


It also spawned a crossover media franchise including anime and video games (since Famicom Jump) which bring together various Shōnen Jump characters.

The magazine has also had several international counterparts, including the current North American Weekly Shonen Jump. Weekly Shōnen Jump has sister magazines such as Jump SQ, created after the fall of Monthly Shōnen Jump, Ultra Jump, Weekly Young Jump, virtual counterpart Shōnen Jump+ which boasts its own exclusive titles, and Saikyō Jump. Many of the best-selling manga series originate from Weekly Shōnen Jump. Throughout 2021, it had an average circulation of over 1.3 million copies per week. It also spawned a crossover media franchise including anime and video games (since Famicom Jump) which bring together various Shnen Jump characters. The mid-1980s to the mid-1990s represents the era when the magazine's circulation was at its highest, 6.53 million copies per week, with a total readership of 18 million people in Japan. The magazine has also had several international counterparts, including the current North American Weekly Shonen Jump. The magazine has sold over 7.5 billion copies since 1968, making it the best-selling comic/ manga magazine, ahead of competitors such as Weekly Shōnen Magazine and Weekly Shōnen Sunday. Cover of the first issue of Weekly Shōnen Jump, released in 1968
