Last updated: August 15, 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	PostPrime by PostPrime Inc.	4.3
7	1	Voicy - 日々を豊かにする声が聴ける by Voicy, Inc.	4.9
8	1	The Economist: News & Analysis by The Economist	4.9
9	4	産経新聞HD by 産経新聞社	3.0
10	5	Bloomberg: Business News Daily by Bloomberg Finance LP	4.6
11	1	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
12	1	NYTimes: US and Global News by The New York Times Company	4.8
13	1	MEGA地震予測 by JESEA	0.0
14	2	The Wall Street Journal. News by Dow Jones & Company, Inc., publisher of The Wall Street Journal.	4.7
15	1	デイリー馬サブロー by THE KOBESHIMBUN	0.0
16	2	Financial Times: Business News by Financial Times Ltd.	4.8
17	3	ETtoday新聞雲 by ETtoday 森信息	2.9
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	29	IDN App: News & Entertainment by Media Putra Nusantara, PT	4.0
21	6	Le Monde, Live News by Societe Editrice du Monde	4.7
22	5	茨城新聞電子版【公式】 by THE IBARAKI SHIMBUN Co.,Ltd	0.0
23	=	Medium: Read & Write Stories by A Medium Corporation	4.8
24	20	Inoreader: News & RSS reader by Innologica	4.7
25	8	Nikkei Asia - Business news by NIKKEI INC.	4.8
26	20	South China Morning Post: News by South China Morning Post Publishers Limited	4.6
28	4	デイリー by THE KOBESHIMBUN	0.0
29	new	DIE ZEIT – Nachrichten by ZEIT ONLINE	4.7
30	new	Australian Financial Review by Fairfax Digital Australia & New Zealand Pty Limited	3.2
31	11	時事通信ニュース by JIJIPRESS	0.0
32	1	Reddit by REDDIT, INC.	4.8
33	60	조선일보 by The Chosunilbo Company	3.7
34	new	The Information: Tech News by The Information	4.6
35	6	Feedly - Smart News Reader by Feedly Inc.	4.6
36	11	Le Figaro Actualités en direct by Société du Figaro	4.6
37	7	Washington Post by The Washington Post	4.7
38	new	Noa: Listen to audio articles by NOA News Ltd	4.5
39	9	Espresso: World news in a shot by The Economist	4.8
40	5	The New Yorker by Advance Magazine Publishers Inc.	3.9
41	57	FT Digital Edition by Financial Times Ltd.	4.8
42	16	The Guardian - US & World News by Guardian News and Media Limited	4.9
43	5	LA Times by Los Angeles Times Communications LLC	4.6
44	32	Barron’s - Investing Insights by Dow Jones & Company, Inc., publisher of The Wall Street Journal.	4.6
45	new	The Globe and Mail by The Globe and Mail Inc.	4.7
46	31	The Straits Times by SPH Media Limited	4.4
47	11	财新-CaiXin by Caixin Media Co., Ltd	4.6
48	20	World Monitor App by Hypecent	4.5
49	43	Lianhe Zaobao: News in Chinese by SPH Media Limited	4.6
50	11	地震予測プラス by Earthquake Analysis Laboratory	0.0
51	new	Foreign Policy News & Analysis by Foreign Policy Magazine	4.7
52	new	Later \| Save Links, Read Later by Xavi Moll	4.5
53	2	Reeder. by Silvio Rizzi	4.3
54	2	Togetter 人気の話題を最速でXまとめNo.1アプリ by Togetter Inc.	4.7
55	23	CNBC: Stock Market & Business by Versant Media LLC	4.7
56	22	El Mundo - Diario online by Unidad Editorial Informacion General S.L.	2.9
57	new	Mediapart, journal indépendant by Mediapart	4.7
58	21	Les Echos, actualités éco by Les Echos	4.4
59	19	Podcast App by Evolve Global, Inc.	4.8
60	new	Local News & Weather: Haystack by Haystack TV	4.7
61	20	F.A.Z. - Nachrichten by Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung GmbH	4.7
62	new	The Atlantic Magazine by The Atlantic Monthly Group LLC	4.9
63	20	DER SPIEGEL - Nachrichten by DER SPIEGEL GmbH und Co. KG	4.5
64	3	デイリー広島版Lite by THE KOBESHIMBUN	0.0
65	11	Narwhal for Reddit by robot swingset, llc.	4.5
66	2	週刊東洋経済 by DENTSU INC.	4.5
67	new	DIE ZEIT E-Paper by ZEIT ONLINE	4.8
68	new	La Gazzetta dello Sport by RCS MediaGroup S.p.A.	4.5
69	24	PressReader: News & Magazines by PressReader Inc	4.7
70	14	日本のTV番組 Japanese TV Listings by Fou Furieux	1.0
71	new	Pocket Casts: Podcast Player by Automattic	4.5
72	22	Haaretz - Israel News by Haaretz Daily Newspaper Ltd	4.1
73	22	Clubhouse by Alpha Exploration Co.	4.8
74	new	天下雜誌每日報 by CommonWealth Magazine Group	4.5
75	new	iGeneration by MacGeneration	4.7
76	new	World News 206・Translation by Seiya.k	1.0
77	11	Newsify: RSS Reader by Ben Alexander	4.6
78	20	Fiery Feeds: News Reader by Lukas Burgstaller	4.5
79	20	The Week Junior by Future plc	4.5
80	20	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
81	19	Süddeutsche Zeitung by Süddeutsche Zeitung GmbH	4.5
82	new	Police Scanner + by Rego Apps	4.5
83	20	Military Times by Sightline Media Group LLC	4.8
84	19	The Hindu : India & World News by THG Publishing Private Limited	4.6
85	19	Kiki: Local Chat & People Near by Kikihub	4.5
86	19	Instapaper by Instant Paper, Inc.	4.6
87	18	La Croix, Actualités et info by Bayard Presse SA	4.7
88	18	Podcast & Radio - iVoox by iVoox Global Podcasting Service	4.8
89	18	The Telegraph: UK & World News by TELEGRAPH MEDIA GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED	4.6
90	18	DS Krant by Corelio Publishing	3.3
91	18	天下雜誌 by CommonWealth Magazine Group	4.3
92	18	Scientific American by Springer Nature America, Inc.	4.8
93	18	Daily Mail: Breaking News Live by dmg media ltd	4.2
94	new	Trump Tracker: News & Politics by SunFuture Inc.	4.9

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