The Hindu records 8.8 percent increase in total readership

As per the IRS’s recent report compiled by Media Research Users Council (MRUC) in the second quarter of 2019, The Hindu’s total readership grew by 8.8 percent over Q1 2019, registering the highest growth rate among the national English dailies. The newspaper added 5,47,000 readers over Q1 to register a total readership of 67,73,000 in Q2 nationally. Its AIR (Average Issue Readership) grew by 4.1 percent over the Q1 2019. The newspaper registered the highest Total Readership (TR) in South India and continues to be the region’s largest read English daily, while retaining the number one position in Tamil Nadu and Chennai