Hoy doubled its reported circulation, prosecutors said.
The Independent reported an average circulation of 75,125 in February – with 56,562 paid-for sales; the Independent on Sunday reported circulation of 113,597, with 59,002 paid-for sales.
Upside, which is not audited by the Audit Bureau of Circulations, reports circulation of 257,000, of which 15,000 are paid.
Vibe reported circulation of 818,000 in the second half of last year, a healthy figure, but like most magazines, it suffered from falling advertising.
But, at 25 cents a copy, the reported circulation gains have a limited impact on the newspaper's bottom line, unless advertisers want to reach the new readers.
Northern & Shell's OK! reported circulation of 316,016 in the first half, a 7.7% period-on-period fall and 11.2% yearly decline, according to figures from the Audit Bureau of Circulations published on Thursday.
The continued decline of Bauer's Heat – which reported circulation of 370,132, down 11.3% period on period and 19.3% year on year – saw the title drop another place to eighth as Hello! magazine climbed a position after showing relative resilience.
All four Sunday quality titles reported circulation declines in August: the Independent on Sunday (down 3.6% to 110,157), Sunday Times (down 2.17% to 826,462), Observer (down 1.58% to 216,839) and Sunday Telegraph (down 0.32% to 435,323).
Of the top 25 newspapers in the U.S. in 1990 (the year newspaper employment peaked), 20 have seen declines (on average reporting circulation down by more than 30percentt), and two have been closed down or declared bankrupt.
