According to latest figures from the Audit Bureau of Circulatons, TV guides dominate the top three most actively purchased magazines in the UK, with all of them – Bauer-owned TV Choice, Time Inc's What's on TV and Immediate Media's Radio Times – falling year on year.
The independently-published Slimming World magazine grew 14.2% year on year, having announced last year that it had doubled its circulation over the previous eight years.
Hearst-owned Cosmopolitan was the biggest gainer in the top 100, reporting a 59.9% increase year on year in total circulation after it slashed its cover price to £1 and decided to start distributing 100,000 free copies to shopping centres, cinemas and airport departure gates.
Anna Jones, the chief executive of Hearst, said: "It is extremely encouraging to see that our dynamic new routes to market are working. Cosmopolitan was the first brand to lead this strategy last year, and the brand continues to grow."
Meanwhile Reader's Digest was the biggest fallers in the Top 100, down 32.1% to 104,057 each month.
Top 100 actively purchased print magazines
| Title | Actively purchased | Total | Period-on-period % change | Year-on-year % change | |
| 1 | TV Choice | 1,232,038 | 1,232,038 | -2.9 | -3.4 |
| 2 | What's on TV | 942,295 | 942,295 | -5.2 | -7 |
| 3 | Radio Times | 662,329 | 664,099 | -8.8 | -6.2 |
| 4 | Slimming World Magazine | 625,818 | 625,818 | 1.9 | 14.2 |
| 5 | Take a Break | 556,012 | 556,012 | -4.6 | -7.6 |
| 6 | Good Housekeeping | 370,506 | 431,008 | 8.6 | 10.1 |
| 7 | Saga Magazine | 322,805 | 325,374 | -8.7 | -15.6 |
| 8 | Cosmopolitan | 303,584 | 403,706 | 1.9 | 59.9 |
| 9 | Woman & Home | 299,181 | 305,287 | -6.1 | -4.5 |
| 10 | Glamour | 269,074 | 283,250 | -14.3 | -18.9 |
| 11 | Woman's Weekly | 263,100 | 263,103 | -3.2 | -4.2 |
| 12 | Chat | 246,249 | 246,249 | -6 | -7.3 |
| 13 | Closer | 236,672 | 238,502 | -8.2 | -13.8 |
| 14 | Yours | 236,050 | 256,316 | -1 | -5.6 |
| 15 | Prima | 229,572 | 253,876 | 1.9 | -2.2 |
| 16 | The Economist - United Kingdom Edition | 224,955 | 236,342 | 0.4 | 3.7 |
| 17 | Woman | 220,441 | 220,441 | -3.3 | -9.8 |
| 18 | That's Life | 218,614 | 218,614 | -4.6 | -8.8 |
| 19 | Private Eye | 217,049 | 217,072 | 0.1 | 0.8 |
| 20 | New! | 214,081 | 215,098 | -12.2 | -13.7 |
| 21 | BBC Gardeners' World | 199,412 | 200,012 | 15 | -1.7 |
| 22 | HELLO! | 197,913 | 208,810 | -5.3 | -3.1 |
| 23 | TV Times | 196,100 | 196,117 | -10.5 | -7.5 |
| 24 | Woman's Own | 187,668 | 189,018 | -4.7 | -8.4 |
| 25 | BBC Good Food | 185,477 | 188,293 | -14.4 | -9 |
| 26 | Sainsbury's Magazine | 185,016 | 189,316 | -16.5 | -13.1 |
| 27 | The People's Friend | 181,288 | 181,511 | -4.2 | -5.9 |
| 28 | National Geographic Magazine | 175,361 | 184,453 | -9.4 | -12.8 |
| 29 | Bella | 174,751 | 174,751 | -4.2 | -5.9 |
| 30 | Ideal Home | 164,226 | 173,601 | 4.4 | 2.5 |
| 31 | OK! Magazine | 160,951 | 172,910 | -36 | -11.8 |
| 32 | Red | 153,021 | 186,702 | 4 | 2.7 |
| 33 | The Week | 151,990 | 194,951 | 0 | 0.7 |
