Editing Weekly Shōnen Jump (section)

==Circulation and demographic==
''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' is the bestselling manga magazine in Japan.<ref name="bestselling"/> In 1982, ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' had a circulation of 2.55&nbsp;million. By 1995, circulation numbers swelled to 6.53&nbsp;million. The magazine's former [[editor-in-chief]] Masahiko Ibaraki (2003–2008) stated this was due to the magazine including "hit titles such as ''Dragon Ball'', ''Slam Dunk'', and others." After hitting this peak, the circulation numbers continued to drop.<ref name="IbarakiInterview">{{cite web |last=Ibaraki |first=Masahiko |others=Translated by T. Ohara |date=March 31, 2008 |title=The Reminiscence of My 25 Years with Shonen Jump |publisher=ComiPress |url=http://comipress.com/article/2008/03/31/3452 |access-date=June 29, 2008}}</ref><ref name="TimeMag">{{cite magazine|last=Garger|first=Ilya|date=February 17, 2003|title=Look, Up in the Sky! |magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]] |issn=0040-781X |url=http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,423567,00.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081024163537/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,423567,00.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=October 24, 2008 |access-date=July 7, 2008 }}</ref> 1998's New Year's issue was the first time in 24 years that ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' lost as the highest selling ''shōnen'' manga magazine (4.15&nbsp;million copies sold), ceding to ''Weekly Shōnen Magazine'' (4.45&nbsp;million).<ref name="riseandfall">{{cite web|url=http://comipress.com/article/2007/05/06/1923 |title=The Rise and Fall of Weekly Shonen Jump: A Look at the Circulation of Weekly Jump|publisher=ComiPress|date=May 6, 2007|access-date=November 30, 2013}}</ref> It was not until 2007 that the magazine saw its first increase in 11 years, from 2.75&nbsp;million to 2.78&nbsp;million, an increase that Ibaraki credited to ''[[One Piece]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://comipress.com/news/2007/04/17/1825 |title=Weekly Shonen Magazine Circulation Drops Below 2,000,000|publisher=ComiPress|date=April 17, 2007|access-date=November 30, 2013}}</ref>

By publishing [[shōnen manga|''shōnen'' manga]], the magazine is targeted to young teen males. However, [[Index Corporation|Index Digital]] reported in 2005 that the favorite non-''shōjo'' magazine of elementary and middle school-aged female readers is ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' at 61.9%.<ref>{{cite web |last=Loo |first=Egan |date=October 5, 2005 |title=Japanese girls love Shonen Jump |url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2005-10-05/japanese-girls-love-shonen-jump |access-date=December 1, 2013 |publisher=[[Anime News Network]]}}</ref> Strengthening it, [[Oricon]] conducted a poll among 2,933 female Japanese readers on their favorite manga magazines in 2007. ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' was the number one answer, with ''One Piece'', ''Death Note'', and ''The Prince of Tennis'' cited as the reasons.<ref>{{cite web |last=Bertschy |first=Zac |date=April 10, 2007 |title=Oricon: #1 Manga Mag for Japanese Girls Is…Shonen Jump |url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2007-04-10/oricon-no.1-manga-mag-for-japanese-girls-is-cite-shonen-jump/cite |access-date=November 30, 2013 |publisher=[[Anime News Network]]}}</ref> In 2009, it was reported that 62.9% of the magazine's readers were under the age of fourteen.<ref>{{cite web |last=Loo |first=Egan |date=February 23, 2009 |title=Manga Mags' Demographics, Circulation Numbers Posted |url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2009-02-23/manga-mags-demographics-circulation-numbers-posted |access-date=November 30, 2013 |publisher=[[Anime News Network]]}}</ref> However, in 2019 Shueisha revealed that its largest demographic of 27.4% was aged 25 or older.<ref name="2019circs"/>