Following are the top five Telugu 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 TELUGU DAILIEs | |||
| Rank | Newspaper | IRS 2007 ROUND 2 | IRS 2008 ROUND 2 |
| 1 | Eenadu | 142.22 | 144.11 |
| 2 | Andhra Jyothi | 56.83 | 68.11 |
| 3 | Vartha | 71.08 | 63.46 |
| 4 | Andhra Bhoomi | 15.57 | 14.29 |
| 5 | Prajasakti | 4.23 | 3.30 |
| (All figures are in lakhs) | |||