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Android Statistics > Google Play Ranking > United States > News & Magazines > Top Free
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Google Play Ranking: The Top Free News & Magazines Apps in the United States

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Top Free
United States
News & Magazines
Rank App Rating Installs Recent
1 = X icon X
by X Corp.
3.7
1.7 B 9.9 M
2 = NewsBreak: Local News & Alerts icon NewsBreak: Local News & Alerts
by Particle Media Inc.
4.6
86 M 400 K
3 = CrimeRadar icon CrimeRadar
by Scoopz Inc.
4.3
370 K 150 K
4 = Police Scanner - Live Radio icon Police Scanner - Live Radio
by Police Scanner, Scanner Live Radio App
4.8
12 M 130 K
5 = Substack icon Substack
by Substack Inc.
4.8
6.1 M 420 K
6 = Local News: Breaking & Latest icon Local News: Breaking & Latest
by NEWSDELIVER LIMITED
4.4
6 M 93 K
7 = Scanner Radio - Police Scanner icon Scanner Radio - Police Scanner
by GordonEdwards.net LLC
4.7
40 M 97 K
8 4 FOX LOCAL: Live News & Weather icon FOX LOCAL: Live News & Weather
by Fox Television Stations, Inc.
4.5
820 K 54 K
9 1 Breaking News: Local & Alerts icon Breaking News: Local & Alerts
by Apps Skyline
4.5
210 K 98 K
10 3 Local Weather News - Radar icon Local Weather News - Radar
by EASE Group
4.5
2.7 M 360 K
11 = Fox News - Daily Breaking News icon Fox News - Daily Breaking News
by FOX News Network, LLC
3.2
22 M 110 K
12 2 US News: Breaking News & Local icon US News: Breaking News & Local
by Safe Apps Inc
4.6
9.6 M 88 K
13 4 Yahoo News: Daily News For You icon Yahoo News: Daily News For You
by Yahoo
4.2
24 M 47 K
14 1 CNN: Live & Breaking News icon CNN: Live & Breaking News
by CNN
4.4
64 M 170 K
15 1 Ground News icon Ground News
by Snapwise Inc.(dba Ground News)
4.7
1.9 M 66 K
16 2 Citizen: Protect The World icon Citizen: Protect The World
by Sp0n Inc.
4.4
5.2 M 40 K
17 = Podcast Player icon Podcast Player
by Castbox.FM - Radio & Podcast & AudioBooks
4.8
16 M 110 K
18 = Local News - Latest & Smart icon Local News - Latest & Smart
by EASE Group
4.3
11 M 210 K
19 3 Quora: the knowledge platform icon Quora: the knowledge platform
by Quora, Inc.
4.2
59 M 350 K
20 = Haystack News: Local TV News icon Haystack News: Local TV News
by Haystack News
4.5
5.4 M 97 K
21 2 People: Daily Pop Culture News icon People: Daily Pop Culture News
by Dotdash Meredith Inc.
3.8
41 K 16 K
22 2 FOX Nation: Celebrate America icon FOX Nation: Celebrate America
by FOX News Network, LLC
3.9
3.1 M 34 K
23 = SmartNews: Breaking News icon SmartNews: Breaking News
by SmartNews, Inc.
3.7
56 M 150 K
24 3 Daily News: Headlines & Alerts icon Daily News: Headlines & Alerts
by Apps Skyline
4.5
61 K 26 K
25 2 Zip News: Latest & Alerts icon Zip News: Latest & Alerts
by EASE Group
4.1
2.5 M 410 K
26 = ABC News: Breaking News Live icon ABC News: Breaking News Live
by Disney
3.4
7.3 M 38 K
27 2 NYTimes: US and Global News icon NYTimes: US and Global News
by The New York Times Company
4.8
46 M 88 K
28 4 Newsmax icon Newsmax
by Newsmax Media
3.2
4.3 M 29 K
29 1 Google News - Daily Headlines icon Google News - Daily Headlines
by Google LLC
4.0
4 B 14 M
30 = Neighbors by Ring icon Neighbors by Ring
by Ring.com
4.7
4.9 M 15 K
31 2 NBC News: Breaking News & Live icon NBC News: Breaking News & Live
by NBC News Digital LLC
4.6
9.4 M 53 K
32 1 Local News: Headlines & Alerts icon Local News: Headlines & Alerts
by Opera
4.5
4.4 M 27 K
33 2 NewsBreak Lite icon NewsBreak Lite
by Particle Media Inc.
