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BBC: World News & Stories

BBC Studios Distribution Ltd. · News & Magazines · Japan store
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Revenue a month, worldwide EST
$118.5K
Likely $39.5K to $355.6K
▲ 233.2% in 27 days
New ratings
Tracking
Daily counts start building from today
Rating
4.0 of 5
440.9K ratings in this store
Countries it ranks in
41
was 41 on Oct 15, 2026

Revenue

Estimated from the grossing charts of Oct 21, 2026 in the 53 countries we track, and ratings growth on the App Store.

EST. REVENUE / MONTH · WORLDWIDE · BOTH STORES
$118.5K
Range $39.5K to $355.6K
EST. REVENUE / YEAR · WORLDWIDE
$1.4M
Both stores combined. Small app estimate, so no split per store
LIFETIME INSTALLS (GOOGLE)
35.6M
About 193K per month on average since launch
WHERE IT EARNS · EST. / MONTH
  • United States #29 News & Magazines (Play), #33 News (iOS)$87.2K · 74%
  • Singapore #67 News & Magazines (Play)$7.8K · 7%
  • Canada #15 News (iOS)$5.6K · 5%
  • Switzerland #70 News & Magazines (Play)$4K · 3%
  • South Africa #68 News & Magazines (Play)$3.7K · 3%
  • Saudi Arabia #67 News & Magazines (Play)$1.5K · 1%
  • India #67 News & Magazines (Play)$1.3K · 1%
  • Turkey #67 News & Magazines (Play)$822 · 1%
32 more countries
  • Hong Kong #66 News & Magazines (Play)$701 · 1%
  • Mexico #69 News & Magazines (Play)$652 · 1%
  • Indonesia #67 News & Magazines (Play)$641 · 1%
  • Thailand #67 News & Magazines (Play)$612 · 1%
  • Ireland #71 News & Magazines (Play)$441 · 0%
  • UAE #67 News & Magazines (Play)$289 · 0%
  • Pakistan #67 News & Magazines (Play)$274 · 0%
  • Nigeria #67 News & Magazines (Play)$260 · 0%
  • Vietnam #67 News & Magazines (Play)$254 · 0%
  • Philippines #67 News & Magazines (Play)$214 · 0%
  • Argentina #67 News & Magazines (Play)$212 · 0%
  • New Zealand #69 News & Magazines (Play)$208 · 0%
  • Netherlands #73 News & Magazines (Play)$205 · 0%
  • Poland #69 News & Magazines (Play)$176 · 0%
  • Kuwait #67 News & Magazines (Play)$160 · 0%
  • Israel #68 News & Magazines (Play)$152 · 0%
  • Bangladesh #67 News & Magazines (Play)$116 · 0%
  • Finland #72 News & Magazines (Play)$113 · 0%
  • Colombia #67 News & Magazines (Play)$110 · 0%
  • Egypt #67 News & Magazines (Play)$96 · 0%
  • Chile #67 News & Magazines (Play)$94 · 0%
  • Belgium #72 News & Magazines (Play)$87 · 0%
  • Norway #69 News & Magazines (Play)$82 · 0%
  • Ukraine #66 News & Magazines (Play)$79 · 0%
  • Romania #67 News & Magazines (Play)$69 · 0%
  • Portugal #70 News & Magazines (Play)$69 · 0%
  • Qatar #67 News & Magazines (Play)$65 · 0%
  • Czechia #67 News & Magazines (Play)$64 · 0%
  • Austria #73 News & Magazines (Play)$60 · 0%
  • Denmark #69 News & Magazines (Play)$58 · 0%
  • Greece #72 News & Magazines (Play)$54 · 0%
  • Kazakhstan #65 News & Magazines (Play)$49 · 0%
HOW SURE ARE WE
Small app: combines its grossing ranks with ratings growth (877 new ratings a month on average since launch). Tested on 418 apps with verified revenue: typically off by about 2.4 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
440.9K
AVG RATING
4.04
PRICE
Free
IN APP PURCHASES
No
CONTAINS ADS
Yes
LAST UPDATE
27d ago
RELEASED
Jun 9, 2011
CONTENT RATING
Rated for 3+

Last 29 days

From our daily snapshots of every grossing chart.

DAYS IN A GROSSING CHART
29 / 29
COUNTRIES NOW
41 (was 10)
EST. REVENUE A MONTH, DAILY · BOTH STORES EST
Show daily values
Sep 24, 2026$292.8K a month
Sep 25, 2026$287.5K a month
Sep 26, 2026$266.3K a month
Sep 27, 2026$265.2K a month
Sep 28, 2026$251.9K a month
Sep 29, 2026$260K a month
Sep 30, 2026$253.4K a month
Oct 1, 2026$246.4K a month
Oct 2, 2026$250.5K a month
Oct 3, 2026$249.5K a month
Oct 4, 2026$287.1K a month
Oct 5, 2026$277.5K a month
Oct 6, 2026$301.7K a month
Oct 7, 2026$290.2K a month
Oct 8, 2026$241.8K a month
Oct 9, 2026$238.3K a month
Oct 10, 2026$507.8K a month
Oct 11, 2026$492.1K a month
Oct 12, 2026$493.7K a month
Oct 13, 2026$454.1K a month
Oct 14, 2026$452.9K a month
Oct 15, 2026$375.7K a month
Oct 16, 2026$388K a month
Oct 17, 2026$361.2K a month
Oct 18, 2026$388.5K a month
Oct 19, 2026$398.5K a month
Oct 20, 2026$379.1K a month
Oct 21, 2026$975.7K a month
Oct 22, 2026not in a grossing chart
The same estimate as the headline, saved every day. Best rank Sep 24, 2026: #26 News & Magazines · US. Now: #29 News & Magazines · US.

