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The Globe and Mail Inc. · News & Magazines · United States store
#83 GROSSING · NEWS & MAGAZINES
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Revenue a month, worldwide EST
$1.2M
Likely $395.6K to $3.4M
▲ >999% in 11 days
New ratings
Tracking
Daily counts start building from today
Rating
4.2 of 5
10.5K ratings in this store
Countries it ranks in
42
was 42 on Oct 16, 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 / YEAR · WORLDWIDE
$14M
Google Play $550.9K + App Store $617.6K a month
LIFETIME INSTALLS (GOOGLE)
646.1K
About 3.6K per month on average since launch
WHERE IT EARNS · EST. / MONTH
  • Canada #2 News & Magazines (Play), #4 News (iOS)$341.6K · 29%
  • United States #82 News & Magazines (Play), #87 News (iOS)$267K · 23%
  • Japan #39 News (iOS)$196.8K · 17%
  • Singapore #45 News & Magazines (Play)$92.2K · 8%
  • Switzerland #48 News & Magazines (Play), #94 News (iOS)$53.4K · 5%
  • South Africa #46 News & Magazines (Play)$45K · 4%
  • Saudi Arabia #45 News & Magazines (Play), #92 News (iOS)$30.6K · 3%
  • Pakistan #45 News & Magazines (Play), #5 News (iOS)$16K · 1%
34 more countries
  • India #45 News & Magazines (Play)$15.9K · 1%
  • Hong Kong #44 News & Magazines (Play), #47 News (iOS)$14K · 1%
  • Mexico #47 News & Magazines (Play), #54 News (iOS)$12.4K · 1%
  • Thailand #45 News & Magazines (Play), #54 News (iOS)$10.6K · 1%
  • Turkey #45 News & Magazines (Play)$10.1K · 1%
  • Indonesia #45 News & Magazines (Play)$7.9K · 1%
  • New Zealand #47 News & Magazines (Play), #61 News (iOS)$6.4K · 1%
  • Ireland #49 News & Magazines (Play)$5.3K · 0%
  • Spain #75 News (iOS)$3.8K · 0%
  • UAE #45 News & Magazines (Play)$3.5K · 0%
  • Nigeria #45 News & Magazines (Play)$3.2K · 0%
  • Vietnam #45 News & Magazines (Play)$3.1K · 0%
  • Philippines #45 News & Magazines (Play)$2.6K · 0%
  • Argentina #45 News & Magazines (Play)$2.6K · 0%
  • Netherlands #51 News & Magazines (Play)$2.4K · 0%
  • Poland #47 News & Magazines (Play)$2.1K · 0%
  • Kuwait #45 News & Magazines (Play)$2K · 0%
  • Colombia #45 News & Magazines (Play), #82 News (iOS)$1.9K · 0%
  • Israel #46 News & Magazines (Play)$1.8K · 0%
  • Bangladesh #45 News & Magazines (Play)$1.4K · 0%
  • Finland #50 News & Magazines (Play)$1.3K · 0%
  • Egypt #45 News & Magazines (Play)$1.2K · 0%
  • Chile #45 News & Magazines (Play)$1.2K · 0%
  • Belgium #50 News & Magazines (Play)$1K · 0%
  • Norway #47 News & Magazines (Play)$990 · 0%
  • Ukraine #44 News & Magazines (Play)$974 · 0%
  • Romania #45 News & Magazines (Play)$851 · 0%
  • Portugal #48 News & Magazines (Play)$831 · 0%
  • Qatar #45 News & Magazines (Play)$797 · 0%
  • Czechia #45 News & Magazines (Play)$788 · 0%
  • Austria #51 News & Magazines (Play)$711 · 0%
  • Denmark #47 News & Magazines (Play)$702 · 0%
  • Greece #50 News & Magazines (Play)$638 · 0%
  • Kazakhstan #43 News & Magazines (Play)$607 · 0%
HOW SURE ARE WE
Calibrated range: for apps in the top 50, our estimates were within about 30% of published figures for 9 of 12 apps tested. 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
10.5K
AVG RATING
4.22
PRICE
Free
IN APP PURCHASES
$5.99 per item
CONTAINS ADS
Yes
LAST UPDATE
6d ago
RELEASED
Jan 9, 2012
CONTENT RATING
Everyone

Last 30 days

From our daily snapshots of every grossing chart.

