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August 16, 2012updated 12 Sep 2012 3:47pm

Full breakdown of magazine sales for first half of 2012

By Dominic Ponsford

Some 255 consumer magazines audited by ABC today released their circulation figures for the first half of the year.

Free supermarket customer magazines and TV listings titles dominate the top ten.

Real Life weekly Take a Break and monthly magazine for older people Saga are the only paid-for titles to feature in the top ten.

Here is the full circulation breakdown with titles ranked by total circulation.

Consumer magazine circulation figures for the first half of 2012 (ABC)

Name of magazine : total circ – % change year on year – sold copies

Asda Magazine : 1,963,201 – % change y/y: -0.9 – Sold copies: 0

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Tesco Magazine : 1,931,673 – % change y/y: 0.2 – Sold copies: 0

TV Choice : 1,277,850 – % change y/y: -5.7 – Sold copies: 1,277,850

Tesco Real Food : 1,223,333 – % change y/y: 0.5 – Sold copies: 0

What's on TV : 1,215,609 – % change y/y: -4.6 – Sold copies: 1,215,609

Morrisons Magazine : 1,172,807 – % change y/y: 3.1 – Sold copies: 0

Radio Times : 865,562 – % change y/y: -3.9 – Sold copies: 863,038

Take a Break : 786,849 – % change y/y: -2.1 – Sold copies: 786,849

Saga Magazine : 632,217 – % change y/y: 2.4 – Sold copies: 629,815

Shortlist : 529,010 – % change y/y: 1 – Sold copies: 0

Virgin Media Magazine : 500,000 – % change y/y: 25 – Sold copies: 0

John Lewis Edition : 480,241 – % change y/y: 1.2 – Sold copies: 0

Glamour : 470,138 – % change y/y: -11.3 – Sold copies: 469,555

New! : 439,326 – % change y/y: -14.9 – Sold copies: 439,326

Stylist : 431,266 – % change y/y: 1.1 – Sold copies: 0

Closer : 430,918 – % change y/y: -6.3 – Sold copies: 430,568

Slimming World Magazine : 420,011 – % change y/y: 20.2 – Sold copies: 420,009

Good Housekeeping : 408,569 – % change y/y: -5.2 – Sold copies: 408,276

Emma's Diary Pregnancy Guide : 403,025 – % change y/y: 1.6 – Sold copies: 0

Chat : 368,334 – % change y/y: -6 – Sold copies: 368,334

The Garden : 359,897 – % change y/y: 4.4 – Sold copies: 0

Benhealth : 356,089 – % change y/y: 1.3 – Sold copies: 0

OK! Magazine : 355,969 – % change y/y: -24.8 – Sold copies: 351,020

Woman & Home : 353,731 – % change y/y: -4.5 – Sold copies: 347,653

Cosmopolitan : 353,413 – % change y/y: -8.6 – Sold copies: 353,097

HELLO! : 352,985 – % change y/y: -14.6 – Sold copies: 319,397

Waitrose Kitchen : 351,442 – % change y/y: 1.4 – Sold copies: 0

Woman's Weekly : 327,831 – % change y/y: -3.6 – Sold copies: 327,829

Sport : 305,676 – % change y/y: -0.2 – Sold copies: 0

That's Life : 305,074 – % change y/y: -5.1 – Sold copies: 305,074

National Geographic Magazine : 294,709 – % change y/y: -3.4 – Sold copies: 286,972

