Last updated: August 1, 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	4	Watch Duty: Wildfire & Floods by Sherwood Forestry Service, Inc.	4.9
6	=	Ground News by Snapwise Inc.	4.7
7	2	Bloomberg: Business News Daily by Bloomberg Finance LP	4.6
8	1	Washington Post by The Washington Post	4.7
9	1	The Guardian - US & World News by Guardian News and Media Limited	4.9
10	2	The Economist: News & Analysis by The Economist	4.9
11	=	CNBC: Stock Market & Business by Versant Media LLC	4.7
12	=	CNN: Live & Breaking News by CNN Interactive Group, Inc.	4.8
13	=	Fox Nation by Fox News Network, LLC	4.7
14	=	The New Yorker by Advance Magazine Publishers Inc.	3.9
15	=	Police Scanner Radio & Fire by GordonEdwards.net LLC	4.6
16	=	Medium: Read & Write Stories by A Medium Corporation	4.8
17	2	Reddit by REDDIT, INC.	4.8
18	1	DailyWire+ by Daily Wire LLC	4.5
19	1	Podcast App by Evolve Global, Inc.	4.8
20	3	CrimeRadar Dispatch Audio by Scoopz Inc.	4.9
21	3	Financial Times: Business News by Financial Times Ltd.	4.8
22	1	The Atlantic Magazine by The Atlantic Monthly Group LLC	4.9
23	1	Epoch Times: Live & Breaking by Epoch Usa Inc	4.9
24	2	LA Times by Los Angeles Times Communications LLC	4.6
25	=	TrueShort - Stream True Crime by Humans Anonymous, Inc	4.9
27	7	5-0 Radio Pro Police Scanner by Smartest Apps LLC	4.6
28	2	BBC: World News & Stories by BBC Studios Distribution Ltd.	4.5
29	3	The San Francisco Chronicle by Hearst Newspapers	4.5
30	5	Police Scanner: Fire Radio by Guru Network Limited Inc.	4.7
31	4	Barron’s - Investing Insights by Dow Jones & Company, Inc., publisher of The Wall Street Journal.	4.6
32	1	Narwhal for Reddit by robot swingset, llc.	4.5
33	7	Police Scanner: Crime Radar by Sepia Software LLC	4.6
34	2	USA TODAY: US & Breaking News by USA TODAY	4.5
35	1	Clubhouse by Alpha Exploration Co.	4.8
36	2	Stocks.News－Market Alerts by IR Agency LLC	4.7
37	4	BlazeTV: Pro-America by Blaze Media LLC	4.2
38	9	Daily Mail: Breaking News by dmg media ltd	4.2
39	4	The Minnesota Star Tribune by The Star Tribune Media Company	4.4
40	5	Business Insider: News & more by Insider, Inc.	4.6
41	4	The Information: Tech News by The Information	3.7
42	4	Overcast: Podcast App by Overcast Radio, LLC	4.5
43	1	Detroit Free Press: Freep by Gannett	4.6
44	2	Le Monde, Live News by Societe Editrice du Monde	4.7
45	6	The Philadelphia Inquirer by Philadelphia Media Network, Inc.	4.6
46	6	Chicago Tribune by Tribune Publishing Company, LLC	4.4
47	2	NBC News: Breaking & US News by NBC News Digital, LLC	4.7
48	2	Milwaukee Journal Sentinel by Gannett	4.3
49	8	Pocket Casts: Podcast Player by Automattic	4.5
50	16	Coast to Coast AM Insider by Premiere Radio Networks, Inc.	4.5
51	11	World Monitor Real-Time Intel by Scate	4.6
52	4	Substack by Substack, Inc.	4.9
53	32	DarkShort - Watch Crime Short by Mobile entertainment srl	4.4
54	11	The San Diego Union-Tribune by The San Diego Union-Tribune	4.4
55	1	AJC News by Cox Enterprises Inc.	4.6
56	2	Newsday by Newsday LLC	4.5
57	6	Haaretz - Israel News by Haaretz Daily Newspaper Ltd	4.1
58	=	El Nuevo Día by El Nuevo Día	4.7
59	4	The Telegraph: UK & World News by TELEGRAPH MEDIA GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED	4.6
60	13	The Detroit News: Local News by Gannett	4.5
61	4	azcentral by Gannett	4.3
62	7	Kiki: Local Chat & People Near by Kikihub	4.5
63	3	Cincinnati.com: The Enquirer by Gannett	4.4
64	5	Houston Chronicle by Hearst Newspapers	4.5
65	1	Seattle Times Mobile by The Seattle Times	4.6
66	34	Daily Beast by The Daily Beast Company LLC	4.8
67	1	IndyStar: Indianapolis Star by Gannett	4.4
68	5	Miami Herald \| Local FL News by The Miami Herald	3.5
69	10	2nd1st - Truth, News & Social by Howly, Inc.	4.5
70	new	New Scientist by New Scientist Ltd	4.8
71	10	NOLA.com by Capital City Press, LLC	4.6
72	19	The Boston Globe by BOSTON GLOBE MEDIA PARTNERS, LLC	4.6
73	17	syracuse.com by syracuse.com	4.4
74	1	Police Scanner + by Rego Apps	4.5
75	8	St. Louis Post-Dispatch by St. Louis Post-Dispatch	3.8
76	=	Slate.com by The Slate Group, LLC	4.5
77	19	Matter: Reading App by Dig Wells, Inc.	4.6
78	6	Tennessean: News & eNewspaper by Gannett	4.4
79	18	Raleigh News & Observer \| NC by The McClatchy Company	4.2
80	new	财新-CaiXin by Caixin Media Co., Ltd	4.6
81	=	The Irish Times by The Irish Times Ltd	2.0
82	2	NJ.com by NJ.com	4.5
83	16	Columbus Dispatch: Local News by Gannett	4.3
84	=	Denver Post by The Denver Post	4.5
85	new	OCRegister by MediaNews Group	4.6
86	new	Kansas City Star \| Local News by The McClatchy Company	4.4
87	new	MLive.com by MLive.com	4.4
88	6	CT Insider by Hearst Newspapers	4.6
89	new	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
90	2	Palm Beach Post: Local News by Gannett	4.3
91	new	Instapaper by Instant Paper, Inc.	4.6
92	3	Naples Daily News by Gannett	4.5
93	new	Boston Herald by MediaNews Group	4.7
94	19	Podcast App & Player - Castbox by Guru Network Limited	4.9
95	2	The Baltimore Sun by Tribune Publishing Company, LLC	4.5
96	8	Austin American Statesman by Hearst Newspapers	4.1
97	new	Asbury Park Press by Gannett	4.4
98	new	DER SPIEGEL - Nachrichten by DER SPIEGEL GmbH und Co. KG	4.5
99	4	Snopes by Snopes, Inc.	4.8
100	new	South China Morning Post: News by South China Morning Post Publishers Limited	4.6

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