Last updated: August 14, 2026

App Store Ranking: The Top Grossing News Apps in Japan

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Rank			Rating
1	=	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
2	=	X by X Corp.	4.6
3	=	ニューズピックス -ビジネスに役立つ経済ニュースアプリ by UZABASE, Inc.	4.5
4	=	SmartNews: Breaking News by SmartNews, Inc.	4.6
5	1	朝日新聞 - 国内外のニュースをいつでもどこでも by 株式会社朝日新聞社	4.6
6	2	PostPrime by PostPrime Inc.	4.3
7	=	Voicy - 日々を豊かにする声が聴ける by Voicy, Inc.	4.9
8	2	The Economist: News & Analysis by The Economist	4.9
9	4	西日本新聞me 福岡のニュース・イベント・生活情報アプリ by 西日本新聞社	4.7
10	6	NYTimes: US and Global News by The New York Times Company	4.8
11	3	The Wall Street Journal. News by Dow Jones & Company, Inc., publisher of The Wall Street Journal.	4.7
12	=	産経新聞HD by 産経新聞社	3.0
13	2	MEGA地震予測 by JESEA	0.0
14	5	Bloomberg: Business News Daily by Bloomberg Finance LP	4.6
15	3	デイリー馬サブロー by THE KOBESHIMBUN	0.0
16	1	茨城新聞電子版【公式】 by THE IBARAKI SHIMBUN Co.,Ltd	0.0
17	2	Financial Times: Business News by Financial Times Ltd.	4.8
18	2	サンケイスポーツ by 産経新聞社	0.0
19	8	ETtoday新聞雲 by ETtoday 森信息	2.9
20	1	聴く日経 by NIKKEI RADIO BROADCASTING CORPORATION	1.0
21	6	Medium: Read & Write Stories by A Medium Corporation	4.8
22	7	デイリー by THE KOBESHIMBUN	0.0
24	4	The Guardian - US & World News by Guardian News and Media Limited	4.9
25	1	Le Monde, Live News by Societe Editrice du Monde	4.7
26	65	World Monitor App by Hypecent	4.5
27	14	Feedly - Smart News Reader by Feedly Inc.	4.6
28	16	Washington Post by The Washington Post	4.7
29	7	Reddit by REDDIT, INC.	4.8
30	4	CNBC: Stock Market & Business by Versant Media LLC	4.7
31	6	Nikkei Asia - Business news by NIKKEI INC.	4.8
32	36	El Mundo - Diario online by Unidad Editorial Informacion General S.L.	2.9
33	5	The New Yorker by Advance Magazine Publishers Inc.	3.9
34	9	财新-CaiXin by Caixin Media Co., Ltd	4.6
35	12	Les Echos, actualités éco by Les Echos	4.4
36	39	LA Times by Los Angeles Times Communications LLC	4.6
37	2	地震予測プラス by Earthquake Analysis Laboratory	0.0
38	new	Podcast App by Evolve Global, Inc.	4.8
39	15	F.A.Z. - Nachrichten by Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung GmbH	4.7
40	3	時事通信ニュース by JIJIPRESS	0.0
41	new	DER SPIEGEL - Nachrichten by DER SPIEGEL GmbH und Co. KG	4.5
42	5	Inoreader: News & RSS reader by Innologica	4.7
43	11	PressReader: News & Magazines by PressReader Inc	4.7
44	new	South China Morning Post: News by South China Morning Post Publishers Limited	4.6
45	1	Le Figaro Actualités en direct by Société du Figaro	4.6
46	7	Espresso: World news in a shot by The Economist	4.8
47	16	IDN App: News & Entertainment by Media Putra Nusantara, PT	4.0
48	2	Haaretz - Israel News by Haaretz Daily Newspaper Ltd	4.1
49	9	Clubhouse by Alpha Exploration Co.	4.8
50	10	Togetter 人気の話題を最速でXまとめNo.1アプリ by Togetter Inc.	4.7
51	12	Narwhal for Reddit by robot swingset, llc.	4.5
52	47	Reeder. by Silvio Rizzi	4.3
53	36	日本のTV番組 Japanese TV Listings by Fou Furieux	1.0
54	new	Fiery Feeds: News Reader by Lukas Burgstaller	4.5
55	new	The Week Junior by Future plc	4.5
56	new	第一财经杂志 - 探索一个明亮的商业世界 by 第一财经(CBN)	1.5
57	17	デイリー広島版Lite by THE KOBESHIMBUN	0.0
58	25	Süddeutsche Zeitung by Süddeutsche Zeitung GmbH	4.5
59	new	Military Times by Sightline Media Group LLC	4.8
60	new	The Hindu : India & World News by THG Publishing Private Limited	4.6
61	22	Kiki: Local Chat & People Near by Kikihub	4.5
62	4	Instapaper by Instant Paper, Inc.	4.6
63	12	週刊東洋経済 by DENTSU INC.	4.5
64	new	La Croix, Actualités et info by Bayard Presse SA	4.7
65	new	Podcast & Radio - iVoox by iVoox Global Podcasting Service	4.8
66	26	The Telegraph: UK & World News by TELEGRAPH MEDIA GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED	4.6
67	new	DS Krant by Corelio Publishing	3.3
68	26	天下雜誌 by CommonWealth Magazine Group	4.3
69	7	Scientific American by Springer Nature America, Inc.	4.8
70	18	Daily Mail: Breaking News Live by dmg media ltd	4.2
71	26	Barron’s - Investing Insights by Dow Jones & Company, Inc., publisher of The Wall Street Journal.	4.6
72	23	The Straits Times by SPH Media Limited	4.4
73	new	The Sydney Morning Herald by Fairfax Digital Australia & New Zealand Pty Limited	4.6
74	17	Ground News by Snapwise Inc.	4.7
75	22	New Scientist by New Scientist Ltd	4.8
76	22	lire: RSS Reader by Kunal Sood	4.4
77	new	FlatNews｜広告なしニュース by Naoyuki Masuda	0.0
78	23	NZ Herald News by NZME Holdings Ltd	4.6
79	new	端傳媒 Initium Media by Initium Media Technology Limited	4.6
80	new	腾讯新闻 Tencent News by Tencent Technology (Beijing) Company Limited	4.3
81	25	Inquirer Plus by Inquirer Interactive	4.7
82	new	The Daily Telegraph. by News Digital Media	5.0
83	new	Newsify: RSS Reader by Ben Alexander	4.6
84	25	TOI Breaking News App & ePaper by Times Internet Limited	3.8
85	24	Overcast: Podcast App by Overcast Radio, LLC	4.5
86	24	AcrossCast: Podcast Translator by Masahiro Kimura	5.0
87	18	Lianhe Zaobao: News in Chinese by SPH Media Limited	4.6
88	new	조선일보 by The Chosunilbo Company	3.7
89	new	Metacast – podcast app by Metacast Inc	4.8
90	new	Vanity Fair Italia by Condé Nast Italia	4.6
91	27	GoodLinks by Ngoc Luu	4.7
92	27	World Monitor - Real-Time News by Sermin Demirbas	4.7
93	26	FT Digital Edition by Financial Times Ltd.	4.8
94	new	KOMPAS.com: Berita Terpercaya by PT Kompas Cyber Media	4.3

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