| 34 | Take a Break Series | 143,987 | 143,987 | -7 | 4.2 |
| 35 | Best | 139,982 | 140,637 | -13.4 | -16.6 |
| 36 | Real People | 137,388 | 137,729 | -9.6 | -9.6 |
| 37 | Vogue | 135,815 | 158,338 | 0 | -2.5 |
| 38 | Marie Claire | 133,801 | 156,610 | -6.6 | -11.1 |
| 39 | Country Living | 130,182 | 159,065 | 7.7 | 7.1 |
| 40 | Heat | 129,378 | 137,990 | -11.8 | -22.3 |
| 41 | Pick Me Up | 129,307 | 129,307 | -8.4 | -7.2 |
| 42 | TV & Satellite Week | 125,989 | 126,029 | -5.6 | -8.6 |
| 43 | Star | 124,194 | 124,780 | -15.4 | -15.2 |
| 44 | Men's Health | 119,530 | 168,194 | -7.5 | -7.1 |
| 45 | Grazia | 111,755 | 119,269 | -8.5 | -11.6 |
| 46 | Reveal | 111,403 | 111,922 | -7.4 | -14.4 |
| 47 | Empire | 108,124 | 109,537 | -5.9 | -5.5 |
| 48 | Now | 106,470 | 106,472 | -13.6 | -21.8 |
| 49 | Your Home | 106,408 | 111,850 | -2.8 | -7.1 |
| 50 | Women's Health | 106,193 | 124,428 | 2.2 | 2.8 |
| 51 | Candis | 105,209 | 105,775 | -5.9 | -13.2 |
| 52 | Inside Soap | 104,683 | 105,088 | -10.4 | -15.4 |
| 53 | Weightwatchers Magazine | 99,775 | 99,775 | -15.6 | -12.5 |
| 54 | Elle (U.K.) | 99,155 | 156,448 | 4.3 | 4.7 |
| 55 | Total TV Guide | 98,187 | 98,195 | -7.6 | -9.8 |
| 56 | House Beautiful | 96,385 | 112,056 | 6.1 | 2.7 |
| 57 | My Weekly | 93,948 | 96,953 | -2.9 | -2.7 |
| 58 | Style at Home | 87,057 | 87,059 | -4.4 | -10.7 |
| 59 | Disney Frozen | 84,021 | 84,021 | -15.1 | -7.7 |
| 60 | Look | 80,785 | 90,793 | -20.8 | -30.3 |
| 61 | Forever Sports | 80,509 | 94,200 | -3.4 | 12 |
| 62 | Disney Star Wars Lego | 80,012 | 80,012 | 37.8 | |
| 63 | Essentials | 78,527 | 78,553 | -11 | -23.9 |
| 64 | Love It! | 78,444 | 78,444 | -8.6 | |
| 65 | Instyle UK | 78,262 | 114,103 | -17.6 | -18 |
| 66 | LEGO Ninjago | 77,879 | 77,879 | 21.3 | 34.1 |
| 67 | Reader's Digest | 77,057 | 104,057 | 1.3 | -32.1 |
| 68 | GQ | 73,668 | 94,853 | -2.5 | -3.3 |
| 69 | BBC Top Gear Magazine | 72,209 | 92,794 | -13.7 | -14 |
| 70 | 25 Beautiful Homes | 71,232 | 71,251 | 1.2 | -3.6 |
| 71 | Homes & Gardens | 69,215 | 92,274 | -3.3 | -0.8 |
| 72 | Peppa Pig Bag-o-Fun | 68,403 | 68,403 | 3.3 | 8.4 |
| 73 | Living etc | 66,703 | 66,724 | -2 | -10.3 |
| 74 | HELLO! Fashion Monthly | 66,082 | 66,086 | -28.5 | -27.4 |
| 75 | Fun to Learn - Peppa Pig | 65,309 | 65,309 | -17 | -16.4 |
| 76 | Country Homes and Interiors | 63,027 | 63,050 | -6.4 | -11.1 |
| 77 | Cbeebies Art | 61,196 | 61,196 | -1.6 | 14.6 |
| 78 | House & Garden | 60,934 | 92,735 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| 79 | The Spectator excluding Australia | 59,371 | 68,188 | 7 | 37.9 |
| 80 | CBeebies Magazine | 58,353 | 58,353 | -9.5 | -16 |
| 81 | Toxic | 57,491 | 57,979 | 7.4 | 5.5 |
| 82 | Cbeebies Special | 55,373 | 55,373 | 10.8 | 12.2 |
| 83 | delicious | 51,774 | 55,576 | -3.4 | 0.3 |
| 84 | Lego Nexo Knights | 51,005 | 51,005 | ||
| 85 | HomeStyle | 50,574 | 55,024 | 0.5 | -22 |
| 86 | Sparkle World | 47,790 | 47,790 | 20.4 | 15.5 |
| 87 | Harpers Bazaar | 46,804 | 97,292 | 0.4 | 4.4 |
