Following are the top five Marathi 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 TAMIL DAILIEs | |||
| Rank | Newspaper | IRS 2008 ROUND 1 | IRS 2009 ROUND 1 |
| 1 | Lokmat | 206.39 | 206.48 |
| 2 | Daily Sakal | 122.73 | 113.77 |
| 3 | Punya Nagari | 95.48 | 99.43 |
| 4 | Pudhari | 62.73 | 71.7 |
| 5 | Loksatta | 43.93 | 39.91 |
| (All figures are in lakhs) | |||
