	RBA Revistas
8	Saber Vivir	201184	RBA Revistas
9	Telva	190840	Unidad Editorial
10	Elle	184155	Hearst Magazines
11	Semana	178337	Semana
12	Woman	178105	Grupo Zeta
13	National Geographic	176905	RBA Revistas
14	Muy Interesante	175329	G+J
15	Stylissimo	142100	Stylissimo
16	Cosas de Casa	141843	RBA Revistas
17	Lecturas Cocina Fácil	131860	RBA Revistas
18	Cosmopolitan	128313	G+J
19	Clara	127744	RBA Revistas
20	El Mueble	127695	RBA Revistas
21	Casa Diez	126834	Hearst Magazines
22	Vogue	125067	Condé Nast
23	Mía	113726	G+J
24	AR La Revista de Ana Rosa Quintana	106086	Hearst Magazines
25	InStyle	103734	RBA Revistas
26	Quo	102631	Hearst Magazines

Sweden

The following list of Swedish magazines are ranked according to their circulation figures:

Rank	Name	Circulation	Publisher
1	Buffé		ICA
2	Coop Mersmak		Coop Sverige
3	IKEA Family Live		IKEA
4	Hem & Hyra		Hyresgästföreningens
5	Kommunalarbetaren		Swedish Municipal Workers' Union
6	Kollega		Unionen
7	Hemma i HSB		HSB
8	Dagens Arbete		IF Metall, GS & Pappers
9	Villaägaren		Villaägarnas Riksförbund
10	Svensk Golf		Egmont
11	PRO Pensionären		Swedish National Pensioners' Organisation
12	Stadium Magazine		Stadium
13	Lärarnas Tidning		Swedish Teachers' Union
14	Pedagogiska Magasinet		Swedish Teachers' Union
15	Röda Korsets Tidning – Henry		Swedish Red Cross
16	Studentliv		Swedish Confederation of Professional Employees
17	Allers		Aller Media
18	Veteranen		Swedish Pensioners' Association
19	Hemmets Journal		Egmont
20	Land		LRF Media
21	Hemmets Veckotidning		Aller Media
22	Öppet Hus		Riksbyggen
23	Live Life		Life Europe
24	Turist		Svenska Turistföreningen
25	SKTF-tidningen		Swedish Union of Local Government Officers
26	Icakuriren		Forma Magazines
27	Året Runt		Aller Media
28	Ny Teknik		Talentum
29	Svensk Damtidning		Aller Media
30	Handelsnytt		Swedish Commercial Employees' Union
31	SKPF HärΝ		Just Media
32	Båtliv		Swedish Yachting Association
33	Arbetsliv		Prevent
34	Svensk Jakt		Swedish Hunters Association
35	Svensk Jakt NYHETER		Swedish Hunters Association
36	Hänt Extra		Aller Media
37	Ingenjören		Swedish Association of Graduate Engineers
38	Land Lantbruk		LRF Media
39	Vi Bilägare		OK-förlaget
40	Allas		Aller Media
41	Motor		Motormännens Riksförbund
42	Illustrerad Vetenskap		Bonnier
43	Barn		Rädda Barnen
44	Byggnadsarbetaren		Swedish Building Workers' Union
45	Se & Hör		Aller Media
46	Vårdfokus		Swedish Association of Health Professionals
47	Maison Créative		Swedish Society for Nature Conservation
48	Chef		Chef Stockholm
49	Femina		Aller Media
50	Amelia		Bonnier

United Kingdom

The following list shows the 50 largest magazines in the United Kingdom by average per-issue circulation as of 2024:

North America

Canada

The following list of Canadian magazines is sorted by their circulation totals, as of the first half of 2012, according to data from the Alliance for Audited Media :

