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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 = NewsBreak: Local News & Alerts icon NewsBreak: Local News & Alerts
by Particle Media Inc.
4.6
84 M 670 K
2 = X (Formerly Twitter) icon X (Formerly Twitter)
by X Corp.
3.7
1.7 B 9.6 M
3 = Local Weather & News - Radar icon Local Weather & News - Radar
by EASE Group
4.5
1.3 M 280 K
4 = Local News: Breaking & Latest icon Local News: Breaking & Latest
by NEWSDELIVER LIMITED
4.5
5.8 M 140 K
5 = Substack icon Substack
by Substack Inc.
4.8
5 M 370 K
6 = Police Scanner - Live Radio icon Police Scanner - Live Radio
by Police Scanner, Scanner Live Radio App
4.8
11 M 130 K
7 = CrimeRadar icon CrimeRadar
by Scoopz Inc.
4.3
28 K 27 K
8 1 US News: Breaking News & Local icon US News: Breaking News & Local
by Safe Apps Inc
4.6
9.4 M 170 K
9 1 Local News: Headlines & Alerts icon Local News: Headlines & Alerts
by Opera
4.5
4.3 M 79 K
10 = Scanner Radio - Police Scanner icon Scanner Radio - Police Scanner
by GordonEdwards.net LLC
4.7
39 M 84 K
11 = Local News - Latest & Smart icon Local News - Latest & Smart
by EASE Group
4.3
10 M 230 K
12 = Ground News icon Ground News
by Snapwise Inc.(dba Ground News)
4.7
1.7 M 72 K
13 1 Quora: the knowledge platform icon Quora: the knowledge platform
by Quora, Inc.
4.2
58 M 370 K
14 1 FOX LOCAL: Live Streaming News icon FOX LOCAL: Live Streaming News
by Fox Television Stations, Inc.
4.4
690 K 49 K
15 3 Podcast Player icon Podcast Player
by Castbox.FM - Radio & Podcast & AudioBooks
4.8
16 M 98 K
16 5 People: Daily Pop Culture News icon People: Daily Pop Culture News
by Dotdash Meredith Inc.
4.2
4.4 K 4.4 K
17 1 Fox News - Daily Breaking News icon Fox News - Daily Breaking News
by FOX News Network, LLC
3.2
21 M 140 K
18 2 CNN: Live & Breaking News icon CNN: Live & Breaking News
by CNN
4.4
64 M 220 K
19 2 Citizen: Protect The World icon Citizen: Protect The World
by Sp0n Inc.
4.4
5 M 44 K
20 5 SmartNews: News That Matters icon SmartNews: News That Matters
by SmartNews, Inc.
3.7
56 M 180 K
21 2 FOX Nation: Celebrate America icon FOX Nation: Celebrate America
by FOX News Network, LLC
3.9
3 M 29 K
22 3 Haystack News: Local TV News icon Haystack News: Local TV News
by Haystack News
4.6
5.1 M 120 K
23 1 Zip News: Latest & Alerts icon Zip News: Latest & Alerts
by EASE Group
4.3
1.2 M 420 K
24 2 Breaking News - Live Headlines icon Breaking News - Live Headlines
by YING LIANG HK LIMITED
4.6
7.2 M 460 K
25 1 NBC News: Breaking News & Live icon NBC News: Breaking News & Live
by NBC News Digital LLC
4.6
9.2 M 62 K
26 1 Google News - Daily Headlines icon Google News - Daily Headlines
by Google LLC
4.0
3.9 B 14 M
27 = Spectrum News: Local Stories icon Spectrum News: Local Stories
by Charter/Spectrum
4.0
2.4 M 45 K
28 1 Neighbors by Ring icon Neighbors by Ring
by Ring.com
4.7
4.8 M 22 K
29 3 ABC News: Breaking News Live icon ABC News: Breaking News Live
by Disney
3.8
7.2 M 34 K
30 2 Opera News: breaking & local icon Opera News: breaking & local
by Opera
4.5
180 M 1.1 M
31 = Noticias Locales icon Noticias Locales
by NEWSDELIVER LIMITED
4.7
7.2 M 280 K
32 1 NYTimes: US and Global News icon NYTimes: US and Global News
by The New York Times Company
4.8
46 M 82 K
33 4 Breaking News: Local & Alerts icon Breaking News: Local & Alerts
by Beloud.com
4.5
36 M 100 K
34 = Straight Arrow News | SAN icon Straight Arrow News | SAN
by Straight Arrow News
4.2
260 K 34 K
35 5 NewsBreak Lite icon NewsBreak Lite
by Particle Media Inc.
