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Top Newspapers in Mumbai

Mumbai is the capital city of the Indian state of Maharashtra and the de facto financial center of India. Mumbai is the second-most populous city in India after Delhi and the eighth-most populous city in the world with a population of roughly 2 crores (20 million).

English Newspapers are mostly read in Mumbai city and metro areas but Marathi Newspapers are also widely circulated. Times of India is the top English daily in Mumbai and The top Marathi language newspapers are Lokmat and Sakaal. 

Navbharat Times is the top Hindi Newspaper in Mumbai and Gujarati Samachar is the top Gujarati publication. Newspapers are also printed in other Indian languages. Popular Marathi language magazines are Saptahik Sakaal, Grihashobhika, Lokrajya, Lokprabha & Chitralekha.

Let’s have a look at the Top Newspapers in Mumbai

Top English Newspapers in Mumbai

The Times of India remains the dominant market leader among English dailies. Other Newspapers having good circulation in Mumbai are Hindustan Times, Mid Day, Hindu, The Indian Express, and Economic Times.

Top English Newspapers in Mumbai by Circulation

Newspaper NameEstiamted Circulation
Times of India810,000
Hindustan Times658,000
Mirror556,000
Economic Times230,000
Indian Express160,000
Mid Day149,000
Hindu 125,000
Financial Express36,000
Business Line20,600

Top Marathi Newspapers in Mumbai

Marathi newspapers remain the dominant market leader in Maharashtra. As per the readership survey, Lokmat with an average issue readership of 62.09 lakhs is the No.1 Marathi newspaper in Maharashtra followed by Daily Sakal and Pudhari. Punya Nagari and Maharashtra Times also have a good readership. 

Top Marathi Newspaper in Mumbai by Circulation

Newspaper NameCirculation
Maharashtra Times302,000
Loksatta287,000
Mumbai Choufer130,000
Lokmat128,100
Dainik Saamana100,000
Pudhari97,000
Mumbai Lakshadeep44,000
Punya Nagari18,000

Top Marathi Newspapers in Maharashtra by Readership

  1. Lokmat – 62.09 lakhs
  2. Daily Sakal – 41.01 lakhs
  3. Pudhari – 25.91 lakhs
  4. Punya Nagari – 24.55 lakhs
  5. Maharashtra Times – 17.01 lakhs

Source: Indian Readership Survey released by Media Research Users Council India.

Top Hindi Newspapers in Mumbai

Newspaper NameCirculation
Nava Bharat295,144
Navbharat Times130,924
Yashobhumi110,757
Dainik Dabang Dunia75,000

Top Gujarati Newspapers in Mumbai

Newspaper NameCirculation
Gujarat Samachar229,578
Bombay Samachar131,409
Gujarati Midday45,873

Other Languages Newspapers in Mumbai

Newspaper NameCirculationLanguage
Inquilab127,255Urdu
Sakal126,215Tamil
Malayala Manorama34,716Malayalam
Daily Thanthi19,369Tamil
Dinakaran17,217Tamil
Mathrubhumi11,292Malayalam
Udayavani10,787Kannada
Sakshi7,369Telugu

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