China's most popular magazine " Reader " has become the fourth best selling magazine in the world. The bi-monthly magazine, first published in northwest China's Gansu Province 22 years ago, also has the largest circulation figures in Asia.

The total circulation of Reader has pushed beyond 800 million copies, making it the best selling magazine in China.

The three top selling magazines in the world are the US published "Reader's Digest", "National Geographic" and "Time".

(People's Daily January 5, 2004)