Wired Top 10
Top 10 Zine Towns (as tracked by the editors of Factsheet Five)
Total Number Total Population Zines per City of Zines (in Thousands) 1 Million People1. Berkeley, California 78 103757
2. Olympia, Washington 25 34735
3. San Francisco, California 336 723465
4. San Diego, California 43 110391
5. Santa Cruz, California 18 49367
6. Seattle, Washington 188 516 364
7. Athens, Georgia 14 46304
8. Boulder, Colorado 25 83301
9. Cambridge, Massachusetts 28 96292
10. Minneapolis, Minnesota 100 368 272
Operative definition of zine: a small amateur publication usually produced out of passion, rarely making a profit or breaking even.
Source: Factsheet Five (Issue #54), P.O. Box 170099, San Francisco, CA 94117-0099.
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