Following are the top ten monthlies 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 MONTHLIES | ||||
| Rank | Publication | Language | IRS 2007 ROUND 2 | IRS 2008 ROUND 2 |
| 1 | Meri Saheli | Hindi | 62.42 | 54.48 |
| 2 | Cricket Samrat | Hindi | 51.04 | 47.93 |
| 3 | Pratiyogita Darpan | Hindi | 41.19 | 43.64 |
| 4 | Grehlakshmi | Hindi | 50.98 | 43.15 |
| 5 | Readers Digest | English | 49.29 | 39.95 |
| 6 | General Knowledge Today | English | 43.73 | 35.23 |
| 7 | Manohar Kahaniyan | Hindi | 38.07 | 32.09 |
| 8 | Nandan | Hindi | 26.70 | 27.21 |
| 9 | Competition Success Review | English | 32.87 | 26.81 |
| 10 | Mathrubhumi Arogya Masika | Malayalam | 31.48 | 26.24 |
| (All figures are in lakhs) | ||||
