Very interesting views, thanks for sharing! I haven't subscribed to magazines in a while but still always take time to check them out at the library or book stores -- though I've noticed my local Chapters carrying fewer and fewer of the ones I used to enjoy. However, interestingly, I learned while researching this article series (more coming soon, stay tuned) that the magazine industry in the US has been quite resilient and able to maintain high readership over the last decade (free stats cut off at 2022):

" Magazines, like all traditional media, have faced many challenges in the digital age. It has become increasingly difficult for print publications to keep their readers, but, contrary to newspapers, and despite fierce competition from free online outlets, magazines continue to perform comparatively well. An annual study found that the total number of magazine readers in the U.S. remained above 220 million in every year between 2016 and 2020, having previously hovered around the 210 and 215 million mark. Additionally, the average monthly audience of popular magazines exceeded 50 million for each of the top five publications appearing in a 2020 ranking, and weekly magazine People enjoyed an average monthly reach of over 90 million that year." Check out the details here: https://www.statista.com/topics/1265/magazines/#topicOverview