Top Ten Teen Magazines

by sixteen.com

?Did you know that the first magazine for teens to hit the newsstand was Seventeen, way back in 1944? A few more magazines soon followed the trend and three main magazines, Seventeen, YM and Teen, enjoyed almost total domination of the teen magazine market until the late 1990s when things changed dramatically. That’s when the Baby Boomer generation became teenagers, and some 30 million teenagers between the ages of 12 and 19 became the fastest growing segment of the American population. Teen magazines were suddenly big business and the industry blew up with many new names jumping into the youth market.

Today, things have changed thanks to competition from the online world, and print publications in general are not nearly the dominant business and thriving advertising market they once were. However, the teen magazine market has proven to quite resilient, and when the print magazines are combined with representative websites, it has proven profitable. Today, the teen magazine market continues to thrive and new titles enter to fray with regularity. Some new teen magazines will make it, others may not, but it seems there is room for many different titles aimed at the increasingly influential teen audience, both online and off. Those magazines that can address the young, net-savvy audience and provide a combination of content that includes frequently-updated news, teen celebrity gossip, polls and quizzes, original articles, message boards, chat, interactive contests and anything else of interest to teens, will continue to be popular. The magazines that are fun, interactive and creative will always be a hit with the extremely active and engaged teenage audience.

Top Teen Magazines:

Seventeen

Seventeen is the first and most popular magazine for teenage girls covering lifestyles, fashion, fitness, celebrities, college, career, dating, beauty, hair, skin, makeup, health, nutrition, and whole lot more. Published by Hearst Communications, Inc., Seventeen is aimed squarely at the 13 to 20 year-old female.

American Cheerleader

American Cheerleader is a monthly magazine for teenaged cheerleaders covering the sport of cheerleading. Published by MacFadden Performing Arts Media LLC, American Cheerleader offers training and competition advice, fitness, fashion and how-to articles.

Girls' Life

Girls' Life is an American teen magazine for the younger set of 10 to

15 year old girls. The magazine covers entertainment, fashion, skin care, ideas, celebrities, quizzes, fun stuff, horoscopes, advice, self esteem, new fashion trend, new beauty trend, chip fashion, and more.

J-14

10 issues per year

Founded in 2000, J-14 is now the number one teen celebrity magazine and is published 10 times a year.. It mainly covers teen gossip, teen fashion, quizzes, posters, and celebrities, and more.

M magazine is published10 times per year and focuses on entertainment for teens including movies, music, and more.

Popstar!

Popstar! is a monthly teen-gossip entertainment magazine most noted for photography and gossip about famous teen stars.

Teen Vogue

Just like the regular Vogue magazine, Teen Vogue is a top teen favorite covering fashion, clothes, and other trends important to teenagers.

Teen Voices

Published just twice a year, Teen Voices is an alternative to the celebrity and fashion-oriented teen magazines. Published by Women Express Inc., the magazine contains articles on real life topics including sexism, drug abuse, racism and eating disorders.

Twist

Twist is published by Heinrich Bauer North America and is focused on the interests of teenagers and young women covering entertainment, beauty, fashion, and more.

Cosmo Girl Teen

Like the Cosmo magazine for adult women, Cosmo Girl Teen is aimed at teenaged girls and covers beauty, fashion, horoscopes, entertainment, games, quizzes, teen blogs and more.

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