Last updated: September 23, 2026

App Store Ranking: The Top Grossing News Apps in Australia

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Rank			Rating
1	=	Australian Financial Review by Fairfax Digital Australia & New Zealand Pty Limited	3.2
2	=	X by X Corp.	4.6
3	=	The Guardian - US & World News by Guardian News and Media Limited	4.9
4	1	The Australian by News Digital Media	3.2
5	1	The Sydney Morning Herald by Fairfax Digital Australia & New Zealand Pty Limited	4.6
6	2	Substack by Substack, Inc.	4.9
7	=	The Age by Fairfax Digital Australia & New Zealand Pty Limited	4.7
8	=	NYTimes: US and Global News by The New York Times Company	4.8
9	=	Herald Sun. by News Digital Media	1.0
10	4	Bloomberg: Business News Daily by Bloomberg Finance LP	4.6
11	1	The Courier-Mail. by News Digital Media	1.0
12	1	The Daily Telegraph. by News Digital Media	5.0
13	3	The Economist: News & Analysis by The Economist	4.9
14	1	The Advertiser. by News Digital Media	0.0
15	2	Daily Mail: Breaking News Live by dmg media ltd	4.2
16	5	Mamamia by Mamamia Pty Ltd	0.0
17	1	Financial Times: Business News by Financial Times Ltd.	4.8
18	=	The Wall Street Journal. News by Dow Jones & Company, Inc., publisher of The Wall Street Journal.	4.7
19	4	Medium: Read & Write Stories by A Medium Corporation	4.8
20	5	The New Yorker by Advance Magazine Publishers Inc.	3.9
21	1	Podcast App by Evolve Global, Inc.	4.8
22	3	Kiki: Local Chat & People Near by Kikihub	4.5
23	17	NT News by News Digital Media	1.0
24	4	Narwhal for Reddit by robot swingset, llc.	4.5
25	4	Ground News by Snapwise Inc.	4.7
26	2	Gold Coast Bulletin by News Digital Media	0.0
27	6	Canberra Times by Rural Press Pty Ltd	4.6
28	6	TrueShort - Stream True Crime by Humans Anonymous, Inc	4.9
29	7	Geelong Advertiser by News Digital Media	0.0
30	2	The Mercury by News Digital Media	0.0
31	7	Reddit by REDDIT, INC.	4.8
32	6	The Telegraph: UK & World News by TELEGRAPH MEDIA GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED	4.6
33	6	CNBC: Stock Market & Business by Versant Media LLC	4.7
34	8	The Standard by Rural Press Pty Ltd	0.0
35	18	Newcastle Herald by Rural Press Pty Ltd	4.6
36	14	Pocket Casts: Podcast Player by Automattic	4.5
37	9	NZ Herald News by NZME Holdings Ltd	4.6
38	5	The Atlantic Magazine by The Atlantic Monthly Group LLC	4.9
39	4	Police Scanner Radio & Fire by GordonEdwards.net LLC	4.6
40	12	Stock Journal: News, Livestock by Rural Press Pty Ltd	0.0
41	3	Townsville Bulletin by News Digital Media	0.0
42	5	The Courier by Rural Press Pty Ltd	5.0
44	1	The Weekly Times by News Digital Media	0.0
45	3	Overcast Podcast App by Overcast Radio, LLC	4.5
46	16	Le Monde, Live News by Societe Editrice du Monde	4.7
47	31	הארץ - חדשות \| Haaretz by Haaretz Daily Newspaper Ltd	4.2
48	10	PressReader: News & Magazines by PressReader Inc	4.7
49	5	Cairns Post by News Digital Media	0.0
50	11	Illawarra Mercury by Rural Press Pty Ltd	5.0
51	4	Washington Post by The Washington Post	4.7
52	11	QLD Fires by P4G Pty Ltd	5.0
53	11	WatchOut: Police Scanner・Radio by SILVER APPS	1.0
54	15	The Border Mail by Rural Press Pty Ltd	0.0
55	6	The Examiner by Rural Press Pty Ltd	0.0
56	6	The Irish Times by The Irish Times Ltd	2.0
57	10	Central Western Daily by Rural Press Pty Ltd	0.0
58	17	Queensland Country Life : News by Rural Press Pty Ltd	0.0
59	11	Farm Weekly: News & Livestock by Rural Press Pty Ltd	0.0
60	10	Daily Advertiser by Rural Press Pty Ltd	5.0
61	14	The Land: News & Livestock by Rural Press Pty Ltd	0.0
62	34	Podcast App & Player - Castbox by Guru Network Limited	4.9
63	7	South China Morning Post: News by South China Morning Post Publishers Limited	4.6
64	8	The Advocate by Rural Press Pty Ltd	3.0
65	9	Irish Independent News by Mediahuis Ireland Ltd	4.7
66	7	Daily Wire by Daily Wire LLC	4.5
67	new	Matter: Reading App by Dig Wells, Inc.	4.6
68	8	Bendigo Advertiser by Rural Press Pty Ltd	0.0
69	new	DER SPIEGEL - Nachrichten by DER SPIEGEL GmbH und Co. KG	4.5
70	23	The Straits Times by SPH Media Limited	4.4
71	new	香港01 - 新聞資訊及生活服務 by HK01 Company Limited	4.6
72	1	5-0 Radio Pro Police Scanner by Smartest Apps LLC	4.6
73	4	The Telegraph e-paper by PressReader Inc	3.8
74	16	Northern Daily Leader by Rural Press Pty Ltd	0.0
75	5	Root News: Smart Daily Brief by ROOT LABS OÜ	4.8
76	new	SME.sk by Petit Press, a.s.	4.8
77	11	Clubhouse by Alpha Exploration Co.	4.8
78	1	The Chronicle by News Digital Media	0.0
79	11	Haaretz - Israel News by Haaretz Daily Newspaper Ltd	4.1
80	new	Corriere della Sera - Online by RCS MediaGroup S.p.A.	4.7
81	5	ZINIO Unlimited by Zinio LLC	4.8
82	new	Foreign Policy News & Analysis by Foreign Policy Magazine	4.7
83	new	mtv Al Lubnaniya by MTV Lebanon SAL	3.7
84	=	Stock & Land: News & Livestock by Rural Press Pty Ltd	0.0
85	new	Kompas.id: Baca Berita Lengkap by PT Kompas Media Nusantara	4.8
86	9	F.A.Z. - Nachrichten by Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung GmbH	4.7
87	6	AAP News by Australian Associated Press (Pty) Ltd	0.0
88	new	inkl: News without paywalls by inkl Pty. Ltd.	4.5
89	6	The Daily Liberal by Rural Press Pty Ltd	0.0
90	15	Western Advocate by Rural Press Pty Ltd	0.0
91	9	Epoch Times: Live & Breaking by Epoch Usa Inc	4.9
92	new	Le Point \| Actualités & News by LE POINT	4.5
93	new	The Spectator Magazine by The Spectator (1828) Ltd	4.8
94	new	朝日新聞 - 国内外のニュースをいつでもどこでも by 株式会社朝日新聞社	4.6
95	10	The Lismore App by Lismore App Pty Ltd	0.0

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