Top News Apps
Top News Apps on the App Store, ranked by estimated monthly revenue — who actually earns here, modeled from live chart positions, rating velocity, and pricing signals.
Ranked by estimated monthly revenue · updated June 10, 2026 · how we estimate →
X
X Corp.
Downloads / mo · WW
3.3M–14M
Revenue / mo · WW
$21M–$87M
★4.6(11M)Released 09.10.2009
NYTimes: US and Global News
The New York Times Company
Downloads / mo · WW
850k–3.5M
Revenue / mo · WW
$20M–$82M
★4.8(702k)Released 31.01.2019
The Wall Street Journal. News
Dow Jones & Company, Inc., publisher of The Wall Street Journal.
Downloads / mo · WW
59k–240k
Revenue / mo · WW
$20M–$82M
★4.7(552k)Released 01.04.2010
CNBC: Stock Market & Business
Versant Media LLC
Downloads / mo · WW
840k–3.4M
Revenue / mo · WW
$1.0M–$4.3M
★4.7(628k)Released 06.12.2010
CNN: Live & Breaking News
CNN Interactive Group, Inc.
Downloads / mo · WW
2.2M–9.0M
Revenue / mo · WW
$320k–$1.4M
★4.8(1.7M)Released 29.09.2009
Apple News
Apple
Downloads / mo · WW
450k–1.9M
Revenue / mo · WW
$130k–$550k
★4.6(1.6M)Released 01.07.2016
Police Scanner Radio & Fire
GordonEdwards.net LLC
Downloads / mo · WW
150k–620k
Revenue / mo · WW
$100k–$430k
★4.6(521k)Released 05.02.2012
The Atlantic Magazine
The Atlantic Monthly Group LLC
Downloads / mo · WW
130k–540k
Revenue / mo · WW
$86k–$350k
★4.9(127k)Released 22.10.2010
Washington Post
The Washington Post
Downloads / mo · WW
78k–320k
Revenue / mo · WW
$77k–$310k
★4.7(629k)Released 03.03.2010
Ground News
Snapwise Inc.
Downloads / mo · WW
560k–2.3M
Revenue / mo · WW
$56k–$230k
★4.7(44k)Released 22.04.2018
CrimeRadar Dispatch Audio
Scoopz Inc.
Downloads / mo · WW
200k–820k
Revenue / mo · WW
$50k–$210k
★4.9(24k)Released 27.05.2025
Substack
Substack, Inc.
Downloads / mo · WW
310k–1.3M
Revenue / mo · WW
$46k–$190k
★4.9(466k)Released 08.03.2022
Reddit
REDDIT, INC.
Downloads / mo · WW
350k–1.5M
Revenue / mo · WW
$44k–$180k
★4.8(3.4M)Released 07.04.2016
Downcast
Jamawkinaw Enterprises LLC
Downloads / mo · WW
18k–76k
Revenue / mo · WW
$39k–$160k
★4.3(3k)Released 01.10.2010
SmartNews: Breaking News
SmartNews, Inc.
Downloads / mo · WW
110k–470k
Revenue / mo · WW
$37k–$160k
★4.6(924k)Released 01.10.2014
GoodLinks
Ngoc Luu
Downloads / mo · WW
5k–19k
Revenue / mo · WW
$33k–$140k
★4.7(623)Released 10.06.2020
Current - RSS Feed Reader
Jupiter Interactive Group LLC
Downloads / mo · WW
5k–19k
Revenue / mo · WW
$32k–$130k
★4.5(108)Released 3mo ago
BuzzFeed - Quiz, Trivia & News
BuzzFeed
Downloads / mo · WW
310k–1.3M
Revenue / mo · WW
$31k–$130k
★4.7(234k)Released 09.03.2010
Citizen: Safety & Live Video
sp0n, Inc.
Downloads / mo · WW
62k–260k
Revenue / mo · WW
$31k–$130k
★4.7(505k)Released 24.02.2016
Conservative News
NewsLeap
Downloads / mo · WW
38k–160k
Revenue / mo · WW
$31k–$130k
★4.7(46k)Released 24.02.2017
5-0 Radio Pro Police Scanner
Smartest Apps LLC
Downloads / mo · WW
44k–180k
Revenue / mo · WW
$30k–$130k
★4.6(85k)Released 04.12.2009
Podcast App
Evolve Global, Inc.
Downloads / mo · WW
27k–120k
Revenue / mo · WW
$25k–$110k
★4.8(305k)Released 10.03.2017
Bloomberg: Business News Daily
Bloomberg Finance LP
Downloads / mo · WW
17k–69k
Revenue / mo · WW
$25k–$110k
★4.6(55k)Released 01.02.2019
NewsBreak: Local News & Alerts
Particle Media Inc.
Downloads / mo · WW
160k–670k
Revenue / mo · WW
$25k–$110k
★4.8(1.4M)Released 15.07.2016
Fizz: Your Authentic Community
Fizz Social Corp.
Downloads / mo · WW
30k–130k
Revenue / mo · WW
$23k–$94k
★4.7(17k)Released 25.01.2021
The Economist: News & Analysis
The Economist
Downloads / mo · WW
31k–130k
Revenue / mo · WW
$22k–$91k
★4.9(182k)Released 03.05.2018
Medium: Read & Write Stories
A Medium Corporation
Downloads / mo · WW
20k–82k
Revenue / mo · WW
$22k–$90k
★4.8(156k)Released 20.03.2014
The New Yorker
Advance Magazine Publishers Inc.
