The Boston Globe Android
The Boston Globe is #130 in News & Magazines Free on Google Play in United States and charting in 1 of 15 countries we track.
Updated 27 Sep 2026 · rankings refresh through the day
DeveloperBoston Globe Media Partners, LLC
CategoryNews & Magazines
PriceFree
Released
Installs100k+
Rating★ 4.7 (1.1k)
Updated
Content ratingEveryone 10+
Rating
4.7 ★
1.1k ratings
Measured
Best rank now
#130
News & Magazines FreeMeasured
The Boston Globe on Google Play
App details
App ID
com.bostonglobe.android
Publisher
Boston Globe Media Partners, LLC
Content rating
Everyone 10+
The Boston Globe 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 The Boston Globe'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
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.
In-app revenue
Worldwide, what users spend in The Boston Globe before Apple and Google take their fee.
How this is calculated
Not in an overall Top Grossing chart, only in category charts: each category position is converted to the overall position it corresponds to, then priced on the same rank-to-revenue curve, inside the part of each market the charted apps leave over.
Business model: Ad-led
How The Boston Globe makes money: subscriptions, one-off purchases and ads.
In-app purchasesAds · 3 ad networks
One-off purchases
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of revenue
Ads
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Where it ranks on Google Play
Every top 200 chart it appears in across 15 countries.
| Country | Charts | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| United States | News & MagazinesFree | #130 |
Apps near The Boston Globe on the chart
News & Magazines Free, around #130.
Ratings
Google Play, worldwide.
Rating
4.7 ★
1.1k ratings
Measured
Ratings
1.1k
Measured
Written reviews
349
Measured
About The Boston Globe
Get full access to The Boston Globe's 27-time Pulitzer Prize winning journalism, spanning local and national breaking news, investigative reporting, and coverage of politics, business, art, travel, culture, and more.
Updated with a new design and experience, Globe app users can read, watch, and comment on the latest news from New England’s largest newsroom.
• Download the app and discover local stories from The Boston Globe, Globe New Hampshire, and Globe Rhode Island.
• Engage with groundbreaking journalism from the Spotlight Team.
• Enjoy thought-provoking opinion and analysis from Globe columnists.
• Explore impactful features from Globe Magazine and in-depth coverage of Boston sports.
• Stay informed with Boston Globe Today, our daily TV show that takes you beyond the headlines.
APP FEATURES
• Customize notifications so you always have the latest updates about the topics you care about.
• Save articles to read later, even when your device is offline.
• Share your thoughts on articles and join the online discussion with in-app commenting.
• Go beyond the headlines with videos from Boston Globe Today.
Plus More!
Updated with a new design and experience, Globe app users can read, watch, and comment on the latest news from New England’s largest newsroom.
• Download the app and discover local stories from The Boston Globe, Globe New Hampshire, and Globe Rhode Island.
• Engage with groundbreaking journalism from the Spotlight Team.
• Enjoy thought-provoking opinion and analysis from Globe columnists.
• Explore impactful features from Globe Magazine and in-depth coverage of Boston sports.
• Stay informed with Boston Globe Today, our daily TV show that takes you beyond the headlines.
APP FEATURES
• Customize notifications so you always have the latest updates about the topics you care about.
• Save articles to read later, even when your device is offline.
• Share your thoughts on articles and join the online discussion with in-app commenting.
• Go beyond the headlines with videos from Boston Globe Today.
Plus More!
What's new in 5.0.11
Bug fixes and performance improvements