Last updated: September 18, 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	=	The Sydney Morning Herald by Fairfax Digital Australia & New Zealand Pty Limited	4.6
5	=	Substack by Substack, Inc.	4.9
6	1	The Age by Fairfax Digital Australia & New Zealand Pty Limited	4.7
7	1	The Australian by News Digital Media	3.2
8	1	Herald Sun. by News Digital Media	1.0
9	1	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 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	12	Financial Times: Business News by Financial Times Ltd.	4.8
16	1	Podcast App by Evolve Global, Inc.	4.8
17	=	Mamamia by Mamamia Pty Ltd	0.0
18	=	Kiki: Local Chat & People Near by Kikihub	4.5
19	2	Canberra Times by Rural Press Pty Ltd	4.6
20	1	Daily Mail: Breaking News Live by dmg media ltd	4.2
21	2	Medium: Read & Write Stories by A Medium Corporation	4.8
22	2	The New Yorker by Advance Magazine Publishers Inc.	3.9
23	14	The Standard by Rural Press Pty Ltd	0.0
24	6	Newcastle Herald by Rural Press Pty Ltd	4.6
25	9	The Mercury by News Digital Media	0.0
26	7	The Atlantic Magazine by The Atlantic Monthly Group LLC	4.9
27	4	TrueShort - Stream True Crime by Humans Anonymous, Inc	4.9
28	10	Reddit by REDDIT, INC.	4.8
29	6	Gold Coast Bulletin by News Digital Media	0.0
30	6	Police Scanner Radio & Fire by GordonEdwards.net LLC	4.6
31	3	NT News by News Digital Media	1.0
32	3	Cairns Post by News Digital Media	0.0
33	7	Queensland Country Life : News by Rural Press Pty Ltd	0.0
34	2	The Telegraph: UK & World News by TELEGRAPH MEDIA GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED	4.6
35	11	Illawarra Mercury by Rural Press Pty Ltd	5.0
36	3	Townsville Bulletin by News Digital Media	0.0
37	15	The Wall Street Journal. News by Dow Jones & Company, Inc., publisher of The Wall Street Journal.	4.7
38	4	Daily Wire by Daily Wire LLC	4.5
39	7	The Border Mail by Rural Press Pty Ltd	0.0
40	7	CNBC: Stock Market & Business by Versant Media LLC	4.7
41	18	Daily Advertiser by Rural Press Pty Ltd	5.0
42	22	PressReader: News & Magazines by PressReader Inc	4.7
43	36	Stock & Land: News & Livestock by Rural Press Pty Ltd	0.0
44	new	Der Bund Nachrichten by Tamedia Abo Services AG	4.3
45	5	The Courier by Rural Press Pty Ltd	5.0
46	28	Pocket Casts: Podcast Player by Automattic	4.5
47	22	South China Morning Post: News by South China Morning Post Publishers Limited	4.6
48	5	Geelong Advertiser by News Digital Media	0.0
49	new	הארץ - חדשות \| Haaretz by Haaretz Daily Newspaper Ltd	4.2
50	1	Washington Post by The Washington Post	4.7
51	6	Overcast Podcast App by Overcast Radio, LLC	4.5
52	11	The Weekly Times by News Digital Media	0.0
54	2	Ground News by Snapwise Inc.	4.7
55	30	The Land: News & Livestock by Rural Press Pty Ltd	0.0
56	7	Le Monde, Live News by Societe Editrice du Monde	4.7
57	8	Narwhal for Reddit by robot swingset, llc.	4.5
58	5	Central Western Daily by Rural Press Pty Ltd	0.0
59	9	The Advocate by Rural Press Pty Ltd	3.0
60	6	NZ Herald News by NZME Holdings Ltd	4.6
61	3	Farm Weekly: News & Livestock by Rural Press Pty Ltd	0.0
62	1	The Examiner by Rural Press Pty Ltd	0.0
63	new	DIE ZEIT – Nachrichten by ZEIT ONLINE	4.7
64	9	Bendigo Advertiser by Rural Press Pty Ltd	0.0
65	11	Clubhouse by Alpha Exploration Co.	4.8
66	10	Podcast App & Player - Castbox by Guru Network Limited	4.9
67	=	Irish Independent News by Mediahuis Ireland Ltd	4.7
68	16	Haaretz - Israel News by Haaretz Daily Newspaper Ltd	4.1
69	18	Western Advocate by Rural Press Pty Ltd	0.0
70	8	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
71	=	The Irish Times by The Irish Times Ltd	2.0
72	6	WatchOut: Police Scanner・Radio by SILVER APPS	1.0
73	8	The Chronicle by News Digital Media	0.0
74	new	Arran Banner by Wyvex Media Ltd	5.0
75	2	Stock Journal: News, Livestock by Rural Press Pty Ltd	0.0
76	28	EL PAÍS by Ediciones El Pais SL	2.1
77	19	LA Times by Los Angeles Times Communications LLC	4.6
78	12	Epoch Times: Live & Breaking by Epoch Usa Inc	4.9
79	9	Castro: Podcast App & Player by Bluck Apps	4.6
80	20	5-0 Radio Pro Police Scanner by Smartest Apps LLC	4.6
81	5	News24: Trusted News. First by 24.com	2.8
82	5	Northern Daily Leader by Rural Press Pty Ltd	0.0
83	7	AAP News by Australian Associated Press (Pty) Ltd	0.0
84	new	LBCI Lebanon by Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation International	4.3
85	new	天下雜誌 by CommonWealth Magazine Group	4.3
86	16	Barron’s - Investing Insights by Dow Jones & Company, Inc., publisher of The Wall Street Journal.	4.6
87	10	The Spectator Magazine by The Spectator (1828) Ltd	4.8
88	11	The Telegraph e-paper by PressReader Inc	3.8
89	new	Gujarati News by Divya Bhaskar by D. B. Corp. Ltd	4.0
90	new	The Jerusalem Post by The Jerusalem Post	2.7
91	2	Feedly - Smart News Reader by Feedly Inc.	4.6
92	20	财新-CaiXin by Caixin Media Co., Ltd	4.6
93	new	Nexus Magazine by Magzter Inc.	0.0
94	new	World Monitor Real-Time Intel by Scate	4.6
95	20	The Jakarta Post by Niskala Media Tenggara, PT.	4.8
96	5	Netwerk24 – Alles op een plek by 24.com	4.5

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