Research answer
What AppTrendKit can say about Apple News today
Apple News has no estimate-backed download or gross-consumer-spend figure that meets the public evidence contract yet.
Observed App Store metadata, chart positions, and history are shown below. Missing, non-finite, undefined-currency, or undefined-metric evidence stays missing rather than becoming zero.
Performance
Downloads, revenue and chart history
Estimates for the last 7D. Chart positions come from the App Store; downloads and revenue are AppTrendKit estimates, shown as a size band (for example 10K–50K) with a confidence level.
Estimated downloads · 30D
Upper limitUnder 5K
Below the top 100 in News (US)
The app is not in its category's top 100, so it has less than the app ranked #100 there. We show this limit until we have enough data for an estimate.
Estimated App Store gross consumer spend · 30D
Upper limitUnder $50K
Below the top 100 in News (US)
The app is not in its category's top 100, so it has less than the app ranked #100 there. We show this limit until we have enough data for an estimate.
History
Collected daily performance
No daily history yet.
Rank history
Chart positions
Lower rank is better. Only collected observations are shown.
Coverage note
What the ranks mean
A missing rank is not treated as zero downloads or zero revenue. Apple chart feeds are bounded and may return censored or not-ranked observations outside the visible chart depth.
Read the methodApp Store search
Keywords Apple News ranks for
Observed positions in Apple's US search results, best first. Popularity is a 0–100 index, not a search count.
| Keyword | Position | Change | Popularity | Difficulty |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| magazines | #2 | new | 43 | 40 |
| breaking news | #14 | new | 80 | 68 |
| live news | #21 | new | 72 | 63 |
Storefront mix
Top countries by estimated contribution · 7D
Country figures cover the days we collected in each country, so they don't add up to the worldwide estimate. Each country shows when it was last updated.
Monetization
How the app makes money
These are listing and product observations. They are not company revenue, subscriber counts, or advertising revenue.
App details
Store metadata
- Version
- 5.0
- Released
- Jul 1, 2016
- Last updated
- Sep 14, 2026
- Content rating
- 12+
- Default storefront
- US
Public IAP observations
Validated in-app purchase prices
Only persisted rows with an explicit public publication boundary are shown. Missing price, currency, country, or date values stay unknown.
Listing detail
What the store says
Apple News brings you the world’s best journalism, all in one place. Top stories curated by editors, personalized for you; local news sources from all 50 US states plus London and the seven largest cities in Canada; in-depth sports analysis with scores and highlights, and more. CURATED & PERSONALIZED Apple News delivers Top Stories curated by editors to provide late-breaking headlines and in-depth journalism from the world’s best newspapers, magazines and digital publications. The more you read, the more personalized your news feed gets. YOUR LOCAL NEWS Get comprehensive local coverage of current events, sports, real estate, dining, weather, and more from a diverse list of publishers, right in your Today feed. News+ delivers even more local coverage. IN-DEPTH SPORTS COVERAGE Follow your favorite teams and leagues to get highlights, live scores, schedules, standings, and stats. Plus, get the latest stories from top sports publishers, including The Athletic with a News+ subscription. STORIES YOU NEED TO HEAR Tune in weekdays to Apple News Today, a free podcast hosted by Shumita Basu covering the day's top stories, and on weekends to Apple News In Conversation for stories that impact our lives. News+ subscribers can also listen to narrated versions of some of the week’s most impactful stories. COMMITTED TO YOUR PRIVACY Apple News only uses on-device intelligence to recommend stories and doesn’t access your information without your permission. We never share personal data with others or allow advertisers to track you. An Apple News+ subscription delivers even more, with access to 400+ premium publications, 70,000+ recipes presented in a beautiful easy-to-cook format, exclusive daily puzzles, Offline Mode, and Family Sharing for up to six. TOP RECIPES AND EXPERT COOKING TIPS Access 70,000+ recipes, expert tips, and more from trusted culinary titles like Bon Appétit, Food & Wine, and Cook's Illustrated. Enjoy full-screen Cook Mode, save your favorite recipes, and explore curated collections. PUZZLES Enjoy a suite of exclusive daily puzzles, including Emoji Game, crossword and crossword mini, Quartiles, and sudoku. COVER-TO-COVER PREMIUM ACCESS Enjoy full coverage from 400+ premium magazines and leading newspapers, including People, Vanity Fair, The Atlantic, The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, and more. THE BEST STORIES ONLINE, OFFLINE A News+ subscription enables Offline Mode, which automatically downloads stories, recipes, puzzles, audio, and more so they're available on the train, on the plane and on the go. The availability of Apple News and News+ features and related content varies depending on the country, region, and device from which you attempt to access them. If you subscribe to Apple News+, payment will be charged to your Apple Account at the confirmation of purchase. Subscription automatically renews unless it is canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. You can manage and cancel your subscriptions by going to your account settings on the App Store after purchase. See https://www.apple.com/legal/privacy/en-ww for the Privacy Policy. Apple News+ Terms and Conditions can be found at https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/us/terms.html.
Publisher websiteStore creative
Screenshots
Competitive set
Similar apps
Deterministic links to real stored apps matched by category, publisher, and comparable performance bands.
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How we estimate
Where every number comes from
App details: Apple iTunes Search API, updated Sep 28, 2026, 6:16 PM.
Rankings: collected chart positions from the listed storefront. Missing ranks are not zeros.
Economics: downloads and gross store consumer spend are estimated, not official Apple or publisher figures.
Model: Lineage not exposed by this aggregate.
Confidence: —; intervals widen when evidence or history is limited.
Last updated: Sep 28, 2026, 6:16 PM.
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