| Rank
|
Newspaper
|
Language
|
City
|
Average Issue Readership[4]
2019 (in millions)
|
Owner
|
| 1
|
Dainik Jagran
(दैनिक जागरण)
|
Hindi
|
Various cities and states
|
16.872
|
Jagran Prakashan Limited
|
| 2
|
Dainik Bhaskar
(दैनिक भास्कर)
|
Hindi
|
Various cities and states
|
15.566
|
D B Corp Ltd.
|
| 3
|
Hindustan
(हिंदुस्तान)
|
Hindi
|
Various cities and states
|
13.213
|
HT Media
|
| 4
|
Amar Ujala
(अमर उजाला)
|
Hindi
|
Various cities and states
|
9.657
|
Amar Ujala Ltd.
|
| 5
|
Malayala Manorama
(മലയാള മനോരമ)
|
Malayalam
|
Various cities and states, Dubai and Bahrain
|
8.478
|
Malayala Manorama Company Ltd.
|
| 6
|
Dina Thanthi
(தினத்தந்தி)
|
Tamil
|
Tamil Nadu, Bangalore, Pondicherry, Mumbai and Dubai
|
7.379
|
Founded by S. P. Adithanar
|
| 7
|
Lokmat
(लोकमत)
|
Marathi
|
Various cities in Maharashtra and Goa
|
6.285
|
Lokmat Media Limited
|
| 8
|
Rajasthan Patrika
(राजस्थान पत्रिका)
|
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
(മാതൃഭൂമി)
|
Malayalam
|
Kerala, Chennai, Bangalore, Mumbai, New Delhi
|
4.849
|
The Mathrubhumi Group
|
| 11
|
Eenadu
(ఈనాడు)
|
Telugu
|
Various cities and states
|
4.569
|
Ramoji Group
|
| 12
|
Sakal
(सकाळ)
|
Marathi
|
Various cities in Maharashtra
|
4.101
|
Sakal Media Group
|
| 13
|
Gujarat Samachar
(ગુજરાત સમાચાર)
|
Gujarati
|
7 cities in Gujarat and in Mumbai and New York City
|
3.265
|
Lok Prakashan Ltd.
|
| 14
|
Sakshi
(సాక్షి)
|
Telugu
|
Various cities in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana
|
3.247
|
Jagati Publications Ltd.
|
| 15
|
Ananda Bazar Patrika
(আনন্দবাজার পত্রিকা)
|
Bengali
|
West Bengal, Odisha, Jharkhand, Bihar, Delhi, Mumbai and other cities in India
|
3.032
|
Ananda Publishers
|
| 16
|
Dinamalar
(தினமலர்)
|
Tamil
|
Various cities in Tamil Nadu
|
2.905
|
Dinamalar Publications Ltd.
|
| 17
|
Sandesh
(સંદેશ)
|
Gujarati
|
5 cities in Gujarat and in Mumbai
|
2.884
|
The Sandesh Ltd.
|
| 18
|
Prabhat Khabar
(प्रभात खबर)
|
Hindi
|
Various cities in Jharkhand, Bihar, and West Bengal
|
2.872
|
Neutral Publishing House Ltd.
|
| 19
|
Bartaman
(বর্তমান)
|
Bengali
|
West Bengal, Odisha, Jharkhand, Bihar, Delhi, Mumbai and other cities in India
|
2.750
|
Bartaman Pvt. Ltd
|
| 20
|
Divya Bhaskar
(દિવ્ય ભાસ્કર)
|
Gujarati
|
|
2.679
|
D B Corp Ltd.
|
| 21
|
Pudhari
(पुढारी)
|
Marathi
|
Various cities in Maharashtra
|
2.591
|
Pudhari Publications
|
| 22
|
Vijaya Karnataka
(ವಿಜಯ ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ)
|
Kannada
|
Various cities in Karnataka
|
2.588
|
The Times Group
|
| 23
|
Dinakaran
(தினகரன்)
|
Tamil
|
Various cities in Tamil Nadu
|
2.502
|
Sun Group
|
| 24
|
Punya Nagari
(पुण्य नगरी)
|
Marathi
|
Various cities in Maharashtra
|
2.455
|
Punya Nagari Newsgroup
|
| 25
|
Prajavani
(ಪ್ರಜಾವಾಣಿ)
|
Kannada
|
Various cities in Karnataka
|
2.135
|
The Printers (Mysore) Private Limited
|
| 26
|
Deshabhimani
(ദേശാഭിമാനി)
|
Malayalam
|
Various cities in Kerala
|
2.094
|
Kerala State Committee of the Communist Party of India (Marxist)
|
| 27
|
Maharashtra Times
(महाराष्ट्र टाइम्स)
|
Marathi
|
Various cities in Maharashtra
|
1.701
|
The Times Group
|
| 28
|
Andhra Jyothi
(ఆంధ్రజ్యోతి)
|
Telugu
|
Various cities in Telangana & Andhra Pradesh
|
1.628
|
Aamoda Publications Pvt. Limited
|
| 29
|
Punjab Kesari
(पंजाब केसरी)
|
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
|
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