Following are the top ten language magazines 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 LANGUAGE MAGAZINES | |||
| Rank | Magazine | IRS 2009 R2 | IRS 2010 Q1 |
| 1 | Vanitha - Malayalam (Fortnightly) | 18.78 | 17.88 |
| 2 | Malayala Manorama - Malayalam (Weekly) | 13.17 | 12.7 |
| 3 | Balarama - Malayalam (Weekly) | 10.72 | 9.99 |
| 4 | Kumudam - Tamil (Weekly) | 6.95 | 6.88 |
| 5 | Mathrubhumi Arogya Masika - Malayalam (Monthly) | 4.97 | 4.96 |
| 6 | Ananda Vikatan - Tamil (Weekly) | 4.15 | 4.2 |
| 7 | Mathrubhumi Thozhil Vartha - Malayalam (Weekly) | 4.5 | 3.89 |
| 8 | Kungumam - Tamil (Weekly) | 3.81 | 3.7 |
| 9 | Mangalam - Malayalam (Weekly) | 3.43 | 3.34 |
| 10 | Grihalakshmi - Malayalam (Monthly) | 2.7 | 3.25 |
| (All figures are in lakhs; IRS 2009 R2: IRS 2009 Round 2; IRS 2010 Q1: IRS 2010 Quarter 1) | |||
