The Deccan Herald was started in 1948. Its sister publications are the Prajavani daily newspaper, the weekly magazine Sudha, and the monthly magazine Mayura, all of which are published in Kannada. The head office of the Deccan Herald is on MG Road, Bangalore.

According to the Indian Readership Survey (Round One) 2007, the Deccan Herald has a readership of 498,001, although figures by the National Readership Survey for mid-2006 cite a readership of over 600,000. The ABC certified figures for late 2005 put the daily paid circulation at around 180,000.