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7,656 journalists in India (September 2026)

7,656 journalists are on file in India, 6.0% of the 127,602 on file. 2,432 are reporters and 3,829 are editors.

Source: JournalistLabs, September 2026

Updated 2026-09-15

7,656 Journalists on file
2,432 Reporters
3,829 Editors
1.57 Editors per reporter

India has 1.57 editors on file for every reporter. Across the whole file it is 54,548 editors to 46,013 reporters. Source: JournalistLabs, September 2026.

Roles

RoleJournalistsShare in India
Editors 3,829 50.0%
Reporters 2,432 31.8%
Correspondents 693 9.1%
Anchors and presenters 353 4.6%
Other editorial 189 2.5%
News producers 93 1.2%
Columnists 40 0.5%
Critics and reviewers 27 0.4%

Source: JournalistLabs, September 2026.

Beats

1,361 of the 7,656 journalists on file in India carry a beat word in their title or headline. The shares below are of those titled rows.

BeatTitled journalistsShare of titled rows
Finance and markets 165 12.1%
Sports 134 9.8%
Politics 127 9.3%
Business 122 9.0%
Entertainment 116 8.5%
Technology 96 7.1%
Foreign affairs 85 6.2%
Culture and arts 64 4.7%
Crime and courts 58 4.3%
Health 50 3.7%
Education 49 3.6%
AI 41 3.0%

A share is printed only when the country's titled rows reach 40. Source: JournalistLabs, September 2026.

Outlets in India

OutletTypeJournalists in IndiaAll journalists on file
Zee Media Broadcasters 931 939
ETV Bharat Online outlets 684 688
NDTV Broadcasters 649 670
The Indian Express Newspapers 436 446
India TV Broadcasters 295 298
CNN-News18 Online outlets 194 206
ETV Broadcasters 189 333
Reuters Wire agencies 182 710
Asianet News Broadcasters 176 180
Press Trust of India Wire agencies 170 172
Mid-Day Newspapers 127 130
Moneycontrol Online outlets 106 106
ThePrint Newspapers 95 97
BBC Broadcasters 87 3,935
Outlook Magazines 86 90
iTV Network Broadcasters 84 85
Mint Newspapers 83 84
The Seymour Tribune Newspapers 83 109
The Pioneer Newspapers 76 85
News 24 Online outlets 74 104

Ranked by the journalists on file whose own profile is in India, which is not the same as the outlet's country. Source: JournalistLabs, September 2026.

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JournalistLabs, 7,656 journalists in India, September 2026, https://journalistlabs.com/journalists/country/india/.

Base: 127,602 journalists on file. Method: https://journalistlabs.com/method/.

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