Advertising in Chennai
Chennai's local print and radio advertising is led by Services and Retail brands, with 8,502 advertisers tracked in the city. Radio carries 92% of it.
- Services is the biggest advertising category here.
- Radio carries 92% of local ads.
- 8,502 advertisers tracked in Chennai.
City figures cover print and radio, the two media bought market by market. Television and digital are bought nationally, so they are not split by city.
A radio-led market.
How Chennai's measured local ads split across 2 media, led by Radio at 92.1%.
Each bar is a medium's share of the local ads we found in Chennai.
Who advertises in Chennai.
leads Chennai's local print and radio advertising, one of 8,502 advertisers tracked here.
This is the number of ads each advertiser ran here.
What gets advertised.
The categories that dominate Chennai's local media. Services leads at 25% of measured local spend.
These are the categories advertising most heavily here; each links to how that industry advertises nationally.
Where the local ads run.
Times of India, Chennai carries the most print ad weight in Chennai.
Radio Mirchi, Chennai leads Chennai's radio inventory by ad weight.
The short answers.
Optimised for the questions people, and AI engines, actually ask about advertising in Chennai.
Who advertises most in Chennai?
Aravind Ceramics P leads, across Services, Retail.
How do I advertise in Chennai?
Local print and radio advertising in Chennai is booked through agencies. Excellent Publicity handles planning, rates and release orders for this market.
Built from 18 industry-standard ad-monitoring and research sources. Every figure is a count of ads recorded, not rupees, because ad cost is not comparable between TV, radio, print and online. City figures cover print and radio, the two media bought market by market. Television and digital are bought nationally, so they are not split by city. Updated monthly. Full methodology →
Coverage: these figures reflect the advertising we were able to track across our data sources, a large sample but not every ad placed in India. Treat them as a directional, relative picture, not an absolute or complete record.
Updated March 2026.