Last updated: July 27, 2026

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

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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	=	Watch Duty: Wildfire & Floods by Sherwood Forestry Service, Inc.	4.9
6	=	Ground News by Snapwise Inc.	4.7
7	=	Bloomberg: Business News Daily by Bloomberg Finance LP	4.6
8	=	Washington Post by The Washington Post	4.7
9	=	The Economist: News & Analysis by The Economist	4.9
10	=	Fox Nation by Fox News Network, LLC	4.7
11	=	CNN: Live & Breaking News by CNN Interactive Group, Inc.	4.8
12	1	The Guardian - US & World News by Guardian News and Media Limited	4.9
13	1	CNBC: Stock Market & Business by Versant Media LLC	4.7
14	=	The New Yorker by Advance Magazine Publishers Inc.	3.9
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	=	DailyWire+ by Daily Wire LLC	4.5
19	2	Daily Mail: Breaking News by dmg media ltd	4.2
20	1	The Atlantic Magazine by The Atlantic Monthly Group LLC	4.9
21	1	Podcast App by Evolve Global, Inc.	4.8
22	2	Reddit by REDDIT, INC.	4.8
23	=	Epoch Times: Live & Breaking by Epoch Usa Inc	4.9
24	=	CrimeRadar Dispatch Audio by Scoopz Inc.	4.9
25	=	LA Times by Los Angeles Times Communications LLC	4.6
26	=	The San Francisco Chronicle by Hearst Newspapers	4.5
27	1	Barron’s - Investing Insights by Dow Jones & Company, Inc., publisher of The Wall Street Journal.	4.6
28	2	BBC: World News & Stories by BBC Studios Distribution Ltd.	4.5
30	3	Narwhal for Reddit by robot swingset, llc.	4.5
31	2	USA TODAY: US & Breaking News by USA TODAY	4.5
32	=	TrueShort - Stream True Crime by Humans Anonymous, Inc	4.9
33	2	5-0 Radio Pro Police Scanner by Smartest Apps LLC	4.6
34	2	BlazeTV: Pro-America by Blaze Media LLC	4.2
35	1	Police Scanner: Fire Radio by Guru Network Limited Inc.	4.7
36	5	Stocks.News－Market Alerts by IR Agency LLC	4.7
37	=	Police Scanner: Crime Radar by Sepia Software LLC	4.6
38	3	Overcast: Podcast App by Overcast Radio, LLC	4.5
39	1	The Philadelphia Inquirer by Philadelphia Media Network, Inc.	4.6
40	=	Business Insider: News & more by Insider, Inc.	4.6
41	1	Clubhouse by Alpha Exploration Co.	4.8
42	1	The Minnesota Star Tribune by The Star Tribune Media Company	4.4
43	4	Le Monde, Live News by Societe Editrice du Monde	4.7
44	=	Detroit Free Press: Freep by Gannett	4.6
45	3	The Boston Globe by BOSTON GLOBE MEDIA PARTNERS, LLC	4.6
46	1	Pocket Casts: Podcast Player by Automattic	4.5
47	2	The Telegraph: UK & World News by TELEGRAPH MEDIA GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED	4.6
48	10	World Monitor Real-Time Intel by Scate	4.6
49	3	The Detroit News: Local News by Gannett	4.5
50	3	Haaretz - Israel News by Haaretz Daily Newspaper Ltd	4.1
51	5	The Information: Tech News by The Information	3.7
52	10	NBC News: Breaking & US News by NBC News Digital, LLC	4.7
53	2	Houston Chronicle by Hearst Newspapers	4.5
54	1	Chicago Tribune by Tribune Publishing Company, LLC	4.4
55	2	NOLA.com by Capital City Press, LLC	4.6
56	=	Substack by Substack, Inc.	4.9
57	2	Newsday by Newsday LLC	4.5
58	1	Seattle Times Mobile by The Seattle Times	4.6
59	5	NJ.com by NJ.com	4.5
60	1	El Nuevo Día by El Nuevo Día	4.7
61	19	azcentral by Gannett	4.3
62	2	The San Diego Union-Tribune by The San Diego Union-Tribune	4.4
63	10	Kiki: Local Chat & People Near by Kikihub	4.5
64	1	Coast to Coast AM Insider by Premiere Radio Networks, Inc.	4.5
65	6	Miami Herald \| Local FL News by The Miami Herald	3.5
66	16	DarkShort - Watch Crime Short by Mobile entertainment srl	4.4
67	8	Austin American Statesman by Hearst Newspapers	4.1
68	10	St. Louis Post-Dispatch by St. Louis Post-Dispatch	3.8
69	5	Cincinnati.com: The Enquirer by Gannett	4.4
70	4	IndyStar: Indianapolis Star by Gannett	4.4
71	11	The Irish Times by The Irish Times Ltd	2.0
72	5	OREGONLIVE.COM by OregonLive.com	4.3
73	13	The Baltimore Sun by Tribune Publishing Company, LLC	4.5
74	7	PressReader: News & Magazines by PressReader Inc	4.7
75	1	Milwaukee Journal Sentinel by Gannett	4.3
76	4	Espresso: World news in a shot by The Economist	4.8
77	14	Kansas City Star \| Local News by The McClatchy Company	4.4
78	new	Naples Daily News by Gannett	4.5
79	2	Foreign Policy News & Analysis by Foreign Policy Magazine	4.7
80	4	Daily Beast by The Daily Beast Company LLC	4.8
81	12	New York Daily News by New York Daily News	4.6
82	6	2nd1st - Truth, News & Social by Howly, Inc.	4.5
83	new	Le Figaro Actualités en direct by Société du Figaro	4.6
84	5	Tennessean: News & eNewspaper by Gannett	4.4
85	17	Slate.com by The Slate Group, LLC	4.5
86	1	Delaware Online by Gannett	4.4
87	11	Fort Worth Star-Telegram News by The McClatchy Company	4.3
88	8	Columbus Dispatch: Local News by Gannett	4.3
89	new	Palm Beach Post: Local News by Gannett	4.3
90	=	New Scientist by New Scientist Ltd	4.8
91	3	הארץ - חדשות \| Haaretz by Haaretz Daily Newspaper Ltd	4.2
92	7	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
93	4	Podcast App & Player - Castbox by Guru Network Limited	4.9
94	new	Sarasota Herald Tribune by Gannett	4.2
95	5	The Globe and Mail by The Globe and Mail Inc.	4.7
96	13	Police Scanner + by Rego Apps	4.5
97	new	REFORMA by Editora el Sol	3.1
98	new	CT Insider by Hearst Newspapers	4.6
99	35	Sun Sentinel by Tribune Publishing Company, LLC	4.6

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