Last updated: September 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	4	Bloomberg: Business News Daily by Bloomberg Finance LP	4.6
8	10	The Economist: News & Analysis by The Economist	4.9
9	1	産経新聞HD by 産経新聞社	3.0
10	3	MEGA地震予測 by JESEA	0.0
11	1	The Wall Street Journal. News by Dow Jones & Company, Inc., publisher of The Wall Street Journal.	4.7
12	4	NYTimes: US and Global News by The New York Times Company	4.8
13	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
14	=	PostPrime by PostPrime Inc.	4.3
15	=	デイリー馬サブロー by THE KOBESHIMBUN	0.0
16	=	サンケイスポーツ by 産経新聞社	0.0
17	=	茨城新聞電子版【公式】 by THE IBARAKI SHIMBUN Co.,Ltd	0.0
18	2	聴く日経 by NIKKEI RADIO BROADCASTING CORPORATION	1.0
19	18	The New Yorker by Advance Magazine Publishers Inc.	3.9
20	1	WatchOut: Police Scanner・Radio by SILVER APPS	0.0
21	1	Nikkei Asia - Business news by NIKKEI INC.	4.8
22	12	Espresso: World news in a shot by The Economist	4.8
23	2	Financial Times: Business News by Financial Times Ltd.	4.8
24	=	デイリー by THE KOBESHIMBUN	0.0
25	1	Medium: Read & Write Stories by A Medium Corporation	4.8
26	9	Le Monde, Live News by Societe Editrice du Monde	4.7
28	14	Feedly - Smart News Reader by Feedly Inc.	4.6
29	50	PressReader: News & Magazines by PressReader Inc	4.7
30	5	The Atlantic Magazine by The Atlantic Monthly Group LLC	4.9
31	4	The Guardian - US & World News by Guardian News and Media Limited	4.9
32	6	The Information: Tech News by The Information	4.7
33	=	Washington Post by The Washington Post	4.7
34	62	The Jakarta Post by Niskala Media Tenggara, PT.	4.8
35	3	時事通信ニュース by JIJIPRESS	0.0
36	4	Podcast App by Evolve Global, Inc.	4.8
37	new	CNBC: Stock Market & Business by Versant Media LLC	4.7
38	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
39	=	Clubhouse by Alpha Exploration Co.	4.8
40	8	팟빵 by (주)팟빵	2.5
41	11	The Straits Times by SPH Media Limited	4.4
42	1	週刊東洋経済 by DENTSU INC.	4.5
43	8	FT Digital Edition by Financial Times Ltd.	4.8
44	13	Le Figaro Actualités en direct by Société du Figaro	4.6
45	=	地震予測プラス by Earthquake Analysis Laboratory	0.0
46	new	הארץ - חדשות \| Haaretz by Haaretz Daily Newspaper Ltd	4.2
47	16	Inoreader: News & RSS reader by Innologica	4.7
48	29	Reeder. by Silvio Rizzi	4.3
49	new	Kiki: Local Chat & People Near by Kikihub	4.5
50	33	デイリー広島版Lite by THE KOBESHIMBUN	0.0
51	4	Reddit by REDDIT, INC.	4.8
52	new	WELT Edition: Digitale Zeitung by Axel Springer SE	4.7
53	40	IDN App: News & Entertainment by Media Putra Nusantara, PT	4.0
54	10	FT中文网 - 财经新闻与评论 by Financial Times Ltd.	4.7
55	1	LA Times by Los Angeles Times Communications LLC	4.6
56	4	Barron’s - Investing Insights by Dow Jones & Company, Inc., publisher of The Wall Street Journal.	4.6
57	1	South China Morning Post: News by South China Morning Post Publishers Limited	4.6
58	28	Yomiage: Read Articles Aloud by Shunya Iwasaki	0.0
59	10	Narwhal for Reddit by robot swingset, llc.	4.5
60	new	heise online \| IT-News by Heise Medien GmbH & Co. KG	4.4
61	new	ZINIO Unlimited by Zinio LLC	4.8
62	new	Business Insider: News & more by Insider, Inc.	4.6
63	20	F.A.Z. - Nachrichten by Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung GmbH	4.7
64	new	The Local - News in English by The Local	4.8
65	new	La Croix, Actualités et info by Bayard Presse SA	4.7
66	2	日本のTV番組 Japanese TV Listings by Fou Furieux	1.0
67	21	The San Diego Union-Tribune by The San Diego Union-Tribune	4.5
68	=	Pocket Casts: Podcast Player by Automattic	4.5
69	new	香港01 - 新聞資訊及生活服務 by HK01 Company Limited	4.6
70	new	My Daily Brief by Pepper Dog Soft LLC	5.0
71	new	Orbyt for iPhone by Unidad Editorial, SA	1.0
72	new	de Volkskrant - Nieuws by DPG Media Services	4.5
73	23	The Australian by News Digital Media	3.2
74	new	Valor Econômico by Editora Globo	1.3
75	new	The Jerusalem Post by The Jerusalem Post	2.6
76	23	New Scientist by New Scientist Ltd	4.8
77	new	Downcast by Jamawkinaw Enterprises LLC	4.3
78	18	DER SPIEGEL - Nachrichten by DER SPIEGEL GmbH und Co. KG	4.5
79	25	ETtoday新聞雲 by ETtoday 森信息	2.9
80	1	La Gazzetta dello Sport by RCS MediaGroup S.p.A.	4.5
81	26	Gujarati News by Divya Bhaskar by D. B. Corp. Ltd	4.0
82	new	Police Scanner Radio & Fire by GordonEdwards.net LLC	4.6
83	new	論文ニュース-AIが世界の研究を30秒に要約 by SORA YAGISHITA	0.0
84	25	Ground News by Snapwise Inc.	4.7
85	24	Kompas.id: Baca Berita Lengkap by PT Kompas Media Nusantara	4.8
86	24	Le Point \| Actualités & News by LE POINT	4.5
87	24	Australian Financial Review by Fairfax Digital Australia & New Zealand Pty Limited	3.2
88	23	Substack by Substack, Inc.	4.9
89	23	Overcast Podcast App by Overcast Radio, LLC	4.5
90	23	Reeder Classic by Silvio Rizzi	4.1
91	new	World Monitor - Real-Time News by Sermin Demirbas	4.7
92	new	César Vidal TV by Artorius Inc	4.9
93	23	Local News & Weather: Haystack by Haystack TV	4.7
94	23	Foreign Policy News & Analysis by Foreign Policy Magazine	4.7
95	23	Lianhe Zaobao: News in Chinese by SPH Media Limited	4.6

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