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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 10 M
2 = NewsBreak: Local News & Alerts icon NewsBreak: Local News & Alerts
by Particle Media Inc.
4.6
86 M 430 K
3 = CrimeRadar icon CrimeRadar
by Scoopz Inc.
4.4
460 K 180 K
4 1 Police Scanner - Live Radio icon Police Scanner - Live Radio
by Police Scanner, Scanner Live Radio App
4.8
12 M 130 K
5 1 Substack icon Substack
by Substack Inc.
4.8
6.3 M 400 K
6 = Local Weather News - Radar icon Local Weather News - Radar
by EASE Group
4.4
2.8 M 220 K
7 4 FOX LOCAL: Live News & Weather icon FOX LOCAL: Live News & Weather
by Fox Television Stations, Inc.
4.5
840 K 53 K
8 1 Scanner Radio - Police Scanner icon Scanner Radio - Police Scanner
by GordonEdwards.net LLC
4.7
40 M 97 K
9 1 Local News: Breaking & Latest icon Local News: Breaking & Latest
by NEWSDELIVER LIMITED
4.4
6.1 M 89 K
10 1 Fox News - Daily Breaking News icon Fox News - Daily Breaking News
by FOX News Network, LLC
3.2
22 M 110 K
11 1 Ground News icon Ground News
by Snapwise Inc.(dba Ground News)
4.7
1.9 M 63 K
12 = CNN: Live & Breaking News icon CNN: Live & Breaking News
by CNN
4.4
64 M 170 K
13 1 Breaking News: Local & Alerts icon Breaking News: Local & Alerts
by Apps Skyline
4.5
260 K 110 K
14 3 Local News - Latest & Smart icon Local News - Latest & Smart
by EASE Group
4.2
11 M 210 K
15 = Podcast Player icon Podcast Player
by Castbox.FM - Radio & Podcast & AudioBooks
4.8
17 M 110 K
16 3 Haystack News: Local TV News icon Haystack News: Local TV News
by Haystack News
4.5
5.4 M 100 K
17 1 Citizen: Protect The World icon Citizen: Protect The World
by Sp0n Inc.
4.5
5.2 M 39 K
18 2 FOX Nation: Celebrate America icon FOX Nation: Celebrate America
by FOX News Network, LLC
3.9
3.1 M 35 K
19 1 Quora: the knowledge platform icon Quora: the knowledge platform
by Quora, Inc.
4.2
59 M 330 K
20 1 US News: Breaking News & Local icon US News: Breaking News & Local
by Safe Apps Inc
4.6
9.6 M 88 K
21 8 Yahoo News: Daily News For You icon Yahoo News: Daily News For You
by Yahoo
4.2
24 M 50 K
22 = ABC News: Breaking News Live icon ABC News: Breaking News Live
by Disney
3.4
7.3 M 41 K
23 = SmartNews: Breaking News icon SmartNews: Breaking News
by SmartNews, Inc.
3.7
56 M 140 K
24 1 Daily News: Headlines & Alerts icon Daily News: Headlines & Alerts
by Apps Skyline
4.4
74 K 30 K
25 1 NBC News: Breaking News & Live icon NBC News: Breaking News & Live
by NBC News Digital LLC
4.6
9.4 M 49 K
26 2 Google News - Daily Headlines icon Google News - Daily Headlines
by Google LLC
4.0
4 B 14 M
27 1 Local News: Headlines & Alerts icon Local News: Headlines & Alerts
by Opera
4.5
4.4 M 22 K
28 1 Newsmax icon Newsmax
by Newsmax Media
3.2
4.3 M 29 K
29 1 NYTimes: US and Global News icon NYTimes: US and Global News
by The New York Times Company
4.8
46 M 82 K
30 1 People: Daily Pop Culture News icon People: Daily Pop Culture News
by Dotdash Meredith Inc.
3.7
48 K 16 K
31 1 NewsBreak Lite icon NewsBreak Lite
by Particle Media Inc.
