Top 50 News brands in India
This curated ranking covers the 50 largest news brands in India, ordered by estimated audience size from Rascasse's anonymized search-behavior signals. Out of 1,524 news brands tracked in India, the 50 ranked here account for the largest measured audience reach. Online newspaper, Local news and The Times of India lead the list with a combined estimated audience of 41,724,818 people. Across all 50 entries the average audience size is 5,566,854, and the largest, Online newspaper, reaches around 15,775,035 people in India. Audience size is the estimated number of unique people in India who actively engage with each news brand, derived from search demand signals. Rankings reflect search-behavior signals collected across India and are refreshed weekly.
Ranking
| Rank | Name | Audience size | Country share | Subtype | Category |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Online newspaper |
15,775,035 | 8.0% | News | News |
| 2 |  Local news |
13,313,182 | 8.0% | News | |
| 3 |  The Times of India |
12,636,601 | 53.9% | Newspaper | News |
| 4 |  Algemeen Dagblad |
9,478,251 | 14.6% | Newspaper | News |
| 5 |  Dainik Jagran |
9,413,604 | 84.4% | Newspaper | News |
| 6 |  Navbharat Times |
9,010,174 | 89.3% | Newspaper | News |
| 7 |  Electronic publishing |
8,220,219 | 5.5% | News | |
| 8 |  Lokmat |
7,346,104 | 89.6% | News | |
| 9 |  India Today |
7,202,670 | 68.6% | News | |
| 10 |  Malayala Manorama |
7,190,825 | 51.9% | News | |
| 11 |  India News |
7,060,456 | 53.5% | News | |
| 12 |  Dainik Bhaskar |
6,971,762 | 73.3% | Newspaper | News |
| 13 |  Mathrubhumi |
6,861,640 | 47.3% | News | |
| 14 |  Loksatta |
6,796,092 | 88.9% | Newspaper | News |
| 15 |  Manorama Online |
6,717,416 | 47.5% | Newspaper | News |
| 16 |  Amar Ujala |
6,671,350 | 88.5% | Newspaper | News |
| 17 |  Hindustan Times |
6,614,594 | 65.4% | Newspaper | News |
| 18 |  News magazine |
6,606,160 | 5.4% | News | |
| 19 |  The Hindu |
6,577,374 | 71.1% | Newspaper | News |
| 20 |  Maharashtra Times |
6,548,420 | 90.9% | Newspaper | News |
| 21 |  The Indian Express |
6,251,409 | 68.8% | Newspaper | News |
| 22 |  Oneindia Tamil |
6,038,270 | 70.6% | News | |
| 23 |  Divya Bhaskar |
5,875,213 | 64.7% | Newspaper | News |
| 24 |  Journalist |
5,692,634 | 4.9% | News | |
| 25 |  Anandabazar Patrika |
5,683,770 | 58.0% | Newspaper | News |
| 26 |  Dinamalar |
5,648,623 | 55.0% | Newspaper | News |
| 27 |  News24 |
5,339,746 | 30.2% | News | |
| 28 |  Sakshi (newspaper) |
4,765,766 | 87.5% | Newspaper | News |
| 29 |  Eenadu |
4,759,807 | 36.4% | Newspaper | News |
| 30 |  Gujarat Samachar |
4,367,621 | 67.0% | Newspaper | News |
| 31 |  Punjab Kesari |
4,281,613 | 84.9% | News | |
| 32 |  Resumé (magazine) |
4,245,272 | 23.9% | Newspaper | News |
| 33 |  Rajasthan Patrika |
4,089,603 | 91.4% | Newspaper | News |
| 34 |  Google News |
3,885,214 | 5.2% | News | |
| 35 |  Pakistan News |
3,613,009 | 55.2% | News | |
| 36 |  Purple Fashion magazine |
3,551,780 | 35.5% | News | |
| 37 |  Andhra Jyothy |
3,194,823 | 88.1% | Newspaper | News |
| 38 |  Zee 24 Taas |
2,832,066 | 97.1% | News | |
| 39 |  Maalai Malar |
2,706,176 | 88.8% | Newspaper | News |
| 40 |  Current affairs (news format) |
2,504,983 | 16.9% | News | |
| 41 |  Prajavani |
2,501,247 | 94.5% | Newspaper | News |
| 42 |  Madhyamam Daily |
2,266,987 | 50.3% | Newspaper | News |
| 43 |  Daily News and Analysis |
2,253,350 | 10.9% | Newspaper | News |
| 44 |  Dernières Nouvelles d'Alsace |
2,229,548 | 6.4% | Newspaper | News |
| 45 |  Tamil The Hindu |
2,177,257 | 88.3% | News | |
| 46 |  Time (magazine) |
2,177,060 | 4.6% | News | |
| 47 |  Globes |
2,142,789 | 18.0% | News | |
| 48 |  Kannada Prabha |
2,140,199 | 95.5% | Newspaper | News |
| 49 |  Greater Kashmir |
2,058,304 | 96.2% | News | |
| 50 |  MSN |
2,056,667 | 1.1% | News |
Frequently asked questions
How is this Top 50 list compiled?
Rascasse aggregates anonymized search-behavior signals across India and ranks each news brand by its estimated audience size. Only entries with at least 5 measured entities are listed.
How often is the list updated?
The ranking is refreshed weekly from the latest search-behavior data and re-published as a static page.
What is the largest news brand in India?
Online newspaper currently leads with an estimated audience of 15,775,035 people in India.
Methodology
Audience sizes are estimated from anonymized search-behavior signals across India. Lists below 5 entries are not published. See methodology for full details.