List of newspapers in India by circulation


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, and digital subscriptions.
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.

List of newspapers by circulation

List of newspapers by readership

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. The figures below were compiled by the Media Research Users Council in the fourth quarter of the 2019 Indian Readership Survey.
RankNewspaperLanguageCity
2019 		Owner
1Dainik JagranHindiVarious cities and states16.872Jagran Prakashan Limited
2Dainik BhaskarHindiVarious cities and states15.566D B Corp Ltd.
3HindustanHindiVarious cities and states13.213HT Media
4Amar UjalaHindiVarious cities and states9.657Amar Ujala Ltd.
5Malayala ManoramaMalayalamVarious cities and states, Dubai and Bahrain8.478Malayala Manorama Company Ltd.
6Dina ThanthiTamilTamil Nadu, Bangalore, Pondicherry, Mumbai and Dubai7.379Founded by S. P. Adithanar
7LokmatMarathiVarious cities in Maharashtra and Goa6.285Lokmat Media Limited
8Rajasthan PatrikaHindiVarious cities in Rajasthan & Delhi5.863Rajasthan Patrika Pvt. Ltd.
9The Times of IndiaEnglishVarious cities and states5.560The Times Group
10MathrubhumiMalayalamKerala, Chennai, Bangalore, Mumbai, New Delhi4.849The Mathrubhumi Group
11EenaduTeluguVarious cities and states4.569Ramoji Group
12SakalMarathiVarious cities in Maharashtra4.101Sakal Media Group
13Gujarat SamacharGujarati7 cities in Gujarat and in Mumbai and New York City3.265Lok Prakashan Ltd.
14SakshiTeluguVarious cities in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana3.247Jagati Publications Ltd.
15Ananda Bazar PatrikaBengaliWest Bengal, Odisha, Jharkhand, Bihar, Delhi, Mumbai and other cities in India3.032Ananda Publishers
16DinamalarTamilVarious cities in Tamil Nadu2.905Dinamalar Publications Ltd.
17SandeshGujarati5 cities in Gujarat and in Mumbai2.884The Sandesh Ltd.
18Prabhat KhabarHindiVarious cities in Jharkhand, Bihar, and West Bengal2.872Neutral Publishing House Ltd.
19BartamanBengaliWest Bengal, Odisha, Jharkhand, Bihar, Delhi, Mumbai and other cities in India2.750Bartaman Pvt. Ltd
20Divya BhaskarGujaratiVarious cities in Gujarat2.679D B Corp Ltd.
21PudhariMarathiVarious cities in Maharashtra2.591Pudhari Publications
22Vijaya KarnatakaKannadaVarious cities in Karnataka2.588The Times Group
23DinakaranTamilVarious cities in Tamil Nadu2.502Sun Group
24Punya NagariMarathiVarious cities in Maharashtra2.455Punya Nagari Newsgroup
25PrajavaniKannadaVarious cities in Karnataka2.135The Printers Private Limited
26DeshabhimaniMalayalamVarious cities in Kerala2.094Kerala State Committee of the Communist Party of India
27Maharashtra TimesMarathiVarious cities in Maharashtra1.701The Times Group
28Andhra JyothiTeluguVarious cities in Telangana & Andhra Pradesh1.628Aamoda Publications Pvt. Limited
29Punjab KesariHindiVarious cities in Punjab, Haryana and Himachal Pradesh1.138-
28Teenmaar News PaperTeluguVarious cities in Telangana1.628The Teenmaar News Publication
30Hindustan TimesEnglishVarious cities and states1.543HT Media