This is a list of the top newspapers in India by circulation. These figures include both print and digital subscriptions, are compiled by the Audit Bureau of Circulations. The figures include normal print editions, branded print editions (e.g., regional editions or editions tailored for commuters), and digital subscriptions (e.g., for tablet computers or restricted-access).
Circulation figures try to estimate the number of copies sold, while readership figures are usually higher as they tend to estimate the number of people who actually read the newspaper. Typically, readership tends to be 2.5 times circulation, though this may be higher or lower depending on individual cases.
According to the Registrar of Newspapers for India, there are 1,10,851 registered publications in the Republic of India as of 31 March 2016. The figures below were compiled by the Media Research Users Council in the fourth quarter of the 2019 Indian Readership Survey.