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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
85 M 630 K
2 = X (Formerly Twitter) icon X (Formerly Twitter)
by X Corp.
3.7
1.7 B 9.7 M
3 = Local Weather & News - Radar icon Local Weather & News - Radar
by EASE Group
4.5
1.8 M 530 K
4 = Substack icon Substack
by Substack Inc.
4.8
5.3 M 390 K
5 = Police Scanner - Live Radio icon Police Scanner - Live Radio
by Police Scanner, Scanner Live Radio App
4.8
11 M 120 K
6 = Local News: Breaking & Latest icon Local News: Breaking & Latest
by NEWSDELIVER LIMITED
4.4
5.8 M 130 K
7 = Scanner Radio - Police Scanner icon Scanner Radio - Police Scanner
by GordonEdwards.net LLC
4.7
39 M 80 K
8 = Local News: Headlines & Alerts icon Local News: Headlines & Alerts
by Opera
4.5
4.3 M 73 K
9 = US News: Breaking News & Local icon US News: Breaking News & Local
by Safe Apps Inc
4.6
9.4 M 78 K
10 = Quora: the knowledge platform icon Quora: the knowledge platform
by Quora, Inc.
4.2
58 M 390 K
11 = Ground News icon Ground News
by Snapwise Inc.(dba Ground News)
4.7
1.8 M 59 K
12 = Local News - Latest & Smart icon Local News - Latest & Smart
by EASE Group
4.3
10 M 200 K
13 = Podcast Player icon Podcast Player
by Castbox.FM - Radio & Podcast & AudioBooks
4.8
16 M 110 K
14 = FOX LOCAL: Live Streaming News icon FOX LOCAL: Live Streaming News
by Fox Television Stations, Inc.
4.5
710 K 38 K
15 = SmartNews: News That Matters icon SmartNews: News That Matters
by SmartNews, Inc.
3.7
56 M 170 K
16 = Citizen: Protect The World icon Citizen: Protect The World
by Sp0n Inc.
4.4
5.1 M 40 K
17 = Fox News - Daily Breaking News icon Fox News - Daily Breaking News
by FOX News Network, LLC
3.2
22 M 100 K
18 = Haystack News: Local TV News icon Haystack News: Local TV News
by Haystack News
4.6
5.2 M 120 K
19 = Breaking News - Live Headlines icon Breaking News - Live Headlines
by YING LIANG HK LIMITED
4.6
7.5 M 460 K
20 = CNN: Live & Breaking News icon CNN: Live & Breaking News
by CNN
4.4
64 M 170 K
21 = People: Daily Pop Culture News icon People: Daily Pop Culture News
by Dotdash Meredith Inc.
3.3
15 K 15 K
22 = BBC: World News & Stories icon BBC: World News & Stories
by BBC Studios Distribution Ltd.
3.7
35 M 130 K
23 = Google News - Daily Headlines icon Google News - Daily Headlines
by Google LLC
4.0
4 B 14 M
24 = NBC News: Breaking News & Live icon NBC News: Breaking News & Live
by NBC News Digital LLC
4.6
9.3 M 52 K
25 = Zip News: Latest & Alerts icon Zip News: Latest & Alerts
by EASE Group
4.2
1.6 M 490 K
26 = Straight Arrow News | SAN icon Straight Arrow News | SAN
by Straight Arrow News
4.2
280 K 30 K
27 = The Free Press icon The Free Press
by Runaway Media Inc
4.8
8.4 K 8.4 K
28 = FOX Nation: Celebrate America icon FOX Nation: Celebrate America
by FOX News Network, LLC
3.9
3 M 26 K
29 = Spectrum News: Local Stories icon Spectrum News: Local Stories
by Charter/Spectrum
4.0
2.5 M 44 K
30 = Opera News: breaking & local icon Opera News: breaking & local
by Opera
4.5
180 M 1.1 M
31 = NYTimes: US and Global News icon NYTimes: US and Global News
by The New York Times Company
4.8
46 M 82 K
32 = ABC News: Breaking News Live icon ABC News: Breaking News Live
by Disney
3.8
7.2 M 25 K
33 = Breaking News: Local & Alerts icon Breaking News: Local & Alerts
by Beloud.com
4.5
36 M 93 K
34 = Neighbors by Ring icon Neighbors by Ring
by Ring.com
4.7
4.8 M 16 K
35 = Noticias Locales icon Noticias Locales
by NEWSDELIVER LIMITED
4.7
7.4 M 260 K
36 = The Wall Street Journal. News icon The Wall Street Journal. News
by Dow Jones & Company, Inc.
