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Forbes Media LLC · Business · Japan store
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Revenue a month, worldwide EST
$2.4K
Likely $815 to $7.3K
▲ 4.2% in 12 days
New ratings
Tracking
Daily counts start building from today
Rating
4.6 of 5
158 ratings in this store
Countries it ranks in
1
was 0 on Oct 18, 2026

Revenue

Estimated from the grossing charts of Oct 25, 2026 in the 53 countries we track, and ratings growth on the App Store.

EST. REVENUE / YEAR · WORLDWIDE
$29.3K
Not ranked on Google Play in tracked countries
EST. LIFETIME DOWNLOADS
5.5K to 15.8K
Estimated from ratings count
WHERE IT EARNS · EST. / MONTH
  • Greece #87 Business$2.4K · 100%
HOW SURE ARE WE
Small app: combines its grossing ranks with ratings growth (76 new ratings a month on average since launch). Tested on 418 apps with verified revenue: typically off by about 2.6 times, so the range is wide. Countries we don't track (and Google Play in China, which doesn't exist) aren't included, and neither are ads or web payments. Gross revenue before store fees.
RATINGS
158
AVG RATING
4.56
PRICE
無料
AGE
13.8y
LAST UPDATE
244d ago
VERSION
31.0
SIZE
64 MB
AGE RATING
12+

Last 30 days

From our daily snapshots of every grossing chart.

DAYS IN A GROSSING CHART
2 / 30
COUNTRIES NOW
1 (was 0)
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Oct 13, 2026$1.2K a month
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Oct 25, 2026$1.3K a month
The same estimate as the headline, saved every day. Best rank Sep 26, 2026: not ranked. Now: #87 Business · GR.

Money and momentum

Measured from the store, not estimated.

WHAT IT CHARGES
No in-app purchases
Earns from its upfront price, ads or payments outside the store.
REVIEW MOMENTUM
0.4 reviews / week
  • Trendfalling
  • Recent reviews average2.3 stars
  • Recent 1 and 2 star share66%
From the latest 315 written reviews, covering 5042 days.
RELEASE CADENCE
0 updates in 90 days
  • Typical gap between releases84 days
From the last 25 versions listed on the App Store.
RATING BREAKDOWN
158 ratings
5★75%
4★12%
3★8%
2★2%
1★3%

What users want

From the latest 315 reviews on the Japan App Store, Jan 4, 2013 to Sep 29, 2026: 66% are 1 or 2 stars. Open a theme to read what people wrote.

WHAT THEY COMPLAIN ABOUT · SHARE OF BAD REVIEWS
Price and subscription46%

96 of the 1 and 2 star reviews.

★★★★★ I have a subscription , but nothing shows how to access the magazine without resubscribing ?
★★★★★ New issues are available 2 or more months late.
★★★★★ I currently have a subscription that expires in 6 months.
Login and account problems10%

21 of the 1 and 2 star reviews.

★★★★★ I wish it would save my read articles per account instead of per device as I read on both my tablet and my phone.
★★★★★ Although I can log in to the website on my computer, I am unable to log into the app on my phone.
★★★★★ Mad at Forbes for making users jump thru too many hoops on initial login.
Crashes and freezes9%

19 of the 1 and 2 star reviews.

★★★★★ This app is over a year old and freezes or crashes so often.
★★★★★ This is one of the worst experiences of hat with an iPad app.as a follow-up, the app is very bad and freezes constantly.
★★★★★ Forbes should pay us to endure the crashing, freezing, and constant share options that keep popping up on the page like spam ads.
Bugs, things not working8%

16 of the 1 and 2 star reviews.

★★★★★ It's seems that enable for me to access this app, a slight glitch occurs at the start up, which causes me to restart attempts.
★★★★★ I can't access magazine with paid subscription and tech support is lousy
★★★★★ Can't log in. App either spits back “there was a problem,” or “data in the wrong format.” Wrong format? It's a subscription number provided by Forbes and a zip code. Telephone “help” is useless. I've deleted the…
Limits, credits, locked features8%

16 of the 1 and 2 star reviews.

★★★★★ & I have to pay 5.99 AFTER i py for the Year Subscription.
★★★★★ I bought a year subscription and I still need to pay 5 dollars per magazine for each magazine I want to read?
★★★★★ A count down timer on the main screen for 2 minutes before you have to pay?
No customer support8%

16 of the 1 and 2 star reviews.

★★★★★ I subscribed the 49USD package on the website for a full access to all content, but I can't access to my subscription on the app, I'm writing to the customer service but no way they answer me… how can I get a refund?
★★★★★ I can't access magazine with paid subscription and tech support is lousy
★★★★★ Emailed customer support - crickets
Worse after an update6%

12 of the 1 and 2 star reviews.

