Update: Circulation of Church Magazines

In a time when magazine circulation internationally is on a decline, the circulation of Church magazines has increased significantly during the past five years. The most impressive growth, reflecting the thirst for gospel messages in many lands, was shown in the circulation of the twenty non-English publications that make up the Church’s International Magazines. The average monthly circulation of the International Magazines has grown from 94,386 in 1983 to 157,439 in 1987—an increase of 63,053, or 66.8 percent.

During that same period, the Ensign increased its monthly circulation average by 72,410, or 14.9 percent; the Friend’s circulation average grew by 22,751, or 12.4 percent; and the New Era’s average monthly circulation rose by 16,346, or 10.4 percent.