Last updated: September 15, 2026

App Store Ranking: The Top Grossing News Apps in Australia

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Rank			Rating
1	1	X by X Corp.	4.6
2	1	Australian Financial Review by Fairfax Digital Australia & New Zealand Pty Limited	3.2
3	=	The Guardian - US & World News by Guardian News and Media Limited	4.9
4	=	Substack by Substack, Inc.	4.9
5	=	The Sydney Morning Herald by Fairfax Digital Australia & New Zealand Pty Limited	4.6
6	1	The Age by Fairfax Digital Australia & New Zealand Pty Limited	4.7
7	1	The Australian by News Digital Media	3.2
8	1	Herald Sun. by News Digital Media	1.0
9	1	NYTimes: US and Global News by The New York Times Company	4.8
10	=	The Daily Telegraph. by News Digital Media	5.0
11	=	The Courier-Mail. by News Digital Media	1.0
12	=	The Economist: News & Analysis by The Economist	4.9
13	1	The Advertiser. by News Digital Media	0.0
14	1	Bloomberg: Business News Daily by Bloomberg Finance LP	4.6
15	1	Mamamia by Mamamia Pty Ltd	0.0
16	12	The Wall Street Journal. News by Dow Jones & Company, Inc., publisher of The Wall Street Journal.	4.7
17	=	Podcast App by Evolve Global, Inc.	4.8
18	8	Canberra Times by Rural Press Pty Ltd	4.6
19	1	Medium: Read & Write Stories by A Medium Corporation	4.8
20	=	Daily Mail: Breaking News Live by dmg media ltd	4.2
21	39	CNBC: Stock Market & Business by Versant Media LLC	4.7
22	1	Kiki: Local Chat & People Near by Kikihub	4.5
23	12	The Atlantic Magazine by The Atlantic Monthly Group LLC	4.9
24	2	TrueShort - Stream True Crime by Humans Anonymous, Inc	4.9
25	2	Overcast Podcast App by Overcast Radio, LLC	4.5
26	3	Gold Coast Bulletin by News Digital Media	0.0
27	13	NT News by News Digital Media	1.0
28	9	Newcastle Herald by Rural Press Pty Ltd	4.6
29	8	The Mercury by News Digital Media	0.0
30	1	The Land: News & Livestock by Rural Press Pty Ltd	0.0
31	2	Ground News by Snapwise Inc.	4.7
32	7	Reddit by REDDIT, INC.	4.8
33	19	Illawarra Mercury by Rural Press Pty Ltd	5.0
34	2	Police Scanner Radio & Fire by GordonEdwards.net LLC	4.6
35	1	The Border Mail by Rural Press Pty Ltd	0.0
36	7	Daily Advertiser by Rural Press Pty Ltd	5.0
37	12	The New Yorker by Advance Magazine Publishers Inc.	3.9
39	2	Queensland Country Life : News by Rural Press Pty Ltd	0.0
40	11	Financial Times: Business News by Financial Times Ltd.	4.8
41	17	The Telegraph: UK & World News by TELEGRAPH MEDIA GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED	4.6
42	3	The Weekly Times by News Digital Media	0.0
43	27	Haaretz - Israel News by Haaretz Daily Newspaper Ltd	4.1
44	19	Stock Journal: News, Livestock by Rural Press Pty Ltd	0.0
45	1	Geelong Advertiser by News Digital Media	0.0
46	12	The Examiner by Rural Press Pty Ltd	0.0
47	=	Townsville Bulletin by News Digital Media	0.0
48	8	The Standard by Rural Press Pty Ltd	0.0
49	19	Bendigo Advertiser by Rural Press Pty Ltd	0.0
50	11	South China Morning Post: News by South China Morning Post Publishers Limited	4.6
51	7	Pocket Casts: Podcast Player by Automattic	4.5
52	1	Washington Post by The Washington Post	4.7
53	3	Narwhal for Reddit by robot swingset, llc.	4.5
54	16	Cairns Post by News Digital Media	0.0
55	new	Nikkei Asia - Business news by NIKKEI INC.	4.8
56	10	Central Western Daily by Rural Press Pty Ltd	0.0
57	2	The Courier by Rural Press Pty Ltd	5.0
58	4	Clubhouse by Alpha Exploration Co.	4.8
59	16	NZ Herald News by NZME Holdings Ltd	4.6
60	5	The Chronicle by News Digital Media	0.0
61	7	The Advocate by Rural Press Pty Ltd	3.0
62	26	Farm Weekly: News & Livestock by Rural Press Pty Ltd	0.0
63	6	Daily Wire by Daily Wire LLC	4.5
64	8	The Telegraph e-paper by PressReader Inc	3.8
65	28	Barron’s - Investing Insights by Dow Jones & Company, Inc., publisher of The Wall Street Journal.	4.6
66	5	Northern Daily Leader by Rural Press Pty Ltd	0.0
67	new	Indian Express News + Epaper by The Indian Express Group	4.6
68	17	Le Monde, Live News by Societe Editrice du Monde	4.7
69	20	Irish Independent News by Mediahuis Ireland Ltd	4.7
70	13	PressReader: News & Magazines by PressReader Inc	4.7
71	22	Tages-Anzeiger Nachrichten by Tamedia Abo Services AG	4.6
72	new	TOI Breaking News App & ePaper by Times Internet Limited	3.8
73	new	The Local - News in English by The Local	4.8
74	5	AAP News by Australian Associated Press (Pty) Ltd	0.0
75	new	The Lismore App by Lismore App Pty Ltd	0.0
76	new	Police Scanner + by Rego Apps	4.5
77	3	Podcast App & Player - Castbox by Guru Network Limited	4.9
78	7	News24: Trusted News. First by 24.com	2.8
79	17	The Irish Times by The Irish Times Ltd	2.0
80	2	Stock & Land: News & Livestock by Rural Press Pty Ltd	0.0
81	5	The Straits Times by SPH Media Limited	4.4
82	12	The Spectator Magazine by The Spectator (1828) Ltd	4.8
83	3	The Daily Liberal by Rural Press Pty Ltd	0.0
84	17	5-0 Radio Pro Police Scanner by Smartest Apps LLC	4.6
85	new	WIRED Magazine by Advance Magazine Publishers Inc.	3.6
86	27	DIE ZEIT – Nachrichten by ZEIT ONLINE	4.7
87	new	The Business Times by SPH Media Limited	4.7
88	new	LA Times by Los Angeles Times Communications LLC	4.6
89	3	QLD Fires by P4G Pty Ltd	5.0
90	26	DER SPIEGEL - Nachrichten by DER SPIEGEL GmbH und Co. KG	4.5
91	4	ZINIO Unlimited by Zinio LLC	4.8
92	new	GB News by GB News Limited	4.6
93	new	RocaNews: Unbiased & fun news by RocaNews	4.9
94	1	Western Advocate by Rural Press Pty Ltd	0.0
95	new	Le Figaro Actualités en direct by Société du Figaro	4.6
96	4	SITREP by Artorias, Inc	4.4

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