Last updated: August 13, 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	=	Bloomberg: Business News Daily by Bloomberg Finance LP	4.6
6	2	The Economist: News & Analysis by The Economist	4.9
7	=	Washington Post by The Washington Post	4.7
8	1	Ground News by Snapwise Inc.	4.7
9	3	Watch Duty: Wildfire & Floods by Sherwood Forestry Service, Inc.	4.9
10	=	CNBC: Stock Market & Business by Versant Media LLC	4.7
11	2	CNN: Live & Breaking News by CNN Interactive Group, Inc.	4.8
12	=	The Guardian - US & World News by Guardian News and Media Limited	4.9
13	2	Fox Nation by Fox News Network, LLC	4.7
14	=	The New Yorker by Advance Magazine Publishers Inc.	3.9
15	1	Police Scanner Radio & Fire by GordonEdwards.net LLC	4.6
16	1	Medium: Read & Write Stories by A Medium Corporation	4.8
17	=	Financial Times: Business News by Financial Times Ltd.	4.8
18	1	Reddit by REDDIT, INC.	4.8
19	3	DailyWire+ by Daily Wire LLC	4.5
20	2	Epoch Times: Live & Breaking by Epoch Usa Inc	4.9
21	=	The Atlantic Magazine by The Atlantic Monthly Group LLC	4.9
22	1	LA Times by Los Angeles Times Communications LLC	4.6
23	1	CrimeRadar Dispatch Audio by Scoopz Inc.	4.9
24	4	Podcast App by Evolve Global, Inc.	4.8
25	1	The San Francisco Chronicle by Hearst Newspapers	4.5
26	2	Daily Mail: Breaking News Live by dmg media ltd	4.2
27	2	Barron’s - Investing Insights by Dow Jones & Company, Inc., publisher of The Wall Street Journal.	4.6
29	1	5-0 Radio Pro Police Scanner by Smartest Apps LLC	4.6
30	1	Narwhal for Reddit by robot swingset, llc.	4.5
31	1	BlazeTV: Pro-America by Blaze Media LLC	4.2
32	1	TrueShort - Stream True Crime by Humans Anonymous, Inc	4.9
33	4	USA TODAY: US & Breaking News by USA TODAY	4.5
34	5	Police Scanner: Fire Radio by Guru Network Limited Inc.	4.7
35	1	BBC: World News & Stories by BBC Studios Distribution Ltd.	4.5
36	=	The Philadelphia Inquirer by Philadelphia Media Network, Inc.	4.6
37	4	Clubhouse by Alpha Exploration Co.	4.8
38	2	Business Insider: News & more by Insider, Inc.	4.6
39	2	Stocks.News－Market Alerts by IR Agency LLC	4.7
40	4	The Minnesota Star Tribune by The Star Tribune Media Company	4.4
41	6	Overcast: Podcast App by Overcast Radio, LLC	4.5
42	8	Coast to Coast AM Insider by Premiere Radio Networks, Inc.	4.5
43	3	Chicago Tribune by Tribune Publishing Company, LLC	4.4
44	1	Police Scanner: Crime Radar by Sepia Software LLC	4.6
45	3	Pocket Casts: Podcast Player by Automattic	4.5
46	1	Le Monde, Live News by Societe Editrice du Monde	4.7
47	9	The Information: Tech News by The Information	4.6
48	3	The Telegraph: UK & World News by TELEGRAPH MEDIA GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED	4.6
49	7	Detroit Free Press: Freep by Gannett	4.6
50	2	Haaretz - Israel News by Haaretz Daily Newspaper Ltd	4.1
51	1	The San Diego Union-Tribune by The San Diego Union-Tribune	4.4
52	1	Houston Chronicle by Hearst Newspapers	4.5
53	7	Seattle Times Mobile by The Seattle Times	4.6
54	19	The Fire Wire App by NYC Fire Wire Inc	3.5
55	1	Newsday by Newsday LLC	4.5
56	5	Substack by Substack, Inc.	4.9
57	=	El Nuevo Día by El Nuevo Día	4.7
58	3	The Detroit News: Local News by Gannett	4.5
59	=	The Boston Globe by BOSTON GLOBE MEDIA PARTNERS, LLC	4.6
60	2	NBC News: Breaking & US News by NBC News Digital, LLC	4.7
61	30	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
62	11	Daily Beast by The Daily Beast Company LLC	4.8
63	7	Milwaukee Journal Sentinel by Gannett	4.3
64	12	Kiki: Local Chat & People Near by Kikihub	4.5
65	1	azcentral by Gannett	4.3
66	new	The Baltimore Sun by Tribune Publishing Company, LLC	4.5
67	new	MLive.com by MLive.com	4.4
68	5	St. Louis Post-Dispatch by St. Louis Post-Dispatch	3.8
69	3	Austin American Statesman by Hearst Newspapers	4.1
70	21	The Buffalo News App by The Buffalo News	3.4
71	9	NOLA.com by Capital City Press, LLC	4.6
72	1	2nd1st - Truth, News & Social by Howly, Inc.	4.4
73	6	World Monitor Real-Time Intel by Scate	4.6
74	1	PressReader: News & Magazines by PressReader Inc	4.7
75	8	Law & Crime Plus by LawNewz Inc.	4.2
76	11	South China Morning Post: News by South China Morning Post Publishers Limited	4.6
77	13	San Antonio Express-News by Hearst Newspapers	4.5
78	9	IndyStar: Indianapolis Star by Gannett	4.4
79	new	Foreign Policy News & Analysis by Foreign Policy Magazine	4.7
80	1	Podcast App & Player - Castbox by Guru Network Limited	4.9
81	7	OREGONLIVE.COM by OregonLive.com	4.3
82	8	Columbus Dispatch: Local News by Gannett	4.3
83	11	NJ.com by NJ.com	4.5
84	7	Sun Sentinel by Tribune Publishing Company, LLC	4.5
85	=	Miami Herald \| Local FL News by The Miami Herald	3.7
86	new	New York Daily News by New York Daily News	4.6
87	new	Espresso: World news in a shot by The Economist	4.8
88	9	syracuse.com by syracuse.com	4.4
89	new	Kansas City Star \| Local News by The McClatchy Company	4.4
90	7	The Irish Times by The Irish Times Ltd	2.0
91	new	cleveland.com by cleveland.com	4.5
92	24	Cincinnati.com: The Enquirer by Gannett	4.4
93	new	RocaNews: Unbiased & fun news by RocaNews	4.9
94	new	DER SPIEGEL - Nachrichten by DER SPIEGEL GmbH und Co. KG	4.5
95	13	Tennessean: News & eNewspaper by Gannett	4.4
96	new	PennLive by PennLive.com	4.5
97	new	Times Union by Hearst Newspapers	4.5
98	3	Le Figaro Actualités en direct by Société du Figaro	4.6
99	1	Courier Journal by Gannett	4.3

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