India Newspaper Circulation Map

Click any newspaper to highlight the States & UTs it circulates in — or click a State on the map to see which newspapers reach it.

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Data Source & Disclaimer: Circulation figures are approximate averages from publicly available Audit Bureau of Circulations (ABC) and Indian Readership Survey (IRS) reports. State/UT coverage is shown at a state level for clarity — actual circulation within a highlighted state may be concentrated in specific districts or editions. Contact us for the latest rate cards before booking.

📅 Circulation data reviewed September 2026

India's Newspaper Landscape

Why India Needs a State-by-State Media Plan

India doesn't have one newspaper market — it has 36. A title that dominates Uttar Pradesh may be unheard of in Kerala, and even the highest-circulated English daily reaches a fraction of what a regional-language paper delivers in its home state. This map exists so you can plan by state, not by guesswork.

India publishes in more languages, editions and city-specific print runs than almost any other newspaper market in the world. The India Newspaper Circulation Map above tracks 144 newspapers across 12 Indian languages and a dedicated Business/Financial category, with every title mapped to the States and Union Territories it actually circulates in — compiled from Audit Bureau of Circulations (ABC) data and Indian Readership Survey (IRS) benchmarks. Click a newspaper on the left to see its coverage light up on the map, or click a State to instantly see every newspaper in our directory that reaches it.

Below the map, we break the same dataset down three more ways — by circulation, by language, and state-by-state — plus a practical guide to choosing between them and answers to the questions advertisers ask us most.

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144
Newspapers Mapped
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13
Languages & Categories
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36
States & Union Territories
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560 Lakh+
Combined Daily Circulation
Jump to: Top 15 by Circulation· By Language· By State· How to Choose· FAQ
ABC-Audited Ranking

Top 15 Newspapers in India by Circulation

Ranked by average daily circulation across our directory. Regional-language dailies dominate the top of the list — only two of the top eight titles are in English.

RankNewspaperLanguageHQ / Base EditionDaily Circulation
1Dainik BhaskarHindiBhopal35.6 Lakh+
2Dainik JagranHindiLucknow26.6 Lakh+
3Malayala ManoramaMalayalamKottayam19.2 Lakh+
4The Times of IndiaEnglishMumbai18.7 Lakh+
5Amar UjalaHindiNoida / NCR18.4 Lakh+
6Hindustan (Hindi)HindiDelhi16.6 Lakh+
7The HinduEnglishChennai14.1 Lakh+
8Rajasthan PatrikaHindiJaipur14.1 Lakh+
9EenaduTeluguHyderabad13.5 Lakh+
10LokmatMarathiMumbai13.5 Lakh+
11SakaalMarathiPune12.6 Lakh+
12Daily ThanthiTamilChennai11.3 Lakh+
13MathrubhumiMalayalamKozhikode10.8 Lakh+
14Anandabazar PatrikaBengaliKolkata10.5 Lakh+
15SakshiTeluguHyderabad10 Lakh+

💡 Circulation vs. Readership: Circulation (ABC) counts copies printed and sold. Readership (IRS) estimates how many people actually read each copy — often several times the circulation figure, since one copy is read by an entire household or office. Use circulation to compare scale; use readership to estimate real reach. See our full FAQ →

12 Languages, 1 Business Category

Newspaper Circulation in India by Language

India's Constitution recognises 22 scheduled languages, and print advertising still follows language, not geography. Here is the leading title and title-count for every language we track.

LanguageTitles TrackedCirculation LeaderLeader's Daily Circulation
Hindi47Dainik Bhaskar35.6 Lakh+
English31The Times of India18.7 Lakh+
Marathi13Lokmat13.5 Lakh+
Punjabi12Ajit3.5 Lakh+
Gujarati9Gujarat Samachar9.5 Lakh+
Business / Financial6The Economic Times4.5 Lakh+
Tamil5Daily Thanthi11.3 Lakh+
Malayalam4Malayala Manorama19.2 Lakh+
Kannada4Vijayavani7.5 Lakh+
Odia4Sambad4.5 Lakh+
Telugu3Eenadu13.5 Lakh+
Bengali3Anandabazar Patrika10.5 Lakh+
Assamese3Asomiya Pratidin3.5 Lakh+

Use the language filter buttons on the map above to see every title — not just the leader — for any language.

State Wise Newspaper List

Which Newspaper Should You Advertise In? A State-by-State Guide

A quick-reference regional summary, grouped by market. For exact State/UT coverage per title, use the interactive map at the top of this page.

