Following are the top ten English daily newspapers in India, according to the
Indian Readership Survey (IRS) 2009 Round 1 released recently by the Media Research Users Council (MRUC). The survey was conducted by Hansa Research. Note: These are all readership figures (in lakhs) and not circulation numbers.
| TOP 10 ENGLISH DAILIES | |||
| Rank | Newspaper | IRS 2008 ROUND 1 | IRS 2009 ROUND 1 |
| 1 | The Times of India | 136.41 | 133.32 |
| 2 | Hindustan Times | 63.46 | 63.47 |
| 3 | The Hindu | 55.51 | 52.76 |
| 4 | The Telegraph | 30.38 | 29.70 |
| 5 | Deccan Chronicle | 30.28 | 28.23 |
| 6 | The Economic Times | 20.11 | 20.06 |
| 7 | Mid-Day | 17.64 | 15.83 |
| 8 | The New Indian Express | 19.77 | 15.66 |
| 9 | Mumbai Mirror | 15.91 | 15.57 |
| 10 | Daily News & Analysis | 13.11 | 14.89 |
| (All figures are in lakhs) | |||
