The Statesman is an Indian English-language (English language) broadsheet daily newspaper founded in 1875 and published simultaneously in Kolkata, New Delhi, Siliguri and Bhubaneswar. The Statesman is owned by The Statesman Ltd., its headquarters at Statesman House, Chowringhee Square, Calcutta and its national editorial offices in Statesman House, Connaught Place, New Delhi. It is a member of the Asia News Network.

The Statesman (average weekday circulation is approximately 180,000 and the Sunday Statesman has a circulation of 230,000). This ranks the Statesman as one of the leading English newspapers in West Bengal, India.