Downloads / mo · WW
24k–100k
Revenue / mo · WW
$21k–$88k
★3.9(8k)Released 11.04.2016
Clubhouse
Alpha Exploration Co.
Downloads / mo · WW
160k–680k
Revenue / mo · WW
$21k–$85k
★4.8(789k)Released 14.09.2020
Narwhal for Reddit
robot swingset, llc.
Downloads / mo · WW
27k–110k
Revenue / mo · WW
$18k–$73k
★4.5(17k)Released 10.04.2014
Fox Nation
Fox News Network, LLC
Downloads / mo · WW
68k–280k
Revenue / mo · WW
$15k–$62k
★4.7(51k)Released 27.11.2018
Police Scanner: Crime Radar
Sepia Software LLC
Downloads / mo · WW
42k–170k
Revenue / mo · WW
$15k–$61k
★4.6(28k)Released 26.01.2016
PressReader: News & Magazines
PressReader Inc
Downloads / mo · WW
18k–74k
Revenue / mo · WW
$13k–$55k
★4.7(18k)Released 20.10.2009
The San Francisco Chronicle
Hearst Newspapers
Downloads / mo · WW
31k–130k
Revenue / mo · WW
$11k–$48k
★4.5(30k)Released 31.05.2011
Reeder Classic
Silvio Rizzi
Downloads / mo · WW
3k–11k
Revenue / mo · WW
$11k–$46k
★4.1(819)Released 16.10.2020
911 Dispatch
Christopher Coudriet
Downloads / mo · WW
3k–13k
Revenue / mo · WW
$11k–$45k
★4.5(703)Released 08.02.2013
LA Times
Los Angeles Times Communications LLC
Downloads / mo · WW
26k–110k
Revenue / mo · WW
$10k–$43k
★4.6(20k)Released 21.06.2010
The Information: Tech News
The Information
Downloads / mo · WW
7k–27k
Revenue / mo · WW
$10k–$40k
★3.0(152)Released 02.12.2019
Le Monde, Live News
Societe Editrice du Monde
Downloads / mo · WW
11k–45k
Revenue / mo · WW
$10k–$40k
★4.7(5k)Released 14.11.2008
Yesterday For Old Reddit
Ritinkar Pramanik
Downloads / mo · WW
4k–18k
Revenue / mo · WW
$9k–$38k
★4.8(103)Released 10.01.2022
Overcast: Podcast App
Overcast Radio, LLC
Downloads / mo · WW
9k–37k
Revenue / mo · WW
$9k–$37k
★4.5(47k)Released 16.07.2014
Watch Duty: Wildfire & Floods
Sherwood Forestry Service, Inc.
Downloads / mo · WW
91k–370k
Revenue / mo · WW
$9k–$37k
★4.9(39k)Released 10.08.2021
Blind - Professional Community
Teamblind inc
Downloads / mo · WW
8k–34k
Revenue / mo · WW
$9k–$36k
★4.6(13k)Released 27.11.2013
Hourly News
Urban Apps
Downloads / mo · WW
2k–6k
Revenue / mo · WW
$9k–$36k
★4.4(506)Released 21.01.2012
Police Scanner +
Rego Apps
Downloads / mo · WW
12k–51k
Revenue / mo · WW
$9k–$35k
★4.5(100k)Released 02.02.2012
Kiki: Local Chat & People Near
Kikihub
Downloads / mo · WW
10k–43k
Revenue / mo · WW
$8k–$34k
★4.6(2k)Released 17.10.2024
DarkShort - Watch Crime Short
Mobile entertainment srl
Downloads / mo · WW
11k–48k
Revenue / mo · WW
$8k–$34k
★4.4(650)Released 4mo ago
The Boston Globe
BOSTON GLOBE MEDIA PARTNERS, LLC
Downloads / mo · WW
11k–45k
Revenue / mo · WW
$8k–$34k
★4.6(41k)Released 13.06.2013
New & rising in News
World Monitor Real-Time Intel
Scate
Downloads / mo · WW
10k–40k
Revenue / mo · WW
$4k–$18k
★4.6(305)Released 3mo ago
Siglio
ChihHung Wu193609416041
No preview
Downloads / mo · WW
0
Revenue / mo · WW
$0
★0.0(0)Released 2d ago
SpaceNews: Space industry news
SpaceNews
Downloads / mo · WW
400–2k
Revenue / mo · WW
$0
★5.0(11)Released 29d ago
BetterCast - Podcast Player
Khashayar Abryoghani
Downloads / mo · WW
80–400
Revenue / mo · WW
$9–$40
★5.0(5)Released 13d ago
Au Pair Grupão
Stephani Paula Gomes de Oliveira
Downloads / mo · WW
40–200
Revenue / mo · WW
$0
★1.0(1)Released 10d ago
Bitcoin News: Markets & AI
Bitcoin.com
Downloads / mo · WW
50–300
Revenue / mo · WW
$0
★5.0(2)Released 29d ago
Frequently asked questions
Which news earns the most?
According to AppCurrents estimates, X currently leads with approximately $21M–$87M per month in modeled revenue.
How are these rankings calculated?
AppCurrents models monthly revenue and downloads from public App Store signals — chart positions, rating velocity, and pricing — and shows them as honest confidence ranges. Rankings refresh continuously as new data arrives.