| 88 | Fun to Learn - Friends | 46,354 | 46,354 | 19.1 | 5.3 |
| 89 | Elle Decoration | 45,628 | 51,105 | 3.8 | 4.7 |
| 90 | Disney's Princess | 45,002 | 45,002 | 2.3 | -3.2 |
| 91 | MoneyWeek | 44,077 | 44,535 | -0.7 | -5.7 |
| 92 | Top of the Pops | 43,737 | 43,737 | 0.8 | 2.2 |
| 93 | Tatler | 43,057 | 73,195 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
| 94 | Soaplife | 42,923 | 42,923 | -12.4 | -16.1 |
| 95 | First News | 42,798 | 82,586 | 9 | 4.8 |
| 96 | The Oldie | 42,127 | 43,397 | 0 | 0.6 |
| 97 | Andy's Amazing Adventures | 41,821 | 41,821 | ||
| 98 | LEGO Friends | 40,111 | 40,111 | -3.4 | 11.2 |
| 99 | Disney Stars | 39,407 | 39,407 | -1.6 | -1.5 |
| 100 | Go Girl | 39,317 | 39,853 | 2.5 | 2.5 |
Top 50 digital editions
| Title | Total | Prd-prd % change | Yr-yr % change | |
| 1 | The Economist - UK edition | 76,101 | 3.4 | 7.3 |
| 2 | The Spectator (exc. Australia) | 16,736 | 24.9 | |
| 3 | Slimming World Magazine | 8,657 | -9.1 | -16.5 |
| 4 | Men's Health | 7,125 | 48.2 | 18 |
| 5 | National Geographic Magazine | 5,410 | -10 | -17.5 |
| 6 | GQ | 5,228 | -8.9 | -15.5 |
| 7 | Vogue | 4,414 | -6.2 | 7.4 |
| 8 | Women's Health | 4,260 | 50.5 | 31.6 |
| 9 | Wired | 3,555 | -9.1 | -10.9 |
| 10 | Esquire | 3,463 | 49.8 | 29.7 |
| 11 | Investors Chronicle | 3,451 | 17.2 | 1.9 |
| 12 | BBC Good Food | 3,275 | -7.7 | -6.1 |
| 13 | HELLO! | 3,274 | 6.3 | 11.3 |
| 14 | Empire | 3,005 | -6.4 | -5.8 |
| 15 | OK! Magazine | 2,901 | -18.7 | -10.4 |
| 16 | Cosmopolitan | 2,871 | 45.7 | 25.3 |
| 17 | Woman & Home | 2,434 | 5 | -22.3 |
| 18 | New! | 2,376 | -9.3 | 2.6 |
| 19 | Good Housekeeping | 2,366 | 45.9 | 34.3 |
| 20 | Red | 2,268 | 40.9 | 23.9 |
| 21 | BBC Top Gear Magazine | 2,202 | -13.1 | -21.5 |
| 22 | Glamour | 2,010 | 1 | -15.2 |
| 23 | Grand Designs | 1,798 | -0.8 | -28.5 |
| 24 | Inside Soap | 1,755 | 11 | 3.3 |
| 25 | What's on TV | 1,647 | 11.5 | -19.4 |
| 26 | Vanity Fair | 1,617 | -9.9 | -17.6 |
| 27 | The Economist - Continental Europe Edition | 1,412 | 17.1 | 40.2 |
| 28 | Living etc | 1,334 | -10.6 | -20.1 |
| 29 | Elle Decoration | 1,299 | 34.4 | 23.5 |
| 30 | HELLO! Fashion Monthly | 1,246 | 623.3 | 635.6 |
| 31 | Ideal Home | 1,214 | 33.6 | -16.6 |
| 32 | Elle (U.K.) | 1,106 | 28.9 | 6.1 |
| 33 | Marie Claire | 1,072 | -11.3 | -22.4 |
| 34 | Country Living | 1,060 | 45 | 35.8 |
| 35 | Look | 1,039 | -30 | -42 |
| 36 | Grazia | 1,026 | -1.2 | -3.8 |
| 37 | BBC Gardeners' World | 1,024 | 45.4 | 56.6 |
| 38 | Prospect | 1,009 | -2.5 | -4.8 |
| 39 | Homes & Gardens | 945 | 15.4 | -7.6 |
| 40 | TV & Satellite Week | 915 | 11.3 | -7 |
| 41 | Olive | 796 | 28 | 50.4 |
| 42 | Instyle UK | 693 | -9.6 | -4.4 |
| 43 | Harpers Bazaar | 655 | 30.3 | 15.9 |
| 44 | Now | 650 | -0.8 | -36.6 |
| 45 | Your Home | 650 | -8.3 | -14.4 |
| 46 | Prima | 645 | 167.7 | 139.8 |
| 47 | 25 Beautiful Homes | 636 | -13.1 | -13.7 |
| 48 | Times Literary Supplement | 633 | ||
| 49 | Chat | 628 | -14.8 | -36.5 |
| 50 | Jamie Magazine | 626 | -19.8 | -37.6 |
