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According to the Registrar of Newspapers for India, there are 1,10,851 registered publications in the Republic of India as of 31 March 2016. [1] This is a list of the newspapers in India by readership according to the Indian Readership Survey (IRS) Q4 2019.
Readership figures tend to estimate the number of people who actually read the newspaper, via circulation figures that try to estimate the number of copies sold. Typically, readership tends to be 2.5 times circulation, though this may be higher or lower depending on individual cases. [2]
Note: The details specified on this page may not be up to date.
These figures are compiled by Media Research Users Council (MRUC) in the Indian Readership Survey (IRS) Q4 2019. [3]
Rank | Newspaper | Language | City | Average issue readership [4] 2019 (in millions) | Owner |
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1 | Dainik Jagran | Hindi | Various cities and states | 16.872 | Jagran Prakashan Limited |
2 | Dainik Bhaskar | Hindi | Various cities and states | 15.566 | D B Corp Ltd. |
3 | Hindustan | Hindi | Various cities and states | 13.213 | HT Media |
4 | Amar Ujala | Hindi | Various cities and states | 9.657 | Amar Ujala Ltd. |
5 | Malayala Manorama | Malayalam | Various cities and states, Dubai and Bahrain | 8.478 | Malayala Manorama Company Ltd. |
6 | Dina Thanthi | Tamil | Tamil Nadu, Bangalore, Pondicherry, Mumbai and Dubai | 7.379 | Founded by S. P. Adithanar |
7 | Lokmat | Marathi | Various cities in Maharashtra and Goa | 6.285 | Lokmat Media Limited |
8 | Rajasthan Patrika | Hindi | Various cities in Rajasthan & Delhi | 5.863 | Rajasthan Patrika Pvt. Ltd. |
9 | The Times of India | English | Various cities and states | 5.560 | The Times Group |
10 | Mathrubhumi | Malayalam | Kerala, Chennai, Bangalore, Mumbai, New Delhi | 4.849 | The Mathrubhumi Group |
11 | Eenadu | Telugu | Various cities and states | 4.569 | Ramoji Group |
12 | Sakal | Marathi | Various cities in Maharashtra | 4.101 | Sakal Media Group |
13 | Gujarat Samachar | Gujarati | 7 cities in Gujarat and in Mumbai and New York City | 3.265 | Lok Prakashan Ltd. |
14 | Sakshi | Telugu | Various cities in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana | 3.247 | Jagati Publications Ltd. |
15 | Ananda Bazar Patrika | Bengali | West Bengal, Odisha, Jharkhand, Bihar, Delhi, Mumbai and other cities in India | 3.032 | Ananda Publishers |
16 | Dinamalar | Tamil | Various cities in Tamil Nadu | 2.905 | Dinamalar Publications Ltd. |
17 | Sandesh | Gujarati | 5 cities in Gujarat and in Mumbai | 2.884 | The Sandesh Ltd. |
18 | Prabhat Khabar | Hindi | Various cities in Jharkhand, Bihar, and West Bengal | 2.872 | Neutral Publishing House Ltd. |
19 | Bartaman | Bengali | West Bengal, Odisha, Jharkhand, Bihar, Delhi, Mumbai and other cities in India | 2.750 | Bartaman Pvt. Ltd |
20 | Divya Bhaskar | Gujarati | Various cities in Gujarat | 2.679 | D B Corp Ltd. |
21 | Pudhari | Marathi | Various cities in Maharashtra | 2.591 | Pudhari Publications |
22 | Vijaya Karnataka | Kannada | Various cities in Karnataka | 2.588 | The Times Group |
23 | Dinakaran | Tamil | Various cities in Tamil Nadu | 2.502 | Sun Group |
24 | Punya Nagari | Marathi | Various cities in Maharashtra | 2.455 | Punya Nagari Newsgroup |
25 | Prajavani | Kannada | Various cities in Karnataka | 2.135 | The Printers (Mysore) Private Limited |
26 | Deshabhimani | Malayalam | Various cities in Kerala | 2.094 | Kerala State Committee of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
27 | Maharashtra Times | Marathi | Various cities in Maharashtra | 1.701 | The Times Group |
28 | Andhra Jyothi | Telugu | Various cities in Telangana & Andhra Pradesh | 1.628 | Aamoda Publications Pvt. Limited |
29 | Punjab Kesari | Hindi | Various cities in Punjab, Haryana and Himachal Pradesh | 1.611 | The Hindsamachar Ltd. |
30 | Hindustan Times | English | Various cities and states | 1.543 | HT Media |
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.
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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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