Last updated: July 29, 2026

App Store Ranking: The Top Grossing News Apps in the United States

Track the rankings of your Android apps for free with AppBrain. The rankings are refreshed daily from Google Play.

Rank			Rating
1	=	X by X Corp.	4.6
2	=	NYTimes: US and Global News by The New York Times Company	4.8
3	=	The Wall Street Journal. News by Dow Jones & Company, Inc., publisher of The Wall Street Journal.	4.7
4	=	Citizen: Safety & Live Video by sp0n, Inc.	4.7
5	1	Bloomberg: Business News Daily by Bloomberg Finance LP	4.6
6	1	Washington Post by The Washington Post	4.7
7	2	Watch Duty: Wildfire & Floods by Sherwood Forestry Service, Inc.	4.9
8	1	The Economist: News & Analysis by The Economist	4.9
9	1	Ground News by Snapwise Inc.	4.7
10	2	Fox Nation by Fox News Network, LLC	4.7
11	=	CNN: Live & Breaking News by CNN Interactive Group, Inc.	4.8
12	2	CNBC: Stock Market & Business by Versant Media LLC	4.7
13	1	The New Yorker by Advance Magazine Publishers Inc.	3.9
14	1	The Guardian - US & World News by Guardian News and Media Limited	4.9
15	=	Medium: Read & Write Stories by A Medium Corporation	4.8
16	=	Police Scanner Radio & Fire by GordonEdwards.net LLC	4.6
17	=	Financial Times: Business News by Financial Times Ltd.	4.8
18	2	DailyWire+ by Daily Wire LLC	4.5
19	1	Daily Mail: Breaking News by dmg media ltd	4.2
20	1	The Atlantic Magazine by The Atlantic Monthly Group LLC	4.9
21	2	Podcast App by Evolve Global, Inc.	4.8
22	=	Reddit by REDDIT, INC.	4.8
23	=	Epoch Times: Live & Breaking by Epoch Usa Inc	4.9
24	=	LA Times by Los Angeles Times Communications LLC	4.6
25	=	CrimeRadar Dispatch Audio by Scoopz Inc.	4.9
26	=	Barron’s - Investing Insights by Dow Jones & Company, Inc., publisher of The Wall Street Journal.	4.6
28	1	The San Francisco Chronicle by Hearst Newspapers	4.5
29	2	BBC: World News & Stories by BBC Studios Distribution Ltd.	4.5
30	2	Narwhal for Reddit by robot swingset, llc.	4.5
31	1	TrueShort - Stream True Crime by Humans Anonymous, Inc	4.9
32	1	5-0 Radio Pro Police Scanner by Smartest Apps LLC	4.6
33	4	USA TODAY: US & Breaking News by USA TODAY	4.5
34	=	Police Scanner: Fire Radio by Guru Network Limited Inc.	4.7
35	2	BlazeTV: Pro-America by Blaze Media LLC	4.2
36	7	Le Monde, Live News by Societe Editrice du Monde	4.7
37	5	Clubhouse by Alpha Exploration Co.	4.8
38	3	The Minnesota Star Tribune by The Star Tribune Media Company	4.4
39	7	Pocket Casts: Podcast Player by Automattic	4.5
40	4	The Philadelphia Inquirer by Philadelphia Media Network, Inc.	4.6
41	1	Police Scanner: Crime Radar by Sepia Software LLC	4.6
42	1	Detroit Free Press: Freep by Gannett	4.6
43	5	Stocks.News－Market Alerts by IR Agency LLC	4.7
44	1	Overcast: Podcast App by Overcast Radio, LLC	4.5
45	6	The Information: Tech News by The Information	3.7
46	1	The Detroit News: Local News by Gannett	4.5
47	3	Business Insider: News & more by Insider, Inc.	4.6
48	=	Haaretz - Israel News by Haaretz Daily Newspaper Ltd	4.1
49	1	The Boston Globe by BOSTON GLOBE MEDIA PARTNERS, LLC	4.6
50	1	The Telegraph: UK & World News by TELEGRAPH MEDIA GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED	4.6