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Delhi & NCR
Amar Ujala, Hindustan and Punjab Kesari lead Hindi readership; Hindustan Times, Times of India and Navbharat Times cover the English and general market across Delhi, Noida, Gurugram and Faridabad.
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Uttar Pradesh & Uttarakhand
Dainik Jagran (Lucknow) and Amar Ujala (Noida) are the two largest dailies in India's most populous state; Aaj (Varanasi) and Rashtriya Sahara add strong eastern-UP reach.
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Rajasthan
Rajasthan Patrika (Jaipur) is the home-state leader, with Dainik Bhaskar, Rashtradoot and Dainik Navajyoti covering Jaipur, Jodhpur, Udaipur and Sri Ganganagar editions.
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Punjab, Haryana & Chandigarh
Ajit and Jag Bani (Jalandhar) lead Punjabi readership; Punjab Kesari and The Tribune (Chandigarh) add strong Hindi/English cross-over reach across both states.
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Madhya Pradesh & Chhattisgarh
Dainik Bhaskar's home turf (Bhopal), alongside Nai Dunia (Indore), Hari Bhoomi (Bhopal) and Deshbandhu (Raipur) for Chhattisgarh.
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Gujarat
Gujarat Samachar, Sandesh and Divya Bhaskar (all Ahmedabad) dominate statewide, with Akila (Rajkot) and Gujarat Mitra (Surat) strong in Saurashtra and South Gujarat.
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Maharashtra & Goa
Lokmat, Sakaal, Maharashtra Times and Pudhari cover Mumbai, Pune, Nagpur and Kolhapur; The Navhind Times and Herald lead Goa's English readership.
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West Bengal
Anandabazar Patrika and Bartaman (Kolkata) lead Bengali readership; The Telegraph and The Statesman cover the English-reading market.
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Odisha
Sambad, Samaja, Dharitri and Prameya — all headquartered in Bhubaneswar or Cuttack — cover the state in Odia.
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Bihar & Jharkhand
Dainik Jagran and Hindustan (Hindi) carry the largest Hindi readership across Bihar; Prabhat Khabar (Ranchi) leads Jharkhand.
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Tamil Nadu & Puducherry
Daily Thanthi, Dinamalar and Dinakaran (all Chennai) lead Tamil circulation; The Hindu and New Indian Express cover the English-reading market.
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Karnataka
Vijayavani, Vijay Karnataka and Prajavani (all Bengaluru) lead Kannada readership; Deccan Herald covers the English-reading market.
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Andhra Pradesh & Telangana
Eenadu, Sakshi and Andhra Jyothi (all Hyderabad) dominate Telugu readership across both states; Deccan Chronicle leads English.
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Kerala & Lakshadweep
Malayala Manorama (Kottayam) and Mathrubhumi (Kozhikode) are two of India's largest single-edition dailies by circulation, in any language.
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Assam & the Northeast
Asomiya Pratidin and Assam Tribune (Guwahati) lead Assam; Nagaland Post (Dimapur) and Sikkim Express (Gangtok) cover their respective states.
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J&K, Ladakh & Himachal Pradesh
Daily Excelsior (Jammu) leads English readership in J&K; Himachal Dastak and Divya Himachal (Shimla) cover Himachal Pradesh.

Groupings above reflect where each title is headquartered and strongest — several multi-edition Hindi and English dailies also circulate well beyond their home state. Browse all 144 newspapers →

Advertiser's Playbook

How to Choose the Right Newspaper for Your Campaign

More circulation isn't always better. A local paper with 40,000 daily copies in the right city often out-performs a national daily with 20 Lakh+ copies spread across the country. Here's how we help clients decide.

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Start With Geography
If your customers are concentrated in one city or state, a national daily wastes most of its circulation outside your market. Use the map above to find the regional paper that actually reaches your area first.
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Match the Reader's Language
A large share of India reads a regional language first, not English. A Gujarati business targeting Ahmedabad typically reaches more real prospects in Sandesh or Gujarat Samachar than in an English daily with far smaller local readership.
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Circulation vs. Readership
ABC circulation counts printed copies. IRS readership estimates actual readers per copy — usually several times higher, since one copy is shared across a household. Ask us for both numbers before comparing two papers.
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Book the Right Edition
Most large dailies print multiple city or state editions with different content and different circulation. "Dainik Bhaskar" isn't one number — it's 15+ state editions. Always confirm which edition your ad runs in, not just the paper's national total.
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Match Ad Type to the Right Day
Classified categories have unwritten "best days" — matrimonial performs strongest on Sunday, recruitment mid-week, property on weekends. We confirm the right day and deadline for your category and chosen newspaper when you book.
Common Questions

Frequently Asked Questions

Everything advertisers ask us about newspaper circulation, readership and state-wise coverage in India.

Which newspaper has the highest circulation in India?+
Dainik Bhaskar has the highest circulation in our directory, printing 35.6 Lakh+ copies a day from its Bhopal base edition, followed by Dainik Jagran (26.6 Lakh+) and Malayala Manorama (19.2 Lakh+).
Which is the highest-circulated English newspaper in India?+
The Times of India is the highest-circulated English daily in our directory at 18.7 Lakh+ copies a day, ahead of The Hindu (14.1 Lakh+) and Hindustan Times (6.2 Lakh+).
What is the difference between newspaper circulation and readership?+
Circulation, audited by the Audit Bureau of Circulations (ABC), counts how many printed copies are sold each day. Readership, historically measured by the Indian Readership Survey (IRS), estimates how many individual people actually read each copy — usually several times the circulation figure, since one copy is often read by an entire household or office. Circulation tells you scale; readership tells you real reach.
How do I find the right newspaper for a specific Indian state?+
Click any State or Union Territory on the interactive map on this page to see every newspaper in our directory that circulates there, ranked by circulation — or use the state-by-state guide further up this page for a quick regional summary.
Is a regional-language newspaper better than an English newspaper for local advertising?+
For most local and regional businesses, yes. Regional-language dailies typically carry far higher circulation and denser local readership within their home state than English papers do. English dailies remain strongest for national brand campaigns, corporate recruitment, and reaching an urban, English-speaking audience specifically.
How many newspapers are there in India?+
India's Registrar of Newspapers (RNI) registers several thousand newspapers and periodicals nationwide. This directory focuses on 144 major dailies with active ABC-audited or publicly reported circulation, covering all 36 States and Union Territories across 12 languages plus a dedicated Business/Financial category.
Can I book the same newspaper across multiple states at once?+
Yes. Multi-edition dailies such as Dainik Bhaskar, Dainik Jagran, Amar Ujala and Hindustan Times publish separate editions across several states from one masthead. Malik Advertising can book a single combined release across every state edition you need, or target just one.
Where does the circulation data on this map come from, and how current is it?+
Figures are compiled from publicly available ABC (Audit Bureau of Circulations) and IRS (Indian Readership Survey) data, cross-checked against publisher rate cards, and reviewed periodically. We confirm the latest ABC-certified figure for your exact edition at the time of booking.

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