4.7
430 K 15 K
34 2 NPR: National & Local News icon NPR: National & Local News
by NPR
4.8
5.9 M 25 K
35 4 Breaking News - Live Headlines icon Breaking News - Live Headlines
by YING LIANG HK LIMITED
4.6
8.3 M 380 K
36 2 Spectrum News: Local Stories icon Spectrum News: Local Stories
by Charter/Spectrum
4.1
2.5 M 41 K
37 3 BBC: World News & Stories icon BBC: World News & Stories
by BBC Studios Distribution Ltd.
3.6
35 M 100 K
38 1 Real News Now Republican News icon Real News Now Republican News
by Liberty Brands
4.8
120 K 10 K
39 6 FREECABLE© TV App: Shows, News icon FREECABLE© TV App: Shows, News
by TV App: News, TV Shows, TV Series & Moviesテレビ
4.7
13 M 11 K
40 8 CBS News - Live Breaking News icon CBS News - Live Breaking News
by CBS Interactive, Inc.
3.9
1.5 M 19 K
41 1 AP News: World & Local icon AP News: World & Local
by The Associated Press
4.3
3.4 M 21 K
42 4 Medium icon Medium
by A Medium Corporation
4.7
14 M 100 K
43 2 The Wall Street Journal. News icon The Wall Street Journal. News
by Dow Jones & Company, Inc.
4.3
4.9 M 25 K
44 = Straight Arrow News | SAN icon Straight Arrow News | SAN
by Straight Arrow News
4.7
300 K 11 K
45 2 Pocket Casts - Podcast App icon Pocket Casts - Podcast App
by Automattic, Inc
3.6
4.1 M 48 K
46 7 MSNBC: Watch Live & Analysis icon MSNBC: Watch Live & Analysis
by NBC News Digital LLC
4.7
310 K 9.3 K
47 5 Noticias Locales icon Noticias Locales
by NEWSDELIVER LIMITED
4.6
7.8 M 210 K
48 1 Breaking Local News icon Breaking Local News
by YING LIANG HK LIMITED
4.2
300 K 77 K
49 2 DailyWire+ icon DailyWire+
by The Daily Wire
4.5
1.3 M 10 K
50 2 CBS News - Live Breaking News icon CBS News - Live Breaking News
by CBS Interactive, Inc.
4.1
4.7 M 10 K
51 2 Breaking News Brief - US News icon Breaking News Brief - US News
by My Apply Apps
4.2
1.9 M 5.3 K
52 1 The Atlantic icon The Atlantic
by The Atlantic Monthly Group LLC
4.8
260 K 7.3 K
53 5 Chromecast & Android TV Apps icon Chromecast & Android TV Apps
by i-Art Cast - Apps for Chromecast & Android TV
4.6
12 M 59 K
54 4 The Guardian - Live World News icon The Guardian - Live World News
by Guardian News & Media Ltd
4.6
9.2 M 42 K
55 5 Opera News: breaking & local icon Opera News: breaking & local
by Opera
4.5
180 M 580 K
56 = NewsNation icon NewsNation
by Nexstar Inc.
3.0
280 K 5.2 K
57 = Washington Post: Live News icon Washington Post: Live News
by The Washington Post
4.4
3.4 M 14 K
58 3 Al Jazeera - الجزيرة icon Al Jazeera - الجزيرة
by Al Jazeera Network
4.8
3.2 M 53 K
59 5 Local Weather & News - Radar icon Local Weather & News - Radar
by Daowei Network
0.0
2.9 K 2.9 K
60 4 KSL.com News Utah icon KSL.com News Utah
by Deseret Digital Media
4.3
620 K 3.5 K
61 4 Brief News:Social&Weather icon Brief News:Social&Weather
by Build4world
4.6
26 K 3.3 K
62 = Breaking News: Local & Alerts icon Breaking News: Local & Alerts
by Beloud.com
4.5
36 M 59 K
63 8 Item Shop Battle Royale icon Item Shop Battle Royale
by Bobcat Studio
3.7
420 K 6.2 K
64 3 Global Times icon Global Times
by 《环球时报》社有限公司
4.1
7.8 M 96 K
65 2 ABC 7 New York icon ABC 7 New York
by Disney
4.3
950 K 5.1 K
66 8 NBC Sports Philadelphia icon NBC Sports Philadelphia
by NBCUniversal Media, LLC
3.9
53 K 2.2 K
67 1 MSN icon MSN
by Microsoft Corporation
4.4
13 M 44 K
68 1 Local Now: News, Movies & TV icon Local Now: News, Movies & TV
by Weather Group, LLC
3.9
2.1 M 130 K
69 8 Bloomberg: Finance Market News icon Bloomberg: Finance Market News
by Bloomberg LP CM
4.0
24 M 31 K
70 = Snap News: Local & Alerts icon Snap News: Local & Alerts
by Build4world
4.3
61 K 2.4 K
71 1 Daily Breaking News - Live icon Daily Breaking News - Live
by Aymannn.net
4.8
140 K 100 K
72 17 Kagi News icon Kagi News
by Kagi Inc.
