Malayalam fortnightly magazine Vanitha continues to be the largest read regional language magazine in the country with a huge margin, according to the latest readership survey IRS 2017. Its total readership is 61,26,000.
The No. 2 magazine is Tamil Weekly AnandaVikatan, which had not featured in the top-10 list of regional language magazines in IRS 2014.
Malayalam monthly Mathrubhumi Arogya Masika is at No. 3 followed by Tamil weekly Kumudam at No. 4 and Malayalam Weekly Mathrubhumi Thozhilvartha at No. 5.
{Total readership (Last one month) in 000s}
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REGIONAL
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Periodicity
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IRS 2017
|
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Vanitha (Malayalam)
|
Malayalam Fnly
|
6126
|
|
Ananda Vikatan
|
Tamil Weekly
|
2708
|
|
Mathrubhumi Arogya Masika
|
Malayalam Monthly
|
2269
|
|
Kumudam
|
Tamil Weekly
|
2269
|
|
Mathrubhumi Thozhilvartha
|
Malayalam Weekly
|
2235
|
|
Kungumam
|
Tamil Weekly
|
2172
|
|
Grihalakshmi
|
Malayalam Fnly
|
2116
|
|
Balarama
|
Malayalam Weekly
|
1973
|
|
Manorama Thozil Veedhi
|
Malayalam Weekly
|
1844
|
|
Karmasangsthaan
|
Bengali Weekly
|
1702
|
Top 5 Assamese magazines:
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ASSAMESE
|
Periodicity
|
IRS 2017
|
|
Bismoi
|
Monthly
|
516
|
|
Nandini
|
Monthly
|
513
|
|
PriyoSakhi
|
Monthly
|
410
|
|
Prantik
|
Fnly
|
334
|
|
Sadin
|
Weekly
|
236
|
Top 5 Bengali magazines:
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BENGALI
|
Periodicity
|
IRS 2017
|
|
Karmasangsthaan
|
Weekly
|
1702
|
|
Karmakshetra
|
Weekly
|
1319
|
|
Sananda
|
Fnly
|
1287
|
|
Saptahik Bartaman
|
Weekly
|
937
|
|
Anandalok
|
Fnly
|
890
|
Top 4 Gujarati magazines:
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GUJARATI
|
Periodicity
|
IRS 2017
|
|
Abhiyaan
|
Weekly
|
284
|
|
Chitralekha (Gujarati)
|
Weekly
|
272
|
|
GrihShobha (Gujarati)
|
Monthly
|
236
|
|
MaariSaheli
|
Monthly
|
134
|
Top 5 Kannada magazines:
|
KANNADA
|
Periodicity
|
IRS 2017
|
|
Sudha
|
Weekly
|
1307
|
|
Taranga
|
Weekly
|
1077
|
|
GrihShobha (Kan)
|
Monthly
|
441
|
|
Mayura
|
Monthly
|
374
|
|
Roopatara
|
Monthly
|
305
|
Top 5 Malayalam magazines:
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MALAYALAM
|
Periodicity
|
IRS 2017
|
|
Vanitha (Malayalam)
|
Fnly
|
6126
|
|
Mathrubhumi Arogya Masika
|
Monthly
|
2269
|
|
Mathrubhumi Thozhilvartha
|
Weekly
|
2235
|
|
Grihalakshmi
|
Fnly
|
2116
|
|
Balarama
|
Weekly
|
1973
|
Top 5 Marathi magazines:
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MARATHI
|
Periodicity
|
IRS 2017
|
|
Grihashobhika
|
Monthly
|
572
|
|
Noukari Sandarbha
|
Weekly
|
538
|
|
Saptahik Sakal
|
Weekly
|
505
|
|
Chitralekha
|
Weekly
|
369
|
|
Tanishka
|
Monthly
|
319
|
Top 5 Tamil magazines:
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TAMIL
|
Periodicity
|
IRS 2017
|
|
Ananda Vikatan
|
Weekly
|
2708
|
|
Kumudam
|
Weekly
|
2269
|
|
Kungumam
|
Weekly
|
2172
|
|
Puthiya Thalaimurai
|
Weekly
|
1623
|
|
Aval Vikatan
|
Fnly
|
1104
|
Top 5 Telugu magazines:
|
TELUGU
|
Periodicity
|
IRS 2017
|
|
Swati Sapari Vara Patrika
|
Weekly
|
1098
|
|
Swati
|
Monthly
|
939
|
|
Annadata
|
Monthly
|
507
|
|
Navya
|
Weekly
|
384
|
|
Bala Bharatham
|
Monthly
|
288
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