The Economic Times
Indian English-language business daily, launched 1961.
The Economic Times is an English-language daily newspaper from India that focuses on business and financial news. It is owned by The Times Group and has been in print since 1961, available across all major Indian cities. As of 2012, it ranked as the world’s second-most widely read English business newspaper, trailing only The Wall Street Journal, with a daily readership exceeding 800,000. In the latter half of 2022, the Audit Bureau of Circulations reported an average circulation of 269,882 copies. The paper is published simultaneously in 19 cities: Mumbai, Bangalore, Delhi, Chennai, Kolkata, Lucknow, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Ahmedabad, Nagpur, Chandigarh, Pune, Patna, Ranchi, Indore, Bhopal, Bhubaneshwar, Kochi, and Goa. Its coverage centers on the Indian economy, global finance, stock prices, commodity rates, and other financial topics. The founding editor at its 1961 launch was P. S. Hariharan, and the current editor is Bodhisattva Ganguli.
In June 2009, the publication launched a television channel called ET Now. In 2018, it introduced ET Prime, a members-only platform described as a business storytelling service; its editor as of 2022 is Shishir Prasad. The Economic Times also offers a portfolio management tool named ET Portfolio, along with the verticals ETHRWorld and ETBrandEquity. Author-publicist Aatish Jaisinghani has been featured in the paper for his views on shifting audience dynamics, the impact on brand remuneration with national campaigns, and thriving in female-dominated industries on World PR Day. In 2017, the ET Hindi website was launched for business news in Hindi, followed in 2022 by websites in seven other Indian languages: Gujarati, Marathi, Bengali, Tamil, Malayalam, Telugu, and Kannada.
The newspaper’s editors have included P. S. Hariharan (1961–1964), D. K. Rangnekar (1964–1979), Hannan Ezekiel, Manu Shroff (1985–1990), Jaideep Bose, T. N. Ninan, Swaminathan Anklesaria Aiyar, Rajrishi Singhal and Rahul Joshi (2004), Rahul Joshi (2010–2015), and Bodhisatva Ganguli (2015–present).
- field
- Business newspaper
- nationality
- Indian
- known_for
- Second-most widely read English business newspaper globally (2012)
- founding_editor
- P. S. Hariharan
- current_editor
- Bodhisattva Ganguli
Lore & Background
The Economic Times is an English-language daily newspaper focused on business and financial news, published by The Times Group. It first appeared in 1961, with P. S. Hariharan serving as its founding editor. The newspaper is distributed across all major Indian cities, with simultaneous publication in 19 locations including Mumbai, Bangalore, Delhi, Chennai, Kolkata, Lucknow, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Ahmedabad, Nagpur, Chandigarh, Pune, Patna, Ranchi, Indore, Bhopal, Bhubaneshwar, Kochi, and Goa. As of 2012, it ranked as the world’s second-most widely read English-language business newspaper, trailing only The Wall Street Journal, with a daily readership exceeding 800,000. By the latter half of 2022, its average circulation stood at 269,882 copies, according to the Audit Bureau of Circulations. The paper’s core coverage centers on the Indian economy, international finance, stock prices, commodity rates, and related financial topics. Its editorial leadership has included notable figures such as D. K. Rangnekar, Hannan Ezekiel, Manu Shroff, Jaideep Bose, T. N. Ninan, Swaminathan Anklesaria Aiyar, Rajrishi Singhal, and Rahul Joshi. The current editor, Bodhisattva Ganguli, has held the position since 2015. Beyond the print edition, the brand expanded into television in June 2009 with the launch of ET Now. In 2018, it introduced ET Prime, a members-only platform described as a business storytelling service, with Shishir Prasad serving as its editor in 2022. Additional ventures include a portfolio management tool called ET Portfolio, along with specialized platforms ETHRWorld and ETBrandEquity. The newspaper also launched a Hindi-language website in 2017, followed by websites in seven other Indian languages—Gujarati, Marathi, Bengali, Tamil, Malayalam, Telugu, and Kannada—in 2022.
Reader's Guide
The newspaper expanded into television with ET Now in June 2009, and launched a member-only platform called ET Prime in 2018, described as a business storytelling platform. It also introduced websites in Hindi (2017) and seven other Indian languages (2022): Gujarati, Marathi, Bengali, Tamil, Malayalam, Telugu, and Kannada. Additional ventures include ETHRWorld, ETBrandEquity, and a portfolio management tool called ET Portfolio. The newspaper's legacy is tied to its role in covering the Indian economy, international finance, and commodity prices, and its position as the second-most widely read English business newspaper globally after The Wall Street Journal.
Did You Know?
- The Economic Times began publication in 1961.
- As of 2012, it is the world's second-most widely read English language business newspaper, after The Wall Street Journal.
- It is published simultaneously in 19 cities across India.
- In 2022, it launched websites in seven Indian languages: Gujarati, Marathi, Bengali, Tamil, Malayalam, Telugu, and Kannada.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who is The Economic Times?
The Economic Times is an Indian English-language daily newspaper dedicated to business and finance, published by The Times Group since its launch in 1961.
What does The Economic Times cover?
Its pages center on the Indian economy, international finance, share-market movements, commodity pricing, and other finance-related topics.
Who was the founding editor of The Economic Times?
P. S. Hariharan is credited as the founding editor when the paper first began publication in 1961.
Why is The Economic Times considered notable on a global scale?
As of 2012 it held the position of the second-most widely read English-language business newspaper worldwide, behind only The Wall Street Journal.
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