4.7
2.8 K 2.8 K
73 14 C-SPAN Now icon C-SPAN Now
by National Cable Satellite Corporation
4.0
190 K 3.9 K
74 1 Financial Times: Business News icon Financial Times: Business News
by The Financial Times Limited
4.5
3.7 M 25 K
75 5 Nuestro Diario: Noticias GT icon Nuestro Diario: Noticias GT
by Diarios Modernos S. A.
4.0
76 K 2.8 K
76 21 KSL+ icon KSL+
by Bonneville International
3.9
56 K 650
77 8 The Economist - World News icon The Economist - World News
by The Economist Newspaper
4.9
2.3 M 16 K
78 = NewsRoom icon NewsRoom
by Fried Pickle Labs
4.2
19 K 490
79 42 TVApp icon TVApp
by Telemar-Axera S.p.A.
2.9
59 K 1.2 K
80 12 Global News-Headlines & Alerts icon Global News-Headlines & Alerts
by EASE Group
4.4
300 K 22 K
81 5 PressReader: News & Magazines icon PressReader: News & Magazines
by PressReader Inc.
4.6
11 M 26 K
82 1 WAPA.TV icon WAPA.TV
by Wapa TV
3.9
170 K 3.8 K
83 12 620 WTMJ icon 620 WTMJ
by Good Karma Brands- WTMJ
4.2
90 K 430
84 5 Real America’s Voice News icon Real America’s Voice News
by Performance One Media
4.6
340 K 6 K
85 4 LeadStory icon LeadStory
by LeadStory
4.8
4 K 300
86 10 The Epoch Times: Breaking News icon The Epoch Times: Breaking News
by Epoch Times Association Inc
4.8
2.6 M 4.8 K
87 1 Tucker Carlson Network icon Tucker Carlson Network
by Tucker Carlson Network
4.4
28 K 1.5 K
88 10 USA TODAY: US & Breaking News icon USA TODAY: US & Breaking News
by USA TODAY
4.2
8.2 M 14 K
89 3 NewsBang: Smarter Insights icon NewsBang: Smarter Insights
by NewsBang
4.4
24 K 2.8 K
90 8 نبض Nabd - اخبار العالم ، عاجل icon نبض Nabd - اخبار العالم ، عاجل
by Nabd Ltd
4.5
36 M 180 K
91 = Instapaper icon Instapaper
by Instant Paper, Inc.
4.6
830 K 15 K
92 1 Feedly - Smarter News Reader icon Feedly - Smarter News Reader
by Feedly Team
3.8
7.8 M 19 K
93 8 Abay Tech icon Abay Tech
by Brhan Space
0.0
7.8 K 7.8 K
94 5 ABC7 Chicago icon ABC7 Chicago
by Disney
4.2
560 K 3 K
95 5 DevBytes-For Busy Developers icon DevBytes-For Busy Developers
by DevBytes: Tech, AI and Coding news
4.5
3.4 M 320 K
96 6 The Free Press icon The Free Press
by Runaway Media Inc
4.8
12 K 2.4 K
97 7 AllSides icon AllSides
by AllSides Technologies, Inc
4.1
59 K 1.5 K
98 14 Church News icon Church News
by Deseret News
4.8
1.1 M 19 K
99 8 Relay for reddit icon Relay for reddit
by DBrady
4.2
400 K 5 K
100 9 Bridge Michigan icon Bridge Michigan
by The Center for Michigan
4.4
11 K 1.2 K
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