Following are the top ten Hindi 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 HINDI DAILIES | |||
| Rank | Newspaper | IRS 2008 ROUND 1 | IRS 2009 ROUND 1 |
| 1 | Dainik Jagran | 565.57 | 545.83 |
| 2 | Dainik Bhaskar | 319.37 | 335.5 |
| 3 | Amar Ujala | 296.13 | 286.74 |
| 4 | Hindustan | 251.65 | 267.69 |
| 5 | Rajasthan Patrika | 136.57 | 140.51 |
| 6 | 111.39 | 111.39 | 106.45 |
| 7 | Aj | 74.14 | 59.05 |
| 8 | Navbharat Times | 51.84 | 54.02 |
| 9 | Prabhat Khabar | 49.70 | 46.71 |
| 10 | Nava Bharat | 51.83 | 44.77 |
| (All figures are in lakhs) | |||
