Last updated: September 9, 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	=	The Age by Fairfax Digital Australia & New Zealand Pty Limited	4.7
6	=	The Australian by News Digital Media	3.2
7	=	NYTimes: US and Global News by The New York Times Company	4.8
8	1	The Daily Telegraph. by News Digital Media	5.0
9	1	Herald Sun. by News Digital Media	1.0
10	=	The Courier-Mail. by News Digital Media	1.0
11	1	The Economist: News & Analysis by The Economist	4.9
12	new	Substack by Substack, Inc.	4.9
13	2	Kiki: Local Chat & People Near by Kikihub	4.5
14	3	The Advertiser. by News Digital Media	0.0
15	1	Podcast App by Evolve Global, Inc.	4.8
16	3	Bloomberg: Business News Daily by Bloomberg Finance LP	4.6
17	2	Daily Mail: Breaking News Live by dmg media ltd	4.2
18	2	Mamamia by Mamamia Pty Ltd	0.0
19	13	Canberra Times by Rural Press Pty Ltd	4.6
20	2	Medium: Read & Write Stories by A Medium Corporation	4.8
21	4	The New Yorker by Advance Magazine Publishers Inc.	3.9
22	2	NT News by News Digital Media	1.0
23	22	Townsville Bulletin by News Digital Media	0.0
24	2	Reddit by REDDIT, INC.	4.8
25	8	Geelong Advertiser by News Digital Media	0.0
26	14	Queensland Country Life : News by Rural Press Pty Ltd	0.0
27	new	NZZ News by Neue Zürcher Zeitung AG	4.7
28	3	Police Scanner Radio & Fire by GordonEdwards.net LLC	4.6
29	2	Ground News by Snapwise Inc.	4.7
30	4	Gold Coast Bulletin by News Digital Media	0.0
31	3	TrueShort - Stream True Crime by Humans Anonymous, Inc	4.9
32	9	The Standard by Rural Press Pty Ltd	0.0
33	12	Financial Times: Business News by Financial Times Ltd.	4.8
34	3	The Atlantic Magazine by The Atlantic Monthly Group LLC	4.9
35	20	The Courier by Rural Press Pty Ltd	5.0
36	9	Newcastle Herald by Rural Press Pty Ltd	4.6
37	8	The Wall Street Journal. News by Dow Jones & Company, Inc., publisher of The Wall Street Journal.	4.7
38	2	The Telegraph: UK & World News by TELEGRAPH MEDIA GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED	4.6
39	20	The Advocate by Rural Press Pty Ltd	3.0
40	10	The Mercury by News Digital Media	0.0
41	3	The Weekly Times by News Digital Media	0.0
42	7	Cairns Post by News Digital Media	0.0
43	9	Illawarra Mercury by Rural Press Pty Ltd	5.0
45	2	The Border Mail by Rural Press Pty Ltd	0.0
46	4	The Land: News & Livestock by Rural Press Pty Ltd	0.0
47	2	Narwhal for Reddit by robot swingset, llc.	4.5
48	4	Pocket Casts: Podcast Player by Automattic	4.5
49	1	Bendigo Advertiser by Rural Press Pty Ltd	0.0
50	27	Daily Advertiser by Rural Press Pty Ltd	5.0
51	4	Washington Post by The Washington Post	4.7
52	11	NZ Herald News by NZME Holdings Ltd	4.6
53	32	DIE ZEIT – Nachrichten by ZEIT ONLINE	4.7
54	1	Le Monde, Live News by Societe Editrice du Monde	4.7
55	1	Clubhouse by Alpha Exploration Co.	4.8
56	new	USA TODAY: US & Breaking News by USA TODAY	4.5
57	19	Podcast App & Player - Castbox by Guru Network Limited	4.9
58	=	Haaretz - Israel News by Haaretz Daily Newspaper Ltd	4.1
59	7	The Examiner by Rural Press Pty Ltd	0.0
60	38	5-0 Radio Pro Police Scanner by Smartest Apps LLC	4.6
61	3	The Irish Times by The Irish Times Ltd	2.0
62	14	QLD Fires by P4G Pty Ltd	5.0
63	9	The Chronicle by News Digital Media	0.0
64	4	Overcast Podcast App by Overcast Radio, LLC	4.5
65	=	Daily Wire by Daily Wire LLC	4.5
66	new	Podwise: Podcasts, Notes, AI by PODWISE PTY LTD	4.8
67	5	South China Morning Post: News by South China Morning Post Publishers Limited	4.6
68	6	PressReader: News & Magazines by PressReader Inc	4.7
69	new	The Local - News in English by The Local	4.8
70	30	DER SPIEGEL - Nachrichten by DER SPIEGEL GmbH und Co. KG	4.5
71	20	Stock & Land: News & Livestock by Rural Press Pty Ltd	0.0
72	7	Northern Daily Leader by Rural Press Pty Ltd	0.0
73	new	Western Advocate by Rural Press Pty Ltd	0.0
74	new	Business Insider: News & more by Insider, Inc.	4.6
75	=	The Daily Liberal by Rural Press Pty Ltd	0.0
76	15	CNBC: Stock Market & Business by Versant Media LLC	4.7
77	4	FT Digital Edition by Financial Times Ltd.	4.8
78	new	The Telegraph e-paper by PressReader Inc	3.8
79	12	Kompas.id: Baca Berita Lengkap by PT Kompas Media Nusantara	4.8
80	17	News24: Trusted News. First by 24.com	2.8
81	11	Stock Journal: News, Livestock by Rural Press Pty Ltd	0.0
82	13	Central Western Daily by Rural Press Pty Ltd	0.0
83	26	Corriere della Sera - Online by RCS MediaGroup S.p.A.	4.7
84	10	SZ Nachrichten by Sueddeutsche Zeitung Digitale Medien GmbH	4.7
85	new	Foreign Policy News & Analysis by Foreign Policy Magazine	4.7
86	new	PS Deals by IRONPAW	4.8
87	1	The Spectator Magazine by The Spectator (1828) Ltd	4.8
88	=	ZINIO Unlimited by Zinio LLC	4.8
89	new	TOI Breaking News App & ePaper by Times Internet Limited	3.8
90	new	Netwerk24 – Alles op een plek by 24.com	4.5
91	7	Farm Weekly: News & Livestock by Rural Press Pty Ltd	0.0
92	new	F.A.Z. - Nachrichten by Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung GmbH	4.7
93	new	Nikkei Asia - Business news by NIKKEI INC.	4.8
94	27	Irish Independent News by Mediahuis Ireland Ltd	4.7
95	new	Feedly - Smart News Reader by Feedly Inc.	4.6

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