Last updated: October 17, 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	=	ニュースはNewsPicks｜ビジネス・経済ニュース・就活 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	1	Voicy - 日々を豊かにする声が聴ける by Voicy, Inc.	4.9
7	5	PostPrime by PostPrime Inc.	4.3
8	5	産経新聞HD by 産経新聞社	3.0
9	7	The Economist: News & Analysis by The Economist	4.9
10	5	MEGA地震予測 by JESEA	0.0
11	=	The Wall Street Journal News by Dow Jones & Company, Inc., publisher of The Wall Street Journal.	4.7
12	4	NYTimes: US and World News by The New York Times Company	4.8
13	3	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
14	=	Financial Times: Business News by Financial Times Ltd.	4.8
15	6	Bloomberg: Business News Daily by Bloomberg Finance LP	4.6
16	1	デイリー馬サブロー by THE KOBESHIMBUN	0.0
17	1	Substack by Substack, Inc.	4.9
18	1	サンケイスポーツ by 産経新聞社	0.0
19	2	聴く日経 by NIKKEI RADIO BROADCASTING CORPORATION	1.0
20	42	The Globe and Mail by The Globe and Mail Inc.	4.7
21	37	The New Yorker by Advance Magazine Publishers Inc.	3.9
22	2	Nikkei Asia - Business news by NIKKEI INC.	4.8
23	74	South China Morning Post: News by South China Morning Post Publishers Limited	4.6
24	2	Le Monde, Live News by Societe Editrice du Monde	4.7
25	26	The Guardian - US & World News by Guardian News and Media Limited	4.9
26	3	WatchOut: Police Scanner・Radio by SILVER APPS	4.7
28	=	デイリー by THE KOBESHIMBUN	0.0
29	1	Medium: Read & Write Stories by A Medium Corporation	4.8
30	4	週刊東洋経済 by 株式会社magaport	4.5
31	16	Togetter 人気の話題を最速でXまとめNo.1アプリ by Togetter Inc.	4.7
32	13	地震予測プラス by Earthquake Analysis Laboratory	0.0
33	8	Podcast App by Evolve Global, Inc.	4.8
34	4	時事通信ニュース by JIJIPRESS	0.0
35	1	Feedly - Smart News Reader by Feedly Inc.	4.6
36	3	CNBC: Stock Market & Business by Versant Media LLC	4.7
37	11	GoodLinks by Ngoc Luu	4.7
38	new	ePaper DER STANDARD by Der Standard	4.5
39	14	Blick Nachrichten & Sport by Ringier	3.7
40	5	Clubhouse by Alpha Exploration Co.	4.8
41	14	The Information: Tech News by The Information	4.7
42	=	Inoreader: News & RSS reader by Innologica	4.7
43	14	财新-CaiXin by Caixin Media Co., Ltd	4.6
44	new	The Business Times by SPH Media Limited	4.7
45	9	Espresso: World news in a shot by The Economist	4.8
46	21	Podcast App & Player - Castbox by Guru Network Limited	4.9
47	8	Kiki: Local Chat & People Near by Kikihub	4.5
48	17	Washington Post: Breaking News by The Washington Post	4.7
49	19	The Atlantic Magazine by The Atlantic Monthly Group LLC	4.9
50	new	AL-MONITOR by AL-MONITOR LLC	4.8
51	8	DER SPIEGEL - Nachrichten by DER SPIEGEL GmbH und Co. KG	4.4
52	new	The Australian by News Digital Media	3.2
53	new	Gold Coast Bulletin by News Digital Media	0.0
54	17	lire: RSS Reader by Kunal Sood	4.4
55	18	Australian Financial Review by Fairfax Digital Australia & New Zealand Pty Limited	3.2
56	new	GB News by GB News Limited	4.6
57	18	NZZ News by Neue Zürcher Zeitung AG	4.7
58	18	Briefly: AI News & Markets by TRD Ventures LLC	5.0
59	18	팟빵 by (주)팟빵	2.5
60	16	Scientific American by Springer Nature America, Inc.	4.8
61	7	デイリー広島版Lite by THE KOBESHIMBUN	0.0
62	2	Reddit by REDDIT, INC.	4.8
63	new	Die Presse by "Die Presse" Digital GmbH & Co KG	4.3
64	18	The Straits Times by SPH Media Limited	4.4
65	35	Instapaper by Instant Paper, Inc.	4.6
66	7	日本のTV番組 Japanese TV Listings by Fou Furieux	1.0
67	18	Le Figaro Actualités en direct by Société du Figaro	4.6
68	1	Narwhal for Reddit by robot swingset, llc.	4.5
69	9	天下雜誌每日報 by CommonWealth Magazine Group	4.5
70	20	FT Digital Edition by Financial Times Ltd.	4.8
71	23	Daily Mail: Breaking News Live by dmg media ltd	4.2
72	20	IDN App: News & Entertainment by Media Putra Nusantara, PT	4.0
73	new	端傳媒 Initium Media by Initium Media Technology Limited	4.6
74	21	PressReader: News & Magazines by PressReader Inc	4.7
75	new	Gazzetta del Sud Digital by S.E.S. SOCIETA' EDITRICE SUD S.P.A.	4.2
76	new	TYT - Home of Progressives by The Young Turks, Inc.	4.5
77	20	USA TODAY: US & Breaking News by USA TODAY	4.5
78	new	腾讯新闻 Tencent News by Tencent Technology (Beijing) Company Limited	4.3
79	9	Trump Tracker: News & Politics by SunFuture Inc.	4.9
80	new	Newsify: RSS Reader by Ben Alexander	4.6
81	new	Police Scanner + by Rego Apps	4.5
82	21	AcrossCast: Podcast Translator by Masahiro Kimura	5.0
83	20	NewsNinja: RSS & News Reader by Timelabs Ltd	4.7
84	14	Barron’s - Investing Insights by Dow Jones & Company, Inc., publisher of The Wall Street Journal.	4.6
85	13	Tech in Asia: News & Analysis by Tech in Asia Pte Ltd	4.0
86	13	Overcast Podcast App by Overcast Radio, LLC	4.5
87	13	天下雜誌 by CommonWealth Magazine Group	4.3
88	13	Lianhe Zaobao: News in Chinese by SPH Media Limited	4.6
89	new	Noa: Listen to audio articles by NOA News Ltd	4.5
90	14	Corriere della Sera - Online by RCS MediaGroup S.p.A.	4.7
91	new	Reeder. by Silvio Rizzi	4.3
92	13	Foreign Policy News & Analysis by Foreign Policy Magazine	4.7

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