Top 10 Hindi Dailies: Indian Readership Survey (IRS) 2010 — Quarter 1

Following are the top ten Hindi daily newspapers in India, according to the Indian Readership Survey (IRS) 2010 Quarter 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 2009 R2 IRS 2010 Q1
1 Dainik Jagran 160.96 163.13
2 Dainik Bhaskar 128.8 133.29
3 Hindustan 93.36 99.14
4 Amar Ujala 82.99 84.91
5 Rajasthan Patrika 64.86 66.85
6 Punjab Kesari 34.25 35.26
7 Navbharat Times 23.66 24.72
8 Navabharat(Mah/Chh) 14.06 14.37
9 Hari Bhoomi 12.77 13.55
10 Nai Dunia 11.87 12.79
(All figures are in lakhs; IRS 2009 R2: IRS 2009 Round 2; IRS 2010 Q1: IRS 2010 Quarter 1)
Date Posted: 13 August 2010 Last Modified: 13 August 2010