Magazines matter to a clear majority of Australians: over 14.6 million read magazines in print or online

Original article by Roy Morgan
The Australian Financial Review – Page: Online : 26-Nov-25

The Roy Morgan Australian Readership report for the 12 months to September 2025 shows that 10.9 million Australians aged 14+ (47.4%) now read print magazines. This market broadens significantly to over 14.6 million Australians aged 14+ who read magazines in print or online either via the web or an app. Overall, a total of seven of the top 25 most widely read magazines increased their readership over the last year. Food & Entertainment is again Australia’s best performing magazine category, with a readership of 6,612,000 (well over 2.5 million ahead of any other category, and reaching 28.7% of the population). Meanwhile, Better Homes and Gardens is still Australia’s most widely read paid magazine, with a print readership of 1,658,000; the second-placed The Australian Women’s Weekly has a print readership of 1,180,000. These are the latest findings from the Roy Morgan Single Source survey of 65,956 Australians aged 14+ in the 12 months to September 2025.

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Magazines matter to clear majority (64%) of Australians: over 14.7 million read magazines in print or online

Original article by Roy Morgan
Market Research Update – Page: Online : 20-Aug-25

The Roy Morgan Australian Readership report for the 12 months to June 2025 shows that 11 million Australians aged 14+ (48.2%) now read print magazines. This market broadens significantly to more than 14.7 million Australians aged 14+ (64.2%) who read magazines in print or online either via the web or an app. Overall, nine of the top 25 most widely read magazines have increased their readership over the last year. The most widely read magazine category is still Food & Entertainment, with a readership of 6,925,000 (well over 2,5 million ahead of any other category, and reaching 30.2% of the population). Meanwhile, Better Homes and Gardens is still Australia’s most widely read paid magazine, with a print readership of 1,696,000; the second-placed The Australian Women’s Weekly has a print readership of 1,206,000. Australia’s two most widely read free magazines are still Coles Magazine (with a print readership of 4,995,000) and Woolworths’ Fresh Ideas (4,477,000). These are the latest findings from the Roy Morgan Single Source survey of 67,653 Australians aged 14+ in the 12 months to June.

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Magazines matter to most Australians: over 65%, or 14.9 million, read magazines in print or online

Original article by Roy Morgan
Market Research Update – Page: Online : 21-Apr-25

The Roy Morgan Australian Readership report for the 12 months to March 2025 shows that 11.2 million Australians aged 14+ (49.2%) now read print magazines. This market broadens significantly to more than 14.9 million Australians aged 14+ (65.4%) who read magazines in print or online either via the web or an app. Overall, seven of the top 25 most widely read magazines increased their readership over the last year. The most widely read magazine category is Food & Entertainment, with a readership of 7,175,000 (over 3 million ahead of any other category and reaching well over 30% of the population). Meanwhile, Better Homes and Gardens is still Australia’s most widely read paid magazine, with a print readership of 1,744,000; the second-placed The Australian Women’s Weekly has a print readership of 1,180,000. Australia’s two most widely read free magazines are still Coles Magazine (with a print readership of 5,245,000) and Woolworths’ Fresh Ideas (4,645,000). These are the latest findings from the Roy Morgan Single Source survey of 69,305 Australians aged 14+ in the 12 months to March.

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Magazines matter to most Australians, 65%, or 14.8 million, read magazines in print or online

Original article by Roy Morgan
Market Research Update – Page: Online : 26-Feb-25

The Roy Morgan Australian Readership report for the 12 months to December 2024 shows that 11.5 million Australians aged 14+ (50.5%) now read print magazines. This market broadens significantly to 14.8 million Australians aged 14+ (65%) who read magazines in print or online either via the web or an app. The most widely read category is Food & Entertainment Magazines with a readership of 7,373,000, over 3 million ahead of any other category and reaching nearly a third of the population. Better Homes and Gardens is still Australia’s most widely read paid magazine with a print readership of 1,809,000 ahead of the second-placed The Australian Women’s Weekly on 1,222,000. Meanwhile, Australia’s two most widely read free magazines are Coles Magazine (with a print readership of 5,399,000) and Woolworths’ Fresh Ideas (4,786,000). These are the latest findings from the Roy Morgan Single Source survey of 64,823 Australians aged 14+ in the 12 months to December.

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14.8 million Australians read magazines in print or online

Original article by Roy Morgan
Market Research Update – Page: Online : 27-Nov-24

The Roy Morgan Australian Readership report for the 12 months to September 2024 shows that 11.5 million Australians aged 14+ (51.1%) now read print magazines. This market broadens to 14.8 million Australians aged 14+ (65.6%) who read magazines in print or online either via the web or an app. There were widespread increases in print readership over the last year with six magazine categories increasing their readership. The most widely read magazine category continues to be Food & Entertainment, with a massive readership of 7,408,000, over 3 million ahead of any other magazine category and reaching nearly a third of the population. Better Homes & Gardens is still Australia’s most widely read paid magazine, with print readership of 1,825,000 (up 1.1 per cent from a year ago), ahead of The Australian Women’s Weekly on 1.2 million. These are the latest findings from the Roy Morgan Single Source survey of 64,871 Australians aged 14+ in the 12 months to September 2024.

