Following are the top five Malayalam 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 5 MALAYALAM DAILIEs | |||
| Rank | Newspaper | IRS 2007 ROUND 2 | IRS 2008 ROUND 2 |
| 1 | Malayala Manorama | 129.08 | 121 |
| 2 | Mathrubhumi | 104.99 | 97 |
| 3 | Deshabhimani | 35.86 | 28 |
| 4 | Madhyamam | 15.56 | 14 |
| 5 | Kerala Kaumudi | 13.67 | 11 |
| (All figures are in lakhs) | |||
