The Economist is the UK magazine with the top selling digital edition with average audited sales of 50,000.
The title has increased digital edition sales by 300 per cent year on year. A digital edition subscription is included when subscribers pay for a combined print and digital subscripton package (which also includes online access).
The Times Educational Supplement was the fastest-growing digital edition with sales up 17-fold year on year.
BBC History Magazine has also seen particularly strong digital growth, with sales up 36 per cent year on year to 16,000 a month.
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ABC classifies digital editions as digital versions which are almost identical to the print one (this table does not include Kindle sales and paid-for apps).
On average, digital magazine editions rose by 33.1 per cent year on year.
Overall digital editions still account for a small proportion of total UK magazine sales.
Print magazine editions had a total average per-issue circulation of 45,795,836 in the second half of 2014. Digital editions totalled 714,655, according to ABC.
UK magazine digital edition sales in the second half of 2014 (source ABC)
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| Title | Circulation | % change y/y |
|---|---|---|
| The Economist – United Kingdom Edition | 49,976 | 295.3 |
| The Economist – Asia Pacific Edition | 31,310 | 109.8 |
| The Week Magazine | 27,627 | |
| The Economist – Continental Europe Edition | 26,427 | 54.9 |
| T3 | 17,791 | -20.3 |
| Times Educational Supplement | 15,592 | 1,690.10 |
| BBC History Magazine | 15,122 | 35.8 |
| BBC Top Gear Magazine | 14,140 | 5.5 |
| Stuff | 12,903 | -13.7 |
| Attitude | 12,701 | 27.4 |
| GQ | 12,516 | 2.8 |
| Time Magazine – EMEA (excluding BI/SA) | 12,211 | 98.9 |
| Slimming World Magazine | 11,653 | 50.6 |
| Empire | 11,625 | |
| Total Film | 11,429 | -5.8 |
| BBC Good Food | 10,757 | -5.8 |
| MacFormat | 9,541 | 18.7 |
| Men's Health | 9,490 | -8.2 |
| National Geographic Magazine | 9,259 | |
| Vogue | 8,528 | 2.6 |
| New Scientist – Worldwide Sales Excluding Australasia and US/Canada | 8,347 | 434 |
| Wired | 8,316 | 1.2 |
| Photography Week | 8,026 | -9.7 |
| Vanity Fair | 7,724 | -11 |
| N Photo | 7,184 | 6.2 |
| OK! Magazine | 6,775 | -1.3 |
| New Scientist – US/Canadian Sales | 6,402 | -23.3 |
| Edge | 6,347 | 3.5 |
| Digital Camera Magazine | 5,916 | 6.1 |
| Cycling Plus | 5,824 | 5.6 |
| Esquire | 5,658 | 13.9 |
| Cosmopolitan | 5,494 | -20.6 |
| Time Magazine – British Isles (BI) | 5,356 | 101.2 |
| Women's Health | 5,169 | -27.1 |
| Elle Decoration | 4,950 | -13.3 |
| Glamour | 4,783 | 0.1 |
| New! | 4,508 | 3.9 |
| What Hi-Fi Sound and Vision | 4,418 | 10 |
| BBC Focus | 4,339 | -1.2 |
| Airliner World | 4,319 | 26.7 |
| Photo Plus | 4,289 | 8.2 |
| Elle (U.K.) | 4,206 | -22.1 |
| Grazia | 4,190 | |
