8. Redbook
Circulation: 2,221,487 – June 30, 2016
Readers-per-Copy: 2.46 (estimated)
Readership: 5,465,000 – Spring 2016
Origin: USA
Redbook ranks 8th in our list of the most popular fashion magazines in the world. This publication goes way back, 1903 to be precise. It was originally called The Red Book Illustrated, which soon became The Red Book Magazine, only to be changed again to just Redbook in 1929, this time for good. Back then, it consisted mainly of fiction stories by famous authors, (some of them women) and pictures of famous girls, such as actresses and socialites.
Nowadays it’s like any other fashion magazine, except it’s more “down-to-earth” because it’s mostly oriented towards married, working women. Its usual topics are the same as always, but it’s not about living the crazy life of a single girl, it has a more realistic approach to adulthood.
Fun fact: In 1918, Edgar Rice Burroughs had a series of Tarzan stories published by the magazine.
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