# List of Malayalam-language newspapers

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Rajyasamacharam was the first newspaper in Malayalam. This was started by Hermann Gundert under the Christian missionaries of Basel Mission in June 1847 from Illikkunnu in Thalassery. Pashchimodayam was the second newspaper in Malayalam. It started in October 1847 from Thalassery. Deepika, the oldest Malayalam newspaper now in circulation, was established in 1887. Malayala Manorama, Mathrubhumi, Madhyamam, Deshabhimani, Janayugom, Siraj Daily, Suprabhaatham, Janmabhumi, Chandrika, Kerala Kaumudi, General, Veekshanam, Madhyamam and Varthamanam are major newspapers in Malayalam. Malayala Manorama holds the record for the largest-selling regional language newspaper in India. It is also the 11th most circulating newspaper in the world.

## List of newspapers (in circulation)
### Morning dailies

| No | Name | Areas of publication | Established |
| 1 | Aksharanadam | Kottayam | 1995 |
| 2 | Chandrika | Kannur, Malappuram, Kochi, Thiruvananthapuram, Kottayam, Kozhikode, Doha, Dubai, Riyadh, Jeddah, Dammam, Bahrain | 1934 |
| 3 | Deepika | Kottayam, Kochi, Kannur, Thrissur, Thiruvananthapuram, Kozhikode | 1887 |
| 4 | Deshabhimani | Kannur, Malappuram, Thiruvananthapuram, Kottayam, Thrissur, Kochi, Kozhikode, Bangalore, Bahrain, Kollam, Palakkad | 1942 |
| 5 | Janayugom | Thiruvananthapuram, Kochi, Kozhikode, Kannur, Kollam | 1953 |
| 6 | Janmabhumi | Kochi, Kottayam, Kannur, Thrissur, Thiruvananthapuram, Kozhikode, Bangalore, Kollam, Pathanamthitta | 1977 |
| 7 | Kerala Kaumudi | Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, Alappuzha, Kottayam, Kochi, Thrissur, Kozhikode, Kannur, Bangalore | 1911 |
| 8 | Malayala Manorama | Kottayam, Kozhikode, Kochi, Thiruvananthapuram, Palakkad, Kannur, Kollam, Thrissur, Malappuram, Pathanamthitta, Alappuzha, Chennai, Bangalore, Delhi, Mangalore, Bahrain, Dubai | 1888 |
| 9 | Mangalam | Kottayam, Kozhikode, Kochi, Thiruvananthapuram, Thrissur, Idukki, Kannur | 1969 |
| 10 | Mathrubhumi | Kozhikode, Kochi, Thiruvananthapuram, Kottayam, Palakkad, Kannur, Kollam, Thrissur, Malappuram, Alappuzha, Chennai, Mumbai, Bangalore, Delhi, Bahrain | 1923 |
| 11 | Madhyamam | Kochi, Thiruvananthapuram, Kannur, Malappuram, Kottayam, Thrissur, Kozhikode, Bangalore, Mangalore, Mumbai, Bahrain, Dubai, Qatar, Kuwait, Jeddah, Riyadh, Dammam, Abha, Oman | 1987 |
| 12 | Siraj | Thiruvananthapuram, Kochi, Kannur, Kozhikode | 1984 |
| 13 | Suprabhaatham | Kozhikode, Thiruvananthapuram, Kochi, Kannur, Malappuram, Thrissur, Palakkad | 2012 |
| 14 | Varthamanam | Kozhikode, Thiruvananthapuram, Kochi, Malappuram, Doha | 2003 |
| 15 | Veekshanam | Thiruvananthapuram, Kochi, Kannur, Thrissur, Kozhikode, Kollam | 1976 |
| 16 | Metro Vaartha | Kochi, Thiruvananthapuram, Kozhikode, Thrissur, Alappuzha, Bhopal, Indore | 2008 |

### Evening dailies

| No | Name | Areas of publication | Established |
| 1 | General | Thrissur | 1976 |
| 2 | Kerala Kaumudi Flash | Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, Alappuzha, Kottayam, Kochi, Thrissur, Kozhikode, Kannur, Malappuram | 2006 |
| 3 | Venad Pathrika | Thiruvananthapuram | 1090 |

## List of newspapers (defunct)

* Al Ameen (edited and published by Mohammed Abdur Rahiman; 1929-1939)
* Deenabandhu (edited by V. R. Krishnan Ezhuthachan; 1941 - 1962)
* Kerala Janatha (edited by Pattom A. Thanu Pillai and K. Krishna Pillai, estd. 1957)
* Kerala Mithram (edited by Kandathil Varghese Mappila and published by Devji Bhimji)
* Kerala Pathrika (edited by Chengalathu Kunhirama Menon; estd. 1885)
* Kerala Sanchari (edited by Vengayil Kunhiraman Nayanar
* Kesari (edited by Kesari Balakrishna Pillai)
* Malayala Rajyam (edited by K. G. Shankar; estd. 1929)
* Mithavadi (edited by Moorkoth Kumaran, Mithavaadi Krishnan; estd. 1907)
* Paschimodayam (Hermann Gundert; estd. 1847)
* Prabhatham (edited by E. M. S. Namboodiripad)
* Prathibhavam (edited by Sathish Kalathil)
* Rajyasamacharam (Hermann Gundert; 1847-1850)
* Sahodaran (edited by Sahodaran Ayyappan)
* Swadeshabhimani (edited by Swadeshabhimani Ramakrishna Pillai and published by Vakkom Moulavi)
* Thejas (edited by P. Koya)

## List of Online journals

* oneindia.com (founded in 2006 by BG Mahesh)
* Pravasi Express (founded in 2012 by Pravasi Publications and edited by Rajesh Kumar)
* Thejas (defunct printed newspaper, established in 2006. Online newspaper started from 2019.)