- CEO
- Shailesh Gupta
- Full Time Employees
- 4,780
- Sector
- Communication Services
- Industry
- Publishing
- Address
- Jagran Building Kanpur India 208005
- IPO Date
- Feb 22, 2006
- Business
- Jagran Prakashan Limited engages in printing, publishing, and digital media operations in India, primarily through its flagship Hindi daily newspaper Dainik Jagran, which maintains the largest readership in its language category with over 100 editions across 15 states; other core print publications include the bilingual iNext, Urdu daily Inquilab, Hindi magazine Sakhi, Punjabi daily Punjabi Jagran, Madhya Pradesh-focused Nai Dunia, compact English newspaper mid-day and its Gujarati edition, and specialized titles such as monthly agricultural magazine Khet Khalihan. The company also provides out-of-home marketing via Jagran Engage, event management and activation services including brand activations, product launches, retail marketing, rural outreach, and public health programs; operates FM radio stations under the Radio City brand with 79 stations nationwide following acquisitions from BIG FM; and maintains a robust digital portfolio encompassing Jagran.com, Jagranjosh.com, The Daily Jagran, Jagran Post, Jagran Junction, and e-commerce platform Jeetle, alongside social initiatives through Jagran Pehel. Founded in 1942 with the launch of Dainik Jagran and incorporated as a public limited company in 1975, Jagran Prakashan is headquartered in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, and functions as a subsidiary of Jagran Media Network Investment Private Limited, serving a reader base exceeding 84 million through print, digital, audio, and experiential media segments targeting urban and rural audiences across northern, central, and western India. Recent developments include a June 2025 revamp of its English digital news subdomain into TheDailyJagran.com to bolster online presence amid shifting consumer preferences; sustained revenue growth evidenced by Q2 FY26 consolidated operating revenues of Rs 467.36 crore, up 4.7% year-over-year, and Q1 FY26 profit surge prompting a 4.5% share price increase; alongside strategic radio expansions via 40-station acquisitions under the Grant of Permission Agreement in 2019 and prior investments such as the 2018 equity stake in MMI Online Limited and print business acquisitions like mid-day in 2010 and Nai Dunia for Rs 150 crore.