Top News Apps by Revenue (2026)
The highest-grossing News apps on the iOS App Store — with monthly revenue & download estimates, each shown as an honest confidence range instead of a single fake-precise number.
Niche stats
News has 14k tracked iOS apps in this market hub — a strongly monetizing category. Current leaders include X, NYTimes: US and Global News, The Wall Street Journal. News, 日本経済新聞 電子版 - ビジネス・政治・金融・経済ニュース, BusinessWorld Philippines. 威锋-科技新闻&果粉互动交流社区 is the current fastest mover in this slice. New entrants worth scanning include The Bulwark, The White House, World Monitor Real-Time Intel. The page separates revenue leaders, download demand, rating depth and fast movers so each category can be compared against nearby app ideas, competitor pages and themed collections; the exact revenue and download figure behind every rank opens with the paid plan.
Demand baseline
Average rating in the visible set is 4.54. Read the leaders against the category baseline instead of treating the #1 app as the whole category — the demand and revenue baselines themselves are part of the paid plan.
New entrants
- The Bulwark1.8k reviews
- The White House1.1k reviews
- World Monitor Real-Time Intel395 reviews
- Aquí.PR: Noticias Puerto Rico360 reviews
- Integrity Index168 reviews
X
The Wall Street Journal. News
日本経済新聞 電子版 - ビジネス・政治・金融・経済ニュース
BusinessWorld Philippines
威锋-科技新闻&果粉互动交流社区+256%
Miami Herald | Local FL News+171%
Local 10 + Platinum+117%
EL UNIVERSO+67%
Jagbani+62%
Diario Expreso Ecuador+51%
Erie News Now+44%
24 Channel: News from Ukraine+44%