Mumbai Samachar

What Mumbai Samachar does

Mumbai Samachar is a privately held Gujarati-language newspaper publishing company founded in 1822, making it among the longest continuously operating newspapers in Asia. Headquartered in Mumbai with an operating footprint concentrated in Gujarat, Mumbai, and Maharashtra, the publication delivers daily news, sports, entertainment, business, and lifestyle coverage to Gujarati-speaking readers in India and the diaspora.

Name

Mumbai Samachar

Legal name

Mumbai Samachar

Website

https://bombaysamachar.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1822

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Mumbai Samachar is a Gujarati-language newspaper, founded in 1822, publishing daily in print and digitally via bombaysamachar.com, an E-paper, and Android/iOS mobile apps, serving Gujarati-speaking readers in Gujarat, Mumbai, and Maharashtra across 18+ categories.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Regional Newspaper Publishing

NAICS

Newspaper Publishers (513110), Newspaper Publishers (51311)

SIC

Newspapers: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2711)

akta.pro primary industry

Local & Regional Newspapers (Print & Digital) (MPAJADAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

News, Politics & Current Affairs Magazines (MPAJAEAO)

Keywords

• Gujarati newspaper
• Regional news publishing
• Print and digital media
• E-paper subscription
• Indian news portal

Headquarters

HQ city

Mumbai

HQ country

India

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Mumbai Samachar publishes a Gujarati-language newspaper covering national, international, regional (Gujarat, Mumbai, Maharashtra), sports, entertainment, business, share market, lifestyle, health, science & technology, and astrology content. The publication is delivered through a print edition, a digital news portal, an E-paper digital replica, and native mobile applications, alongside dedicated magazine verticals such as Dharmatej, Tarotaja, Interval, Purush, Ladki, Metini, Week-end, and Utsav.

Product overview

Mumbai Samachar operates as a unified digital news platform offering Gujarati-language journalism through its core news portal, E-paper digital replica edition, and native mobile applications for Android and iOS. The product portfolio includes category-specific sections covering national, international, Gujarat, Mumbai, Maharashtra, sports, cricket, entertainment, lifestyle, science & technology, health, and business news, along with magazine verticals (Dharmatej, Tarotaja, Interval, Purush, Ladki, Metini, Week-end, Utsav). The platform provides video content, live news updates, and horoscope features.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Mumbai Samachar News Portal Gujarati-language digital news portal providing news across categories including national, international, sports, entertainment, lifestyle, health, science & technology, with regional focus on Gujarat and Mumbai. Targeted at Gujarati-speaking readers seeking online news access.
• Mumbai Samachar E-Paper Digital version of the print newspaper accessible via epaper.bombaysamachar.com, providing subscribers with a digital replica of the physical publication. Targeted at readers preferring digital reading of the print edition.
• Mumbai Samachar Mobile App Native mobile applications for Android and iOS providing Gujarati-language news access on-the-go with push notifications and multimedia content. Targeted at mobile-first readers seeking convenient, real-time news updates.
• Mumbai Samachar Print Newspaper Print edition of the Mumbai Samachar Gujarati-language newspaper, founded in 1822 and distributed through retail and newsstand channels, covering national, international, regional, sports, entertainment, and lifestyle content. Targeted at traditional newspaper readers.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Emerging players

• ABP Asmita: Gujarati-language digital and TV news platform from the ABP Network, focused on the same Gujarati audience — direct digital-native competitor challenging Mumbai Samachar's print-and-E-paper stronghold in the same language market.

Broad incumbents

• The Times of India (Bennett, Coleman & Co.): India's largest English-language newspaper group with print, e-paper and large mobile app footprint — broader incumbent operating across multiple regional editions, competing with Mumbai Samachar for advertising budgets across overlapping Mumbai advertisers.
• Hindustan Times (HT Media): Major English-Hindi multi-edition publisher with print and digital editions in Mumbai and across India — competes for premium advertising and represents a similar legacy-to-digital transformation trajectory.
• Dainik Jagran (Jagran Prakashan): India's largest print newspaper group (Hindi), with established digital expansion — comparable as a multi-edition regional-language publisher aggregating national advertising and exploring digital subscription models.
• Mid-Day InfoMedia (Mid-Day): English-language Mumbai newspaper and digital news site with similar print-plus-digital advertising model — competes for Mumbai-based regional advertising pools and city-news audiences, though not in Gujarati.

Direct peers

• Divya Bhaskar: One of the highest-circulation Gujarati dailies, published by D.B. Corp, with print plus a robust digital portal and mobile app covering Gujarat and Mumbai — directly comparable on language, regional coverage, and advertising-driven model.
• Gujarat Samachar: Other long-running Gujarati-language newspaper published from Mumbai, with print and digital editions serving the same Gujarati-speaking audience in Maharashtra and Gujarat — the most direct head-to-head competitor in shared geography, language and demographic.
• Akila Daily (Sakaal Group): Gujarati-language daily published from Mumbai under the Sakaal media group, with print and digital news — directly comparable regional newspaper competitor in the same city and language.
• Sandesh: Major Gujarati daily newspaper headquartered in Ahmedabad with Mumbai editions, print, and digital presence — competes for the same Gujarati readership and regional advertising spend that Mumbai Samachar targets.

Regional players

• Loksatta: Marathi-language Mumbai daily from the Indian Express Group with print, e-paper and digital editions — comparable as a regional-language Mumbai newspaper, but serving Marathi rather than Gujarati readers.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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