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This is a list of the top newspapers in India by circulation. These figures include both print and digital subscriptions, are compiled by the Audit Bureau of Circulations. The figures include normal print editions, branded print editions (e.g., regional editions or editions tailored for commuters), and digital subscriptions (e.g., for tablet computers or restricted-access).
Circulation figures try to estimate the number of copies sold, while readership figures are usually higher as they tend to estimate the number of people who actually read the newspaper. Typically, readership tends to be 2.5 times circulation, though this may be higher or lower depending on individual cases. [1] [2]
S.no. | Newspaper | Language | Headquarters | July-Dec. 2022 | Jan.-Jun. 2022 | Owner | Nameplate |
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1 | Dainik Bhaskar | Hindi | Bhopal | 3,566,617 | 875,259 | DB Corp | |
2 | Malayala Manorama | Malayalam | Kottayam | 1,920,096 | 1,971,773 | Malayala Manorama Company Limited | |
3 | The Times of India | English | Mumbai | 1,872,442 | 1,590,784 | The Times Group | |
4 | Amar Ujala | Hindi | Noida | 1,744,512 | 1,845,983 | Amar Ujala Ltd. | |
5 | Hindustan | Hindi | New Delhi | 1,666,724 | 1,572,359 | HT Media | |
6 | Rajasthan Patrika | Hindi | Jaipur | 1,385,561 | 1,414,267 | Patrika Group | |
7 | Eenadu | Telugu | Hyderabad | 1,351,956 | 1,223,862 | Ramoji Group | |
8 | Dainik Jagran | Hindi | Kanpur | 1,277,605 | 2,667,808 | Jagran Prakashan Limited | |
9 | Dina Thanthi | Tamil | Chennai | 1,137,041 | 1,131,279 | Thanthi Trust | |
10 | Mathrubhumi | Malayalam | Kozhikode | 1,084,215 | 1,058,533 | The Mathrubhumi Printing and Publishing Company Ltd | |
11 | Daily Sakal | Marathi | 1,064,721 | - | Sakal Media Group | ||
12 | Sakshi | Telugu | Hyderabad | 1,002,585 | 951,292 | Jagathi Publications Ltd. | |
13 | Ananda Bazar Patrika | Bengali | Kolkata | 800,675 | 802,289 | ABP Group | |
14 | Hindustan Times | English | 738,154 | 15,889 | HT Media | ||
15 | Dinamalar | Tamil | Chennai | 693,742 | 689,773 | Family ownership | |
16 | Lokmat | Marathi | 692,768 | - | Lokmat Media Limited | ||
17 | Deshabhimani | Malayalam | Trivandrum | 605,561 | 622,276 | Kerala State Committee of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) | |
18 | Vijayavani | Kannada | Hubli | 551,994 | 542,457 | VRL Group | |
19 | Divya Bhaskar | Gujarati | 511,871 | - | DB Corp | ||
20 | Vijaya Karnataka | Kannada | Bengaluru | 503,688 | 473,786 | The Times Group | |
21 | Pudhari | Marathi | 503,304 | - | Pudhari Publications | ||
22 | Bartaman | Bengali | 472,423 | - | Bartaman Pvt. Ltd. | ||
23 | Andhra Jyothi | Telugu | Hyderabad | 386,797 | 375,611 | Aamoda Publications Pvt. Ltd. | |
24 | Prajavani | Kannada | Bengaluru | 347,132 | - | The Printers (Mysore) Pvt. Ltd. | |
25 | The Economic Times | English | Mumbai | 269,882 | 262,114 | The Times Group |
Print circulation is the average number of copies of a publication. The number of copies of a non-periodical publication are usually called print run. Circulation is not always the same as copies sold, often called paid circulation, since some issues are distributed without cost to the reader. Readership figures are usually higher than circulation figures because of the assumption that a typical copy is read by more than one person.
Eenadu is the largest circulated Telugu-language daily newspaper of India sold mostly in the states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana.
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Malayala Manorama is a morning newspaper in Malayalam published from Kottayam, Kerala, India by the Malayala Manorama Company Limited. Currently headed by Mammen Mathew, it was first published as a weekly on 22 March 1888, and currently has a readership of over 8 million. It is also the second oldest Malayalam newspaper in Kerala in circulation, after Deepika, which is also published from Kottayam. Manorama also publishes an online edition.
Dina Thanthi is a Tamil language daily newspaper. It was founded by S. P. Adithanar in Madurai in 1942. Dina Thanthi is India's largest daily printed in the Tamil language and the ninth largest among all dailies in India by circulation. It is printed in 16 cities across India and also prints an international editions in Dubai & Sri lanka.
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Dainik Bhaskar is a Hindi-language daily newspaper in India which is owned by the Dainik Bhaskar Group. According to the World Association of Newspapers, it ranked fourth in the world by circulation in 2016 and per the Indian Audit Bureau of Circulations was the eleventh largest newspaper in India by circulation as of 2022. Started in Bhopal in 1958, it expanded in 1983 with the launch of Dainik Bhaskar's Indore edition. The Dainik Bhaskar Group is present in 12 states with 65 editions in Hindi, Marathi, and Gujarati.
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Udayavani is a Kannada daily newspaper with editions from Manipal, Bengaluru, Mumbai, Hubballi, Davanagere and Gulbarga. Launched in January 1970 by Mohandas Pai and T. Satish U Pai, Udayavani with a combined about 300,000 copies as per ABC Jun–Dec 2019. It is widely read in coastal Karnataka. It has also substantial circulation in Bengaluru and other centers.
Amar Ujala is a Hindi-language daily newspaper published in India which was founded in 1948. It has 22 editions in six states and two union territories covering 180 districts. It has a circulation of around two million copies. The 2019 Indian Readership Survey reported that with 9.65 million it had the 4th-largest daily readership amongst newspapers in India.
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