4.7
430 K 13 K
32 1 Breaking News - Live Headlines icon Breaking News - Live Headlines
by YING LIANG HK LIMITED
4.6
8.5 M 410 K
33 3 Zip News: Latest & Alerts icon Zip News: Latest & Alerts
by EASE Group
4.2
2.7 M 350 K
34 1 NPR: National & Local News icon NPR: National & Local News
by NPR
4.8
5.9 M 25 K
35 1 Spectrum News: Local Stories icon Spectrum News: Local Stories
by Charter/Spectrum
4.1
2.6 M 39 K
36 new Snopes icon Snopes
by Snopes, Inc
2.6
7.4 K 7.4 K
37 1 Neighbors by Ring icon Neighbors by Ring
by Ring.com
4.7
4.9 M 15 K
38 1 Pocket Casts - Podcast App icon Pocket Casts - Podcast App
by Automattic, Inc
3.6
4.1 M 46 K
39 5 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 12 K
40 1 BBC: World News & Stories icon BBC: World News & Stories
by BBC Studios Distribution Ltd.
3.6
35 M 98 K
41 9 Local Weather & News - Radar icon Local Weather & News - Radar
by Daowei Network
4.0
6.5 K 5.7 K
42 1 MSNBC: Watch Live & Analysis icon MSNBC: Watch Live & Analysis
by NBC News Digital LLC
4.7
310 K 9.6 K
43 1 Medium icon Medium
by A Medium Corporation
4.7
14 M 100 K
44 4 The Wall Street Journal. News icon The Wall Street Journal. News
by Dow Jones & Company, Inc.
4.3
4.9 M 23 K
45 = AP News: World & Local icon AP News: World & Local
by The Associated Press
4.3
3.4 M 19 K
46 7 Real News Now Republican News icon Real News Now Republican News
by Liberty Brands
4.7
130 K 10 K
47 1 CBS News - Live Breaking News icon CBS News - Live Breaking News
by CBS Interactive, Inc.
4.0
1.5 M 21 K
48 1 Breaking Local News icon Breaking Local News
by YING LIANG HK LIMITED
4.2
340 K 86 K
49 = DailyWire+ icon DailyWire+
by The Daily Wire
4.5
1.3 M 8.7 K
50 1 The Atlantic icon The Atlantic
by The Atlantic Monthly Group LLC
4.9
260 K 7.7 K
51 3 Noticias Locales icon Noticias Locales
by NEWSDELIVER LIMITED
4.6
7.8 M 180 K
52 = Straight Arrow News | SAN icon Straight Arrow News | SAN
by Straight Arrow News
4.7
300 K 9.4 K
53 1 OneWire News icon OneWire News
by AppSpark Group
4.0
60 K 2.7 K
54 19 NBC 4 New York: News & Weather icon NBC 4 New York: News & Weather
by NBCUniversal Media, LLC
4.0
480 K 800
55 2 NewsNation icon NewsNation
by Nexstar Inc.
3.1
280 K 4.7 K
56 1 NewsArc icon NewsArc
by SmartNews, Inc.
4.2
3.9 K 1.6 K
57 1 The Guardian - US & World News icon The Guardian - US & World News
by Guardian News & Media Ltd
4.6
9.2 M 42 K
58 1 Washington Post: Live News icon Washington Post: Live News
by The Washington Post
4.4
3.4 M 12 K
59 = CBS News - Live Breaking News icon CBS News - Live Breaking News
by CBS Interactive, Inc.
4.1
4.7 M 9.4 K
60 = US News - Breaking News Brief icon US News - Breaking News Brief
by My Apply Apps
4.2
1.9 M 5 K
61 4 Breaking News: Local & Alerts icon Breaking News: Local & Alerts
by Beloud.com
4.5
36 M 53 K
62 = Opera News: breaking & local icon Opera News: breaking & local
by Opera
4.5
180 M 430 K
63 5 Financial Times: Business News icon Financial Times: Business News
by The Financial Times Limited
4.5
3.7 M 25 K
64 3 Bloomberg: Finance Market News icon Bloomberg: Finance Market News
by Bloomberg LP CM
4.0
24 M 32 K
65 1 MSN icon MSN
by Microsoft Corporation
4.4
13 M 41 K
66 = Nuestro Diario: Noticias GT icon Nuestro Diario: Noticias GT
by Diarios Modernos S. A.