| HELLO! | 4,187 | -34.7 |
| Woman and Home | 4,151 | 33.3 |
| Living etc | 4,102 | 29.2 |
| Red | 3,826 | 8.9 |
| F1 Racing (UK Edition) | 3,810 | 29.7 |
| The Economist – Middle East/Africa Edition | 3,736 | 18 |
| Jamie Magazine | 3,581 | 16.9 |
| SFX | 3,421 | 37.9 |
| FHM | 3,386 | |
| Grand Designs | 3,352 | -3.5 |
| Linux Format | 3,272 | 67.4 |
| Playstation Official | 3,265 | 47.4 |
| New Scientist – Australasian Sales | 3,249 | 392.3 |
| Investors Chronicle | 3,248 | |
| Good Housekeeping | 3,162 | -11.2 |
| What Mountain Bike | 2,998 | 0.2 |
| Car | 2,942 | |
| Autosport | 2,882 | 34 |
| Classic Rock | 2,853 | -15.6 |
| Four Four Two | 2,851 | -3.6 |
| PC Gamer | 2,826 | -3.5 |
| Mountain Biking UK | 2,822 | -3.4 |
| Lonely Planet Traveller | 2,819 | -14.8 |
| Wallpaper | 2,733 | 2.6 |
| Look | 2,701 | 47.7 |
| Gramophone | 2,662 | 32.4 |
| Runner's World | 2,587 | -13.4 |
| Harpers Bazaar | 2,513 | -35.9 |
| Country Living | 2,487 | -5.9 |
| Cyclist | 2,449 | |
| Q | 2,383 | |
| Psychologies Magazine | 2,358 | 14.7 |
| Fortune Magazine – Europe | 2,296 | |
| Olive | 2,296 | 11 |
| Times Higher Education | 2,282 | 50.1 |
| BBC Gardeners' World | 2,267 | 39.3 |
| Golf Monthly | 2,241 | 14.7 |
| Homes and Gardens | 2,141 | 24.5 |
| Tatler | 2,132 | 9.8 |
| PC Pilot | 2,059 | 55.5 |
| Health and Fitness | 2,051 | -31 |
| Fast Bikes | 2,027 | -9.7 |
| Marie Claire | 2,027 | 0.3 |
| Country Homes and Interiors | 2,014 | 63.1 |
| Zoo | 1,985 | |
| Inside Soap | 1,982 | -10.4 |
| What's on TV | 1,970 | 25.4 |
| Ideal Home | 1,952 | 2.5 |
| Autocar | 1,911 | 21.6 |
| Bike | 1,901 | |
| What Car? | 1,825 | |
| Uncut | 1,809 | |
| Digital SLR Photography | 1,788 | -18.7 |
| Yachting World | 1,774 | 14.2 |
| Official Xbox 360 Magazine | 1,707 | 9.6 |
| Instyle UK | 1,690 | -10.1 |
| House and Garden | 1,671 | -18.2 |
| Airforces Monthly | 1,648 | 37.2 |
| Classic and Sports Car | 1,634 | 34.7 |
| Now | 1,630 | -8.3 |
| World Soccer | 1,612 | 39.2 |
| Doctor Who Magazine | 1,604 | |
| African Business | 1,576 | 11 |
| 220 Triathlon | 1,571 | 48.2 |
| Gardens Illustrated | 1,544 | 26.8 |
| Amateur Photographer | 1,520 | 10.7 |
| Computeractive | 1,503 | 22.8 |
| Yachting Monthly | 1,503 | 12.3 |
| PC Pro | 1,493 | -5.9 |
| Combat Aircraft Monthly | 1,490 | |
| Motor Cycle News | 1,484 | |
| Motor Sport | 1,467 | |
| Practical Boat Owner | 1,443 | 17.4 |
| Octane | 1,393 | |
| Prospect | 1,393 | |
| New Musical Express | 1,389 | 6.3 |
| Metal Hammer | 1,373 | -3.4 |
| Woman and Home Feel Good Food | 1,371 | 104 |
| Practical Photography | 1,356 | |
| Chat | 1,335 | 4.2 |
| Star | 1,331 | 20.7 |
| BBC Wildlife | 1,294 | 4.9 |
| Women's Fitness | 1,270 | -21.2 |
| BBC Sky at Night | 1,260 | 13 |
| World Of Interiors | 1,255 | -16.5 |
| Closer | 1,241 | |
| Conde Nast Traveller | 1,233 | -11.9 |
| Hornby Magazine | 1,212 | 43.4 |
