Last updated: September 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	=	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	1	The Age by Fairfax Digital Australia & New Zealand Pty Limited	4.7
8	=	Herald Sun. by News Digital Media	1.0
9	=	NYTimes: US and Global News by The New York Times Company	4.8
10	=	The Daily Telegraph. by News Digital Media	5.0
11	1	The Economist: News & Analysis by The Economist	4.9
12	1	The Courier-Mail. by News Digital Media	1.0
13	1	Bloomberg: Business News Daily by Bloomberg Finance LP	4.6
14	1	The Advertiser. by News Digital Media	0.0
15	1	Mamamia by Mamamia Pty Ltd	0.0
16	2	Podcast App by Evolve Global, Inc.	4.8
17	6	Kiki: Local Chat & People Near by Kikihub	4.5
18	11	Newcastle Herald by Rural Press Pty Ltd	4.6
19	2	Daily Mail: Breaking News Live by dmg media ltd	4.2
20	22	Financial Times: Business News by Financial Times Ltd.	4.8
21	6	Gold Coast Bulletin by News Digital Media	0.0
22	5	The Wall Street Journal. News by Dow Jones & Company, Inc., publisher of The Wall Street Journal.	4.7
23	13	Police Scanner Radio & Fire by GordonEdwards.net LLC	4.6
24	6	The Mercury by News Digital Media	0.0
25	6	Canberra Times by Rural Press Pty Ltd	4.6
26	1	TrueShort - Stream True Crime by Humans Anonymous, Inc	4.9
27	7	Medium: Read & Write Stories by A Medium Corporation	4.8
28	=	NT News by News Digital Media	1.0
29	20	Townsville Bulletin by News Digital Media	0.0
30	4	Reddit by REDDIT, INC.	4.8
31	7	The Atlantic Magazine by The Atlantic Monthly Group LLC	4.9
32	1	Ground News by Snapwise Inc.	4.7
33	17	The Standard by Rural Press Pty Ltd	0.0
34	9	The Telegraph: UK & World News by TELEGRAPH MEDIA GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED	4.6
35	21	Cairns Post by News Digital Media	0.0
36	10	Overcast Podcast App by Overcast Radio, LLC	4.5
37	29	Daily Wire by Daily Wire LLC	4.5
38	1	The New Yorker by Advance Magazine Publishers Inc.	3.9
39	17	CNBC: Stock Market & Business by Versant Media LLC	4.7
40	4	The Weekly Times by News Digital Media	0.0
41	6	Illawarra Mercury by Rural Press Pty Ltd	5.0
43	16	Central Western Daily by Rural Press Pty Ltd	0.0
44	16	The Courier by Rural Press Pty Ltd	5.0
45	8	The Border Mail by Rural Press Pty Ltd	0.0
46	8	Daily Advertiser by Rural Press Pty Ltd	5.0
47	=	Geelong Advertiser by News Digital Media	0.0
48	6	Washington Post by The Washington Post	4.7
49	14	The Chronicle by News Digital Media	0.0
50	9	Queensland Country Life : News by Rural Press Pty Ltd	0.0
51	14	Farm Weekly: News & Livestock by Rural Press Pty Ltd	0.0
52	20	The Land: News & Livestock by Rural Press Pty Ltd	0.0
53	2	Narwhal for Reddit by robot swingset, llc.	4.5
54	3	Bendigo Advertiser by Rural Press Pty Ltd	0.0
55	7	The Examiner by Rural Press Pty Ltd	0.0
56	8	The Advocate by Rural Press Pty Ltd	3.0
57	12	Haaretz - Israel News by Haaretz Daily Newspaper Ltd	4.1
58	5	Pocket Casts: Podcast Player by Automattic	4.5
59	12	Le Monde, Live News by Societe Editrice du Monde	4.7
60	14	Stock Journal: News, Livestock by Rural Press Pty Ltd	0.0
61	1	NZ Herald News by NZME Holdings Ltd	4.6
62	25	5-0 Radio Pro Police Scanner by Smartest Apps LLC	4.6
63	new	Netwerk24 – Alles op een plek by 24.com	4.5
64	5	Northern Daily Leader by Rural Press Pty Ltd	0.0
65	new	WatchOut: Police Scanner・Radio by SILVER APPS	1.0
66	5	Clubhouse by Alpha Exploration Co.	4.8
67	new	DIE ZEIT E-Paper by ZEIT ONLINE	4.8
68	5	PressReader: News & Magazines by PressReader Inc	4.7
69	new	WYBORCZA: fakty, newsy, opinie by Wyborcza Sp. z o.o.	4.7
70	12	The Irish Times by The Irish Times Ltd	2.0
71	19	South China Morning Post: News by South China Morning Post Publishers Limited	4.6
72	new	Koori Mail by Jellyfish Connect Limited	0.0
73	21	DER SPIEGEL - Nachrichten by DER SPIEGEL GmbH und Co. KG	4.5
74	6	Podcast App & Player - Castbox by Guru Network Limited	4.9
75	new	The Philippine Star by Philstar Daily Inc.	2.0
76	4	Irish Independent News by Mediahuis Ireland Ltd	4.7
77	20	Nikkei Asia - Business news by NIKKEI INC.	4.8
78	new	Shepparton News by MCPHERSON NEWSPAPERS PROPRIETARY LIMITED	0.0
79	4	Stock & Land: News & Livestock by Rural Press Pty Ltd	0.0
80	new	The Week UK: Daily Analysis by Future plc	4.7
81	3	The Straits Times by SPH Media Limited	4.4
82	new	ReadKit - Reading Hub by Balazs Varkonyi	4.4
83	2	News24: Trusted News. First by 24.com	2.8
84	14	Western Advocate by Rural Press Pty Ltd	0.0
85	8	QLD Fires by P4G Pty Ltd	5.0
86	13	Le Figaro Actualités en direct by Société du Figaro	4.6
87	new	Feedly - Smart News Reader by Feedly Inc.	4.6
88	3	The Spectator Magazine by The Spectator (1828) Ltd	4.8
89	12	AAP News by Australian Associated Press (Pty) Ltd	0.0
90	new	Castro: Podcast App & Player by Bluck Apps	4.6
91	new	Riverine Herald by MCPHERSON NEWSPAPERS PROPRIETARY LIMITED	0.0
92	=	LA Times by Los Angeles Times Communications LLC	4.6
93	new	Caixin Global by Caixin Global Limited	4.6
94	26	Barron’s - Investing Insights by Dow Jones & Company, Inc., publisher of The Wall Street Journal.	4.6
95	28	The Telegraph e-paper by PressReader Inc	3.8
96	20	The Local - News in English by The Local	4.8

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