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
29 reviews / week
  • Trendfalling
  • Recent reviews average2.4 stars
  • Recent 1 and 2 star share63%
From the latest 500 written reviews, covering 123 days. The store only returns this many, so this is the most recent slice.
RATING BREAKDOWN
440.8K ratings
5★54%
4★23%
3★8%
2★4%
1★11%

What users say

Latest reviews, Japan Google Play.

★★★★★Oct 21, 2026

Destroyed the app by changing the format. An utter failure. I can't find the news I'm interested in.

★★★★★Oct 20, 2026

it just sits buffering never loading any audio. I really did enjoy listening daily back a few years ago and now when I downloaded again this glitch happens.. xx 🥲

★★★★★Oct 19, 2026

will not allow me to sign in

★★★★★Oct 19, 2026

not happy with it.

★★★★★Oct 19, 2026

This used to be a great app, with respectful handling of advertising. Not anymore. Now it has zero-click adverts that trigger just by attempting to scroll the display. This then exposes one to potential malware at the other end of those non-BBC links from the adverts. And further insult, these still appear after paying for a subscription, and the app then keeps blocking content telling one to subscribe even though one already has. SCAM! Do not pay for the sham subscription.

★★★★★Oct 19, 2026

I'm disappointed with you, BBC... I have been reading, listening, and watching the BBC News for years. Getting the real news, coverage, and explanation what's going on around the world. But now, every article on the app is behind a paywall subscription. Frustrating... At this point, the app is useless. It would be best to remove / uninstall or ignore this BBC News app...

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Growth research

Where this app is buying and earning its users. Each link opens pre filtered.

Meta Ad Library ↗Active Facebook and Instagram adsTikTok Creative Center ↗Top performing TikTok adsTikTok creators ↗Organic videos mentioning the appInstagram ↗Reels and posts under its hashtagYouTube ↗Reviews, tutorials and ShortsDeveloper site ↗Landing page and pricing

ASO keywords

Most repeated terms in the listing. Highlighted ones also appear in the title or short description.

bbc22news13breaking news10videos9news alerts6live6breaking6stories5podcasts5bbc news5podcasts videos5audio4radio4device4alerts4live coverage3articles podcasts3behalf bbc3bbc bbc3bbc pages3coverage3global3articles3world3

What's new in 2026.9.0

Performance updates and bug fixes.

Store description

THE BBC APP: News, stories, audio, videos and live coverage from our trusted global network of journalists. BBC STORIES: The latest, breaking news headlines, articles, podcasts and videos, including coverage of world News, UK News, elections, BBC Verify, BBC In-Depth and more. Stories and videos covering business, technology, health, culture, arts, travel, Earth, and more. LIVE COVERAGE: Follow live news and live global sport updates. BBC RADIO: Listen live to BBC World Service and Radio 4 while using the BBC app or background audio when switching to another app. Catch up on demand with some previously aired radio shows via the radio schedule page. BBC PODCASTS: Listen to, save and follow on-demand podcasts such as The Global Story and World of Secrets. For offline listening, download episodes to your mobile device. Find current and past episodes from news, politics, culture, true, crime, history, science and sport. BBC VIDEOS: Watch BBC News videos, BBC Sport videos and video stories about climate, sustainability, science, health, technology, entertainment and history. BREAKING NEWS ALERTS: Turn on breaking news notifications from BBC News. MORE FEATURES: - Save articles, podcasts, and videos for later in app and on BBC.com - Watch videos and listen to audio over cellular and wifi - Share articles, stories, podcasts, and videos to social platforms like Facebook and WhatsApp, and send via SMS and email - Audio playback controls with sleep timer and live rewind - Increase your font size for improved readability - Dark mode available for a dark-background reading experience - Opt-in or opt-out of breaking news alerts ADDITIONAL INFO: If you choose to receive breaking news alerts, a unique identifier relating to your device will be stored by Airship on behalf of the BBC to provide you with the service. You can choose to unsubscribe from breaking news alerts from BBC in your device’s ‘Notifications’ screen. Our data processor AppsFlyer collects information on behalf of the BBC for attribution and analysis purposes. You can opt out from AppsFlyer tracking by filling out their ‘Forget My Device’ form: https://www.appsflyer.com/optout The BBC will keep your information secure and not share it with anyone else in accordance with the BBC’s Privacy and Cookies Policy. To read BBC’s Privacy Policy go to https://www.bbc.com/pages/privacy-policy If you install this app you accept the BBC Terms of Use at https://www.bbc.com/pages/terms-of-use

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