Dainik Jagran: Difference between revisions

| headquarters = Jagran Building, 2, Sarvodya Nagar, [[Kanpur]]-208 005, [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[India]]

| circulation = 34 [[lakh]] (3.4 million) daily<ref name=ABCIND>{{cite web| url= http://www.auditbureau.org/files/JD2018%20Highest%20Circulated%20(language%20wise).pdf | title=Highest Circulated Daily Newspapers (language wise)| publisher=[[Audit Bureau of Circulations (India)|Audit Bureau of Circulations]] |access-date=5 January 2019}}</ref>

| circulation_date = July–December 2018

| website = {{URL|https://www.jagran.com/|jagran.com}}

{{Coord|26.48050|80.30200|display=title}}'''''Dainik Jagran''''' (''Daily Awakening'') is an Indian [[Hindi]] language daily newspaper. In 2017 it was the [[List of newspapers in India by circulation|largest newspaper in India by circulation]].<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.auditbureau.org/files/Highest%20Circulated%20amongst%20ABC%20Member%20Publications%20(across%20languages).pdf|title=Details of most circulated publications for the audit period Jan – Jun 2016 | publisher=[[Audit Bureau of Circulations (India)|Audit Bureau of Circulations]] |access-date=27 December 2016}}</ref> {{as of|2010}} it was the 17th most read in the world.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wan-ifra.org/events/study-tour-success-made-in-india |title=Study Tour "Success made in India" |publisher=Wan-Ifra |date= September 2010|access-date=28 March 2014}}</ref> In 2019 Quarter 4, according to [[Indian Readership Survey]], Dainik Jagran reported a total readership of 6.86 [[crore]] (68.6 million) and was the top publication.<ref>{{Cite news|title=INDIAN READERSHIP SURVEY 2019 Q4|work=Indian Readership Survey|url=https://bestmediainfo.in/mailer/nl/nl/IRS-2019-Q4-Highlights.pdf}}</ref> It is owned by [[Jagran Prakashan Limited]], a publishing house listed on the [[Bombay Stock Exchange]] and the [[National Stock Exchange of India]].

Dainik Jagran was founded during British Raj and India's struggle for freedom. The newspaper was launched in 1942 by Shri Puran Chandra Gupta, JC Arya, and Shri Gurudev and later edited by [[Narendra Mohan]].<ref name="r1">[[:File:Dainik Jagran 2018 stampsheet of India.jpg]]</ref> The first edition of the newspaper was published in [[Jhansi]] and the [[Kanpur]] edition came 5 years later in 1947. Subsequently, the [[Rewa, Madhya Pradesh|Rewa]] and [[Bhopal]] edition were launched in 1953 and 1956 respectively. In 2003, several other city editions were added. The cities included [[Ranchi]], [[Jamshedpur]], [[Dhanbad]], [[Panipat]] and [[Bhagalpur]]. In 2004, [[Haldwani]] and [[Ludhiana]] Editions were also launched.  [[Muzaffarpur]], [[Jammu]] and [[Dharamshala]] editions came in 2005.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-06-06|title=History of Dainik Jagran Newspaper {{!}} Newspaper Advertising Encyclopedia|url=https://learn.releasemyad.com/history-of-dainik-jagran/|access-date=2021-04-28|language=en-US}}</ref>

Jagran Prakashan Limited also acquired ''[[Mid-Day]]'' in 2010<ref>{{cite news|title=Jagran buys Mid-Day's publication business|url=http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/jagran-buys-mid-days-publication-business/393969/|newspaper=Business Standard|author=Abhineet Kumar |date=20 January 2013}}</ref> and ''Naiduniya'' in 2012.<ref>{{cite news|title=Jagran Prakashan buys Nai Dunia|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/jagran-prakashan-buys-nai-dunia/931896/|newspaper=Indian Express|date=3 April 2012}}</ref>