Heat : 290,003 – % change y/y: -11.2 – Sold copies: 282,325

Star : 288,533 – % change y/y: -28.9 – Sold copies: 288,533

Reader's Digest : 285,006 – % change y/y: -35.5 – Sold copies: 246,411

Yours : 280,804 – % change y/y: -1.8 – Sold copies: 260,440

Woman : 279,362 – % change y/y: -2.6 – Sold copies: 279,362

BBC Good Food : 267,164 – % change y/y: -9.3 – Sold copies: 266,782

TV Times : 265,550 – % change y/y: -8.5 – Sold copies: 265,520

Prima : 264,312 – % change y/y: -5.7 – Sold copies: 264,234

Best : 261,634 – % change y/y: -6.6 – Sold copies: 261,634

Now : 259,318 – % change y/y: -16.1 – Sold copies: 259,318

Marie Claire : 255,021 – % change y/y: 1.7 – Sold copies: 218,327

BBC Gardeners' World : 254,530 – % change y/y: -4.1 – Sold copies: 247,176

Look : 250,071 – % change y/y: -16.7 – Sold copies: 230,062

Peoples Friend : 249,880 – % change y/y: -6.8 – Sold copies: 249,639

Sainsbury's Magazine : 244,497 – % change y/y: -4.1 – Sold copies: 240,197

The Economist – Continental Europe Edition : 235,058 – % change y/y: -2.4 – Sold copies: 159,099

Reveal : 233,186 – % change y/y: -25.1 – Sold copies: 233,186

Woman's Own : 232,107 – % change y/y: -5.6 – Sold copies: 232,107

Bella : 229,242 – % change y/y: -4.3 – Sold copies: 229,242

Moshi Monsters Magazine : 227,958 – % change y/y: – Sold copies: 227,958

Red : 226,116 – % change y/y: -2.2 – Sold copies: 217,555

Private Eye : 226,046 – % change y/y: 9.6 – Sold copies: 223,925

Candis : 223,584 – % change y/y: -5.3 – Sold copies: 206,879

Odeon Magazine : 221,540 – % change y/y: 18.6 – Sold copies: 0

Men's Health : 216,336 – % change y/y: -0.9 – Sold copies: 197,628

Pick Me Up : 212,915 – % change y/y: -18.6 – Sold copies: 212,915

The Economist – United Kingdom Edition : 210,386 – % change y/y: – Sold copies: 160,910

Vogue : 205,033 – % change y/y: -2.7 – Sold copies: 194,406

High Life : 200,310 – % change y/y: 10.3 – Sold copies: 0

Real People : 197,288 – % change y/y: -5.5 – Sold copies: 197,288

Ideal Home : 193,203 – % change y/y: -6.1 – Sold copies: 186,441

The Week : 191,401 – % change y/y: 4.2 – Sold copies: 169,072

Country Living : 190,177 – % change y/y: -7.7 – Sold copies: 190,013

Grazia : 190,053 – % change y/y: -13.5 – Sold copies: 180,769

Elle (U.K.) : 189,568 – % change y/y: -3.8 – Sold copies: 175,219

Weightwatchers Magazine : 187,546 – % change y/y: -6.2 – Sold copies: 187,536

Love It! : 172,061 – % change y/y: -18.9 – Sold copies: 172,061

TV & Satellite Week : 168,630 – % change y/y: -4.6 – Sold copies: 168,573

Empire : 167,096 – % change y/y: -2.3 – Sold copies: 166,420

Easy Living : 164,019 – % change y/y: 3.8 – Sold copies: 159,374

Instyle UK : 163,432 – % change y/y: -6.7 – Sold copies: 137,660

BBC Top Gear Magazine : 155,017 – % change y/y: -18.6 – Sold copies: 140,364

Inside Soap : 154,657 – % change y/y: -6.3 – Sold copies: 154,657

Full House : 150,168 – % change y/y: -10.7 – Sold copies: 149,168

Ikea Family Live : 150,000 – % change y/y: – Sold copies: 0

TV Easy : 148,664 – % change y/y: -8.3 – Sold copies: 148,664

The Economist – Asia Pacific Edition : 143,328 – % change y/y: -1.8 – Sold copies: 100,857