4.4
4.8 M 28 K
37 = NPR: National & Local News icon NPR: National & Local News
by NPR
4.8
5.8 M 24 K
38 = Medium icon Medium
by A Medium Corporation
4.7
14 M 140 K
39 = Newsmax icon Newsmax
by Newsmax Media
3.2
4.2 M 21 K
40 = NewsBreak Lite icon NewsBreak Lite
by Particle Media Inc.
4.8
400 K 8.3 K
41 = Brief News:Social&Weather icon Brief News:Social&Weather
by Build4world
4.8
16 K 8.3 K
42 = Última Hora: Noticias 24/7 icon Última Hora: Noticias 24/7
by YING LIANG HK LIMITED
0.0
290 K 32 K
43 = Pocket Casts - Podcast App icon Pocket Casts - Podcast App
by Automattic, Inc
4.4
4 M 47 K
44 = Breaking News: Local & Alerts icon Breaking News: Local & Alerts
by Apps Skyline
4.9
18 K 18 K
45 = AP News: World & Local icon AP News: World & Local
by The Associated Press
4.3
3.4 M 17 K
46 = 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 9.2 K
47 = DevBytes-For Busy Developers icon DevBytes-For Busy Developers
by DevBytes: Tech, AI and Coding news
4.6
2.6 M 490 K
48 = Breaking Local News icon Breaking Local News
by YING LIANG HK LIMITED
4.9
130 K 69 K
49 = CBS News - Live Breaking News icon CBS News - Live Breaking News
by CBS Interactive, Inc.
3.9
1.5 M 26 K
50 = MSNBC: Watch Live & Analysis icon MSNBC: Watch Live & Analysis
by NBC News Digital LLC
4.8
290 K 7 K
51 = Ravvie icon Ravvie
by LifeAgents
3.9
7.7 K 5.3 K
52 = The Atlantic icon The Atlantic
by The Atlantic Monthly Group LLC
4.8
240 K 7.5 K
53 = Snap News: Local & Alerts icon Snap News: Local & Alerts
by Build4world
4.7
55 K 2.9 K
54 = The Guardian - Live World News icon The Guardian - Live World News
by Guardian News & Media Ltd
4.7
9.1 M 40 K
55 = CBS News - Live Breaking News icon CBS News - Live Breaking News
by CBS Interactive, Inc.
4.1
4.6 M 9.4 K
56 = Chromecast & Android TV Apps icon Chromecast & Android TV Apps
by i-Art Cast - Apps for Chromecast & Android TV
4.6
12 M 52 K
57 = Washington Post: Live News icon Washington Post: Live News
by The Washington Post
4.5
3.3 M 12 K
58 = Enigma: UFO Sightings & Alerts icon Enigma: UFO Sightings & Alerts
by Enigma Labs, LLC
3.6
49 K 8.9 K
59 = Global News-Headlines & Alerts icon Global News-Headlines & Alerts
by EASE Group
4.6
220 K 28 K
60 = The Economist - News, Podcasts icon The Economist - News, Podcasts
by The Economist Newspaper
4.9
2.3 M 16 K
61 = Global Times icon Global Times
by 《环球时报》社有限公司
4.3
7.5 M 170 K
62 = Nuestro Diario: Noticias GT icon Nuestro Diario: Noticias GT
by Diarios Modernos S. A.
3.9
70 K 3.8 K
63 = TOI English News, Daily ePaper icon TOI English News, Daily ePaper
by TIL (Times Internet Limited)
4.2
46 M 410 K
64 1 OneWire News icon OneWire News
by AppSpark Group
4.0
52 K 3.1 K
65 1 MSN icon MSN
by Microsoft Corporation
4.4
13 M 48 K
66 1 Yahoo News: Daily News For You icon Yahoo News: Daily News For You
by Yahoo
4.2
24 M 16 K
67 1 TMZ icon TMZ
by EHM Productions, Inc.
