Dainik Jagran

Coordinates: 26°28′50″N 80°18′07″E / 26.48050°N 80.30200°E / 26.48050; 80.30200 Dainik Jagran (Hindi: दैनिक जागरण) is an Indian Hindi-language daily newspaper. As per Indian Readership Survey 2012, Q-4, Dainik Jagran is the most read newspaper in the world with an average Issue Readership (AIR) of 16.37 million.

Dainik Jagran has now been the most read daily newspaper for the 25th consecutive time. It has also been declared by the World Association of Newspapers (WAN) as one of the most read newspapers in the world. It was named the most credible newspaper source in India in a survey commissioned by BBC-Reuters.

The newspaper is owned by Jagran Prakashan Limited, a publishing house listed on the Bombay Stock Exchange and the National Stock Exchange of India. Jagran Prakashan Limited also acquired Mid Day in 2010 and Naiduniya in 2012.

History

The newspaper was launched in 1942 in Jhansi during the Indian freedom struggle (Quit India movement) by Puran Chandra Gupta, a nationalist, to voice his nationalistic sentiments. Puran Chandra's legacy was carried forward by literary stalwarts like Shri Narendra Mohan who has carried forward the paper’s editorial legacy.