Overview of the Magazine Industry

From researching the top selling magazines, I have found a results table so far of the top 10 selling magazines in 2015 so far. The top magazine from analysing this information table is TV Choice, which have sold 1,276,045 copies since the start of 2015 till now. The magazine company has earned so far £18 million, however their year-on-year change has dropped by 2.1% since 2014. Compared to Slimming World Magazine which they have only sold 496,308 this year, the company has made so far £6.1 million but their year-on-year rate has gone up by 15.0% since last year compared to TV Choice. This means that the public are now becoming more interested in what they are eating and how they can change their eating lifestyle compared to TV Choice which are dropping. In 2014 the Magazine Industry launched 210 new magazines and in 2015 £282m worth of magazine were sold to the public. 73% of Great British adults (15+) consume magazines across print and online, 43% adults over the age of 15 consume women’s monthly magazines. On average mobile adds a 50% audience reach to individual magazine brand prints and 27% of the public consume general magazine monthly magazine according to the National Readership Survey.

The top 10 music magazines for pop music fans are ‘Q’ Magazine, this magazine is quoted by many of the public ‘the world’s greatest music magazine’ this magazine is based in the UK, however there is plenty information in Q for an American pop fan to keep coming back for more as well. Also the ‘Entertainment Weekly’, they release 52 issues each year, and their weekly publications provide the latest news on celebrities, television and films, including sections that recommend the best shows airing on a specific week, and in-depth information about it. ‘Rolling Stones’ is also in the top 10 music magazines at number 2, realising 26 issues per week. This magazine focuses on music, pop-culture, and celebrity. This particular magazine is a well-known source for controversial interviews and also articles. Many more magazines are also listed for instance Billboard, Variety, NME, Sound On Sound, Alternative Press, Premier Guitar, Mixmag and finally DJ.