Following are the top ten English daily newspapers in India, according to the Indian Readership Survey (IRS) 2008 Round 2 released recently by the Media Research Users Council (MRUC).
Note: These are all readership figures (in lakhs) and not circulation numbers.
| TOP 10 ENGLISH DAILIES | |||
| Rank | Newspaper | IRS 2007 ROUND 2 | IRS 2008 ROUND 2 |
| 1 | The Times of India | 134.78 | 133.32 |
| 2 | Hindustan Times | 60.92 | 63.47 |
| 3 | The Hindu | 52.53 | 52.76 |
| 4 | The Telegraph | 30.40 | 29.70 |
| 5 | Deccan Chronicle | 29.87 | 28.23 |
| 6 | The Economic Times | 19.86 | 20.06 |
| 7 | The New Indian Express | 18.75 | 18.25 |
| 8 | Mumbai Mirror | 16.27 | 16.22 |
| 9 | Mid-Day | 17.72 | 16.17 |
| 10 | Daily News & Analysis | 12.18 | 13.37 |
| (All figures are in lakhs) | |||