Last updated: August 5, 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	1	Bloomberg: Business News Daily by Bloomberg Finance LP	4.6
8	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
9	6	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	1	The Wall Street Journal. News by Dow Jones & Company, Inc., publisher of The Wall Street Journal.	4.7
12	2	MEGA地震予測 by JESEA	0.0
13	3	PostPrime by PostPrime Inc.	4.3
14	1	NYTimes: US and Global News by The New York Times Company	4.8
15	2	デイリー馬サブロー by THE KOBESHIMBUN	0.0
16	2	サンケイスポーツ by 産経新聞社	0.0
17	4	The Guardian - US & World News by Guardian News and Media Limited	4.9
18	2	Nikkei Asia - Business news by NIKKEI INC.	4.8
19	1	茨城新聞電子版【公式】 by THE IBARAKI SHIMBUN Co.,Ltd	0.0
20	1	Financial Times: Business News by Financial Times Ltd.	4.8
21	5	IDN App: News & Entertainment by Media Putra Nusantara, PT	4.0
22	=	聴く日経 by NIKKEI RADIO BROADCASTING CORPORATION	1.0
23	1	Medium: Read & Write Stories by A Medium Corporation	4.8
24	1	デイリー by THE KOBESHIMBUN	0.0
25	2	Le Monde, Live News by Societe Editrice du Monde	4.7
27	49	팟빵 by (주)팟빵	2.5
28	6	Espresso: World news in a shot by The Economist	4.8
29	6	Feedly - Smart News Reader by Feedly Inc.	4.6
30	12	時事通信ニュース by JIJIPRESS	0.0
31	6	The Straits Times by SPH Media Limited	4.4
32	2	Clubhouse by Alpha Exploration Co.	4.8
33	1	Washington Post by The Washington Post	4.7
34	3	Inoreader: News & RSS reader by Innologica	4.7
35	8	日本外食新聞app by GAISHOKU SANGYO SHIMBUNSHA, K.K.	0.0
36	new	BBC Wildlife Magazine by Our Media Limited	4.8
37	new	The Economic Times by Times Internet Limited	4.4
38	26	Podcast App by Evolve Global, Inc.	4.8
39	10	The Information: Tech News by The Information	3.7
40	1	地震予測プラス by Earthquake Analysis Laboratory	0.0
41	2	F.A.Z. - Nachrichten by Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung GmbH	4.7
42	14	週刊東洋経済 by DENTSU INC.	4.5
43	10	财新-CaiXin by Caixin Media Co., Ltd	4.6
44	52	Ground News by Snapwise Inc.	4.7
45	new	GoodLinks by Ngoc Luu	4.7
46	new	The San Diego Union-Tribune by The San Diego Union-Tribune	4.4
47	new	Podcast App & Player - Castbox by Guru Network Limited	4.9
48	8	FT Digital Edition by Financial Times Ltd.	4.8
49	14	Reddit by REDDIT, INC.	4.8
50	3	The New Yorker by Advance Magazine Publishers Inc.	3.9
51	15	Ведомости — vedomosti by Business News Media	4.3
52	new	CNBC: Stock Market & Business by Versant Media LLC	4.7
53	8	South China Morning Post: News by South China Morning Post Publishers Limited	4.6
54	4	Reeder. by Silvio Rizzi	4.3
55	new	Süddeutsche Zeitung by Süddeutsche Zeitung GmbH	4.5
56	new	Valor Econômico - Exclusivo by Editora Globo	1.3
57	15	Barron’s - Investing Insights by Dow Jones & Company, Inc., publisher of The Wall Street Journal.	4.6
58	new	Le Point \| Actualités & News by LE POINT	4.5
59	18	AD - Nieuws, Sport & Regio by DPG Media Services	4.7
60	34	New Scientist by New Scientist Ltd	4.8
61	new	AcrossCast: Podcast Translator by Masahiro Kimura	0.0
62	new	de Volkskrant - Nieuws by DPG Media Services	4.5
63	19	DER SPIEGEL - Nachrichten by DER SPIEGEL GmbH und Co. KG	4.5
64	21	Le Figaro Actualités en direct by Société du Figaro	4.6
65	4	Pocket Casts: Podcast Player by Automattic	4.5
66	20	Australian Financial Review by Fairfax Digital Australia & New Zealand Pty Limited	3.2
67	new	Narwhal for Reddit by robot swingset, llc.	4.5
68	new	Substack by Substack, Inc.	4.9
69	9	The Atlantic Magazine by The Atlantic Monthly Group LLC	4.9
70	new	LA Times by Los Angeles Times Communications LLC	4.6
71	12	PressReader: News & Magazines by PressReader Inc	4.7
72	24	ETtoday新聞雲 by ETtoday 森信息	2.9
73	4	日本のTV番組 Japanese TV Listings by Fou Furieux	1.0
74	24	SZ Nachrichten by Sueddeutsche Zeitung Digitale Medien GmbH	4.7
75	new	World Monitor App by Hypecent	4.6
76	new	News Explorer by Ron Elemans	4.7
77	new	César Vidal TV by Artorius Inc	4.9
78	new	Local News & Weather: Haystack by Haystack TV	4.7
79	27	Foreign Policy News & Analysis by Foreign Policy Magazine	4.7
80	27	The Australian by News Digital Media	3.2
81	27	Les Echos, actualités éco by Les Echos	4.4
82	27	Lianhe Zaobao: News in Chinese by SPH Media Limited	4.6
83	26	USA TODAY: US & Breaking News by USA TODAY	4.5
84	6	腾讯新闻 Tencent News by Tencent Technology (Beijing) Company Limited	4.3
85	new	Science News Magazine by Society for Science & the Public	4.1
86	26	Togetter 人気の話題を最速でXまとめNo.1アプリ by Togetter Inc.	4.7
87	25	Gujarati News by Divya Bhaskar by D. B. Corp. Ltd	4.0
88	23	NZ Herald News by NZME Holdings Ltd	4.6
89	23	デイリー広島版Lite by THE KOBESHIMBUN	0.0
90	22	NZZ News by Neue Zürcher Zeitung AG	4.7
91	22	GB News by GB News Limited	4.6
92	new	Podcast Player - Video & RSS by Maple Media Apps, LLC	4.7
93	new	udn News by udn.com	4.4
94	23	Instapaper by Instant Paper, Inc.	4.6

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