4.1
77 K 2.4 K
67 4 Global Times icon Global Times
by 《环球时报》社有限公司
4.2
7.9 M 150 K
68 = Chromecast & Android TV Apps icon Chromecast & Android TV Apps
by i-Art Cast - Apps for Chromecast & Android TV
4.6
12 M 55 K
69 1 Local Now: News, Movies & TV icon Local Now: News, Movies & TV
by Weather Group, LLC
3.9
2.1 M 62 K
70 3 C-SPAN Now icon C-SPAN Now
by National Cable Satellite Corporation
4.0
190 K 4.2 K
71 2 Al Mashhad icon Al Mashhad
by Info Arab Media
4.3
1.8 M 73 K
72 = ABC 7 New York icon ABC 7 New York
by Disney
4.3
960 K 5.4 K
73 2 Real America’s Voice News icon Real America’s Voice News
by Performance One Media
4.6
340 K 3 K
74 new يلا جول - YallaGoal icon يلا جول - YallaGoal
by Smarts ElWady Eg
4.4
54 K 41 K
75 1 Al Jazeera - الجزيرة icon Al Jazeera - الجزيرة
by Al Jazeera Network
4.8
3.2 M 46 K
76 1 The Economist - World News icon The Economist - World News
by The Economist Newspaper
4.9
2.3 M 15 K
77 15 TVApp icon TVApp
by Telemar-Axera S.p.A.
3.1
60 K 1.6 K
78 = PressReader: News & Magazines icon PressReader: News & Magazines
by PressReader Inc.
4.6
11 M 25 K
79 2 KSL.com News Utah icon KSL.com News Utah
by Deseret Digital Media
4.3
630 K 3.9 K
80 8 Global News-Headlines & Alerts icon Global News-Headlines & Alerts
by EASE Group
4.4
300 K 14 K
81 2 Nova Weather - News icon Nova Weather - News
by Build4world
4.4
3 K 930
82 7 Abay Tech icon Abay Tech
by Tekopia
0.0
13 K 13 K
83 7 DevBytes-For Busy Developers icon DevBytes-For Busy Developers
by DevBytes: Tech, AI and Coding news
4.5
3.5 M 300 K
84 4 The Epoch Times: Breaking News icon The Epoch Times: Breaking News
by Epoch Times Association Inc
4.8
2.6 M 4.7 K
85 4 Daily Breaking News - Live icon Daily Breaking News - Live
by Aymannn.net
4.7
210 K 150 K
86 3 Relay for reddit icon Relay for reddit
by DBrady
4.2
400 K 5 K
87 5 TOI English News, Daily ePaper icon TOI English News, Daily ePaper
by TIL (Times Internet Limited)
4.2
46 M 320 K
88 12 Next Spaceflight icon Next Spaceflight
by NASASpaceflight LLC
4.9
510 K 3.6 K
89 16 POLITICO icon POLITICO
by POLITICO
3.3
720 K 2.7 K
90 5 Instapaper icon Instapaper
by Instant Paper, Inc.
4.6
830 K 13 K
91 4 Item Shop Battle Royale icon Item Shop Battle Royale
by Bobcat Studio
3.7
430 K 10 K
92 7 Feedly - Smarter News Reader icon Feedly - Smarter News Reader
by Feedly Team
3.8
7.8 M 20 K
93 5 Flipboard:Your Social Magazine icon Flipboard:Your Social Magazine
by Flipboard
3.5
850 M 230 K
94 = USA TODAY: US & Breaking News icon USA TODAY: US & Breaking News
by USA TODAY
4.2
8.2 M 11 K
95 11 ABC7 Chicago icon ABC7 Chicago
by Disney
4.2
560 K 3 K
96 = Bloomberg icon Bloomberg
by Bloomberg LP CM
3.8
1.1 M 20 K
97 7 CRIMEWATCH icon CRIMEWATCH
by CRIMEWATCH Technologies
3.4
98 K 1.5 K
98 7 Brief News:Social&Weather icon Brief News:Social&Weather
by Build4world
4.6
26 K 3.1 K
99 3 Snap News: Local & Alerts icon Snap News: Local & Alerts
by Build4world
4.2
62 K 2.2 K
100 7 The Free Press icon The Free Press
by Runaway Media Inc
4.7
14 K 3.4 K
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