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The Most Famous Magazines in The World

Famous Magazines

By Vala FlynnPublished about a year ago 5 min read
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The top 10 most read magazines in the world. Over time online publishing has taken over the text, but printed books have not lost their place, people still like to read printed material over the internet. Millions of copies are still distributed every year in the United States alone. Magazines are something that one can have even as a collection. Magazines give us a wide range of worldviews, what's going on, what's going on right now, celebrity gossip, movie reviews, books, etc., sports, and whatnot. Magazines are what one expects to be released in the next to see the latest updates, styles, which is something that helps a person pass the time while they are away. Magazines are very appealing; their images are amazing, the glossy pages contain all the content that a person is interested in. Magazines convey a wealth of information to all people, covering the same point of view. So here are some of the most widely read magazines in the world.

10. Family gathering

The family circle is one of the oldest magazines to be started in 1932. This magazine identifies women as their students. As the name implies it is a family-oriented magazine. This magazine is published about 15 times a year and is an American magazine. Magazines for family gatherings are very concerned about publishing about lifestyle, interior design, fashion, etc. It has an annual subscription of about 35 lakhs worldwide. Thus, this magazine is one of the top 10 most widely read magazines in the world. The family cycle magazine is the first edition of MeredithCorporation to be on the top list.

9.People

People magazine, an American magazine, has the largest reading material of the 45 million adults who enjoy reading this magazine. In all other American magazines in 2011 People had the biggest advertising revenue at $ 997 million. This magazine is concerned with publishing rumors and stories about celebrities, what is happening to celebrity lives, new trends, any new ad they are making, their past and present news, etc. It is best known for its annual releases based on Sexiest Man Alive and Sexiest Woman Alive. The magazine had been based on their lives since 1974 and the Sexiest Man Alive stories that began in 1985, so it is a well-known magazine that has retained its status ever since. Successfully in the printed edition of this magazine, it also has an online publication that discusses issues related to celebrities.

8.National Geography

Obviously, National Geography will be on the list but it comes at number 8 on the list as it is not very popular in the United States. In 2013 the magazine had a circulation of about 6.8 million units worldwide, although its circulation in the United States was nearly 3.5 million. This magazine is famous for its content related to learning more about nature, publishing science, nature, geography, and history. National Geographic is also popular for its remarkable photographs, and with these images, the printed material is accentuated with glossy paper and is high quality. National Geography magazine began publishing in 1888, and during this time the magazine was used to inform the public about the Great Depression and Cold War.

7. Proper Housing

This magazine is the second-largest women's magazine in the top 10 most widely read magazines in the world. It is published monthly and began in 1885, from the United Kingdom. Readers of this magazine have traveled around the world and have especially targeted women as their readers. The magazine's content is about articles on health, diet, nutrition, and food recipes, fitness, fashion, and well-documented articles. It has an enrollment of nearly a 5.58million students worldwide. Virginia Woolf, Somerset Maugham, and EdwinMarkham as well-known authors contributed to the magazine.

6. Reader’s Digest

Next, we have Reader's Digest which has a very different concept and content from any other popular magazine, extending its publication to a wider audience. Reader’s Digest is a family-friendly magazine that is read worldwide. It is widely studied in many countries such as Canada and New Zealand, although it was founded in 1920 in the United States. This magazine has been widely read by wealthy families, and it has now been around for over a hundred years.

5.Better Homes and Gardens

The name itself suggests that the magazine contains mainly interior paintings, houses, gardens, art, cooking, food, and entertainment. It is a worldwide home-saving magazine. A magazine like Family Circle is also published by Meredith and is very popular. This magazine holds the title of the four most popular magazines in the United States. It contains the best ideas for any improvement of your home and garden, such as planting flowers, decorating the garden, beautifully presenting food, etc. It was first published in 1922 and was published by Meredith Corporation.

4. Game Owner

Compared to all the other magazines in the list of the top 10 magazines in the world this is a new magazine found. As the name implies it is a magazine containing the most popular video games in the magazine thus targeting viewers who make the sports world white. This magazine in 2015 had a circulation of 7 million copies despite being the newest born on the list. The magazine was first published in 1991 but mostly as a flyer that was sold mainly on GameStop which is a best-seller. It is also very popular with its online publication, but since it was rebuilt in 2009 there has been a lot of web crawling on this site.

3. AARP

AARP Magazine for the lesser-known magazine represents the American Association of Retired People. It is a very popular magazine, with a circulation of about 23 million copies, mainly in the United States in 2015 alone. The magazine renamed itself in 2002 from the current maturity to the current AARP. This magazine is published for the benefit of all its members. AARP's content is based on age and health-related issues as well as the publication of interviews with former celebrities.

2. Wake up

It is also published twice a month and is the second most widely distributed magazine in the world. It is a religious magazine published by Jehovah's Witnesses. Awake! Is available in about 100 languages and is published in 19 countries, with a circulation of 55 million copies every two months. It was first published in 1919 and contained articles on health, nature, and Bible history. This magazine still follows the old-fashioned way of delivering magazines or distributing them directly to individuals and leaving them at libraries or other public places.

1.The Watchtower

This is a religious magazine published by Jehovah's Witnesses. Every two months, 59 copies of this magazine are distributed, which are similar to those in Awake! The only difference is that the contents of the Watchtower magazine are religious in nature and are not the same as Awake! The contents of the magazine contain Bible history, Christian morality, and Bible prophecy, all related to religion. Similarly, the Awake! The magazine is also used for each of its readers.

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