Latest ABC Magazine Figures: July - December 2015

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PostLatest ABC Magazine Figures: July - December 2015
by KK » Thu Feb 11, 2016 12:16 pm

There aren't that many gaming magazines left now unfortunately, but seeing as this has been a staple of the Gaming Thread for YEARS I'm keeping the tradition alive...

(1st Jan 2015 - 31st Dec 2015; comparisons with 1st Jan to 31st Dec 2014)

Playstation Official Magazine: 29,855 (Up from 27,582)
Official Xbox Magazine: 24,958 (down from 27,044)
PC Gamer: 18,786 (down from 19,276)
Games Master: NO LONGER REGISTERED (12,849 during last audit in 2014)
EDGE: NO LONGER REGISTERED (18,082 during last audit in 2014)
PLAY: NO LONGER REGISTERED (7,668 during last audit in 2014)
XONE: NO LONGER REGISTERED (12,594 during last audit in 2014)
GamesTM: NO LONGER REGISTERED (12,608 during last audit in 2014)

And the rest...

(1st July 2015 to 31st Dec 2015; comparisons with 1st Jan 2015 to 30th Jun 2015 unless published by Future or Haymarket)

GQ Magazine: 120,011 (down from 121,085)
Men's Health: 194,682 (Up from 193,901)
Men's Fitness: 30,998 (down from 37,803)
Top Gear Magazine: 133,163 (down from 133,664)
T3: 44,907 (Up from 42,934)
Stuff: 62,624 (down from 70,325)
Wired: 54,060 (Up from 54,057)
MacFormat: 22,457 (Up from 22,211)
EMPIRE: 145,183 (Up from 144,653)
Total Film: 56,388 (down from 58,916)
Sainsbury's Magazine: 226,924 (Up from 218,034)
The Sunday Times Travel Magazine: 56,031 (down from 56,624)
BBC Music: 36,338 (down from 37,530)
Country Life: 39,257 (Up from 39,132)
Radio Times: 732,765 (Up from 712,927)
What's On TV: 997,160 (down from 1,015,862)
TV Choice: 1,268,265 (down from 1,276,045)
Private Eye: 229,777 (Up from 228,264)
OK! Magazine: 275,765 (Up from 200,015)
Take A Break: 589,495 (down from 608,743)
Hello! Magazine: 267,299 (Up from 261,333)
Closer: 266,369 (down from 283,608)
Grazia: 138,992 (down from 143,818)
Zoo: DEFUNCT
FHM: DEFUNCT
Nuts: DEFUNCT
Loaded: DEFUNCT

The Newspapers

(30th Nov 2015 3rd Jan 2016)

The Sun:1,800,537
Daily Mail: 1,598,411
The Sun On Sunday: 1,468,675
Mail on Sunday: 1,385,833
The Mirror: 811,745
Sunday Times: 762,939
Daily Telegraph: 476,434
The Times: 408,643
Sunday Telegraph: 351,181
Daily Star: 451,739
Daily Express: 400,733
Daily Star Sunday: 297,053
The Guardian: 166,039
The Independent: 56,074

I think EDGE may be in pretty dire shape. Congratulations to Official PlayStation for bucking all trends and actually increasing its figures. Quite a few positives coming out of this round of figures with a number of magazines making small gains, which in the current climate is actually pretty impressive. Never ceases to amaze me how many Sainsbury's customers really like their official magazine.

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PostRe: Latest ABC Magazine Figures: July - December 2015
by NickSCFC » Thu Feb 11, 2016 12:25 pm

PlayStation Official Magazine the only one growing.

Well done Pell.

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PostRe: Latest ABC Magazine Figures: July - December 2015
by Buffalo » Thu Feb 11, 2016 12:29 pm

I bought GamesTM last month and I'm really disappointed in it. The features aren't as interesting as they used to be, the retro section is a bit lacking now, the design isn't great, and it's thinner yet more expensive than it ever was. A fiver for a days reading, if that.

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PostRe: Latest ABC Magazine Figures: July - December 2015
by Pell » Thu Feb 11, 2016 12:32 pm

Thanks guys! I'm very fortunate to have an amazing team, a great readership and – of course – the opportunity to write about PS4. Sony's success deserves a lot of the credit over anything I've done.

BTW, there's a new issue out today with Ratchet & Clank on the cover! *cough* *nudge* *cough*

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PostRe: Latest ABC Magazine Figures: July - December 2015
by NickSCFC » Thu Feb 11, 2016 12:33 pm

Who's still buying PLAY and XONE? Theyre utter gash.

GamesMaster have their 300th issue this month, no idea if there's any reflection content though. Bought a few issues in the 90s.

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PostRe: Latest ABC Magazine Figures: July - December 2015
by degoose » Thu Feb 11, 2016 12:36 pm

i'm surprised anyone buys radio times and tv choice. Surely this is just people above 50 odd who buy it i can only guess.