DAYS IN A GROSSING CHART
30 / 30
COUNTRIES NOW
42 (was 11)
EST. REVENUE A MONTH, DAILY · BOTH STORES EST
Show daily values
Sep 24, 2026$107.8K a month
Sep 25, 2026$108.1K a month
Sep 26, 2026$107.3K a month
Sep 27, 2026$107.4K a month
Sep 28, 2026$94.4K a month
Sep 29, 2026$94.4K a month
Sep 30, 2026$92.7K a month
Oct 1, 2026$94.3K a month
Oct 2, 2026$92.5K a month
Oct 3, 2026$92.5K a month
Oct 4, 2026$89.6K a month
Oct 5, 2026$89.6K a month
Oct 6, 2026$89.5K a month
Oct 7, 2026$89.5K a month
Oct 8, 2026$89.2K a month
Oct 9, 2026$89.2K a month
Oct 10, 2026$89.1K a month
Oct 11, 2026$1.1M a month
Oct 12, 2026$1.1M a month
Oct 13, 2026$1M a month
Oct 14, 2026$979K a month
Oct 15, 2026$432.7K a month
Oct 16, 2026$421.9K a month
Oct 17, 2026$438.2K a month
Oct 18, 2026$520K a month
Oct 19, 2026$568.3K a month
Oct 20, 2026$496.5K a month
Oct 21, 2026$1.2M a month
Oct 22, 2026not in a grossing chart
Oct 23, 2026not in a grossing chart
The same estimate as the headline, saved every day. Best rank Sep 24, 2026: #2 News & Magazines · CA. Now: #2 News & Magazines · CA.

Money and momentum

Measured from the store, not estimated.

WHAT IT CHARGES
$5.99 per item
Google Play only shows the price range per item.
REVIEW MOMENTUM
1.9 reviews / week
  • Trendfalling
  • Recent reviews average3.0 stars
  • Recent 1 and 2 star share44%
From the latest 500 written reviews, covering 1815 days. The store only returns this many, so this is the most recent slice.
RATING BREAKDOWN
10.5K ratings
5★57%
4★23%
3★9%
2★6%
1★5%

What users want

From the latest 500 reviews on the United States Google Play, Nov 3, 2021 to Oct 21, 2026: 44% are 1 or 2 stars. Open a theme to read what people wrote.

WHAT THEY COMPLAIN ABOUT · SHARE OF BAD REVIEWS
Price and subscription25%

56 of the 1 and 2 star reviews.

★★★★★ When I go to the store I expect them to display the price on the shelf, I don't expect to have to to the customer service desk and ask about every item that might be on sale 🤷
★★★★★ The app itself is okay, but I'm giving a low rating because the subscription experience is unnecessarily difficult.
★★★★★ canceling subscription at next opportunity.
Bugs, things not working9%

20 of the 1 and 2 star reviews.

★★★★★ 401 error for comments, reload errors otherwise good Set up
★★★★★ the search feature does not work.
★★★★★ Lessen the ads already and fix the broken links!
Login and account problems9%

20 of the 1 and 2 star reviews.

★★★★★ Can't login on GrapheneOS.
★★★★★ I log in and when I try to read any article I get prompted to sign in.
★★★★★ App regularly (multiple times a week) cannot open articles; hours later they might work but often you have to clear app storage (not just cache) and then sign in again.
Too many ads8%

18 of the 1 and 2 star reviews.

★★★★★ The sensitivity with which ads are opening while you attempt to scroll past make the app almost unsuable.
★★★★★ I am disabled and can't afford a subscription, would much rather deal with ads how are people in poverty supposed to follow any kind of news?
★★★★★ Constant ads injected every other paragraph in the app, so frustrating!
Worse after an update6%

14 of the 1 and 2 star reviews.

★★★★★ This app used to provide a genuinely good reading and browsing experience, but since the recent update where they added a Play tab, I feel like the overall quality of the app has gone downhill dramatically.
★★★★★ You clicked on a toast update of a new article....doesn't work.
★★★★★ Updated review 01/25: Some features still don't work in dark mode (e.g.
Lost data, sync, backup6%

13 of the 1 and 2 star reviews.

★★★★★ now lose what was in the post and start over again.
★★★★★ This app used to provide a genuinely good reading and browsing experience, but since the recent update where they added a Play tab, I feel like the overall quality of the app has gone downhill dramatically.
★★★★★ If you are middle of an article and screen turns off or you switch to different app, you lose your spot and must scroll again to find it.
Limits, credits, locked features5%

12 of the 1 and 2 star reviews.

★★★★★ as soon as I installed it told me I reached my free article limit.
★★★★★ Financial reporting is of very limited use for investing, and market information is delayed.
★★★★★ You still need to pay a subscription price, if not they don't let you read the article you went to look for, They block it!
Crashes and freezes5%

10 of the 1 and 2 star reviews.

★★★★★ comments), articles regularly won't load, "Recommended Articles for you" is still displaying same articles from months ago, and the wrong photos regularly load in articles.
★★★★★ I like the articles but this app keeps crashing.
★★★★★ App has suddenly started crashing whenever I open it.
WHAT THEY ASK FOR
  • Comments need a lot of work, no way to view your own or replies to them. 3★, Aug 14, 2026
  • May seem like a small thing but being able to hide the Red Gifted Links icon would be great. 5★, Mar 19, 2026
  • content are well written, need a widget for news. 4★, Aug 10, 2025
  • wish they didn't take away the offline reading function for when I'm out of cell range. 3★, Apr 27, 2025
  • Wish it would allow usb tethering connection, not just wifi. 3★, Oct 13, 2024
  • Cannot customize what categories of news I want alerts for. 1★, Mar 28, 2024
  • Needs a dark mode theme. 3★, Mar 16, 2024
  • It would be great if the app had a dark theme mode. 3★, Feb 8, 2024
WORDS THAT KEEP COMING UP IN BAD REVIEWS
offline reading6dark mode11unable to load5load content5article limit4cancel my subscription4customer service3go back3read an article3free article3recent update3through google3
WHAT THEY LOVE · SHARE OF GOOD REVIEWS
Easy to use8%

18 of the 4 and 5 star reviews.

