Kantipur (daily)
Front page of Kantipur on 02 February 2017 | |
| Type | Daily newspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Broadsheet |
| Owner(s) | Kantipur Media Group |
| Founder(s) | Shyam Goenka |
| Publisher | Kailash Sirohiya |
| Editor-in-chief | Umesh Chauhan |
| Founded | February 20, 1993 |
| Language | Nepali |
| Headquarters | Central Business Park, Thapathali, Kathmandu |
| Country | Nepal |
| Circulation | 453,000 |
| Sister newspapers | Nari Magazine, Nepal Magazine ,and Saptahik |
| Website | ekantipur |
Kantipur (Nepali: कान्तिपुर) is a Nepali language daily newspaper, published from Kathmandu, Biratnagar, Nepalgunj, and Bharatpur of Nepal simultaneously. It was founded by Shyam Goenka. Kantipur's publishers report that the circulation of this newspaper is just above 453,000 copies per day. It is regarded as the most widely read newspaper in Nepal; according to an audience survey in 2016, over half of those who read newspapers in Nepal were readers of Kantipur, considerably more than any other newspapers. Kantipur is considered the paper of record in Nepal.
Sudheer Sharma was the editor-in-chief of the newspaper from August 6, 2019 to May 21, 2023. He was replaced by Umesh Chauhan as editor-in-chief. The other sister publications of Kantipur Daily are Nari Magazine (Monthly Magazine), Nepal Magazine (Weekly Magazine), and Saptahik (Weekly Magazine).