News & current affairs market leader The Economist grew its digital circulation by 1.7% year-over-year as its print circulation continued to decrease at a faster rate (-13.4%).
That is according to the latest consumer ABC figures, which found that on the whole, print news magazines saw declines in circulation in the upper-single digits to mid-teens in 2022.
While TIME saw its print circulation decrease 16.8%, it’s digital circulation grew a comparatively minor 7.1%.
Meanwhile, titles like The Week saw declines in both print (-5.2%) and digital (-6.6%) circulation.
However, fortnightly print title Private Eye bucked the trend away from print circulation, growing its circulation 4.4% to 248,133.
Mediatel Connected has compiled the latest ABC consumer magazine data in the following table. To view the table, please login or and visit the Press app in Mediatel Connected to explore further.
| Print & Digital (Gross) | Total Print Circulation | Total Digital Circulation | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Title | Publisher | Dec end 22 | % PoP | % YoY | Dec end 22 | % PoP | % YoY | Dec end 22 | % PoP | % YoY |
| The Economist – Digital Publication | The Economist Newspaper Ltd | 1,012,592 | -0.7 | 1.7 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1,012,592 | -0.7 | 1.7 |
| The Economist – Print Publication | The Economist Newspaper Ltd | 561,605 | -6.3 | -13.4 | 561,605 | -6.3 | -13.4 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Private Eye | Pressdram Ltd | 248,133 | 0.5 | 4.4 | 248,133 | 0.5 | 4.4 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| The Week – Print | Future Publishing Ltd | 119,986 | n/a | -5.2 | 119,986 | n/a | -5.2 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| The Spectator excluding Australia | Spectator (1828) Ltd | 98,515 | n/a | -3.6 | 64,351 | n/a | -9.0 | 34,164 | n/a | 8.5 |
| BBC History Magazine | Immediate Media Company | 85,299 | n/a | -8.0 | 71,871 | n/a | -8.8 | 13,428 | n/a | -3.3 |
| The Week Junior | Future Publishing Ltd | 83,052 | n/a | -9.0 | 83,052 | n/a | -9.0 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Time Magazine EMEA – Print | Time Magazine UK Ltd | 74,222 | n/a | -16.8 | 74,222 | n/a | -16.8 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| New Scientist – Worldwide Sales Excluding Australasia & US/Canada – Print | New Scientist Limited | 52,019 | n/a | -8.8 | 52,019 | n/a | -8.8 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| The Oldie | Oldie Publications Ltd | 45,610 | n/a | -5.5 | 43,377 | n/a | -5.5 | 2,233 | n/a | -4.6 |
| Time Magazine EMEA – Digital | Time Magazine UK Ltd | 40,431 | n/a | 7.1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 40,431 | n/a | 7.1 |
| Time Magazine APAC – Print | Time Magazine UK Ltd | 40,337 | n/a | -19.5 | 40,337 | n/a | -19.5 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| New Scientist – Worldwide Sales Excluding Australasia & US/Canada- Digital | New Scientist Limited | 35,627 | n/a | -5.7 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 35,627 | n/a | -5.7 |
| Time Magazine APAC – Digital | Time Magazine UK Ltd | 30,088 | n/a | -17.6 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 30,088 | n/a | -17.6 |
| MoneyWeek – Digital | Future Publishing Ltd | 26,400 | n/a | -4.0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 26,400 | n/a | -4.0 |
| MoneyWeek – Print | Future Publishing Ltd | 26,080 | n/a | -8.1 | 26,080 | n/a | -8.1 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| The Week – Digital | Future Publishing Ltd | 25,588 | n/a | -6.6 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 25,588 | n/a | -6.6 |
| The Week Junior Science and Nature | Future Publishing Ltd | 25,038 | n/a | -14.8 | 25,038 | n/a | -14.8 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Investors Chronicle – Print | Financial Times Ltd | 23,683 | n/a | -11.0 | 23,683 | n/a | -11.0 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| BBC Sky at Night | Immediate Media Company | 21,760 | n/a | -5.7 | 15,405 | n/a | -8.9 | 6,355 | n/a | 2.8 |
| Investors Chronicle – Digital | Financial Times Ltd | 19,543 | n/a | -10.8 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 19,543 | n/a | -10.8 |
| Prospect – Print | Prospect Publishing Ltd | 18,510 | n/a | 0.7 | 18,510 | n/a | 0.7 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| New Scientist – US/Canadian Sales – Digital | New Scientist Limited | 15,996 | n/a | 2.1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 15,996 | n/a | 2.1 |
| Prospect – Digital | Prospect Publishing Ltd | 14,651 | n/a | -3.1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 14,651 | n/a | -3.1 |
| New Scientist – US/Canadian Sales – Print | New Scientist Limited | 13,875 | n/a | 5.4 | 13,875 | n/a | 5.4 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| New Scientist – Australasian Sales – Print | New Scientist Limited | 12,922 | n/a | -3.5 | 12,922 | n/a | -3.5 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Espresso | The Economist Newspaper Ltd | 12,546 | n/a | n/a | 12,546 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| The Spectator Australia | Spectator (1828) Ltd | 10,665 | n/a | 8.5 | 7,748 | n/a | 1.9 | 2,917 | n/a | 31.0 |
| New Scientist – Australasian Sales – Digital | New Scientist Limited | 7,492 | n/a | 7.7 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 7,492 | n/a | 7.7 |
| Total | 2,802,265 | 1,514,760 | 1,287,505 | |||||||
Note: The Economist includes figures for the following editions – United Kingdom, Europe (excl UK), Middle East & Africa, Asia Pacific, North America & Latin America