Rank	Name	Circulation	Publisher
1	What's Cooking		Kraft Foods/Meredith Corporation
2	Reader's Digest		The [Reader's Digest Association]
3	Chatelaine		Rogers Communications
4	Canadian Living		Transcontinental
	Maclean's		Rogers Communications
6	Canadian House & Home		House & Home Media
7	Style at Home		Transcontinental
8	Clean Eating		Robert Kennedy Publishing
9	Coup de Pouce		Transcontinental
10	Oxygen Women's Fitness		Robert Kennedy Publishing
11	Châtelaine		Rogers Communications
12	Canadian Geographic		Royal Canadian Geographical Society
13	Our Canada		The Reader's Digest Association
14	Financial Post Magazine		Postmedia Network
15	L'actualité		Rogers Communications
16	Today's Parent		Rogers Communications
17	Sélection du Reader's Digest		The Reader's Digest Association
18	Vervegirl		Youth Culture
19	LOU LOU		Rogers Communications
20	Fashion		St. Joseph Communications
21	Good Times		Transcontinental
22	Elle Canada		Transcontinental
23	Hello!		Rogers Communications
24	Today's Parent Baby & Toddler		Rogers Communications
25	MoneySense		Rogers Communications
26	Le Bel Age		Transcontinental
27	Flare		Rogers Communications
28	More		Transcontinental
29	Today's Parent Newborn		Rogers Communications
30	The Hockey News		Transcontinental

United States

The following list shows the 50 largest magazines in the United States by paid circulation as of 1 September 2025 based on data from the Alliance for Audited Media:

Rank	Name	Circulation	Publisher
1	AARP: The Magazine	21,850,867	AARP
2	AARP Bulletin	21,824,419	AARP
3	Costco Connection	14,788,851	Costco Wholesale
4	American Mainstreet	10,221,411	American MainStreet Publications
5	Southern Living	2,820,687	People Inc.
6	Better [Homes and Gardens (magazine)\|Better Homes and Gardens]	2,528,309	People Inc.
7	People	2,239,525	People Inc.
8	NEA Today	2,226,409	National Education Association
9	Texas Co-op Power	1,999,711	Texas Electric Cooperatives
10	Us Weekly	1,813,091	A360media
11	Reader's Digest	1,723,492	Trusted Media Brands
12	Real Simple	1,683,025	People Inc.
13	Golf Digest	1,653,022	Condé Nast
14	American Legion Magazine	1,460,068	American Legion
15	The New Yorker	1,323,028	Condé Nast
16	The Atlantic	1,318,140	Emerson Collective
17	National Geographic	1,307,007	National Geographic Partners
18	American Rifleman	1,301,491	National Rifle Association of America
19	Vanity Fair	1,245,761	Condé Nast
20	Golf Magazine	1,220,066	People Inc.
21	Vogue	1,217,138	Condé Nast
22	Allrecipes	1,112,003	People Inc.
23	Taste of Home	1,104,796	Trusted Media Brands
24	Elle USA	1,029,587	Hearst
25	Magnolia Journal	1,011,402	Magnolia Network
26	TV Guide	973,719	NTVB Media
27	Travel + Leisure	954,318	People Inc.
28	GQ	940,065	Condé Nast
29	Food & Wine	929,543	People Inc.
30	Smithsonian	857,488	Smithsonian Institution
31	Good Housekeeping	843,945	Hearst
32	Midwest Living	812,666	People Inc.
33	Architectural Digest	812,663	Condé Nast
34	Bon Appétit	812,336	Condé Nast
35	Woman's World	801,246	Bauer Media Group
36	Carolina Country	761,282	NC Electric Cooperatives
37	Essence	760,742	Essence Communications
38	Elks Magazine	751,020	Benevolent and [Protective Order of Elks]
39	The Tennessee Magazine	747,750	Tennessee Electric Cooperative Association
40	Harper's Bazaar	743,701	Hearst
41	Condé Nast Traveler	730,585	Condé Nast
42	Food Network Magazine	702,443	Hearst
43	American Hunter	670,199	National Rifle Association of America
44	South Carolina Living	637,219	Electric Cooperatives of South Carolina, Inc.
45	Experience Life	625,596	Life [Time, Inc.]
46	Esquire	612,255	Hearst
47	Ducks Unlimited	589,356	Ducks Unlimited
48	Wired	563,179	Condé Nast
49	The Economist North America	549,884	The Economist Group
50	Forbes	535,203	Forbes

