Following are the top five Gujarati 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 5 GUJARATI DAILIEs | |||
| Rank | Newspaper | IRS 2008 ROUND 1 | IRS 2009 ROUND 1 |
| 1 | Gujarat Samachar | 88.31 | 88.12 |
| 2 | Sandesh | 68.75 | 62.84 |
| 3 | Divya Bhaskar | 60.39 | 55.71 |
| 4 | Gujarat Mitra & Darpan | 3.91 | 4.79 |
| 5 | Bombay Samachar | 5.45 | 4.73 |
| (All figures are in lakhs) | |||