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Readership of magazines is up from a year ago with over 11.5 million Australians now reading print magazines

Original article by Roy Morgan
Market Research Update – Page: Online : 21-Aug-24

The Roy Morgan Australian Readership report for the 12 months to June 2024 shows that more than 11.5 million Australians aged 14+ (51.6%) now read print magazines, up 0.5 per cent on a year ago. This market broadens to 15 million Australians aged 14+ (66.6%) who read magazines in print or online either via the web or an app. Print readership increased for seven magazine categories compared to a year ago. The increases in readership were widespread, with seven magazine categories increasing their readership – including five of the top 10 categories with readership of at least 500,000. The most widely read magazine category continues to be Food & Entertainment Magazines, with a massive readership of 7,396,000 (up 0.3 per cent on a year ago, and reaching a third of the population). Better Homes & Gardens is still Australia’s most widely read paid magazine, with print readership of 1,793,000, ahead of The Australian Women’s Weekly on 1.2 million. These are the latest findings from the Roy Morgan Single Source survey of 64,708 Australians aged 14+ in the 12 months to June 2024.

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Readership of magazines is up from a year ago with increases for nine out of 16 magazine categories

Original article by Roy Morgan
Market Research Update – Page: Online : 22-May-24

The Roy Morgan Australian Readership report for the 12 months to March 2024 shows that 11.6 million Australians aged 14+ (52.3%) now read print magazines, up 1.4 per cent on a year ago. This market broadens to more than 15 million Australians aged 14+ (67.6%) who read magazines in print or online either via the web or an app, which is up 0.1% on a year ago. The increases in readership were widespread over the last year, with a majority of magazine categories (nine in total) increasing their readership. Six of the top 10 most widely read magazines increased their print readership over the last year and, looking more broadly, a majority of 14 of the top 25 have higher print readership than a year ago. Better Homes & Gardens is still Australia’s most widely read paid magazine, with print readership of 1,800,000 (up 0.4 per cent on a year ago), ahead of The Australian Women’s Weekly on 1,266,000. These are the latest findings from the Roy Morgan Single Source survey of 64,597 Australians aged 14+ in the 12 months to March 2024.

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Readership of magazines is up 3.6% from a year ago with increases for 12/16 magazine categories

Original article by Roy Morgan
Market Research Update – Page: Online : 28-Feb-24

The Roy Morgan Australian Readership report for the 12 months to December 2023 shows that 11.7 million Australians aged 14+ (53.0%) now read print magazines, up 3.6 per cent on a year ago. This market broadens to 15.1 million Australians aged 14+ (68.6%) who read magazines in print or online either via the web or an app, which is up 0.8% on a year ago. The increases in readership were widespread over the last year, with a large majority of magazine categories (12 in total) increasing their readership. Nine of the top 10 most widely read magazines increased their print readership over the last year, as did 21 out of the top 25. Better Homes & Gardens is still Australia’s most widely read paid magazine, with print readership of 1,832,000 (up 8.5 per cent on a year ago), ahead of The Australian Women’s Weekly on 1,299,000 (up 3.3 per cent). These are the latest findings from the Roy Morgan Single Source survey of 64,994 Australians aged 14+ in the 12 months to December 2023.

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Readership of magazines is up 3.5% from a year ago with increases in readership for all magazine categories

Original article by Roy Morgan
Market Research Update – Page: Online : 29-Nov-23

The Roy Morgan Australian Readership report for the 12 months to September 2023 shows that 11.6 million Australians aged 14+ (53.0%) now read print magazines, up 3.5 per cent on a year ago. This market broadens to 15.1 million Australians aged 14+ (69.2%) who read magazines in print or online either via the web or an app, which is virtually unchanged from a year ago. Print readership increased for 14 magazine categories compared to a year ago; the final pandemic-era restrictions were lifted by October 2022. Eight of the top 10 magazines increased their print readership over the past year, as did 20 out of the top 25 titles. Better Homes & Gardens is still Australia’s most widely read paid magazine with print readership of 1,805,000, up 10.9 per cent on a year ago, ahead of the Australian Women’s Weekly on 1,336,000 (up 8.3 per cent). These are the latest findings from the Roy Morgan Single Source survey of 65,331 Australians aged 14+ in the 12 months to September 2023.

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Readership of magazines is up 4.1% from a year ago with increases in readership for all magazine categories

Original article by Roy Morgan
Market Research Update – Page: Online : 23-Aug-23

The Roy Morgan Australian Readership report for the 12 months to June 2023 shows that 11.5 million Australians aged 14+ (53.1%) now read print magazines, up 4.1 per cent on a year ago. This market broadens to 15 million Australians aged 14+ (69.5%) who read magazines in print or online either via the web or an app, a small drop of 1.8 per cent from a year ago. Print readership increased for all 17 magazine categories compared to a year ago, as readership rebounded following the end of the pandemic restrictions. Eight of the top 10 magazines increased their print readership over the past year, as did 21 out of the top 25 titles. Better Homes & Gardens is still Australia’s most widely read paid magazine with print readership of 1,821,000, up 15.7 per cent on a year ago, ahead of the Australian Women’s Weekly on 1,328,000 (up 10.5 per cent). These are the latest findings from the Roy Morgan Single Source survey of 66,234 Australians aged 14+ in the 12 months to June 2023.

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