4.9
400 K 14 K
36 = BBC: World News & Stories icon BBC: World News & Stories
by BBC Studios Distribution Ltd.
3.7
35 M 120 K
37 2 Medium icon Medium
by A Medium Corporation
4.7
14 M 130 K
38 1 NPR: National & Local News icon NPR: National & Local News
by NPR
4.9
5.8 M 23 K
39 1 Newsmax icon Newsmax
by Newsmax Media
3.2
4.2 M 24 K
40 = Brief News:Social&Weather icon Brief News:Social&Weather
by Build4world
4.8
10 K 5.8 K
41 = AP News: World & Local icon AP News: World & Local
by The Associated Press
4.3
3.4 M 27 K
42 2 Pocket Casts - Podcast App icon Pocket Casts - Podcast App
by Automattic, Inc
4.4
3.9 M 42 K
43 = CBS News - Live Breaking News icon CBS News - Live Breaking News
by CBS Interactive, Inc.
3.9
1.4 M 30 K
44 1 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 10 K
45 10 Qubee icon Qubee
by Abrelo Soft
4.2
150 K 7.7 K
46 4 The Atlantic icon The Atlantic
by The Atlantic Monthly Group LLC
4.8
240 K 8.2 K
47 1 The Wall Street Journal. News icon The Wall Street Journal. News
by Dow Jones & Company, Inc.
4.4
4.8 M 35 K
48 = MSNBC: Watch Live & Analysis icon MSNBC: Watch Live & Analysis
by NBC News Digital LLC
4.7
280 K 11 K
49 4 Breaking Local News icon Breaking Local News
by YING LIANG HK LIMITED
5.0
74 K 35 K
50 2 DevBytes-For Busy Developers icon DevBytes-For Busy Developers
by DevBytes: Tech, AI and Coding news
4.6
2.2 M 470 K
51 1 The Guardian - Live World News icon The Guardian - Live World News
by Guardian News & Media Ltd
4.7
9.1 M 44 K
52 3 CBS News - Live Breaking News icon CBS News - Live Breaking News
by CBS Interactive, Inc.
4.1
4.6 M 11 K
53 3 Washington Post: Live News icon Washington Post: Live News
by The Washington Post
4.5
3.3 M 13 K
54 7 Enigma: UFO Sightings & Alerts icon Enigma: UFO Sightings & Alerts
by Enigma Labs, LLC
3.7
45 K 14 K
55 4 Global News-Headlines & Alerts icon Global News-Headlines & Alerts
by EASE Group
4.8
200 K 8.8 K
56 3 Nuestro Diario: Noticias GT icon Nuestro Diario: Noticias GT
by Diarios Modernos S. A.
3.9
69 K 4.1 K
57 = Ps2 64bit Plugins arm64 icon Ps2 64bit Plugins arm64
by Elegator Dev Inc.
3.9
2.9 M 130 K
58 3 NewsNation: Unbiased News icon NewsNation: Unbiased News
by Nexstar Inc.
3.2
260 K 6.2 K
59 5 MSN icon MSN
by Microsoft Corporation
4.4
13 M 48 K
60 = Ravvie icon Ravvie
by LifeAgents
3.7
4.3 K 4.3 K
61 3 Local Now: News, Movies & TV icon Local Now: News, Movies & TV
by Weather Group, LLC
3.9
1.9 M 940 K
62 = Global Times icon Global Times
by 《环球时报》社有限公司
4.3
7.4 M 160 K
63 2 Chromecast & Android TV Apps icon Chromecast & Android TV Apps
by i-Art Cast - Apps for Chromecast & Android TV
4.6
12 M 38 K
64 5 TOI English News, Daily ePaper icon TOI English News, Daily ePaper
by TIL (Times Internet Limited)
4.2
45 M 240 K
65 1 DailyWire+ icon DailyWire+
by The Daily Wire
4.6
1.3 M 8 K
66 3 CGTN – China Global TV Network icon CGTN – China Global TV Network
by CGTN
4.3
16 M 410 K
67 3 OneWire News icon OneWire News
by AppSpark Group
4.1
50 K 4.9 K
68 5 Snap News: Local & Alerts icon Snap News: Local & Alerts
by Build4world
4.7
53 K 2.9 K
69 2 US News - Breaking News Brief icon US News - Breaking News Brief
by My Apply Apps
4.2
1.9 M 6.1 K
70 = Al Jazeera - الجزيرة icon Al Jazeera - الجزيرة
by Al Jazeera Network
4.8
3.1 M 160 K
71 3 Folo icon Folo
by Natural Selection Labs
0.0
7.6 K 5.5 K
72 5 Yahoo News: Daily News For You icon Yahoo News: Daily News For You
by Yahoo
4.2
24 M 12 K
73 1 Bloomberg: Finance Market News icon Bloomberg: Finance Market News
by Bloomberg LP CM
3.9
24 M 34 K
74 = Financial Times: Business News icon Financial Times: Business News
by The Financial Times Limited
4.5
3.7 M 20 K
75 = Instapaper icon Instapaper
by Instant Paper, Inc.