★★★★★ Reading is easy on the eyes but some financial tables cannot be easily scrolled and thus viewing those numbers become difficult
★★★★★ very easy to navigate through.
★★★★★ Love reading articles, no easy access to my stock watch lists though
Accurate, great results5%

11 of the 4 and 5 star reviews.

★★★★★ It's clear that a great deal of effort has gone into producing journalism of such high quality.
★★★★★ Quality news source including a broad range of category interests.
★★★★★ I love the news so accurate and on point
Fun, addictive5%

10 of the 4 and 5 star reviews.

★★★★★ I thoroughly enjoy the service.
★★★★★ I've enjoyed reading the diverse range of articles covering a variety of subject areas.
★★★★★ Enjoy the c0mprehensiveness of reporting, but wish I could share content to non-subscribers via social media.
Great support2%

4 of the 4 and 5 star reviews.

★★★★★ I think it's very important to support a reliable news source.
★★★★★ love to support our national newspaper with a subscription to excellent writing and news articles.
★★★★★ The all works well, although I lost access to my Watchlist and tech support wasn't able to help.
Useful, it helps1%

2 of the 4 and 5 star reviews.

★★★★★ I refer to it daily and find it useful.

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, United States Google Play.

★★★★★Oct 21, 2026

Decent for viewing the Globe's journalism, but crashes or fails to load too often (twice a week and I use it daily).

★★★★★Oct 15, 2026

ever since I switched from the pixel 7 to pixel 10 running on Android 17, the app stopped providing news alerts, I have done a clean reinstall of the entire phone and the app (not transfer from my old phone), clear storage & cache, enable notification, disable battery optimization (unrestricted), and nothing is working. tried maybe almost everything I can find via Google/ Gemini for resolution. is this issue communicated with Google?

★★★★★Oct 8, 2026

Would like to support Canadian organization, but $9 per week is a bit steep. The Guardian is less than half that at $15/month. Replying to developer response: *I recommend* that you outline any promotional offers up front. It's not my job to go calling customer support to find out what offers you might have available. When I go to the store I expect them to display the price on the shelf, I don't expect to have to to the customer service desk and ask about every item that might be on sale 🤷

★★★★★Sep 4, 2026

The app itself is okay, but I’m giving a low rating because the subscription experience is unnecessarily difficult. I can subscribe digitally online, but to cancel my digital-only subscription I’m required to call customer service during business hours. There should be an online cancellation option for an online subscription.

★★★★★Sep 3, 2026

Was looking forward to a Canada-centric Daily Crossword, only for most of the hints to still be based on US knowledge, and the rest to be just plain bad

★★★★★Aug 31, 2026

Has annoying bugs. Whenever you hit "more articles" the app stops unexpectedly and shuts down. You have to reopen the app and try again. Also, when reading articles, the font randomly changes from paragraph to paragraph. Overall, not a great app.

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App Store ads

Apple Search Ads this app ran in the last 90 days, from Apple's public ad repository.

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None in the last 90 days.

Apple only publishes ads shown in the EU (EU Digital Services Act), with a 7 day delay. An app that advertises only outside the EU shows nothing here. Shown for the App Store version (The Globe and Mail).

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.

globe mail6news5globe4mail4theglobeandmail appview3appview conditions3content3select2articles2financial2goals2receive2alerts2stock2subscriber2digital2globeandmail2theglobeandmail2appview2conditions2

What's new in 11.2

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Store description

Stay informed around-the-clock with world-class, award-winning news, commentary and analysis from The Globe and Mail. Download the app for free. Featuring: - Dark Mode, select your preference in settings - Comment on articles - For You: Personalize financial content and tools to meet your goals - Create and edit multiple Watchlists - Pin your favourite Watchlist - Select topics to receive news relevant to your financial interests and goals - Receive alerts on stock prices and stock news • All Globe and Mail articles and sections, including subscriber-only features with a digital subscription • Latest news and top stories in the home section • Breaking News Alerts • In-app purchase: Purchase a digital subscription to unlock subscriber-only content Subscribe today to access all Globe and Mail content on the app and our website globeandmail.com. Privacy Policy: https://www.theglobeandmail.com/appview/privacy-terms/privacy-policy/ Terms and Conditions: https://beta.theglobeandmail.com/appview/privacy-terms/terms-and-conditions/ We hope you enjoy using the new Globe and Mail app for Android. If you have any questions or comments visit https://support.globeandmail.com

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