Oceania

Australia

The following list of Australian magazines have been sorted according to circulation data that is relevant as of December 2012:

Rank 1	Name	Circulation	Founded	Publisher
1	Australian Women's Weekly	470331	1933	Are Media
2	Better Homes And Gardens	388110	1979	Are Media
3	Woman's Day		1953	Are Media
4	New Idea		1902	Are Media
5	That's Life!		1994	Are Media
6	Reader's Digest		1946	Trusted Media Brands
7	Take 5		1998	Are Media
8	Super Food Ideas			NewsLifeMedia
9	TV Week		1957	Are Media
10	Who		1992	Are Media
11	Delicious		2001	NewsLifeMedia
12	Australian House & Garden		1948	Are Media
13	Recipes+		2003	Are Media
14	Cosmopolitan			Are Media
15	NW		1993	Are Media
16	Donna Hay		2001	NewsLifeMedia
17	Women's Health		2005	Are Media
18	Marie Claire		1995	Are Media
19	Dolly		1970	Are Media
20	OK!		2004	Are Media
21	Famous			Are Media
22	Club Marine			Allianz
23	Family Circle	84358		Are Media
24	Woolworths Good Taste	82388	1996	NewsLifeMedia
25	Australian Geographic	82339	1985	Are Media

New Zealand

This is a list of New Zealand magazines, ranked according to circulation figures:

Rank	Name	Circulation	Founded	Publisher
1	AA Directions	367,000	1991	SCG Media / New Zealand Automobile Association
2	New Zealand Listener	224,000	1939	Are Media
3	New Zealand Woman's Day	130,000	1989	Are Media
4	Dish	125,000	2004	SCG Media
5	Kia Ora	123,000	2004	Are Media / Air New Zealand
6	Fish & Game	116,000	1993	Fish & Game New Zealand
7	The Australian Women's Weekly New Zealand	115,000	1993	Are Media
7	TV Guide	115,000	1983	Stuff
8	Cuisine	95,000	1986	Bunnings
9	NZ House & Garden	94,000	1994	Stuff
10	New Zealand Woman's Weekly	90,000	1932	Are Media
10	Habitat	90,000	2004	SCG Media / Resene
11	New Zealand Gardener	85,000	1944	Stuff
12	Mindfood	72,000	2008	McHugh Media
13	Life & Leisure	69,000	2010	Countrywide
14	Heritage New Zealand	63,000	1983	Heritage New Zealand
15	New Idea	60,000	1902	Are Media
16	Bunnings Magazine	56,000	2019	Bunnings
17	North & South	55,000	1986	School Road Publishing
18	Property Press	54,000	1978	New Zealand Media and Entertainment
19	NZ Outdoor Hunting	50,000
20	Consumer	49,000	1959	Consumer NZ
21	Metro	48,000	1981	Metro Media Group
22	Home	45,000	1936	Nook Publishing
22	New Zealand Geographic	45,000	1989	Kowhai Media
23	Your Home & Garden	43,000	1996	Are Media
24	National Geographic	40,000	1888	National Geographic Partners
25	Kiwi Gardener	39,000	1998	Allied Media
26	That's Life!	38,000	1994	Are Media
27	Grapevine	35,000	1981	Grapevine Communications
28	[Fashion Quarterly\|New Zealand Fashion Quarterly]	34,000	1980	Elcoat Media
29	Art News ''Aotearoa	33,000	1979	Fair Ground Art
30	Avenues''	31,000	2004	Twenty Seven Publishers