51	=	Houston Chronicle by Hearst Newspapers	4.5
52	4	Substack by Substack, Inc.	4.9
53	9	Milwaukee Journal Sentinel by Gannett	4.3
54	1	NOLA.com by Capital City Press, LLC	4.6
55	3	Chicago Tribune by Tribune Publishing Company, LLC	4.4
56	4	El Nuevo Día by El Nuevo Día	4.7
57	2	World Monitor Real-Time Intel by Scate	4.6
58	4	Newsday by Newsday LLC	4.5
59	4	Seattle Times Mobile by The Seattle Times	4.6
60	17	IndyStar: Indianapolis Star by Gannett	4.4
61	7	Slate.com by The Slate Group, LLC	4.5
62	4	azcentral by Gannett	4.3
63	36	The Globe and Mail by The Globe and Mail Inc.	4.7
64	2	Cincinnati.com: The Enquirer by Gannett	4.4
65	new	AJC News by Cox Enterprises Inc.	4.6
66	7	NBC News: Breaking & US News by NBC News Digital, LLC	4.7
67	11	DarkShort - Watch Crime Short by Mobile entertainment srl	4.4
68	1	cleveland.com by cleveland.com	4.5
69	16	Columbus Dispatch: Local News by Gannett	4.3
70	2	Coast to Coast AM Insider by Premiere Radio Networks, Inc.	4.5
71	10	Kiki: Local Chat & People Near by Kikihub	4.5
72	8	The San Diego Union-Tribune by The San Diego Union-Tribune	4.4
73	11	The Irish Times by The Irish Times Ltd	2.0
74	23	Miami Herald \| Local FL News by The Miami Herald	3.5
75	1	PressReader: News & Magazines by PressReader Inc	4.7
76	2	St. Louis Post-Dispatch by St. Louis Post-Dispatch	3.8
77	20	NJ.com by NJ.com	4.5
78	7	Le Figaro Actualités en direct by Société du Figaro	4.6
79	4	OREGONLIVE.COM by OregonLive.com	4.3
80	1	Tennessean: News & eNewspaper by Gannett	4.4
81	11	הארץ - חדשות \| Haaretz by Haaretz Daily Newspaper Ltd	4.2
82	9	2nd1st - Truth, News & Social by Howly, Inc.	4.5
83	4	Police Scanner + by Rego Apps	4.5
84	17	Austin American Statesman by Hearst Newspapers	4.1
85	20	The Baltimore Sun by Tribune Publishing Company, LLC	4.5
86	10	syracuse.com by syracuse.com	4.4
87	new	Denver Post by The Denver Post	4.5
88	3	CT Insider by Hearst Newspapers	4.6
89	3	Daily Beast by The Daily Beast Company LLC	4.8
90	=	DER SPIEGEL - Nachrichten by DER SPIEGEL GmbH und Co. KG	4.5
91	3	Podcast App & Player - Castbox by Guru Network Limited	4.9
92	new	Raleigh News & Observer \| NC by The McClatchy Company	4.2
93	new	San Antonio Express-News by Hearst Newspapers	4.5
94	new	Delaware Online by Gannett	4.4
95	=	Courier Journal by Gannett	4.3
96	15	Naples Daily News by Gannett	4.5
97	17	Sun Sentinel by Tribune Publishing Company, LLC	4.6
98	new	Matter: Reading App by Dig Wells, Inc.	4.6
99	new	Wisconsin State Journal by Madison Newspapers Incorporated	2.6

Track your Google Play keyword rankings

Track keywords

Get a performance report for any app

Get report

Promote your app to millions of users

Promote

Track your keyword rankings

Get an app performance report

Promote your Android app

AppBrain is a directory focused on discovering great apps and games. We give statistics, rankings and search options that Google Play and the App Store don't have. All trademarks are owned by their respective owners. AppBrain doesn't offer APKs or binaries, and always lets users install the official version from Google Play or the App Store.

More apps