Last updated: October 16, 2026

App Store Ranking: The Top Grossing News Apps in Australia

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Rank			Rating
1	1	Australian Financial Review by Fairfax Digital Australia & New Zealand Pty Limited	3.2
2	1	X by X Corp.	4.6
3	=	The Guardian - US & World News by Guardian News and Media Limited	4.9
4	=	Substack by Substack, Inc.	4.9
5	1	The Sydney Morning Herald by Fairfax Digital Australia & New Zealand Pty Limited	4.6
6	1	The Australian by News Digital Media	3.2
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	=	The Daily Telegraph. by News Digital Media	5.0
11	1	The Courier-Mail. by News Digital Media	1.0
12	1	The Economist: News & Analysis by The Economist	4.9
13	=	Bloomberg: Business News Daily by Bloomberg Finance LP	4.6
14	=	The Advertiser. by News Digital Media	0.0
15	1	Mamamia by Mamamia Pty Ltd	0.0
16	1	Gold Coast Bulletin by News Digital Media	0.0
17	1	Podcast App by Evolve Global, Inc.	4.8
18	5	Kiki: Local Chat & People Near by Kikihub	4.5
19	1	Daily Mail: Breaking News Live by dmg media ltd	4.2
20	5	Medium: Read & Write Stories by A Medium Corporation	4.8
21	9	Financial Times: Business News by Financial Times Ltd.	4.8
22	3	The Wall Street Journal. News by Dow Jones & Company, Inc., publisher of The Wall Street Journal.	4.7
23	10	Ground News by Snapwise Inc.	4.7
24	11	Townsville Bulletin by News Digital Media	0.0
25	17	Illawarra Mercury by Rural Press Pty Ltd	5.0
26	12	Newcastle Herald by Rural Press Pty Ltd	4.6
27	3	NT News by News Digital Media	1.0
28	=	The New Yorker by Advance Magazine Publishers Inc.	3.9
29	3	Canberra Times by Rural Press Pty Ltd	4.6
30	3	Reddit by REDDIT, INC.	4.8
31	9	Police Scanner Radio & Fire by GordonEdwards.net LLC	4.6
32	37	Farm Weekly: News & Livestock by Rural Press Pty Ltd	0.0
33	16	The Border Mail by Rural Press Pty Ltd	0.0
34	3	The Standard by Rural Press Pty Ltd	0.0
35	6	The Telegraph: UK & World News by TELEGRAPH MEDIA GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED	4.6
36	2	Queensland Country Life : News by Rural Press Pty Ltd	0.0
37	=	The Atlantic Magazine by The Atlantic Monthly Group LLC	4.9
38	10	The Mercury by News Digital Media	0.0
39	6	NZ Herald News by NZME Holdings Ltd	4.6
40	10	The Examiner by Rural Press Pty Ltd	5.0
41	20	Central Western Daily by Rural Press Pty Ltd	0.0
42	3	The Weekly Times by News Digital Media	0.0
43	8	Cairns Post by News Digital Media	0.0
44	16	Washington Post by The Washington Post	4.7
45	9	Daily Advertiser by Rural Press Pty Ltd	5.0
47	7	Geelong Advertiser by News Digital Media	0.0
48	6	Narwhal for Reddit by robot swingset, llc.	4.5
49	13	Le Monde, Live News by Societe Editrice du Monde	4.7
50	2	The Advocate by Rural Press Pty Ltd	3.0
51	12	Bendigo Advertiser by Rural Press Pty Ltd	0.0
52	25	The Chronicle by News Digital Media	0.0
53	5	Haaretz - Israel News by Haaretz Daily Newspaper Ltd	4.1
54	3	The Courier by Rural Press Pty Ltd	5.0
55	12	Northern Daily Leader by Rural Press Pty Ltd	5.0
56	12	TrueShort - Stream True Crime by Humans Anonymous, Inc	4.9
57	new	WatchOut: Police Scanner・Radio by SILVER APPS	4.7
58	13	Overcast Podcast App by Overcast Radio, LLC	4.5
59	4	The Land: News & Livestock by Rural Press Pty Ltd	0.0
60	7	Pocket Casts: Podcast Player by Automattic	4.5
61	5	Clubhouse by Alpha Exploration Co.	4.8
62	new	The Week UK: Daily Analysis by Future plc	4.7
63	new	WorldPulse: World War Monitor by Orvin Studio	0.0
64	new	The Hindu : India & World News by THG Publishing Private Limited	4.6
65	24	CNBC: Stock Market & Business by Versant Media LLC	4.7
66	23	South China Morning Post: News by South China Morning Post Publishers Limited	4.6
67	6	Stock Journal: News, Livestock by Rural Press Pty Ltd	0.0
68	21	la Repubblica - news online by GEDI Gruppo Editoriale S.p.A.	2.5
69	22	The Irish Times by The Irish Times Ltd	2.0
70	2	Live World Monitor: GlobeAlert by APPRICOTT DIJITAL TEKNOLOJI VE YAZILIM ANONIM SIRKETI	4.5
71	12	Stock & Land: News & Livestock by Rural Press Pty Ltd	0.0
72	2	Barron’s - Investing Insights by Dow Jones & Company, Inc., publisher of The Wall Street Journal.	4.6
73	14	5-0 Radio Pro Police Scanner by Smartest Apps LLC	4.6
74	13	Business Insider: News & more by Insider, Inc.	4.6
75	new	Western Advocate by Rural Press Pty Ltd	0.0
76	=	Irish Independent News by Mediahuis Ireland Ltd	4.7
77	16	Daily Wire by Daily Wire LLC	4.5
78	new	Shepparton News by MCPHERSON NEWSPAPERS PROPRIETARY LIMITED	0.0
79	10	Le Figaro Actualités en direct by Société du Figaro	4.6
80	new	DER SPIEGEL - Nachrichten by DER SPIEGEL GmbH und Co. KG	4.4
81	4	News24: Trusted News. First by 24.com	2.8
82	18	财新-CaiXin by Caixin Media Co., Ltd	4.6
83	new	The Straits Times by SPH Media Limited	4.4
84	18	DIE ZEIT – Nachrichten by ZEIT ONLINE	4.7
85	1	AAP News by Australian Associated Press (Pty) Ltd	0.0
86	new	The Star Malaysia by Star Media Group Berhad	1.5
87	new	Feedly - Smart News Reader by Feedly Inc.	4.6
88	=	The Spectator Magazine by The Spectator (1828) Ltd	4.8
89	new	Riverine Herald by MCPHERSON NEWSPAPERS PROPRIETARY LIMITED	0.0
90	20	Podcast App & Player - Castbox by Guru Network Limited	4.9
91	4	LA Times by Los Angeles Times Communications LLC	4.6
92	11	PressReader: News & Magazines by PressReader Inc	4.7
93	21	The Telegraph e-paper by PressReader Inc	3.8
94	16	The Daily Liberal by Rural Press Pty Ltd	0.0
95	new	LBCI Lebanon by Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation International	4.3
96	21	Mint: Business & Market News by HT Media	4.7
97	18	BusinessDesk by NZME Holdings Ltd	0.0

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