4.5
790 K 12 K
76 2 The Economist - News, Podcasts icon The Economist - News, Podcasts
by The Economist Newspaper
4.9
2.3 M 14 K
77 1 PressReader: News & Magazines icon PressReader: News & Magazines
by PressReader Inc.
4.5
11 M 25 K
78 1 Flipboard:Your Social Magazine icon Flipboard:Your Social Magazine
by Flipboard
3.5
850 M 300 K
79 3 The Epoch Times: Breaking News icon The Epoch Times: Breaking News
by Epoch Times Association Inc
4.8
2.6 M 4.6 K
80 26 News 12 icon News 12
by News12 Engineering
4.4
1 M 2 K
81 18 Xinhua News icon Xinhua News
by Xinhua News
4.3
5.7 M 1.4 K
82 8 Stocks.News: Market Insights icon Stocks.News: Market Insights
by Stocks.News
4.2
81 K 1.9 K
83 2 C-SPAN Now icon C-SPAN Now
by National Cable Satellite Corporation
3.7
180 K 6.1 K
84 1 Bridge Michigan icon Bridge Michigan
by The Center for Michigan
4.3
7.1 K 1.2 K
85 1 Feedly - Smarter News Reader icon Feedly - Smarter News Reader
by Feedly Team
3.6
7.8 M 21 K
86 5 ABC 7 New York icon ABC 7 New York
by Disney
4.3
940 K 4.3 K
87 = ABC7 Los Angeles icon ABC7 Los Angeles
by Disney
3.9
750 K 3.8 K
88 1 Bloomberg icon Bloomberg
by Bloomberg LP CM
3.8
1 M 22 K
89 7 NBC4 Washington: News, Weather icon NBC4 Washington: News, Weather
by NBCUniversal Media, LLC
4.0
370 K 2.4 K
90 7 Court TV icon Court TV
by Katz Broadcasting, LLC
4.3
250 K 5.4 K
91 3 FlashNews - Earn & Rewards icon FlashNews - Earn & Rewards
by polo.inder
3.7
250 K 180 K
92 13 NBC 5 Chicago: News & Weather icon NBC 5 Chicago: News & Weather
by NBCUniversal Media, LLC
3.7
430 K 1.9 K
93 9 NBC Sports Bay Area & CA icon NBC Sports Bay Area & CA
by NBCUniversal Media, LLC
3.5
32 K 760
94 1 USA TODAY: US & Breaking News icon USA TODAY: US & Breaking News
by USA TODAY
4.2
8.2 M 7.2 K
95 12 Telemundo Puerto Rico icon Telemundo Puerto Rico
by NBCUniversal Media, LLC
4.5
1.4 M 4.3 K
96 6 Scripps News icon Scripps News
by Newsy
3.3
330 K 1.6 K
97 3 Friendly For Twitter/X icon Friendly For Twitter/X
by Friendly App Studios
3.8
950 K 15 K
98 5 Real America’s Voice News icon Real America’s Voice News
by Performance One Media
4.6
330 K 2.5 K
99 7 NBC10 Philadelphia Local News icon NBC10 Philadelphia Local News
by NBCUniversal Media, LLC
4.0
410 K 1.9 K
100 5 6abc Philadelphia icon 6abc Philadelphia
by Disney
4.1
740 K 2.7 K
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