Company : 143,269 – % change y/y: -20.5 – Sold copies: 143,026

Homes & Gardens : 131,555 – % change y/y: -4.5 – Sold copies: 111,419

Healthy : 130,031 – % change y/y: -18.8 – Sold copies: 130,031

Your Home : 130,012 – % change y/y: -2.3 – Sold copies: 125,522

House & Garden : 126,841 – % change y/y: -0.3 – Sold copies: 96,826

House Beautiful : 126,497 – % change y/y: -11.6 – Sold copies: 126,497

FHM : 123,844 – % change y/y: -20.4 – Sold copies: 102,715

My Weekly : 121,283 – % change y/y: -2.7 – Sold copies: 121,257

Total TV Guide : 121,052 – % change y/y: 3.1 – Sold copies: 121,038

GQ : 120,139 – % change y/y: 1.6 – Sold copies: 100,897

Harpers Bazaar : 119,274 – % change y/y: 0.4 – Sold copies: 87,608

Essentials : 119,087 – % change y/y: -6.2 – Sold copies: 118,168

Harrods Magazine : 109,913 – % change y/y: 4.7 – Sold copies: 288

The Fly : 108,827 – % change y/y: 8.4 – Sold copies: 0

More! : 106,065 – % change y/y: -37.6 – Sold copies: 105,976

25 Beautiful Homes : 102,012 – % change y/y: -5.5 – Sold copies: 102,002

Vanity Fair : 100,692 – % change y/y: 0.1 – Sold copies: 88,578

Women's Health : 100,289 – % change y/y: – Sold copies: 100,289

Country Homes and Interiors : 99,676 – % change y/y: 7.7 – Sold copies: 99,650

Living etc : 98,250 – % change y/y: 1.2 – Sold copies: 98,226

RWD : 96,652 – % change y/y: -1.7 – Sold copies: 0

Four Four Two : 96,240 – % change y/y: 19.9 – Sold copies: 93,531

Psychologies Magazine : 92,302 – % change y/y: -15 – Sold copies: 81,826

Nuts : 90,134 – % change y/y: -20.9 – Sold copies: 90,134

Business Life : 89,963 – % change y/y: 13.6 – Sold copies: 0

New Scientist – Worldwide Sales Excluding Australasia & US/Canada : 88,588 – % change y/y: -4.4 – Sold copies: 86,868

Tatler : 87,004 – % change y/y: -0.7 – Sold copies: 58,749

Mojo : 85,149 – % change y/y: -2.4 – Sold copies: 84,560

Soaplife : 84,964 – % change y/y: -15.7 – Sold copies: 84,964

Fun to Learn – Peppa Pig : 83,118 – % change y/y: 9.7 – Sold copies: 83,118

delicious : 80,205 – % change y/y: -14.7 – Sold copies: 74,227

Fun to Learn – Friends : 80,123 – % change y/y: 10.6 – Sold copies: 80,123

Conde Nast Traveller : 80,105 – % change y/y: 0.1 – Sold copies: 42,442

Style at Home : 80,011 – % change y/y: 52.2 – Sold copies: 80,011

Sparkle World : 78,816 – % change y/y: 20.7 – Sold copies: 78,816

GoodHomes : 78,620 – % change y/y: 7 – Sold copies: 70,665

Top of the Pops : 78,352 – % change y/y: -20.1 – Sold copies: 78,352

All About Soap : 78,244 – % change y/y: -13.9 – Sold copies: 78,244

Properganda : 76,339 – % change y/y: 68.8 – Sold copies: 0

Stuff : 76,083 – % change y/y: -5.1 – Sold copies: 70,530

Monocle : 72,427 – % change y/y: 9.5 – Sold copies: 60,228

What Car? : 72,384 – % change y/y: -11.8 – Sold copies: 72,273

Classic & Sports Car : 72,377 – % change y/y: 0.3 – Sold copies: 72,151

Zest : 71,820 – % change y/y: -17.5 – Sold copies: 68,700

Irish Farmers Journal : 71,616 – % change y/y: 0.8 – Sold copies: 66,846

BBC History Magazine : 71,403 – % change y/y: 2.9 – Sold copies: 71,351

 

