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View the Top 10 U.S. Magazine Media Brand Audiences for Q1 2025

Written by Elise Baer | May 08, 2025

AAM’s Magazine Media 360° report measures U.S. magazine audience brands for 75 publications from 23 companies, including data for print and digital editions, desktop and mobile web, videos and total 360 audience.

This chart highlights the top 10 magazine brands by total brand audience:

Top 10 Magazine Brands
Average Monthly Audience (000)
Q1 2025

Magazine Brand Total Brand Audience
People 97,041
AARP the Magazine 53,562
Allrecipes 53,124
Sports Illustrated 45,354
Good Housekeeping 39,274
Time 28,153
Cosmopolitan 27,239
National Geographic 25,925
Us Weekly 25,044
Women's Health 23,990

 

And this one shows the top 10 magazines based on brand audience growth compared to the same period in 2024:

Top 10 Magazine Brands
Average Monthly Audience % Growth
Q1 (2025 vs. 2024)

Magazine Brand Total Brand Audience
Men's Journal 63.9%
Economist (N. American Edition) 17.3%
The Healthy 13.0%
Smithsonian 10.8%
In Style 8.9%
Popular Mechanics 8.8%
In-Fisherman 7.2%
The Atlantic 6.0%
Country Living 5.6%
Hot Rod Magazine 4.7%

 

You can download the entire Magazine Media 360° report on our website.