According to the source, there were 224.6 million magazine readers aged 18 or older in the United States in 2018. This is a drop of around 600 thousand from the previous year, and marks the first decline since 2012.
Number of magazine readers in the United States from 2012 to 2018 (in millions)
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MPA. (June 7, 2019). Number of magazine readers in the United States from 2012 to 2018 (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 04, 2020, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/207850/total-gross-magazine-audience-in-the-united-states/
MPA. "Number of magazine readers in the United States from 2012 to 2018 (in millions)." Chart. June 7, 2019. Statista. Accessed January 04, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/207850/total-gross-magazine-audience-in-the-united-states/
MPA. (2019). Number of magazine readers in the United States from 2012 to 2018 (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 04, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/207850/total-gross-magazine-audience-in-the-united-states/
MPA. "Number of Magazine Readers in The United States from 2012 to 2018 (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 7 Jun 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/207850/total-gross-magazine-audience-in-the-united-states/
MPA, Number of magazine readers in the United States from 2012 to 2018 (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/207850/total-gross-magazine-audience-in-the-united-states/ (last visited January 04, 2020)