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PostRe: Latest ABC Magazine Figures: July - December 2015
by Hypes » Thu Feb 11, 2016 12:37 pm

I'm surprised that there isn't a decent multi-platform magazine out there. I miss Arcade :(

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PostRe: Latest ABC Magazine Figures: July - December 2015
by KK » Thu Feb 11, 2016 12:50 pm

It's about time Stuff lost some of their readers to T3 (possibly), especially now. I've been reading T3 since the redesign and along with OPM I look forward to its arrival every month. Sometimes they miss things or are a bit late reviewing stuff (the new AppleTV and NowTV boxes for example have been completely overlooked) but overall I really like it.

I haven't seen EDGE in a while in any supermarket, but when I did it's now small and thin, which rather like FHM automatically puts it at a major disadvantage on the shelf. In comparison when I go into Sainsbury's Official PlayStation now has pride of place next to the likes of Men's Health and GQ in the ever shrinking 'men zone'.

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PostRe: Latest ABC Magazine Figures: July - December 2015
by Preezy » Thu Feb 11, 2016 1:00 pm

Haven't bought a magazine for years, but if they all went, what would replace them in the shops?

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PostRe: Latest ABC Magazine Figures: July - December 2015
by KK » Thu Feb 11, 2016 1:01 pm

Preezy wrote:Haven't bought a magazine for years, but if they all went, what would replace them in the shops?

Gardening equipment and more disposable BBQs.

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PostRe: Latest ABC Magazine Figures: July - December 2015
by NickSCFC » Thu Feb 11, 2016 1:29 pm

Wasn't OPM one of the leading manufacturer men's mags in the 90s?

How are Future's digital magazines doing? I expect these to go tablet only in the coming decade.

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PostRe: Latest ABC Magazine Figures: July - December 2015
by Herdanos » Thu Feb 11, 2016 1:45 pm

Hey, I was just thinking about games magazines.

Specifically, I was thinking I ought to have a clear-out.
Time to stop thinking old issues might one day be worth anything.

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PostRe: Latest ABC Magazine Figures: July - December 2015
by Moggy » Thu Feb 11, 2016 1:52 pm

degoose wrote:i'm surprised anyone buys radio times and tv choice. Surely this is just people above 50 odd who buy it i can only guess.


I was going to post that.

Radio Times: 732,765
What's On TV: 997,160
TV Choice: 1,268,265

That's a lot of people that don't know how to use the EPG. :lol:

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PostRe: Latest ABC Magazine Figures: July - December 2015
by degoose » Thu Feb 11, 2016 2:07 pm

Moggy wrote:
degoose wrote:i'm surprised anyone buys radio times and tv choice. Surely this is just people above 50 odd who buy it i can only guess.


I was going to post that.

Radio Times: 732,765
What's On TV: 997,160
TV Choice: 1,268,265

That's a lot of people that don't know how to use the EPG. :lol:

:mrgreen: exactly. Just about everyone now should have some sort of tv that has an EPG built in due to the digital switch over and digital boxes and then there is sky, now tv, virgin and BT . I can only assume and sorry if this is sexist but women buying these mags for the trashy gossip sections and soap news. I guess the heads of those mags are doing something right.

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PostRe: Latest ABC Magazine Figures: July - December 2015
by Rax » Thu Feb 11, 2016 2:17 pm

My parents still get a TV mag cos it highlights the movies that are on and does top picks for the week and that kind of thing. My dad is also weirdly fascinated with spending his Sunday morning looking through the listings for the week, circling things and then recording them on the the Sky+ box. Its a weird system but it keeps him happy.

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PostRe: Latest ABC Magazine Figures: July - December 2015
by OrangeRKN » Thu Feb 11, 2016 2:33 pm

Bring back demo discs

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PostRe: Latest ABC Magazine Figures: July - December 2015
by KK » Thu Feb 11, 2016 2:51 pm

If you must still have a TV guide (outside of Christmas; RT supremacy) why not just buy the Daily Mail/Sun/Mirror on a Saturday? Much better value than most of the stand-alone mags.

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PostRe: Latest ABC Magazine Figures: July - December 2015
by chalkitdown » Thu Feb 11, 2016 6:25 pm

Happy that Empire is doing well. It's the only magazine that I still buy. The podcast is great too!

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PostRe: Latest ABC Magazine Figures: July - December 2015
by KK » Mon Mar 07, 2016 8:06 pm

NickSCFC wrote:Who's still buying PLAY and XONE? Theyre utter gash.

As it turns out X-One is now defunct, with the final issue going on sale back in November.

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PostRe: Latest ABC Magazine Figures: July - December 2015
by NickSCFC » Mon Mar 07, 2016 8:17 pm

KK wrote:
NickSCFC wrote:Who's still buying PLAY and XONE? Theyre utter gash.

As it turns out X-One is now defunct, with the final issue going on sale back in November.


Really wondered who the hell was buying it.

PLAY is just as bad but I think it's been going since 1995 so it would be s bit of a shame to see it go.

Edit: Indeed it has

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