Following are the top five Tamil 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 | Daily Thanthi | 205.92 | 204.56 |
| 2 | Dinakaran | 170.08 | 166.33 |
| 3 | Dinamalar | 109.95 | 100.40 |
| 4 | Malai Malar | 32.54 | 30.21 |
| 5 | Dinamani | 26.02 | 23.83 |
| (All figures are in lakhs) | |||
