Tamil newspaper Daily Thanthi and Marathi daily Lokmat have upset the top order by pushing Malayala Manorama to the No. 3 position. The Malayalam daily was long holding the numerouno position among regional dailies. Daily Thanthi is the largest read language daily in the country in IRS 2017.
Telugu daily Eenadu is the fourth largest read language daily followed by Bengali newspaper Anandabazar Patrika at No. 5. Tamil daily Dinakaran, Malayalam daily Mathrubhumi, Gujarati daily Gujarat Samachar, Tamil daily Dinamalar and Marathi daily Daily Sakalare among India’s top10 regional dailies.
{Total readership (Last one month) in 000s}
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REGIONAL LANGUAGE
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IRS 2017
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Daily Thanthi
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23149
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Lokmat
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18066
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Malayala Manorama (D)
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15999
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Eenadu
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15848
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Ananda Bazar Patrika
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12763
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Dinakaran
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12083
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Mathrubhumi
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11848
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Gujarat Samachar
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11784
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Dinamalar
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11659
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Daily Sakal
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10498
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Top 5 Assamese dailies
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ASSAMESE
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IRS 2017
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Asomiya Pratidin
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2162
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Asomiya Khabar
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814
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Niyamiya Barta
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782
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Dainik Assam
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628
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Amar Asom
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583
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Top 5 Bengali dailies
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BENGALI
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IRS 2017
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Ananda Bazar Patrika
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12763
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Bartaman
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9674
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Sangbad Pratidin
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3270
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EiSamay
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2646
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Uttar Banga Sambad
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2007
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Top 5 Gujarati dailies
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GUJARATI
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IRS 2017
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Gujarat Samachar
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11784
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Sandesh
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10352
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Divya Bhaskar
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7841
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Kutch Mitra
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695
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Saurashtra Samachar
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647
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Top 5 Kannada dailies
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KANNADA
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IRS 2017
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Vijay Karnataka
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6925
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Vijayavani
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6482
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Prajavani
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6435
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Udayavani
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3098
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Kannada Prabha
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2263
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Top 5 Malayalam dailies
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MALAYALAM
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IRS 2017
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Malayala Manorama
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15999
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Mathrubhumi
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11848
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Deshabhimani
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5406
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Madhyamam
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2214
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Kerala Kaumudi
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1293
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Top 5 Marathi dailies
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MARATHI
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IRS 2017
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Lokmat
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18066
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Daily Sakal
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10498
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Punya Nagari
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9520
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Pudhari
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7273
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Loksatta
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3794
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Top 5 Oriya dailies
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ORIYA
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IRS 2017
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Sambad
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6594
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Samaja
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5630
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The Prameya
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3695
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Dharitri
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3542
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The Samaya
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1097
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Top 5 Punjabi dailies
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PUNJABI
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IRS 2017
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Jag Bani
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4149
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Ajit
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4013
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Punjabi Tribune
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793
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Punjabi Jagran
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628
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SachKahoon
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293
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Top 5 Tamil dailies
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TAMIL
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IRS 2017
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Daily Thanthi
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23149
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Dinakaran
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12083
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Dinamalar
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11659
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Maalai Malar
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3074
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The Hindu
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2890
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Top 5 Telugu dailies
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TELUGU
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IRS 2017
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Eenadu
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15848
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Sakshi
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9341
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Andhra Jyothi
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6354
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Namasthe Telangana
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3196
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Vaartha
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672
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Top 5 Urdu dailies
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URDU
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IRS 2017
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Inquilab
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778
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Roznama Rashtriya Sahara
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307
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Akbar-e-Mashriq
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284
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The Munsif
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228
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Siasat
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221
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