This is a list of magazines primarily marketed to men. The list has been split into subcategories according to the target audience of the magazines. This list includes both 'adult' magazines as well as more mainstream ones. Not included here are automobile and gadget magazines, many of which are primarily aimed towards men.
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General male audience
These publications appeal to a broad male audience. Some skew toward men's fashion, others to health. Most are marketed to a particular age and income demographic.
- 121Mag (International)
- Arena International)
- Australian Handyman
- August Man Magazine (Singapore)
- BestLife Magazine
- Black Enterprise
- BUCK International)
- CKM (Hungary)
- Complex magazine (U.S.)
- Classic Style Magazine
- Details (U.S.)
- Esquire (U.S.)
- Esquire (magazine) UK(UK)
- Fashion central(Pakistan)
- For Men (Italy)
- 21 (Latvia)
- GCulture (UK)
- Girls Gone Wild (Magazine) ([United States, Australia])
- Giant (U.S.)
- GKMen.com http://www.gkmen.com (Magazine) ([United States, Canada, UK])
- GQ (International)
- DocAmore (International)
- HOMBRE Magazine
- Indy Men's Magazine (U.S.)
- King (magazine) (U.S.)
- Knight (magazine) (Los Angeles, Sirkay Publ., U.S.)
- MADE Magazine (International)
- MAN (Es)
- Men's Health (International)
- Men's Fitness (International)
- Men's Journal (U.S.)
- Men's Portal (UK)
- Men's Style (Australia)
- Men's Vogue (U.S.)
- Mob Candy (U.S.)
- New Man Christian lifestyle magazine (U.S.)
- Outdoor Life (U.S.)
- Real Man Magazine (U.S.)
- "RUKUS magazine" (U.S.)
- "Shave Magazine" (International)
- Shortlist (UK)
- Smooth (magazine)
- Sport (magazine) (UK)
- TOROmagazine.com (Canada)
- True (U.S.)
- UMM (Canada)
- Vibe (U.S.)
- Weekly Asahi Geinō (Japan)
Gay male audience
Also refer to List of LGBT periodicals
Sports magazines
Lads' mags
Lads', Lads, or Laddie mags (magazines) (known exclusively as men's magazines in English-speaking North America - the United States, Canada, and the Bahamas) contain non-nude photography (or bare-breasted photography in the case of some British "lads' mags"), accompanied by articles about women (usually models or actresses); consumer stories about cars, tools, toys, foods, alcoholic beverages; and/or "guy tales" of sexual encounters. See also: Lad culture
- Barracuda (U.S.)
- Blazer (Israel)
- Blender (U.S.)
- Bonita Magazine (U.S.)
- Café (Sweden)
- CKM (Serbia, Hungary, Poland)
- Egorazzi (Finland)
- FAME Magazine (U.S.)
- Femme Fatales (U.S.)
- FHM ("For Him Magazine") (International)
- FLIRT Magazine (U.K.)
- Front (UK)
- Gear (UK)
- Guts (France)
- HOMBRE Magazine
- H Para Hombres (Mexico)
- LadMagazine.com (International)
- Loaded (UK)
- M! (Denmark)
- Magazine.com (International)
- Manmade Mag (U.S.)
- Maxim (International)
- Maxim Magazine (U.S.)
- Man (Spain)
- Man (Australia) (1936-1974)
- Mann (Norway)
- MANUAL (Philippines)
- Monkeymag.co.uk (UK)
- Moore (Sweden)
- Nuts (UK)
- Open Your Eyes (U.S.)
- People (Australia)
- Picture (magazine) (Australia)
- RAZOR (U.S.)
- Ralph (Australia)
- Savvy (International)
- SHOW (Magazine) (U.S.)
- Slitz (Sweden)
- Smooth (U.S.)
- Stuff (UK/U.S.)
- Sylk Magazine (U.S., UK)
- T3 (International)
- Titanium Girlz (Magazine) (U.S.)
- The Sun/Page Three (UK)
- Summum (Quebec, Canada)
- Urbe Bikini (Venezuela)
- Vi Menn (Norway)
- VIP (Brazil)
- SOHO (Colombia)
- Zoo (UK/Australia)
Erotica and pornographic magazines
These publications contain content of a sexual nature including nude photography. See also: List of pornographic magazines.
- Adult Stars Magazine (United States)
- Barely Legal
- Bejean (Japan)
- Bleikt og blátt (Iceland)
- Caballero (magazine) (Mexico)
- Cheri (U.S.)
- Club International (UK)
- Curvaceous Magazine (U.S.)
- Ele Ela (Brazil)
- Escort (UK)
- Fiesta (UK)
- Forum (U.S.)
- Gamahucher press (Australia) - featuring erotic poetry for men
- Gallery (U.S.)
- Gent (U.S.)
- High Society (U.S.)
- Hustler (U.S.)
- Knave (UK)
- Mags4Lads (UK)
- Le Ore (Italy)
- Lemon People (Japan)
- Loslyf (Afrikaans - South Africa)
- Manga Burikko (Japan)
- Mastram (India)
- Matador (Germany)
- Mayfair (UK)
- Men's magazine (Italy, Germany, Austria and Belgium)
- Men's World (UK)
- Modern Man (U.S.)
- N&J Quarterly (U.S.)
- Oui (U.S.)
- Over 40 (U.S.)
- Paganman (International)
- Penthouse (UK, U.S. and Australia)
- Perfect 10 (U.S.)
- Picture (AUS)
- Playboy (International)
- Playmen (Italy) - recognized as the Italian 'Playboy'
- Private (International)
- Razzle (UK)
- Royal (India)
- Sabra (Japan)
- Score (U.S.)
- Sexy (Brazil)
- Swank (US)
- Urecco (Japan)
- Velvet (United States)
- Voluptuous (U.S.)
- Chastity (India)
- "Xcitement" (United States)
- Caine Magazine (United States)
Ethnic men's magazines
African-American men's magazines
Asian-American men's magazines
- SAM Magazine (U.S.)
Latin-American men's magazines
- HOMBRE Magazine
- Bonita Magazine
- G Magazine
- Open Your Eyes
- Revista Don Juan
Bibliography
- Betrock, Alan. Pin-up mania! : the golden age of men's magazines, 1950-1967. Brooklyn, N.Y. : Shake Books, 1993.
- Jackson, Peter, Nick Stevenson, and Kate Brooks. Making sense of men's magazines. Cambridge, UK : Polity Press ; Malden, Mass. : Blackwell Publishers, 2001.
- Stibbe, Arran. "Health and the Social Construction of Masculinity in Men's Health Magazine." Men and Masculinities 7.1 (July 2004), pp. 31-51. Abstract.
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