Olive : 71,344 – % change y/y: -13.8 – Sold copies: 64,215

Elle Decoration : 70,655 – % change y/y: 0.5 – Sold copies: 66,825

The Sunday Times Travel Magazine : 69,558 – % change y/y: 0.5 – Sold copies: 50,206

People's Friend Special Series : 69,139 – % change y/y: – Sold copies: 69,028

Total Film : 68,897 – % change y/y: -4.1 – Sold copies: 66,397

Cbeebies Art : 66,706 – % change y/y: 8.8 – Sold copies: 66,706

Disney's Princess : 66,010 – % change y/y: 4.4 – Sold copies: 66,010

Men's Fitness : 65,201 – % change y/y: -3.8 – Sold copies: 64,335

Cbeebies Special : 64,696 – % change y/y: 6.6 – Sold copies: 64,696

BBC Focus : 64,625 – % change y/y: -2.8 – Sold copies: 61,837

Q : 64,596 – % change y/y: -19.7 – Sold copies: 63,812

Spectator : 63,612 – % change y/y: 1.2 – Sold copies: 56,238

National Enquirer – UK Edition : 63,595 – % change y/y: -3.2 – Sold copies: 63,595

Top Sante Health & Beauty : 63,525 – % change y/y: -9.3 – Sold copies: 57,963

Uncut : 63,003 – % change y/y: -4.5 – Sold copies: 62,982

First News : 62,903 – % change y/y: 18.5 – Sold copies: 34,408

World Of Interiors : 61,849 – % change y/y: -0.4 – Sold copies: 51,947

Homes & Antiques : 61,536 – % change y/y: 4.8 – Sold copies: 61,504

Something Special : 61,340 – % change y/y: -0.7 – Sold copies: 61,340

Today's Golfer : 60,375 – % change y/y: -8.4 – Sold copies: 56,723

Lonely Planet Magazine : 59,136 – % change y/y: -4.9 – Sold copies: 51,866

Girl Talk Art : 59,000 – % change y/y: – Sold copies: 59,000

Ben 10 : 58,529 – % change y/y: -17.8 – Sold copies: 58,529

Octonauts : 58,409 – % change y/y: – Sold copies: 58,409

Pomp : 56,884 – % change y/y: – Sold copies: 0

Golf Monthly : 56,806 – % change y/y: -3.4 – Sold copies: 55,910

Evo : 55,815 – % change y/y: -9.1 – Sold copies: 54,609

Esquire : 54,702 – % change y/y: -6 – Sold copies: 42,268

Hairstyles Only : 54,668 – % change y/y: -23.2 – Sold copies: 54,662

Auto Express : 54,633 – % change y/y: -3.2 – Sold copies: 54,248

The Stool Pigeon : 54,588 – % change y/y: – Sold copies: 0

Car : 54,171 – % change y/y: 0.3 – Sold copies: 48,826

Barbie : 53,246 – % change y/y: 0.4 – Sold copies: 53,246

Girl Talk : 52,417 – % change y/y: -19.5 – Sold copies: 52,417

In The Night Garden : 52,214 – % change y/y: -9 – Sold copies: 52,214

Time Out : 52,198 – % change y/y: -5.4 – Sold copies: 43,018

Wired : 52,136 – % change y/y: 4 – Sold copies: 42,118

The Simpsons Comics : 51,728 – % change y/y: -20.3 – Sold copies: 51,728

We Love Pop Magazine : 50,505 – % change y/y: – Sold copies: 50,505

Bliss : 50,354 – % change y/y: -31 – Sold copies: 50,158

CBeebies Weekly : 50,006 – % change y/y: -11.7 – Sold copies: 50,002

MoneyWeek : 49,269 – % change y/y: 4 – Sold copies: 48,839

Club Penguin Magazine : 49,100 – % change y/y: – Sold copies: 49,062

Jamie Magazine : 48,289 – % change y/y: -13.3 – Sold copies: 38,339

Healthy for Men : 47,770 – % change y/y: -23.1 – Sold copies: 47,770

Practical Classics and Car Restorer : 47,501 – % change y/y: -5.3 – Sold copies: 47,364

