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 | 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

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