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• Last Updated: 22 August 2008

UK Comic and Chidrens Magazine Sales
Based in part on Audit Bureau of Circulations Data
2006 - 2007 percentages calculated by Steve Holland
Publisher listed is the current publisher

• Not all comics are Audit Bureau of Circulations rated, on which most of the figures below are sourced: where no ABC information is available, information has been sourced based on press and advertising PR from the publishing companies.
• Owned by the media industry, ABC independently verifies and reports on media performance, providing a major trading currency for media buyers and owners across print, events, digital and evolving platforms.

Pre-School Comics/Magazines
(Jul-Dec 2006)
(Jul-Dec 2007)
(Jan - Jun 2008)
   07-08 Percentage Change
In the Night Garden (BBC Worldwide)
110,350
103,644
   (-6.1%)
Fun to Learn-Friends (Redan)
81,583
84,340
86,435
   +2.5%)
Toybox (BBC Worldwide)
90,997
82,607
73,290
   (-11.3%)
CBeebies Weekly (BBC Worldwide)
70,554
65.179
61,587
   (-5.5%)
Cbeebies Animals (BBC Worldwide)
58,558
   (new)
Bob the Bui/der (BBC Worldwide)
79,081
57,139
54,557
   (-4.5%)
Charlie & Lola (BBC Worldwide)
54,937
51,538
   (-6.2%)
Fun to Learn-Favourites (Redan)
70,113
56,002
50,729
   (-9.4%)
Dora the Explorer (GE Magazines)
46,014
54,000
50,006
   (-7.4%)
Power Rangers (Egmont Magazines)
52,588
49,037
   (-6.8%)
Disney and Me (Egmont Magazines)
55,003
47.012
46,564
   (-1.0%)
Fimbles (BBC Worldwide)
45,009
Lazy Town (Titan Magazines)
43,425
   (new)
Play and Learn-Thomas & Friends (Egmont Magazines) 
40,081
40,386
40,504
   (+0.3%)
Daisy (Egmont Magazines)
40,053
Fireman Sam (Egmont Magazines)
41,001
38,507
   (-6.1%)
Thomas and Friends (Egmont Magazines)
47,503
40,773
38,433
   (-5.7%)
Fifi and the FlowerTots (Titan Magazines)
32,388
Teletubbies (BBC Worldwide)
48,073
42,895
31,576
   (-26.4%)
Tweenies (BBC Worldwide)
66,112
32,909
30,502
   (-7.3%)
Balamory (BBC Worldwide)
64,064
36,555
28,862
   (-21%)
Thomas Express Special (Egmont Magazines)
27,025
27,352
   (+1.2%)
Disney Fairies (Egmont Magazines)
30,053
25,543
   (-15%)
Winnie the Pooh (Egmont Magazines)
24,028
Noddy Magazine (Titan Magazines)
37,056
30,105
22,506
   (-25.2%)
Comics/Magazines
06/12/2007
01/06/2008
   Percentage Change
Disney High School Musical (Panini UK)
142,053
   (new)
The Simpsons Comics (Titan Publishing)
134,631
133,086
112,067
   (-15.8%)
Doctor Who Adventures (BBC Worldwide)
107,557
154,989
93,791
   (-39.5%)
Viz Comic (Dennis Publishing)
Figures from Jan-Dec 2007
94,364
88,165
88,165
   (no change)
Girl Talk (BBC Worldwide)
87,915
86,955
81,912
   (-5.8%)
Simpsons Comics Presents (Titan Publishing)
83,485
90,005
74,585
   (-17.1%)
Disney's Princess (Egmont Magazines)
78,023
69,023
67,664
   (-2.0%)
Beano (D. C. Thomson)
2006 figure estimated, based on combined July-December 2006 figures for the Beano and Dandy (see this article by Steve Holland on Bear Alley)
74,567
74,419
61,931
   (-16.8%)
Sparkle World (Redan)
63,815
65,706
   (+3.0%)
Go Girl (BBC Worldwide)
44,058
61,766
66,501
   (+7.7%)
Disney's WITCH
64,119
TOXIC (Egmont Magazines)
47,803
54,049
53,784
   (-0.5%)
Bratz (D. C. Thomson)
43,226
64,279
53,212
   (-17.2%)
Power Rangers (Egmont Magazines)
53,549
Barbie (Egmont Magazines)
64,312
55,018
52,559
   (-4.5%)
Kraze Club (Attic Media)
54,686
51,044
51,044
   (no change)
Figures from Jan-Dec 2007
BeanoMax (D. C. Thomson)
51,431
48,275
   (-6.1%)
Cartoon Network
47,249
Scooby Doo (Panini)
54,167
46,567
   (-14%)
Spongebob Squarepants (Titan Publishing)
39,287
45,297
40,330
   (-11%)
Spectacular Spiderman (Panini UK)
45,595
40,011
   (-12.2%)
Transformers Comic (Titan PUblishing)
45,092
38,733
   (-14.1%)
Girl Talk Special/Extra (BBC Worldwide)
40,827
37,211
   (-8.9%)
Wallace & Gromit (Titan Magazines)
34,003
Amy Magazine (BBC Worldwide)
36,223
34,062
   (-6.0%)
Hot Wheels (Toontastic)
33,081
Goodie Bag Mag (D. C. Thomson)
28,552
31,903
   (+11.7%)
Dandy (D. C. Thomson)
2006 figure estimated, based on combined July-December 2006 figures for the Beano and Dandy (see this article by Steve Holland on Bear Alley)
37,283
28,550
23,869
   (-16.4%)
2000AD (Rebellion)
Estimate based on discussion with other companies. This is probably generous. 2000AD suffers from too many "invisibles" - editions put away by newsagents for regular orders - so it doesn't have huge news stand exposure.
20,000
20,000
  
For sales figures of British Comics in the 1960s and 1970s, click here

• Read Steve Holland's analysis of UK Comic Sales for Jan - June 2008 on Bear Alley
• Read Steve Holland's analysis of UK Comic Sales for July - December 2007
• Read Steve Holland's analysis of UK Comic Sales for Jan - June 2007
• For sales figures of British Comics in the 1960s and 1970s, click here


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