Last updated: August 6, 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	1	Voicy - 日々を豊かにする声が聴ける by Voicy, Inc.	4.9
7	2	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
8	=	Bloomberg: Business News Daily by Bloomberg Finance LP	4.6
9	1	The Economist: News & Analysis by The Economist	4.9
10	1	産経新聞HD by 産経新聞社	3.0
11	2	MEGA地震予測 by JESEA	0.0
12	=	The Wall Street Journal. News by Dow Jones & Company, Inc., publisher of The Wall Street Journal.	4.7
13	2	NYTimes: US and Global News by The New York Times Company	4.8
14	=	PostPrime by PostPrime Inc.	4.3
15	1	デイリー馬サブロー by THE KOBESHIMBUN	0.0
16	1	サンケイスポーツ by 産経新聞社	0.0
17	1	The Guardian - US & World News by Guardian News and Media Limited	4.9
18	5	聴く日経 by NIKKEI RADIO BROADCASTING CORPORATION	1.0
19	1	茨城新聞電子版【公式】 by THE IBARAKI SHIMBUN Co.,Ltd	0.0
20	1	Nikkei Asia - Business news by NIKKEI INC.	4.8
21	=	Financial Times: Business News by Financial Times Ltd.	4.8
22	31	The New Yorker by Advance Magazine Publishers Inc.	3.9
23	3	Le Monde, Live News by Societe Editrice du Monde	4.7
24	=	Medium: Read & Write Stories by A Medium Corporation	4.8
25	=	デイリー by THE KOBESHIMBUN	0.0
26	4	IDN App: News & Entertainment by Media Putra Nusantara, PT	4.0
27	48	PressReader: News & Magazines by PressReader Inc	4.7
29	=	팟빵 by (주)팟빵	2.5
30	1	Feedly - Smart News Reader by Feedly Inc.	4.6
31	4	Washington Post by The Washington Post	4.7
32	=	時事通信ニュース by JIJIPRESS	0.0
33	3	Espresso: World news in a shot by The Economist	4.8
34	21	CNBC: Stock Market & Business by Versant Media LLC	4.7
35	new	HistoryExtra Magazine by Immediate Media Company Limited	4.6
36	3	The Straits Times by SPH Media Limited	4.4
37	30	Le Figaro Actualités en direct by Société du Figaro	4.6
38	7	週刊東洋経済 by DENTSU INC.	4.5
39	4	地震予測プラス by Earthquake Analysis Laboratory	0.0
40	12	Reddit by REDDIT, INC.	4.8
41	10	FT Digital Edition by Financial Times Ltd.	4.8
42	31	The Atlantic Magazine by The Atlantic Monthly Group LLC	4.9
43	9	Clubhouse by Alpha Exploration Co.	4.8
44	8	Inoreader: News & RSS reader by Innologica	4.7
45	49	デイリー広島版Lite by THE KOBESHIMBUN	0.0
46	new	WELT Edition: Digitale Zeitung by Axel Springer SE	4.7
47	10	Reeder. by Silvio Rizzi	4.3
48	12	Barron’s - Investing Insights by Dow Jones & Company, Inc., publisher of The Wall Street Journal.	4.6
49	25	LA Times by Los Angeles Times Communications LLC	4.6
50	6	South China Morning Post: News by South China Morning Post Publishers Limited	4.6
51	40	Togetter 人気の話題を最速でXまとめNo.1アプリ by Togetter Inc.	4.7
52	15	日本外食新聞app by GAISHOKU SANGYO SHIMBUNSHA, K.K.	0.0
53	14	BBC Wildlife Magazine by Our Media Limited	4.8
54	14	The Economic Times by Times Internet Limited	4.4
55	14	Podcast App by Evolve Global, Inc.	4.8
56	14	The Information: Tech News by The Information	3.7
57	new	heise online \| IT-News by Heise Medien GmbH & Co. KG	4.4
58	new	ZINIO Unlimited by Zinio LLC	4.8
59	new	Business Insider: News & more by Insider, Inc.	4.6
60	16	F.A.Z. - Nachrichten by Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung GmbH	4.7
61	15	财新-CaiXin by Caixin Media Co., Ltd	4.6
62	15	Ground News by Snapwise Inc.	4.7
63	new	The Local - News in English by The Local	4.8
64	new	La Croix, Actualités et info by Bayard Presse SA	4.7
65	new	Radio thmanyah: Podcast, Books by Thmanyah, LLC	4.7
66	3	Pocket Casts: Podcast Player by Automattic	4.5
67	new	The Jakarta Post by Niskala Media Tenggara, PT.	4.8
68	20	GoodLinks by Ngoc Luu	4.7
69	new	FT中文网 - 财经新闻与评论 by Financial Times Ltd.	4.7
70	21	The San Diego Union-Tribune by The San Diego Union-Tribune	4.4
71	21	Podcast App & Player - Castbox by Guru Network Limited	4.9
72	1	Narwhal for Reddit by robot swingset, llc.	4.5
73	new	Orbyt for iPhone by Unidad Editorial, SA	1.0
74	20	Ведомости — vedomosti by Business News Media	4.3
75	17	Süddeutsche Zeitung by Süddeutsche Zeitung GmbH	4.5
76	17	Valor Econômico - Exclusivo by Editora Globo	1.3
77	new	The Jerusalem Post by The Jerusalem Post	2.6
78	17	Le Point \| Actualités & News by LE POINT	4.5
79	new	Police Scanner Radio & Fire by GordonEdwards.net LLC	4.6
80	18	AD - Nieuws, Sport & Regio by DPG Media Services	4.7
81	18	New Scientist by New Scientist Ltd	4.8
82	new	Kiki: Local Chat & People Near by Kikihub	4.5
83	19	AcrossCast: Podcast Translator by Masahiro Kimura	0.0
84	19	de Volkskrant - Nieuws by DPG Media Services	4.5
85	new	Trump Tracker: News & Politics by SunFuture Inc.	4.9
86	20	DER SPIEGEL - Nachrichten by DER SPIEGEL GmbH und Co. KG	4.5
87	new	La Gazzetta dello Sport by RCS MediaGroup S.p.A.	4.5
88	new	Dinar Recaps by TECHISTIC LTD	4.6
89	19	Australian Financial Review by Fairfax Digital Australia & New Zealand Pty Limited	3.2
90	18	Substack by Substack, Inc.	4.9
91	15	ETtoday新聞雲 by ETtoday 森信息	2.9
92	15	日本のTV番組 Japanese TV Listings by Fou Furieux	1.0
93	15	SZ Nachrichten by Sueddeutsche Zeitung Digitale Medien GmbH	4.7
94	15	World Monitor App by Hypecent	4.5

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