Bin Weevils : 47,011 – % change y/y: – Sold copies: 47,011

Spirit & Destiny : 46,580 – % change y/y: -11.1 – Sold copies: 46,571

Zoo : 46,310 – % change y/y: -14.7 – Sold copies: 45,997

Rastamouse : 45,000 – % change y/y: – Sold copies: 45,000

Hair Ideas : 44,406 – % change y/y: -26.1 – Sold copies: 42,496

Toxic : 43,003 – % change y/y: 6.2 – Sold copies: 42,403

Live Magazine : 42,558 – % change y/y: – Sold copies: 0

The Oldie : 42,314 – % change y/y: 4.8 – Sold copies: 41,104

Easy Cook : 41,277 – % change y/y: -14.5 – Sold copies: 41,275

Disney and Me : 41,006 – % change y/y: 1.2 – Sold copies: 41,006

Mother and Baby : 40,954 – % change y/y: -14.2 – Sold copies: 35,675

BBC Wildlife : 40,815 – % change y/y: -3.4 – Sold copies: 40,768

BBC Countryfile Magazine : 40,770 – % change y/y: 3.3 – Sold copies: 40,759

World of Cars : 40,505 – % change y/y: 28.5 – Sold copies: 40,505

Autocar : 40,460 – % change y/y: -9.2 – Sold copies: 40,266

Bob The Builder : 40,317 – % change y/y: -1 – Sold copies: 40,317

Kerrang! : 40,203 – % change y/y: -6.6 – Sold copies: 39,950

Coast : 38,657 – % change y/y: -9.3 – Sold copies: 38,657

Go Girl : 38,005 – % change y/y: 2.7 – Sold copies: 37,405

Amateur Gardening : 37,718 – % change y/y: -3.5 – Sold copies: 37,715

Toybox : 36,621 – % change y/y: 1.8 – Sold copies: 36,621

Lancashire Magazine : 36,525 – % change y/y: 35 – Sold copies: 18,734

Limerick Post : 36,216 – % change y/y: 5.5 – Sold copies: 0

Simpsons Comics Presents : 36,196 – % change y/y: -19.1 – Sold copies: 36,196

Octane : 36,125 – % change y/y: 1.1 – Sold copies: 32,004

Gardens Illustrated : 35,701 – % change y/y: 4.1 – Sold copies: 35,674

Weekly News : 35,494 – % change y/y: -17.9 – Sold copies: 35,490

Good to Know Recipes : 35,136 – % change y/y: -6.9 – Sold copies: 35,136

Ladies First Magazine (Wales) : 34,795 – % change y/y: -2.7 – Sold copies: 34

Golf World : 34,549 – % change y/y: -4.8 – Sold copies: 27,828

Fun to Learn – Favourites : 34,339 – % change y/y: -16 – Sold copies: 34,339

How It Works : 34,089 – % change y/y: – Sold copies: 34,089

Classic Cars : 33,726 – % change y/y: -4.9 – Sold copies: 32,491

Toy Story : 33,476 – % change y/y: -20.8 – Sold copies: 33,476

Thomas and Friends : 33,020 – % change y/y: 15.8 – Sold copies: 33,020

Thomas Express : 32,509 – % change y/y: 27.5 – Sold copies: 32,509

Prospect : 32,115 – % change y/y: 0.4 – Sold copies: 22,456

Fireman Sam : 32,032 – % change y/y: 12.2 – Sold copies: 32,032

WM The Womans Magazine : 32,010 – % change y/y: -6 – Sold copies: 0

Gurgle Magazine : 31,969 – % change y/y: 40.4 – Sold copies: 24,416

Doctor Who Adventures Magazine : 31,903 – % change y/y: -36.2 – Sold copies: 31,889

