News · 13,616 tracked apps · updated 2026-10-22
Top-grossing News iOS apps — with revenue estimates
As of October 22, 2026, the top-grossing News app on the App Store by GetAppNiche's revenue estimates is X, followed by NYTimes and The Wall Street Journal News.
At #1, X sits at an estimated $15M/month. Below: the top-grossing top 10 with the dollar figures in the open. Every figure is an estimate modeled from public App Store signals; Apple publishes no per-app revenue.
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X X Corp. $15M/mo est. -
NYTimes: US and World News The New York Times Company $11M/mo est. -
The Wall Street Journal News Dow Jones & Company, Inc., publisher of The Wall Street Journal. $5M/mo est. -
Washington Post: Breaking News The Washington Post $2M/mo est. -
Ground News Snapwise Inc. $2M/mo est. -
The Economist: News & Analysis The Economist $1M/mo est. -
Citizen: Safety & Live Video sp0n, Inc. $1M/mo est. -
Bloomberg: Business News Daily Bloomberg Finance LP $739K/mo est. -
CNN: Live & Breaking News CNN Interactive Group, Inc. $739K/mo est. -
The New Yorker Advance Magazine Publishers Inc. $524K/mo est.
Source: GetAppNiche, snapshot October 22, 2026; the dataset updates daily and this page rebuilds with it. Estimates are generated by GetAppNiche's proprietary multi-signal model and are not audited numbers.
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What is the top-grossing News app on the App Store right now?
As of October 22, 2026, the top-grossing News app on the App Store by GetAppNiche's revenue estimates is X, followed by NYTimes and The Wall Street Journal News. The top 10 by estimated revenue is on this page and updates daily.
Which News app makes the most money?
By our estimate, X leads the News category at roughly $15M/month (snapshot October 22, 2026). Apple publishes no per-app revenue, so this is a labeled estimate generated by GetAppNiche's proprietary model — directional, not audited.
How many News apps are on the App Store?
We track 13,616 live News apps on the iOS App Store (snapshot October 22, 2026). The dataset updates daily.
How much do you need to earn to reach the News top 10?
The #10 spot in this chart currently sits at an estimated $524K/month (snapshot October 22, 2026). Positions change as the underlying estimates refresh daily.
Can I see positions 11–100?
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