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) |