The Hindu ePaper: English News: iPhone vs Android
The Hindu ePaper: English News gets 1k+ downloads a day worldwide (AppInsider estimate, September 2026, rounded down to a band).
The Hindu ePaper: English News by THG Publishing Private Limited is on both the App Store and Google Play. Here are both versions together: downloads, users, revenue, ratings and chart positions, store by store with totals.
Rating
3.9 ★
73k ratings, both stores
Measured
Best rank now
#13
iPhone · 🇮🇳 News Grossing
Measured
App Store
App details
App ID
1562874663
Publisher
THG Publishing Private Limited
Content rating
4+
Google Play
App details
App ID
com.epaper.thehindu.android
Publisher
THG Publishing Private Limited
Content rating
Everyone
The Hindu ePaper: English News downloads & installs
Both stores, worldwide. Bands are open; exact numbers are free with an account.
| Store | Downloads / day | Lifetime installs |
|---|---|---|
| iPhone | 100+ | 1M+ |
| Google Play | 500+ | 1M+ Measured |
| Total | 1k+ Confidence | 1M+ Confidence |
How this is calculated
iPhone: chart positions and rating growth per country, anchored on its own Android downloads; lifetime from ratings worldwide × installs per rating. Google Play: the daily change in its exact install count. The total adds every store.
Where The Hindu ePaper: English News's downloads come from Modelled
Last 30 days: organic search, browsing the store, features and paid ads.
Active users
All platforms, worldwide. Free with an account.
Stickiness (DAU / MAU)
how many monthly users open it on a given day
Retention · share of new users still active
Day 1
Day 7
Day 30
Time spent · per daily user
Average time spent Pro
min a day
Sessions a day Pro
Time per session Pro
min
How this is calculated
Monthly users come from lifetime installs across every store, fitted on monthly active user figures companies publish; daily users = monthly × the typical daily/monthly ratio for the category. Confidence is the chance the real number is within half to double ours.
In-app revenue
Worldwide, what users spend before Apple and Google take their fee.
| Store | Per day | Per month | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| App Store | |||
| Google Play | |||
| Total | Confidence | 100% |
Business model: In-app purchase-led
How The Hindu ePaper: English News makes money: subscriptions, one-off purchases and ads.
In-app purchases
One-off purchases
/mo
of revenue
Where it ranks now
Both stores, across every country we track.
Ratings
Both stores. Store data, measured.
| Store | Rating | Ratings |
|---|---|---|
| App Store | 4.5 ★ | 16k |
| Google Play | 3.7 ★ | 57k 24 written reviews |
| Both stores | 3.9 ★ weighted by ratings | 73k |
About The Hindu ePaper: English News
Love the experience of reading a print newspaper all day long and also want the convenience of carrying it in your pocket? We have just the solution for you – The Hindu ePaper app, an exact digital replica of India’s leading national daily.
Whether on your phone or tablet, simply download the app and flip through the pages like you would with a print newspaper. In short, enjoy the same familiar joy of reading The Hindu’s reliable news, but in a different avatar, right from the palm of your hand. Read on to discover more about The Hindu ePaper app and the many exciting offerings it brings.
COVERAGE AND CONTENT PAR EXCELLENCE
Catch up on current events with verified and reliable news at your fingertips.
Delivered straight to your devices, The Hindu newspaper is put together by leading Indian and international journalists who report the real story and express their views on the most pressing issues of the day.
Stay ahead of the times on both Indian and international updates across sections and supplements such as Regional, State, South, Editorial, News, Foreign, Business, Sports, Science, FAQ, Profiles, Text & Context, Photo Feature, Weekend, Sunday Magazine, EducationPlus, Opportunities, Classifieds and others.
Read from 17 newspaper editions in one app. From the ad-free international edition to regional editions from across India, including Bengaluru, Chennai, Coimbatore, Delhi, Erode, Hyderabad, Kochi, Kolkata, Kozhikode, Madurai, Mangalore, Mumbai, Thiruvananthapuram, Tiruchirappalli, Vijayawada and Visakhapatnam.
Explore editorials written by the most influential voices in India and abroad, shaping the narrative of our times.
Delve into explanatory articles, quizzes, games and others with The Hindu ePaper’s Learning Corner, an exclusive interactive space focussed on current affairs, vocabulary, grammar, comprehension and more.
Bank on the ePaper app for your SSC, UPSC and other competitive exams.
The Hindu newspaper is every aspirant’s one-stop shop for accurate information, reliable reportage, eye-opening editorials and more.
Test your awareness of news and current events with the exclusive ‘Daily Quiz’ section in the ePaper app.
Receive our Editor’s Pick newsletter, which provides a detailed explanation of the day’s front-page story and its significance. You’ll also get handpicked links to recent editorials and daily reminders for our ePaper quiz.
Access 30 days of archives and catch up on news anytime, anywhere.
FEATURES AND EXPERIENCE REDEFINED
Flip through the pages or use the section-wise navigation.
Pick a font you like and choose from three different views: article view, page view and overview.
Switch to the ‘Read aloud’ option and listen to the news being read instead.
Use ‘Search’ to find topics or articles that interest you.
Download or print articles, or the entire publication for offline reading. Locate downloaded articles and publications in the ‘Downloads’ section of the app settings.
Whether on your phone or tablet, simply download the app and flip through the pages like you would with a print newspaper. In short, enjoy the same familiar joy of reading The Hindu’s reliable news, but in a different avatar, right from the palm of your hand. Read on to discover more about The Hindu ePaper app and the many exciting offerings it brings.
COVERAGE AND CONTENT PAR EXCELLENCE
Catch up on current events with verified and reliable news at your fingertips.
Delivered straight to your devices, The Hindu newspaper is put together by leading Indian and international journalists who report the real story and express their views on the most pressing issues of the day.
Stay ahead of the times on both Indian and international updates across sections and supplements such as Regional, State, South, Editorial, News, Foreign, Business, Sports, Science, FAQ, Profiles, Text & Context, Photo Feature, Weekend, Sunday Magazine, EducationPlus, Opportunities, Classifieds and others.
Read from 17 newspaper editions in one app. From the ad-free international edition to regional editions from across India, including Bengaluru, Chennai, Coimbatore, Delhi, Erode, Hyderabad, Kochi, Kolkata, Kozhikode, Madurai, Mangalore, Mumbai, Thiruvananthapuram, Tiruchirappalli, Vijayawada and Visakhapatnam.
Explore editorials written by the most influential voices in India and abroad, shaping the narrative of our times.
Delve into explanatory articles, quizzes, games and others with The Hindu ePaper’s Learning Corner, an exclusive interactive space focussed on current affairs, vocabulary, grammar, comprehension and more.
Bank on the ePaper app for your SSC, UPSC and other competitive exams.
The Hindu newspaper is every aspirant’s one-stop shop for accurate information, reliable reportage, eye-opening editorials and more.
Test your awareness of news and current events with the exclusive ‘Daily Quiz’ section in the ePaper app.
Receive our Editor’s Pick newsletter, which provides a detailed explanation of the day’s front-page story and its significance. You’ll also get handpicked links to recent editorials and daily reminders for our ePaper quiz.
Access 30 days of archives and catch up on news anytime, anywhere.
FEATURES AND EXPERIENCE REDEFINED
Flip through the pages or use the section-wise navigation.
Pick a font you like and choose from three different views: article view, page view and overview.
Switch to the ‘Read aloud’ option and listen to the news being read instead.
Use ‘Search’ to find topics or articles that interest you.
Download or print articles, or the entire publication for offline reading. Locate downloaded articles and publications in the ‘Downloads’ section of the app settings.