BBC News Android
BBC News gets 5k+ downloads a day worldwide (AppInsider estimate, September 2026, rounded down to a band).
BBC News is #7 in News & Magazines Free on Google Play in United Kingdom and charting in 1 of 15 countries we track.
Updated 27 Sep 2026 · rankings refresh through the day
DeveloperBritish Broadcasting Corporation
CategoryNews & Magazines
PriceFree
Released–
Installs10M+
Rating★ 4.5 (243k)
Updated
Content ratingEveryone
Rating
4.5 ★
243k ratings
Measured
Best rank now
#7
News & Magazines FreeMeasured
BBC News on Google Play
App details
App ID
bbc.mobile.news.uk
Publisher
British Broadcasting Corporation
Content rating
Everyone
Tech stack
Trackers and permissions of build v8.1.2.6003, from the εxodus privacy report (CC BY-SA).
Trackers
7
Permissions
16
Trackers
Full permission listProSee plans
BBC News downloads
Worldwide, per day, and installs to date. The band is open; the exact number is free with an account.
How this is calculated
Google Play shows an exact lifetime install count; downloads per day are its daily change (measured). When Play hasn't refreshed the count, they come from new ratings and Top Free chart positions. Confidence is the chance the real number is within half to double ours.
Where BBC News's downloads come from Modelled
Last 30 days: organic search, browsing the store, features and paid ads.
Active users
All platforms, worldwide. Free with an account.
Stickiness (DAU / MAU)
how many monthly users open it on a given day
Retention · share of new users still active
Day 1
Day 7
Day 30
Time spent · per daily user
Average time spent Pro
min a day
Sessions a day Pro
Time per session Pro
min
How this is calculated
Monthly users come from lifetime installs across every store, fitted on monthly active user figures companies publish; daily users = monthly × the typical daily/monthly ratio for the category. Confidence is the chance the real number is within half to double ours.
Business model: Ad-led
How BBC News makes money: subscriptions, one-off purchases and ads.
Ads · 22 ad networks
Ads
/mo
of revenue
Where it ranks on Google Play
Every top 200 chart it appears in across 15 countries.
| Country | Charts | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | News & MagazinesFree | #7 |
Apps near BBC News on the chart
News & Magazines Free, around #7.
Ratings
Google Play, worldwide.
Rating
4.5 ★
243k ratings
Measured
Ratings
243k
Measured
Written reviews
206
Measured
About BBC News
The official BBC News app offers you the latest live news you can trust from our UK and global network of journalists.
Download the BBC News app, where you'll get top stories and breaking news, live reporting, and the option to follow news topics that match your interests. Our topics range from UK News, Health, Lifestyle, Culture, Business, Technology and Science and Environment. These can all be found in the My News tab in the app.
The BBC News app offers the following:
News, Features & Analysis
Headlines, detailed analysis, and exclusive features.
Breaking news and top stories
Get breaking news and top stories from our trusted global network of journalists.
Live news and developing stories
Follow developing stories with up-to-the-minute reporting available 24-hours a day and access the BBC News channel live stream.
Local news and weather
Using the UK postcode in your BBC account, we'll show you local stories and weather to stay informed on your area.
Alerts for top stories
Opt-in to push alerts where you will receive notifications instantly to your device.
Follow news that's important to you with My News
Create a personalised My News experience that brings together the topics and stories you care about and trust the most. Access them quickly in the My News tab.
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If you choose to receive push alerts, a unique identifier relating to your device will be stored by Airship on behalf of the BBC to provide you with the service. No other personal data relating to you (such as a username or email address) is processed.
You can choose to unsubscribe from BBC News push notifications in your device's 'Notifications' screen.
For attribution and analysis purposes, our data processor AppsFlyer collects the below information about you:
- Your device information, such as device type
- Your IP address to determine your location
- Activity data, such as the time you downloaded the app
- Which sites (if any) referred you to download and use the app
We also use this data together with your BBC account data to improve the BBC News service. You can opt out from AppsFlyer tracking by filling out their 'Forget My Device' form: https://www.appsflyer.com/optout.
The BBC News app uses technologies similar to cookies to measure audience behaviour. The app uses information collected through these technologies for internal purposes to analyse and improve the app and help us give you a better experience. You can switch this off using the Send App Statistics toggle on the BBC News app's Settings screen.
For more information about how and why we use information about you, please visit the BBC News App Privacy Notice: https://www.bbc.co.uk/usingthebbc/privacy/bbc-news-uk-app-privacy-notice
The BBC will keep your information secure and not share it with anyone else in accordance with the BBC's Privacy Policy which can be found here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/privacy.
For more information about how the BBC processes your personal data to provide a personalised ser
Download the BBC News app, where you'll get top stories and breaking news, live reporting, and the option to follow news topics that match your interests. Our topics range from UK News, Health, Lifestyle, Culture, Business, Technology and Science and Environment. These can all be found in the My News tab in the app.
The BBC News app offers the following:
News, Features & Analysis
Headlines, detailed analysis, and exclusive features.
Breaking news and top stories
Get breaking news and top stories from our trusted global network of journalists.
Live news and developing stories
Follow developing stories with up-to-the-minute reporting available 24-hours a day and access the BBC News channel live stream.
Local news and weather
Using the UK postcode in your BBC account, we'll show you local stories and weather to stay informed on your area.
Alerts for top stories
Opt-in to push alerts where you will receive notifications instantly to your device.
Follow news that's important to you with My News
Create a personalised My News experience that brings together the topics and stories you care about and trust the most. Access them quickly in the My News tab.
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If you choose to receive push alerts, a unique identifier relating to your device will be stored by Airship on behalf of the BBC to provide you with the service. No other personal data relating to you (such as a username or email address) is processed.
You can choose to unsubscribe from BBC News push notifications in your device's 'Notifications' screen.
For attribution and analysis purposes, our data processor AppsFlyer collects the below information about you:
- Your device information, such as device type
- Your IP address to determine your location
- Activity data, such as the time you downloaded the app
- Which sites (if any) referred you to download and use the app
We also use this data together with your BBC account data to improve the BBC News service. You can opt out from AppsFlyer tracking by filling out their 'Forget My Device' form: https://www.appsflyer.com/optout.
The BBC News app uses technologies similar to cookies to measure audience behaviour. The app uses information collected through these technologies for internal purposes to analyse and improve the app and help us give you a better experience. You can switch this off using the Send App Statistics toggle on the BBC News app's Settings screen.
For more information about how and why we use information about you, please visit the BBC News App Privacy Notice: https://www.bbc.co.uk/usingthebbc/privacy/bbc-news-uk-app-privacy-notice
The BBC will keep your information secure and not share it with anyone else in accordance with the BBC's Privacy Policy which can be found here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/privacy.
For more information about how the BBC processes your personal data to provide a personalised ser
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