Grand Designs : 30,653 – % change y/y: 10.2 – Sold copies: 25,305

Cbeebies Animals : 30,606 – % change y/y: -13.6 – Sold copies: 30,606

Charlie & Lola : 30,014 – % change y/y: -23.5 – Sold copies: 30,014

Disney Fairies Tinkerbell : 30,009 – % change y/y: 3.4 – Sold copies: 30,009

Front Magazine : 30,009 – % change y/y: – Sold copies: 30,009

Garden News : 29,792 – % change y/y: -1.8 – Sold copies: 29,680

Spider-Man Magazine : 28,612 – % change y/y: 2.2 – Sold copies: 28,607

The Lady : 27,977 – % change y/y: -4.1 – Sold copies: 24,977

Doctor Who Magazine : 27,089 – % change y/y: -11.7 – Sold copies: 26,886

Prima Baby : 25,804 – % change y/y: -19.2 – Sold copies: 25,798

Mizz : 25,753 – % change y/y: -28.1 – Sold copies: 25,715

Investors Chronicle : 25,731 – % change y/y: -9.6 – Sold copies: 25,685

Health & Fitness : 25,546 – % change y/y: -21.7 – Sold copies: 25,323

BBC Home Cooking Series : 25,536 – % change y/y: -30.7 – Sold copies: 25,536

Dora The Explorer : 25,426 – % change y/y: -2.3 – Sold copies: 25,426

Yorkshire Ridings Magazine : 25,337 – % change y/y: 68.5 – Sold copies: 15,164

Star Wars The Clone Wars Comic : 25,067 – % change y/y: – Sold copies: 25,067

The Economist – Middle East/Africa Edition : 25,047 – % change y/y: -13.8 – Sold copies: 18,408

Strike-It! : 25,027 – % change y/y: – Sold copies: 25,025

Jewish Chronicle : 24,950 – % change y/y: -11.9 – Sold copies: 22,681

BBC Sky at Night : 24,736 – % change y/y: 8.5 – Sold copies: 24,736

New Musical Express : 23,924 – % change y/y: -17.6 – Sold copies: 23,898

Jewish News : 23,700 – % change y/y: 6.9 – Sold copies: 0

New Scientist – Australasian Sales : 22,279 – % change y/y: -4 – Sold copies: 22,279

Eat In : 22,029 – % change y/y: 52.7 – Sold copies: 22,027

Image : 21,624 – % change y/y: 2.8 – Sold copies: 14,041

Land Rover Monthly : 21,172 – % change y/y: -12.2 – Sold copies: 20,396

Women's Fitness : 20,717 – % change y/y: -25 – Sold copies: 20,699

All About Animals : 20,690 – % change y/y: -15.9 – Sold copies: 20,690

New Scientist – US/Canadian Sales : 19,910 – % change y/y: -8.2 – Sold copies: 19,257

The Tablet : 19,779 – % change y/y: -5.7 – Sold copies: 19,749

Garden Answers : 18,566 – % change y/y: -6.5 – Sold copies: 18,175

Practical Parenting : 18,382 – % change y/y: -6.4 – Sold copies: 18,349

Image Interiors & Living : 16,595 – % change y/y: 30.5 – Sold copies: 9,960

Pregnancy & Birth : 16,447 – % change y/y: -38.6 – Sold copies: 16,350

Your Hair : 15,273 – % change y/y: -27.2 – Sold copies: 13,562

The Big List : 14,883 – % change y/y: – Sold copies: 0

Shares : 14,861 – % change y/y: 3.6 – Sold copies: 5,381

The Irish Garden : 14,787 – % change y/y: 8.6 – Sold copies: 10,184

Caravan Magazine : 13,572 – % change y/y: – Sold copies: 13,559

RSVP : 12,603 – % change y/y: -16.6 – Sold copies: 10,982

The Cork News : 12,000 – % change y/y: – Sold copies: 0

Irish Field : 11,591 – % change y/y: -3.2 – Sold copies: 11,547

Homes & Interiors Scotland : 10,345 – % change y/y: -4.6 – Sold copies: 10,197

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