Following are the top five Telugu 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 TELUGU DAILIEs | |||
Rank | Newspaper | IRS 2008 ROUND 1 | IRS 2009 ROUND 1 |
1 | Eenadu | 147.24 | 139.91 |
2 | Andhra Jyothi | 63.17 | 61.31 |
3 | Vartha | 66.48 | 49.97 |
4 | Andhra Bhoomi | 16.92 | 11.78 |
5 | Prajasakti | 7.21 | 3.27 |
(All figures are in lakhs) |