Hindi dailies lead circulation chart in July-December 2012 TNN | May 16, 2013
Hindi newspapers sold the largest number of copies among daily newspapers in all languages in India, clocking a circulation of a little over 15 million during the July-December 2012 period. This was followed by English newspapers with a circulation of over 9 million during the period, according to Audit Bureau of Circulations (ABC). Among other languages, Marathi newspapers came third in the pecking order with a certified circulation of 5.4 million, while the fourth spot was taken by Malayalam newspapers with a circulation of around 4 million. Tamil and Telugu daily newspapers took the fifth and sixth spot with a circulation of roughly 3.9 million and 3.7 million, respectively, while Bengali newspapers came seventh with 2.7 million. Kannada newspapers took the eighth spot with a circulation of around 2 million. Punjabi with a circulation of 8.4 lakh was ninth on the list, followed by Oriya with a circulation of 4.8 lakh on the 10th spot. Other prominent ones inclu