Daily Thanthi, Lokmat rise among regional dailies
Tamil newspaper Daily Thanthi and Marathi daily Lokmat have upset the top order by pushing Malayala Manorama to the No 3 position among regional dailies according to the latest figures. The Malayalam daily was long holding the numero uno position among regional dailies. Now, Daily Thanthi is the largest read language daily in the country, following by Lokmat and Malayala Manorama.
31 Jan 2018 | 72990 Views | By PrintWeek India
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 Sakal are among India’s top 10 regional dailies.
Top 10 regional dailies
Daily Thanthi: 23149
Lokmat: 18066
Malayala Manorama: 15999
Eenadu: 15848
Ananda Bazar Patrika: 12763
Dinakaran: 12083
Mathrubhumi: 11848
Gujarat Samachar: 11784
Dinamalar: 11659
Daily Sakal: 10498
Top 5 Assamese dailies
Asomiya Pratidin: 2162
Asomiya Khabar: 814
Niyamiya Barta: 782
Dainik Assam: 628
Amar Asom: 583
Top 5 Bengali dailies
Ananda Bazar Patrika: 12763
Bartaman: 9674
Sangbad Pratidin: 3270
Ei Samay: 2646
Uttar Banga Sambad: 2007
Top 5 Gujarati dailies
Gujarat Samachar: 11784
Sandesh: 10352
Divya Bhaskar: 7841
Kutch Mitra: 695
Saurashtra Samachar: 647
Top 5 Kannada dailies
Vijay Karnataka: 6925
Vijayavani: 6482
Prajavani: 6435
Udayavani: 3098
Kannada Prabha: 2263
Top 5 Malayalam dailies
Malayala Manorama: 15999
Mathrubhumi: 11848
Deshabhimani: 5406
Madhyamam: 2214
Kerala Kaumudi: 1293
Top 5 Marathi dailies
Lokmat: 18066
Daily Sakal: 10498
Punya Nagari: 9520
Pudhari: 7273
Loksatta: 3794
Top 5 Oriya dailies
Sambad: 6594
Samaja: 5630
The Prameya: 3695
Dharitri: 3542
The Samaya: 1097
Top 5 Punjabi dailies
Jag Bani: 4149
Ajit: 4013
Punjabi Tribune: 793
Punjabi Jagran: 628
Sach Kahoon: 293
Top 5 Tamil dailies
Daily Thanthi: 23149
Dinakaran: 12083
Dinamalar: 11659
Maalai Malar: 3074
The Hindu: 2890
Top 5 Telugu dailies
Eenadu: 15848
Sakshi: 9341
Andhra Jyothi: 6354
Namasthe Telangana: 3196
Vaartha: 672
Top 5 Urdu dailies
Inquilab: 778
Roznama Rashtriya Sahara: 307
Akbar-e-Mashriq: 284
The Munsif: 228
Siasat: 221