Last updated: September 7, 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	4	NYTimes: US and Global News by The New York Times Company	4.8
6	1	Herald Sun. by News Digital Media	1.0
7	1	The Age by Fairfax Digital Australia & New Zealand Pty Limited	4.7
8	=	The Australian by News Digital Media	3.2
9	2	The Daily Telegraph. by News Digital Media	5.0
10	=	The Courier-Mail. by News Digital Media	1.0
11	1	The Advertiser. by News Digital Media	0.0
12	1	The Economist: News & Analysis by The Economist	4.9
13	2	Bloomberg: Business News Daily by Bloomberg Finance LP	4.6
14	4	Daily Mail: Breaking News Live by dmg media ltd	4.2
15	2	Podcast App by Evolve Global, Inc.	4.8
16	2	Gold Coast Bulletin by News Digital Media	0.0
17	6	Medium: Read & Write Stories by A Medium Corporation	4.8
18	2	Mamamia by Mamamia Pty Ltd	0.0
19	3	Kiki: Local Chat & People Near by Kikihub	4.5
20	6	The Wall Street Journal. News by Dow Jones & Company, Inc., publisher of The Wall Street Journal.	4.7
21	9	Police Scanner Radio & Fire by GordonEdwards.net LLC	4.6
22	2	The New Yorker by Advance Magazine Publishers Inc.	3.9
23	1	Canberra Times by Rural Press Pty Ltd	4.6
24	5	Financial Times: Business News by Financial Times Ltd.	4.8
25	13	The Atlantic Magazine by The Atlantic Monthly Group LLC	4.9
26	6	The Standard by Rural Press Pty Ltd	0.0
27	6	The Mercury by News Digital Media	0.0
28	1	Reddit by REDDIT, INC.	4.8
29	11	The Telegraph: UK & World News by TELEGRAPH MEDIA GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED	4.6
30	2	NT News by News Digital Media	1.0
31	=	Geelong Advertiser by News Digital Media	0.0
32	3	Washington Post by The Washington Post	4.7
33	8	Illawarra Mercury by Rural Press Pty Ltd	5.0
34	2	Ground News by Snapwise Inc.	4.7
35	4	The Weekly Times by News Digital Media	0.0
36	9	Townsville Bulletin by News Digital Media	0.0
37	4	TrueShort - Stream True Crime by Humans Anonymous, Inc	4.9
38	17	QLD Fires by P4G Pty Ltd	5.0
39	5	Cairns Post by News Digital Media	0.0
41	1	Newcastle Herald by Rural Press Pty Ltd	4.6
42	new	L'Orient-Le Jour (OLJ) by L'Orient-Le Jour	4.0
43	19	The Chronicle by News Digital Media	0.0
44	2	Narwhal for Reddit by robot swingset, llc.	4.5
45	2	The Border Mail by Rural Press Pty Ltd	0.0
46	21	Clubhouse by Alpha Exploration Co.	4.8
47	30	Podcast App & Player - Castbox by Guru Network Limited	4.9
48	new	SZ Nachrichten by Sueddeutsche Zeitung Digitale Medien GmbH	4.7
49	1	Bendigo Advertiser by Rural Press Pty Ltd	0.0
50	7	The Courier by Rural Press Pty Ltd	5.0
51	new	The Week UK: Daily Analysis by Future plc	4.7
52	26	Daily Advertiser by Rural Press Pty Ltd	5.0
53	28	Central Western Daily by Rural Press Pty Ltd	0.0
54	1	NZ Herald News by NZME Holdings Ltd	4.6
55	16	Queensland Country Life : News by Rural Press Pty Ltd	0.0
56	new	DIE ZEIT – Nachrichten by ZEIT ONLINE	4.7
57	new	News24: Trusted News. First by 24.com	2.8
58	6	The Irish Times by The Irish Times Ltd	2.0
59	2	CNBC: Stock Market & Business by Versant Media LLC	4.7
60	8	Le Monde, Live News by Societe Editrice du Monde	4.7
61	24	FT中文网 - 财经新闻与评论 by Financial Times Ltd.	4.7
62	6	The Examiner by Rural Press Pty Ltd	0.0
63	16	5-0 Radio Pro Police Scanner by Smartest Apps LLC	4.6
64	10	The Land: News & Livestock by Rural Press Pty Ltd	0.0
65	2	Stock Journal: News, Livestock by Rural Press Pty Ltd	0.0
66	new	Raw Story by RawStoryMedia	4.8
67	9	Pocket Casts: Podcast Player by Automattic	4.5
68	19	Farm Weekly: News & Livestock by Rural Press Pty Ltd	0.0
69	1	Reeder. by Silvio Rizzi	4.3
70	20	The Advocate by Rural Press Pty Ltd	3.0
71	11	PressReader: News & Magazines by PressReader Inc	4.7
72	16	Irish Independent News by Mediahuis Ireland Ltd	4.7
73	1	Northern Daily Leader by Rural Press Pty Ltd	0.0
74	23	The Jakarta Post by Niskala Media Tenggara, PT.	4.8
75	new	Matter: Reading App by Dig Wells, Inc.	4.6
76	18	Haaretz - Israel News by Haaretz Daily Newspaper Ltd	4.1
77	11	Daily Wire by Daily Wire LLC	4.5
78	new	Courrier international by Courrier International	4.8
79	new	TEMPO by Tempo Inti Media	1.6
80	10	DER SPIEGEL - Nachrichten by DER SPIEGEL GmbH und Co. KG	4.5
81	2	The Telegraph e-paper by PressReader Inc	3.8
82	31	Slate.com by The Slate Group, LLC	4.5
83	7	The Daily Liberal by Rural Press Pty Ltd	0.0
84	4	TOI Breaking News App & ePaper by Times Internet Limited	3.8
85	6	Podbean Podcast App & Player by Podbean Incorporated	4.8
86	new	Overcast Podcast App by Overcast Radio, LLC	4.5
87	18	The Spectator Magazine by The Spectator (1828) Ltd	4.8
88	13	Espresso: World news in a shot by The Economist	4.8
89	new	팟빵 by (주)팟빵	2.5
90	1	Barron’s - Investing Insights by Dow Jones & Company, Inc., publisher of The Wall Street Journal.	4.6
91	new	Substack by Substack, Inc.	4.9
92	29	商周隨身讀 by Business Weekly Media Group	0.0
93	2	FT Digital Edition by Financial Times Ltd.	4.8
94	new	天下雜誌 by CommonWealth Magazine Group	4.3
95	new	ZINIO Unlimited by Zinio LLC	4.8
96	new	South China Morning Post: News by South China Morning Post Publishers Limited	4.6

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