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

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