ABC latest figures - circulation and comparison charts
Date Posted: Monday 20th August 2018
Average circulations for each media category were all down on the period - with food & drink titles (not including the supermarket titles) showing the biggest fall:
| avg change in circulation by media category | |
| food & drink | -12% |
| men's interest | -6% |
| women's interest | -6% |
| entertainment | -5% |
| travel & leisure | -3% |
| homes & gardens | -1% |
The below chart shows 'women's interest' titles ordered by current circulation - titles showing an increased circulation since last period are indicated in pink and titles showing a decreased circulation of 20% and over are indicated in bold.
| Jan-Jun 2017 | July-Dec 2017 | Jan-June 2018 |
% change since |
% change yoy | |
| Take a Break | 515,019 | 497,349 | 472,248 | -5% | -8% |
| Good Housekeeping | 439,561 | 455,552 | 428,771 | -6% | -2% |
| Stylist | 400,942 | 400,359 | 403,855 | 1% | 1% |
| Cosmopolitan | 403,887 | 351,338 | 302,514 | -14% | -25% |
| woman&home | 302,600 | 289,854 | 284,467 | -2% | -6% |
| HELLO! | 230,940 | 234,655 | 249,834 | 6% | 8% |
| Woman's Weekly | 267,081 | 255,288 | 240,829 | -6% | -10% |
| Prima magazine | 240,924 | 238,753 | 226,129 | -5% | -6% |
| Chat | 225,436 | 222,344 | 203,014 | -9% | -10% |
| Vogue | 190,021 | 190,032 | 192,112 | 1% | 1% |
| that's life! | 204,065 | 203,013 | 191,583 | -6% | -6% |
| Closer | 196,126 | 189,577 | 176,731 | -7% | -10% |
| Red | 166,340 | 166,128 | 171,440 | 3% | 3% |
| Bella | 161,647 | 164,051 | 166,166 | 1% | 3% |
| New! | 184,021 | 170,887 | 160,031 | -6% | -13% |
| OK! magazine | 170,231 | 165,583 | 154,544 | -7% | -9% |
| ELLE | 172,193 | 168,850 | 151,763 | -10% | -12% |
| Woman Magazine | 183,872 | 166,573 | 140,712 | -16% | -23% |
| Women's Health | 131,960 | 132,728 | 133,452 | 1% | 1% |
| Woman's Own | 170,385 | 153,354 | 129,047 | -16% | -24% |
| Marie Claire | 155,723 | 157,412 | 123,854 | -21% | -20% |
| heat | 120,175 | 119,853 | 118,612 | -1% | -1% |
| Best | 130,506 | 126,862 | 117,480 | -7% | -10% |
| Harper's Bazaar | 111,424 | 115,742 | 117,414 | 1% | 5% |
| Real People | 124,859 | 121,842 | 115,196 | -5% | -8% |
| Pick Me Up | 121,503 | 119,764 | 105,974 | -12% | -13% |
| Grazia | 110,031 | 102,859 | 102,022 | -1% | -7% |
| Star | 107,840 | 102,825 | 94,291 | -8% | -13% |
| My Weekly | 98,814 | 96,527 | 92,044 | -5% | -7% |
| Candis | 95,894 | 91,262 | 86,579 | -5% | -10% |
| Reveal | 100,685 | 95,018 | 82,247 | -13% | -18% |
| Tatler | 80,035 | 78,082 | 78,090 | 0% | -2% |
| HELLO! Fashion Monthly | 68,476 | 80,899 | 75,888 | -6% | 11% |
| Now Magazine | 86,838 | 78,619 | 50,754 | -35% | -42% |
HELLO! and Red showed the biggest gains in circulation over the 6 month period. Cosmopolitan saw the biggest decrease, partly due to Hearst's decision to double the price of the title from £1 to £2.
Last year LOOK magazine saw the biggest year on year decline over the July-Dec 2017 period with a 37% fall in circulation. The title announced its closure in May.
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