Top Newspapers in Tamil Nadu

Tamil Nadu a state in southern India is the tenth-largest Indian state by area and the sixth-largest by population. Tamil is the official language of Tamil Nadu and is spoken as the first language by 88.37 percent of the state’s population.

Tamil newspapers are widely circulated and dominate the market in Tamil Nadu. They all have multiple editions from various cities across the state. English newspapers are mainly read in urban centers and cities and have good circulation in the top cities.

Let’s have a look at the Top Newspapers in Tamil Nadu.

Top Tamil Newspapers in Tamil Nadu

Top Tamil Newspapers by Circulation

In the Tamil newspapers category, Daily Thanthi with 1,158,832 daily circulation copies stood first followed by Dinamalar with copies of 667,264.

Newspaper	Circulation 2024
Daily Thanthi	1,158,832
Dinamalar	667,264
Dinakaran
Hindu Tamil
Dinamani

Let’s look at the top Tamil newspapers in Tamil Nadu by readership

As per the readership survey, Daily Thanthi with an Average issue readership of 71.84 lakhs is the No.1 Tamil newspaper in Tamilnadu followed by Dinamalar and Dinakaran. Maalai Malar (Evening Newspaper) and The Hindu (Tamil) also have a good readership.

Daily Thanthi – 71.84 lakhs
Dinamalar – 29.05 lakhs
Dinakaran – 25.02 lakhs
Maalai Malar – 6.74 lakhs
The Hindu Tamil – 5.57 lakhs

Top English Newspapers in Tamil Nadu

In Tamil Nadu, The Hindu is leading daily in readership and circulation. The Times of India is at second spot followed by The New Indian Express and Deccan Chronicle. In Business dailies, The Economics Times is the market leader followed by Business Line.

Top English newspapers in Tamil Nadu by Circulation

Newspaper	Estimated Circulation
Hindu	481,000
Times of India	412,000
New India Express	168,000
Economics Times	29,000
Business Line	13,000

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