Top 10 Newspapers in India
1. | Dainik Jagran – Hindi |

Launched-in | Jhansi, UP |
Founded | 1942 |
Language | Hindi |
Headquarter | Kanpur, UP |
Chairman | Mr. Mahendra Mohan Gupta |
Website | jagran.com |
Type | Daily newspaper |
Owner | Jagran Prakashan Limited |
- Dainik Jagran was launched by the revolutionary freedom fighter, Late Shri Puran Chandra Gupta
- In June 2005, Jagran entered into a strategic alliance and partnership with Independent News and Media Plc. The company shortly after went public in 2006
2. | Dainik Bhaskar – Hindi |

Launched-in | Bhopal, MP |
Founded | 1948 |
Language | Hindi |
Headquarter | Bhopal, MP |
Chairman | Mr. Ramesh Chandra Agarwal |
Website | bhaskar.com |
Type | Daily newspaper |
Owner | D B Corp Ltd. |
- Subah Savere was launched in 1948 to fulfill the need for a Hindi-language daily newspaper. It launched under the name Subah Savere in Bhopal and Good Morning India in Gwalior. In 1958, the newspaper was renamed Dainik Bhaskar. The word Bhaskar means “the Rising Sun”
3. | Hindustan – Hindi |

Launched-in | Delhi |
Founded | 1936 |
Language | Hindi |
Headquarter | New Delhi |
Founded By | Madan Mohan Malaviya |
Website | livehindustan.com |
Type | Daily newspaper |
Owner | Hindustan Media Ventures Limited |
- It commands a massive 73% share of the Hindi readership market of Bihar
- It has been the No. 1 newspaper of Jharkhand
4. | The Times of India – English |

Launched-in | Maharashtra |
Founded | 1938 |
Language | Hindi |
Headquarter | Mumbai |
Chairman | Sivakumar Sundaram |
Website | timesofindia.indiatimes.com |
Type | Daily newspaper |
Owner | The Times Group |
- It is the oldest English-language newspaper in India, and the second-oldest Indian newspaper
- TOI issued its first edition on 3 November 1838 as The Bombay Times and Journal of Commerce.
5. | Amar Ujala – Hindi |

Launched-in | Agra, Up |
Founded | 1948 |
Language | Hindi |
Headquarter | Noida, UP |
Founder(s) | Murari lal Maheshwari & Dori lal |
Website | amarujala.com |
Type | Daily newspaper |
Owner(s) | Rajul Maheshwari and Sneh Maheshwari |
- Trust of 44 million families, 75-year-old leading media house and 22 Editions across 6 States and 2 UT
- amarujala.com has a reach of over 50+ million unique worldwide visitors
6. | Malayala Manorama – Malayalam |

Launched-in | Kerala |
Founded | 1888 |
Language | Malayalam |
Headquarter | Kerala |
Founder | Kandathil Varghese Mappillai |
Website | manoramaonline.com |
Type | Daily newspaper |
Owner | Malayala Manorama Company Ltd |
- Malayala Manorama Company is a private LLC corporation, owned by the Kandathil family, incorporated by Kandathil Varghese Mappillai at Kottayam in south-western Kerala on 14 March 1888
7. | Rajasthan Patrika – Hindi |

Launched-in | Rajasthan |
Founded | 1956 |
Language | Hindi |
Headquarter | Jaipur |
Founder | Karpoor Chandra Kulish |
Website | patrika.com |
Type | Daily newspaper |
Owner | Rajasthan Patrika Pvt. Ltd. |
- In 2007, Rajasthan Patrika instituted the Karpoor Chandra Kulish International Journalism Award in the memory of Karpoor Chand Kulish, the founder editor
- India’s First News site on IDN domain
8. | Dina Thanthi – Tamil |

Launched-in | Madurai |
Founded | 1942 |
Language | Tamil |
Headquarter | Chennai |
Format | Broadsheet |
Founder | S. P. Adithanar |
Website | dailythanthi.com |
Type | Daily newspaper |
Owner | Thanthi Trust |
- Dina Thanthi was established in Madurai in 1942 by S. P. Adithanar
- It is printed in 16 cities across India and also prints an international edition in Dubai
9. | Eenadu – Telugu |

Launched-in | Visakhapatnam |
Founded | 1974 |
Language | Telugu |
Headquarter | Hyderabad |
Publisher | Eenadu Publications |
Website | eenadu.net |
Type | Daily newspaper |
Owner | Ramoji Rao |
- Eenadu was launched from Visakhapatnam in 1974 by Ramoji Rao, who had previously achieved success with Priya Pickles and Margadarsi Chitfunds.
- Eenadu is the largest circulated Telugu-language daily newspaper of India
10. | The Hindu – English |

Launched-in | Madras |
Founded | 1878 |
Language | English |
Headquarter | Chennai |
Founder | G. Subramania Iyer |
Website | thehindu.com |
Type | Daily newspaper |
Owner | The Hindu Group Kasturi and Sons Limited |
- It is one of the Indian newspapers of record second most circulated English-language newspaper in India, after The Times of India
- Began as a weekly in 1878, became a daily in 1889