4.8
4.6 M 3.5 K
68 1 NewsNation: Unbiased News icon NewsNation: Unbiased News
by Nexstar Inc.
3.2
270 K 4.2 K
69 1 Instapaper icon Instapaper
by Instant Paper, Inc.
4.4
800 K 12 K
70 1 CGTN – China Global TV Network icon CGTN – China Global TV Network
by CGTN
4.3
16 M 580 K
71 1 Local Now: News, Movies & TV icon Local Now: News, Movies & TV
by Weather Group, LLC
3.9
1.9 M 880 K
72 1 Stocks.News: Market Insights icon Stocks.News: Market Insights
by Stocks.News
4.1
83 K 2.6 K
73 1 Xinhua News icon Xinhua News
by Xinhua News
4.3
5.9 M 200 K
74 1 US News - Breaking News Brief icon US News - Breaking News Brief
by My Apply Apps
4.2
1.9 M 3.8 K
75 1 DailyWire+ icon DailyWire+
by The Daily Wire
4.6
1.3 M 6.9 K
76 1 NewsBang - AI News & Insights icon NewsBang - AI News & Insights
by NewsBang
4.3
15 K 3 K
77 1 Bloomberg: Finance Market News icon Bloomberg: Finance Market News
by Bloomberg LP CM
4.0
24 M 33 K
78 1 Al Jazeera - الجزيرة icon Al Jazeera - الجزيرة
by Al Jazeera Network
4.8
3.1 M 36 K
79 1 Financial Times: Business News icon Financial Times: Business News
by The Financial Times Limited
4.5
3.7 M 22 K
80 1 C-SPAN Now icon C-SPAN Now
by National Cable Satellite Corporation
3.7
190 K 3.8 K
81 1 PressReader: News & Magazines icon PressReader: News & Magazines
by PressReader Inc.
4.5
11 M 26 K
82 1 WSFA Sports icon WSFA Sports
by Gray Media
0.0
150 150
83 1 Flipboard:Your Social Magazine icon Flipboard:Your Social Magazine
by Flipboard
3.5
850 M 300 K
84 1 ABC7 Los Angeles icon ABC7 Los Angeles
by Disney
3.9
750 K 2.7 K
85 1 Feedly - Smarter News Reader icon Feedly - Smarter News Reader
by Feedly Team
3.6
7.8 M 22 K
86 1 Court TV icon Court TV
by Katz Broadcasting, LLC
4.3
250 K 2.3 K
87 1 Next Spaceflight icon Next Spaceflight
by NASASpaceflight LLC
4.9
500 K 3 K
88 1 JMN - Jordan Miller News icon JMN - Jordan Miller News
by Jordan Miller News
5.0
1.6 K 1.6 K
89 1 ABC 7 New York icon ABC 7 New York
by Disney
4.3
950 K 2.8 K
90 1 NBC Sports Philadelphia icon NBC Sports Philadelphia
by NBCUniversal Media, LLC
4.0
48 K 1.2 K
91 1 Bloomberg icon Bloomberg
by Bloomberg LP CM
3.8
1.1 M 19 K
92 1 Bridge Michigan icon Bridge Michigan
by The Center for Michigan
4.4
8.3 K 1.4 K
93 1 Qubee icon Qubee
by Abrelo Soft
4.1
170 K 19 K
94 1 Real America’s Voice News icon Real America’s Voice News
by Performance One Media
4.5
330 K 2.1 K
95 1 Relay for reddit icon Relay for reddit
by DBrady
4.1
390 K 4.4 K
96 1 Sky News: Breaking, UK & World icon Sky News: Breaking, UK & World
by Sky UK Limited
4.2
8.5 M 32 K
97 1 Telemundo Puerto Rico icon Telemundo Puerto Rico
by NBCUniversal Media, LLC
4.5
1.4 M 4.9 K
98 1 E! News icon E! News
by Comcast Entertainment Group
4.3
3.5 M 1.4 K
99 1 نبض Nabd - اخبار العالم ، عاجل icon نبض Nabd - اخبار العالم ، عاجل
by Nabd Ltd
4.5
36 M 140 K
100 1 WLWT News 5 - Cincinnati, Ohio icon WLWT News 5 - Cincinnati, Ohio
by HTVMA Solutions, Inc.
4.8
210 K 760
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