Publishing: Magazines
Top 10 Magazines
Owners and Editors of the Leading Magazines by Circulation
Leading Consumer Magazines in U.S. in 2021, by circulation
| Magazine | Circulation in millions | Editor/Editor in Chief | Ownership/CEO |
|---|---|---|---|
| AARP The Magazine | 22.84 | Robert Love Editor-in-Chief |
AARP.org Jo Ann Jenkins CEO, AARP |
| AARP Bulletin | 22.56 | Robert Love Editor-in-Chief |
AARP.org Jo Ann Jenkins CEO, AARP |
| Costco Connection | 15.55 | Tim Talvich, Editorial Director |
Costco Wholesale Corp W. Craig Jelinek, CEO |
| American MainStreet | 10.04 | Mark Adeszko Chief Executive Officer |
American MainStreet Publications Mark Adeszko, CEO |
| Better Homes and Gardens | 7.62 | Stephen Orr VP/Grp Editorial Dir & Editor-in-Chief, BH&G |
Dotdash Meredith Neil Vogel CEO |
| Game Informer Magazine | 6.40 | Andrew Reiner Editor-in-Chief |
Game Stop Matt Furlong, CEO |
| People | 3.42 | Liz Vaccariello, Editor-in-Chief |
Dotdash Meredith Neil Vogel, CEO |
| Good Housekeeping | 3.34 | Jane Francisco, Editor-in-Chief |
Hearst Corporation |
| Readers Digest | 3.01 | Bruce kelley, Editor-in-Chief, Chief Content Officer |
Trusted Media Brands Bonnie Kintzer, Pres & CEO |
| Southern Living | 2.81 | Stephen Orr VP/Grp Editorial Dir & Editor-in-Chief Sid Evans, Editor-in-Chief, Southern Living |
Dotdash Meredith Neil Vogel, CEO |
CEO of Parent Publisher:
The CEOs of the Parent Publishers of the Top Ten Magazines are
7 people in total: 5 men and 2 women
2 out of 7 = 29%
Editors of Magazines:
Editors-in-Chief of Top Ten Magazines are
10 people in total: 8 men and 2 women
2 out of 10 = 20%
In 2018, the Editorial picture had a 50/50 gender balance.
According to Statista.com, in 2018, these 20 magazine brands had the highest total Reach (print, digital, mobile) of all US Magazines:
Top 20 US Magazine brands of 2018
| Magazine | Reach (print, digital, mobile) in millions | Editors and Editors-in-Chief |
|---|---|---|
| ESPN The Magazine |
117.39 | Alison Overholt, VP Editor-in-Chief |
| People | 94.56 | Dan Wakeford |
| WebMD |
62.49 | Thomas G. Lombardo, Editor-in-Chief |
| Allrecipes | 54.45 | Jennifer Darling, Editor-in-Chief |
| AARP | 48.87 | Robert love, Editor-in-Chief |
| Vanity Fair | 46.14 | Radhika Jones, Editor-in-Chief |
| Cosmopolitan | 41.32 | Jessica Pels, Editor-in-Chief |
| Good Housekeeping | 41.09 | Jane Francisco, Editor-in-Chief |
| Better Homes & Gardens | 40.84 | Stephen Orr, Editor-in-Chief |
| Nathional Geographic | 38.87 | Susan Goldberg, Editor-in-Chief |
| New York Magazine | 34.9 | David Haskell, Editor-in-Chief |
| Taste of Home | 31.9 | Catherine Cassidy, Editor-in-Chief |
| Bon Appetit | 30.61 | Adam Rapoport, Editor-in-Chief |
| Country Living | 29.39 | Sarah Gray Miller, Editor-in-Chief |
| Vogue | 28.95 | Anna Wintour DBE, Editor-in-Chief |
| Reader's Digest | 27.99 | Bruce Kelly, Editor-in-Chief |
| Sports Illustrated | 27.35 | Christian Stone, Editor-in-Chief |
| US Weekly | 27.22 | Alexis Chiu, Editor-in-Chief |
| Southern Living | 26.09 | Sid Evans, Editor-in-Chief |
| Wired | 24.92 | Nicholas Thompson, Editor-in-Chief |
Male & female editors were equally divided at ten of each. All female editors are in bold type. It is fair to say that in the Editors’ chairs of Consumer Magazine brands, women had achieved the Power Percentage in 2018.
See previous sections on Business and Media Conglomerates for ownership percentages.
What will it take for women to reclaim the Power Percentage among Magazines?