This statistic presents a ranking of the leading U.S. consumer magazines in the first half of 2017, by their paid and non-paid circulation. The Game Informer Magazine, published by the GameStop Corporation since August 1991, ranked fifth with a circulation of about 6.35 million copies. At the top of the ranking was the AARP magazine which is a bi-monthly magazine published by the American Association of Retired People. In the first half of 2017, this magazine had a circulation of 23.14 million. The publication is often high on the list of the magazines in the United States with the highest audience reach. However, because of its main target audience, namely retired people, AARP The Magazine does not feature highly on the list of U.S. magazine brands with the most number of unique mobile visitors.
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This statistic presents a ranking of the leading U.S. consumer magazines in the first half of 2017, by their paid and non-paid circulation. The Game Informer Magazine, published by the GameStop Corporation since August 1991, ranked fifth with a circulation of about 6.35 million copies. At the top of the ranking was the AARP magazine which is a bi-monthly magazine published by the American Association of Retired People. In the first half of 2017, this magazine had a circulation of 23.14 million. The publication is often high on the list of the magazines in the United States with the highest audience reach. However, because of its main target audience, namely retired people, AARP The Magazine does not feature highly on the list of U.S. magazine brands with the most number of unique mobile visitors.
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This statistic presents a ranking of the leading U.S. consumer magazines in the first half of 2017, by their paid and non-paid circulation. The Game Informer Magazine, published by the GameStop Corporation since August 1991, ranked fifth with a circulation of about 6.35 million copies. At the top of the ranking was the AARP magazine which is a bi-monthly magazine published by the American Association of Retired People. In the first half of 2017, this magazine had a circulation of 23.14 million. The publication is often high on the list of the magazines in the United States with the highest audience reach. However, because of its main target audience, namely retired people, AARP The Magazine does not feature highly on the list of U.S. magazine brands with the most number of unique mobile visitors.
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