★★★★★ Trying to log in and page to update subscription continues to come up.
★★★★★ Hasn't updated to the current magazine.
★★★★★ The new version of the app is horrible.
Lost data, sync, backup5%

11 of the 1 and 2 star reviews.

★★★★★ I've lost track of how many times I have entered my info, but it doesn't seem to recognize any of it.
★★★★★ I have an active annual subscription yet the app refuses to recognize nor restore any purchases for said subscription
★★★★★ And now, this abortion of an app will be deleted.
WHAT THEY ASK FOR
  • I want a subscription refund. 1★, Aug 1, 2023
  • I wish it would save my read articles per account instead of per device as I read on both my tablet and my phone. 2★, Mar 25, 2023
  • People don't need a timed quote ad every time they want straight up information. 1★, Feb 21, 2017
  • This app needs a Major overhaul. 1★, Oct 7, 2014
  • I wish I had not paid for an entire year. 1★, Mar 29, 2014
  • How about instead of charging me extra to add a digital subscription, instead maybe you could refund me part of my sub fee if I surrender my paper version. 1★, Jan 10, 2014
  • Please let me restore my purchases Forbes. 1★, Dec 12, 2013
  • Should have read reviews first. 1★, Aug 30, 2013
WORDS THAT KEEP COMING UP IN BAD REVIEWS
print subscriber13pay extra9print subscription9ipad version7worst magazine6year subscription5digital access5digital subscription5pay for digital5waste of money4paper version4money back4
WHAT THEY LOVE · SHARE OF GOOD REVIEWS
Easy to use16%

15 of the 4 and 5 star reviews.

★★★★★ The app is very easy to use.
★★★★★ I love the new intuitive look and feel of the app, and I can still access the print version of the magazine.
★★★★★ Good design, easy to use.
Fast8%

8 of the 4 and 5 star reviews.

★★★★★ Super smooth app and love the articles.
★★★★★ Fast to download, easy to navigate.
★★★★★ While reading this magazine on my iPad, I had same feeling as if I reading paper magazine….so smooth.
Fun, addictive6%

6 of the 4 and 5 star reviews.

★★★★★ I enjoy reading and watching the news
★★★★★ I appreciate Forbes articles and enjoy the knowledge I gain.
★★★★★ An enjoyable and educational perspective.
Looks great5%

5 of the 4 and 5 star reviews.

★★★★★ Good design, easy to use.
★★★★★ I have been a Forbes reader for many years now and their digital offering works great. I use some of the sharing features more then others since I don't social share much. I like being able to see what other people…
★★★★★ And the ability to cut portions of the magazine.
Accurate, great results3%

3 of the 4 and 5 star reviews.

★★★★★ Works well on both all iPhones and iPads.
★★★★★ I have been a Forbes reader for many years now and their digital offering works great.
★★★★★ Quality content and easy to navigate.

Found by matching words and phrases in the reviews, not read by a person. A review can count toward more than one theme.

What users say

Latest reviews, Japan App Store.

