Private Eye remained the top-selling current affairs magazine in the UK in the second half of 2014 with average sales of 219,465 a fortnight.
While weekly title The Economist has a higher overall circulation, nearly a quarter of its total consists of free bulk copies.
Financial weekly Investors Chronicle was the fastest-growing title in the sector, up 20 per cent year on year to an average sale of 31,991.
Overall, the current affairs magazine sector remains in solid shape – with more than half of the titles growing circulation year on year.
UK current affairs magazine sales figures for second half 2014 (source:ABC)
Note: Circulation totals in this table are combined print/digital. The percentage paid-for figure is print-only.
| Title | Avg circ | % change y/y | % paid for |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Economist – United Kingdom Edition | 223,915 | 1.3 | 76.1 |
| Private Eye | 219,465 | -2.1 | 100 |
| The Week | 200,096 | 0.9 | 77.6 |
| Time Magazine – British Isles (BI) | 127,984 | -1.6 | 61.9 |
| Fortune Magazine – Europe | 97,669 | -2.6 | 77.6 |
| China Daily European Weekly | 93,579 | 3.1 | 1.1 |
| BBC History Magazine | 92,755 | 3.8 | 100 |
| New Scientist – Worldwide Sales Excluding Australasia and US/Canada | 83,081 | -1.6 | 99.5 |
| Monocle | 80,018 | 5.9 | 93.2 |
| Guardian Weekly | 56,960 | -6.4 | 98.4 |
| The Spectator excluding Australia | 54,787 | 1.3 | 81.8 |
| MoneyWeek | 52,686 | -7.2 | 99.1 |
| The Oldie | 45,571 | 2.3 | 96.8 |
| New African | 38,246 | -3.7 | 91.3 |
| Investors Chronicle | 31,991 | 19.8 | 99.9 |
| Prospect | 31,070 | 1.3 | 61.4 |
| New Statesman | 29,353 | 1.4 | 70.2 |
| African Business | 26,950 | 6.3 | 83 |
| BBC Sky at Night | 22,933 | -4.8 | 100 |
| Shares | 15,450 | 1.7 | 33.7 |
| Money Observer | 13,014 | 2.6 | 95.5 |
| What Franchise | 12,515 | 13.4 | 2.2 |
| Moneywise | 10,074 | -2.6 | 81.6 |
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