Here is a list of the most popular magazines in the UK, ranked from 1 to 100 by average circulation per issue. Some notes on the list:
- The ranking is based on audited figures for the full year ending December 2022.
- Not all published magazines provide circulation figures. For example, Slimming World was the 6th best-selling magazine in 2021, Saga Magazine was 8th and Sainsbury’s Magazine was ranked 28th that year but their publishers did not provide figures for 2022.
- Free magazines and those included as part of club memberships (such as The National Trust Magazine, Tesco Magazine, ES Magazine and Stylist) have been excluded from this list.
- Print and digital circulation totals have been combined.
Rank | Magazine | Category |
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1 | TV Choice | TV Listings |
2 | What’s on TV | TV Listings |
3 | Radio Times | TV Listings |
4 | Good Housekeeping | Women’s Lifestyle |
5 | Take a Break | Women’s Lifestyle |
6 | The Economist | Current Affairs & News |
7 | BBC Gardeners’ World | Gardening |
8 | Private Eye | Current Affairs & News |
9 | Woman & Home | Women’s Lifestyle |
10 | Woman’s Weekly | Women’s Lifestyle |
11 | BBC Good Food | Cooking |
12 | Prima | Women’s Lifestyle |
13 | Vogue | Fashion & Beauty |
14 | Country Living | Home |
15 | Take a Break Monthly | Women’s Lifestyle |
16 | Yours | Women’s Lifestyle |
17 | The Week | Current Affairs & News |
18 | HELLO! | Women’s Lifestyle |
19 | That’s Life | Women’s Lifestyle |
20 | Chat | Women’s Lifestyle |
21 | TIME | Current Affairs & News |
22 | The People’s Friend | Women’s Lifestyle |
23 | Bella | Women’s Lifestyle |
24 | Cosmopolitan | Fashion & Beauty |
25 | Ideal Home | Home |
26 | TV Times | TV Listings |
27 | Red | Fashion & Beauty |
28 | The Spectator | Current Affairs & News |
29 | House & Garden | Home |
30 | National Geographic | Science & Nature |
31 | Closer | Women’s Lifestyle |
32 | The Week Junior | Kids |
33 | Woman | Women’s Lifestyle |
34 | House Beautiful | Home |
35 | New Scientist | Science & Nature |
36 | Woman’s Own | Women’s Lifestyle |
37 | GQ | Men’s Lifestyle |
38 | Grazia | Women’s Lifestyle |
39 | Elle | Fashion & Beauty |
40 | Total TV Guide | TV Listings |
41 | Tatler | Fashion & Beauty |
42 | Women’s Health | Women’s Lifestyle |
43 | OK! | Women’s Lifestyle |
44 | Garden Answers | Gardening |
45 | Conde Nast Traveller | Travel |
46 | Harper’s Bazaar | Fashion & Beauty |
47 | Your Home | Home |
48 | Mojo | Home |
49 | Men’s Health | Men’s Lifestyle |
50 | TV & Satellite Week | TV Listings |
51 | Heat | Women’s Lifestyle |
52 | Pokemon | Kids |
53 | Wanderlust | Travel |
54 | New! | Women’s Lifestyle |
55 | My Weekly | Women’s Lifestyle |
56 | Computeractive | Technology |
57 | Love It! | Women’s Lifestyle |
58 | Empire | Film |
59 | BBC History | History |
60 | Beano | Kids |
61 | Style At Home | Home |
62 | Inside Soap | TV Listings |
63 | Pick Me Up | Women’s Lifestyle |
64 | Frozen | Kids |
65 | The Big Issue | Current Affairs & News |
66 | LEGO Special Edition | Kids |
67 | Country Homes and Interiors | Home |
68 | Best | Women’s Lifestyle |
69 | Moneyweek | Finance |
70 | Homes & Gardens | Home |
71 | Vanity Fair | Women’s Lifestyle |
72 | LEGO Minecraft | Kids |
73 | Car | Motoring |
74 | LEGO Star Wars | Kids |
75 | 25 Beautiful Homes | Home |
76 | LEGO NINJAGO | Kids |
77 | HELLO! Fashion | Fashion & Beauty |
78 | BBC Top Gear | Motoring |
79 | Investors Chronicle | Finance |
80 | The Oldie | Current Affairs & News |
81 | National Geographic Traveller | Travel |
82 | delicious | Cooking |
83 | Country Walking | Sport & Outdoors |
84 | Living etc | Home |
85 | What Car? | Motoring |
86 | London Review of Books | General Interest |
87 | Runner’s World | Sport & Outdoors |
88 | LEGO Super Hero Legends | Kids |
89 | MCN (Motor Cycle News) | Motoring |
90 | Elle Decoration | Home |
91 | Country Life | General Interest |
92 | HomeStyle | Home |
93 | Landscape | Home |
94 | Today’s Golfer | Sport & Outdoors |
95 | BBC Countryfile | Science & Nature |
96 | World Of Interiors | Home |
97 | Countryside | General Interest |
98 | Wired | Technology |
99 | Classic & Sports Car | Motoring |
100 | Practical Classics | Motoring |