| Motorcaravan Motorhome Monthly | 1,202 | 72.5 |
| Heat | 1,189 | |
| 25 Beautiful Homes | 1,180 | 28.4 |
| Ride | 1,175 | |
| BBC Music Magazine | 1,170 | 49.4 |
| Style at Home | 1,158 | 13.2 |
| BBC Easy Cook | 1,143 | -1.6 |
| Cycling Weekly | 1,138 | 17.6 |
| The Tablet | 1,134 | 45.4 |
| Reveal | 1,133 | -27.6 |
| Today's Golfer | 1,131 | |
| Games Master | 1,130 | 35.8 |
| Air International | 1,106 | 22.6 |
| Rugby World | 1,096 | 28.6 |
| House Beautiful | 1,076 | -12.2 |
| Flypast | 1,055 | 37.2 |
| Mountain Bike Rider | 1,054 | 15.8 |
| TV and Satellite Week | 1,040 | 62.2 |
| Time Magazine – Southern Africa (SA) | 1,027 | 82.1 |
| Land Rover Monthly | 1,021 | |
| Motor Boat and Yachting | 993 | 10 |
| Wedding Flowers | 987 | 54.5 |
| Woman | 959 | 1.7 |
| Airfix Model World | 906 | 40.7 |
| Your Home | 900 | 42.9 |
| Cycle Sport | 890 | -15.6 |
| Horse and Hound | 873 | 21.1 |
| Homebuilding and Renovating | 871 | |
| What Digital Camera | 841 | -9.4 |
| Men's Running | 832 | 59.7 |
| Women's Running | 795 | 39.7 |
| Woman's Own | 792 | 16.5 |
| Web User | 779 | 16.4 |
| Essentials | 744 | 27 |
| Land Rover Owner International | 733 | |
| Performance Bikes | 725 | |
| Saga Magazine | 722 | |
| Conde Nast Brides | 703 | -50.7 |
| Cycling Active | 703 | 17.8 |
| Prima | 695 | 1.8 |
| New African | 679 | 5.6 |
| BBC Countryfile Magazine | 665 | 19.8 |
| Country Life | 654 | 40.9 |
| The World of Cross Stitching | 645 | 61.3 |
| Cross Stitch Crazy | 638 | 53 |
| Practical Fishkeeping | 621 | |
| Pick Me Up | 605 | 33.8 |
| Homes and Antiques | 601 | -2 |
| Digital Photo | 588 | |
| Railway Magazine | 587 | 108.2 |
| Prima Baby | 577 | -29.2 |
| Who Do You Think You Are? | 568 | 34.6 |
| Classic Cars | 537 | |
| Practical Motorhome | 484 | 68.6 |
| The Field | 463 | 41.2 |
| Woman's Weekly | 441 | 62.7 |
| You and Your Wedding | 441 | -4.1 |
| All About Soap | 439 | -47.2 |
| The Lady | 435 | |
| Practical Caravan | 430 | 40.1 |
| Perfect Wedding | 396 | -26.8 |
| Practical Classics and Car Restorer | 394 | |
| Beautiful Kitchens | 387 | 2.1 |
| Rock Sound | 377 | |
| Which Motorhome | 371 | |
| Soaplife | 370 | 60.9 |
| The Beano | 362 | |
| Peoples Friend | 361 | |
| Fly Fishing and Fly-Tying | 339 | |
| Real People | 331 | -20.8 |
| Buses Magazine | 324 | |
| Ideal Homes Complete Guide to Xmas | 312 | |
| Computer Shopper | 276 | 7 |
| TV Times | 274 | 26.3 |
| Real Homes | 256 | |
| Best | 223 | 41.1 |
| Sporting Gun | 222 | 56.3 |
| Period Living | 200 | |
| The Shooting Gazette | 199 | 95.1 |
| Wedding (formerly Wedding and Home) | 198 | 31.1 |
| Anglers Mail | 192 | 104.3 |
| Shooting Times and Country Magazine | 189 | 45.4 |
| Angling Times | 175 | |
| Motorsport News | 164 | -4.7 |
| Gurgle Magazine | 160 | -61.3 |
| Amateur Gardening | 147 | 8.1 |
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