★★★★★Sep 29, 2026
Great

Bought this because it helped me get an idea of how to build a portfolio

★★★★★Aug 10, 2026
Elon musk xgf grimes has my phone

Grimes is friends with my neighbors and my oncologist dr Amin ramzan I have been through ever living hell because of this woman and her money. I do not know her. She has my phone. I can’t post on. I can’t post on Facebook. My YouTube is messed up. No one is seeing my stuff. There is technology and somehow she’s doing it as well as these other others I have been in the legal system, not with Grimes, our self, but my neighbors that she is friends with. One of the main reasons that they took control over my phone is because of Norman Higginbotham from Tehachapi ca. I have very good evidence for instance Norman Higginbotham standing across the street from my home in Tehachapi washing his shoe and he had blood on the side of his head and blood on his elbow. There were two other gentlemen, there, my neighbor and unknown man. No Skyler A few weeks later, there was a party across the alley from my neighbor’s house across the street from my house They had a big fire. I don’t remember the night, but I did record it and you can hear me saying help. That poor man blew up. A few days later, Mr. Higginbotham Skyler himself in broad daylight in a red Dodge truck went back to the residence 112 North Robinson St. and he was standing outside the fence as other gentlemen knocked over the fence with the red truck. I have it recorded. And I’m pretty sure that’s when they took his body away. Skyler looked distraught, but he didn’t go over the fence. It is Skyler Why would they knock over the fence with the thread Dodge truck? I have the tag number Why would they after that day come back with a power washer that I’m pretty sure they rented from our rental place. It was like industrial one. Why would they power washed the trees power wash the building the roof the house or camper the street? Why would that oncologist be around that day? I have photographs and videos of him, leaving around my home and walking by my home as well as Grimes. Why would little X be in Pine Bluff, Arkansas? I have a photograph where he was at the train museum in Pine Bluff, Arkansas of July 2025 and they made some of her AI angel video that is pertaining to me and my family in their yard she made a mistake There was one little tree, one little pine tree that was down at the edge of the creek and my dad’s backyard and it is pictured there and you could tell it is my parents yard. They were stalking me in Pine Bluff, Arkansas Why would I get a video of one of my legal issues in his black Dodge pick up truck leaving the Little Rock airport I have plenty of evidence against these people. They have my cell phone. They used my cell phone to email my lawyer to get me in trouble. Just like they emailed my primary care doctor when I started emailing Alex Spiro. I don’t know how they’ve done it but my phone is broken. Could you get the DOJ to get this iPhone 16? It is the only active phone that I have. I am in Waco with my boyfriend who is working That doctor has done some very nasty things to me. My pelvis vibrates, and I have come up with the conclusion that he put one of those back stimulator things in me because it goes up and down and it gets warm and I don’t have one of those, but I have stalkers. I even found the infrared technology that Blanca pocavich vs elon Musk went to court over . Back on July 30 2021. I know who Blanca is. Could someone relay this to Elon Musk and the DOJ they want my phone I know who Blanca is. Claire and my neighbors as well as my dr. I do believe the infrared technology is to charge this what I assume is the leads that stimulates it will pulsate it gets warm. They leave it on, and it is affecting my entire nervous system up into my face down to the bottom of my feet I’ve had no injuries. I’ve only had one surgery red flag. Could somebody relay this on X to Elon Musk that Terri has them. So much that he has no need to worry. Whatsoever. Believe nothing that you hear and only half of what you see.

★★★★★May 9, 2026
Green

Paper

★★★★★Apr 20, 2026
Auto-Reader

Article No auto-reader, at least one that works. Canceling subscription.

★★★★★May 18, 2025
Yes

Trump is on Forbes

★★★★★Apr 4, 2025
Content great app needs work

I love the news stories, sometimes it takes 8 times for the app to stay open. I have deleted & redownloaded it but that doesn’t work.

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What's new in 31.0

This release includes bug fixes and general stability improvements.

Released Jan 4, 2013. Current version shipped Feb 23, 2026.

Store description

Truly unique among magazine apps, the Forbes app acts as your gateway to the ultimate Forbes experience by combining the power of the dynamic and content-rich Forbes.com with Forbes magazine — all optimized for mobile and enabled for easy saving and sharing. The app offers the freedom to glide between platforms to discover and share what you find interesting, valuable and inspiring: stories about entrepreneurs and executives changing the world; innovative companies that are changing how businesses work; strategic insights to help shape your investment strategies and more. The app opens with Forbes.com and features easy navigation that showcases breaking news, the latest posts, feature stories, video and trending content. In the Magazine channel, subscribers will find each issue organized for mobile and available as a PDF, too. Experience straightforward navigation and a fully integrated environment that allows you to move seamlessly through all that Forbes offers. Enable notifications and never miss a breaking story or magazine issue. SUBSCRIPTION OPTIONS The Forbes app is free to download. All readers can explore Forbes.com content and a sample of the magazine. Complete issues are available to app subscribers. ABOUT FORBES MEDIA The defining voice of entrepreneurial capitalism, Forbes champions success by celebrating those who have made it and those who aspire to make it. Forbes convenes and curates the most influential leaders and entrepreneurs who are driving change, transforming business and making a significant impact on the world. The Forbes brand today reaches more than 140 million people worldwide through its trusted journalism, signature LIVE events, custom marketing programs and 40 licensed local editions in 70 countries. Forbes Media’s brand extensions include real estate, education and financial services license agreements. For more information, visit the Forbes News Hub or Forbes Connect. Forbes Magazine Pricing: • Single Issue Price - USD 5.99* • Subscription 1 Month - USD 2.99* • Subscription 1 Year - USD 29.99* * For non-US app stores, the equivalent currency charges will apply. Please note: App subscriptions do not include access to subscription-only content on our website. Additional Subscription Information: • Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. • Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. • Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal. • Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase. • No cancellation of the current subscription is allowed during active subscription period. Privacy Policy - https://www.forbes.com/privacy/english/ Terms of Use - https://www.forbes.com/terms-and-conditions/

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