Last updated: September 25, 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	=	The Sydney Morning Herald by Fairfax Digital Australia & New Zealand Pty Limited	4.6
5	1	Substack by Substack, Inc.	4.9
6	1	The Australian by News Digital Media	3.2
7	1	The Age by Fairfax Digital Australia & New Zealand Pty Limited	4.7
8	1	NYTimes: US and Global News by The New York Times Company	4.8
9	=	Herald Sun. by News Digital Media	1.0
10	=	The Daily Telegraph. by News Digital Media	5.0
11	1	The Courier-Mail. by News Digital Media	1.0
12	2	Bloomberg: Business News Daily by Bloomberg Finance LP	4.6
13	=	The Economist: News & Analysis by The Economist	4.9
14	3	Kiki: Local Chat & People Near by Kikihub	4.5
15	=	The Advertiser. by News Digital Media	0.0
16	1	Daily Mail: Breaking News Live by dmg media ltd	4.2
17	2	Mamamia by Mamamia Pty Ltd	0.0
18	=	Podcast App by Evolve Global, Inc.	4.8
19	5	Financial Times: Business News by Financial Times Ltd.	4.8
20	2	The New Yorker by Advance Magazine Publishers Inc.	3.9
21	24	Cairns Post by News Digital Media	0.0
22	1	Medium: Read & Write Stories by A Medium Corporation	4.8
23	6	Gold Coast Bulletin by News Digital Media	0.0
24	1	Police Scanner Radio & Fire by GordonEdwards.net LLC	4.6
25	3	The Telegraph: UK & World News by TELEGRAPH MEDIA GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED	4.6
26	31	CNBC: Stock Market & Business by Versant Media LLC	4.7
27	7	The Wall Street Journal. News by Dow Jones & Company, Inc., publisher of The Wall Street Journal.	4.7
28	5	NT News by News Digital Media	1.0
29	4	The Border Mail by Rural Press Pty Ltd	0.0
30	5	Newcastle Herald by Rural Press Pty Ltd	4.6
31	1	Canberra Times by Rural Press Pty Ltd	4.6
32	5	Ground News by Snapwise Inc.	4.7
33	4	The Weekly Times by News Digital Media	0.0
34	8	Reddit by REDDIT, INC.	4.8
35	8	Pocket Casts: Podcast Player by Automattic	4.5
36	3	The Mercury by News Digital Media	0.0
37	1	Geelong Advertiser by News Digital Media	0.0
38	7	The Standard by Rural Press Pty Ltd	0.0
39	45	South China Morning Post: News by South China Morning Post Publishers Limited	4.6
41	24	הארץ - חדשות \| Haaretz by Haaretz Daily Newspaper Ltd	4.2
42	8	Narwhal for Reddit by robot swingset, llc.	4.5
43	16	Daily Wire by Daily Wire LLC	4.5
44	2	Townsville Bulletin by News Digital Media	0.0
45	15	TrueShort - Stream True Crime by Humans Anonymous, Inc	4.9
46	3	The Courier by Rural Press Pty Ltd	5.0
47	9	The Examiner by Rural Press Pty Ltd	0.0
48	10	The Atlantic Magazine by The Atlantic Monthly Group LLC	4.9
49	new	NZZ News by Neue Zürcher Zeitung AG	4.7
50	3	Washington Post by The Washington Post	4.7
51	10	Overcast Podcast App by Overcast Radio, LLC	4.5
52	8	Illawarra Mercury by Rural Press Pty Ltd	5.0
53	=	Bendigo Advertiser by Rural Press Pty Ltd	0.0
54	=	NZ Herald News by NZME Holdings Ltd	4.6
55	new	inkl: News without paywalls by inkl Pty. Ltd.	4.5
56	12	Farm Weekly: News & Livestock by Rural Press Pty Ltd	0.0
57	25	5-0 Radio Pro Police Scanner by Smartest Apps LLC	4.6
58	7	Stock Journal: News, Livestock by Rural Press Pty Ltd	0.0
59	11	Queensland Country Life : News by Rural Press Pty Ltd	0.0
60	1	The Advocate by Rural Press Pty Ltd	3.0
61	new	日本経済新聞電子版 - ビジネス・政治・金融・経済ニュース by NIKKEI INC.	4.8
62	11	The Chronicle by News Digital Media	0.0
63	32	Stock & Land: News & Livestock by Rural Press Pty Ltd	0.0
64	24	Haaretz - Israel News by Haaretz Daily Newspaper Ltd	4.1
65	33	Western Advocate by Rural Press Pty Ltd	0.0
66	5	The Irish Times by The Irish Times Ltd	2.0
67	11	The Daily Liberal by Rural Press Pty Ltd	0.0
68	1	QLD Fires by P4G Pty Ltd	5.0
69	14	Le Monde, Live News by Societe Editrice du Monde	4.7
70	21	Barron’s - Investing Insights by Dow Jones & Company, Inc., publisher of The Wall Street Journal.	4.6
71	1	Clubhouse by Alpha Exploration Co.	4.8
72	8	Irish Independent News by Mediahuis Ireland Ltd	4.7
73	new	The Spectator Magazine by The Spectator (1828) Ltd	4.8
74	12	News24: Trusted News. First by 24.com	2.8
75	new	Live World Monitor: GlobeAlert by APPRICOTT DIJITAL TEKNOLOJI VE YAZILIM ANONIM SIRKETI	4.5
76	10	The Land: News & Livestock by Rural Press Pty Ltd	0.0
77	13	Daily Advertiser by Rural Press Pty Ltd	5.0
78	28	PressReader: News & Magazines by PressReader Inc	4.7
79	21	The Week UK: Daily Analysis by Future plc	4.7
80	new	Reeder. by Silvio Rizzi	4.3
81	6	WatchOut: Police Scanner・Radio by SILVER APPS	4.7
82	14	The Straits Times by SPH Media Limited	4.4
83	new	Le Figaro Actualités en direct by Société du Figaro	4.6
84	5	Castro: Podcast App & Player by Bluck Apps	4.6
85	11	Central Western Daily by Rural Press Pty Ltd	0.0
86	11	TV Club: Movies & Show Tracker by TV Show Tracker, LLC	4.5
87	18	mtv Al Lubnaniya by MTV Lebanon SAL	3.7
88	new	The Globe and Mail by The Globe and Mail Inc.	4.7
89	new	AAP News by Australian Associated Press (Pty) Ltd	0.0
90	11	FT Digital Edition by Financial Times Ltd.	4.8
91	1	Northern Daily Leader by Rural Press Pty Ltd	0.0
92	new	JPOST - Israel News by The Jerusalem Post	4.5
93	new	Space Launch Now by Caleb Jones	4.8
94	new	Kyabram Free Press by MCPHERSON NEWSPAPERS PROPRIETARY LIMITED	0.0
95	25	The Telegraph e-paper by PressReader Inc	3.8
96	15	Podbean Podcast App & Player by Podbean Incorporated	4.8

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