Portland Monthly has a Circulation Verification Council-audited readership of more than 165,200 readers per issue, and a circulation of 56,000, of which more than 21,000 are subscribers. The magazine’s circulation strategy utilizes three major distribution channels:

NEWSSTAND: Portland Monthly is available at more than 450 newsstands, specialty grocery stores and local retailers across metropolitan Portland, nearly all of which give the magazine prominent check-out aisle placement. Retailers include: Fred Meyer, Safeway, Albertson’s, QFC, Whole Foods, Zupan’s, New Seasons, Wild Oats (i.e., Nature’s), Powell’s, Borders and Barnes & Noble, as well as key airport locations and many more.

SUBSCRIPTION & LOBBY COPIES: In addition to the magazine’s ever-growing paid home and office subscriber base, over 6,000 copies of Portland Monthly are placed in intensely high readership and pass-along venues, such as prominent hotels, hospitals, physicians’ and attorneys’ offices.