The Globe and Mail Downloads & RevenueThe Globe and Mail · App Store & Google Play
The Globe and Mail gets 100+ downloads a day worldwide (AppInsider estimate, November 2026, rounded down to a band).
The Globe and Mail by The Globe and Mail Inc. is on App Store and Google Play. Active Users (MAU & DAU), Downloads, rankings, keywords, revenue, and rating totals.
Full timeline · 47 events
- 🌟The Globe and Mail featured by AppleiOSapps · CA
- 🌟The Globe and Mail featured by AppleiOSapps · CA
- 🌟The Globe and Mail featured by AppleiOSapps · CA
- 🌟The Globe and Mail featured by AppleiOSapps · CA
- 🌟The Globe and Mail featured by AppleiOSapps · CA
- 🌟The Globe and Mail featured by AppleiOSapps · CA
- 📦The Globe and Mail updated to version 11.3.2iOSGeneral updates and improvements
- 🌟The Globe and Mail featured by AppleiOSapps · CA
- 🌟The Globe and Mail featured by AppleiOSapps · CA
- ✏️The Globe and Mail added hidden keywords: magazines, analysisiOSwords in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
- 🌟The Globe and Mail featured by AppleiOSapps · CA
- ✏️The Globe and Mail added hidden keywords: commandsiOSwords in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
- 🔎The Globe and Mail reached Top 10 for “news”iOS#10 in Canada search · popularity 74
- 📈The Globe and Mail entered the top 10iOSTop Grossing · Magazines & Newspapers · AE
- 📈The Globe and Mail entered the top 100iOSTop Free · Magazines & Newspapers · KR
- ✏️The Globe and Mail: new screenshotsiOS7 screenshots (was 5) · IT
- ✏️The Globe and Mail added hidden keywords: financeiOSwords in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
- ✏️The Globe and Mail: app got biggeriOS88 MB → 105 MB (+19%)
- 📦The Globe and Mail updated to version 11.3iOSSubscribers can opt into News Assistant, a new AI-powered search tool for improved results and faster financial research.
- 📦The Globe and Mail updated to version 11.3AndroidSubscribers can opt into News Assistant, a new AI-powered search tool for improved results and faster financial research.
- 📈The Globe and Mail entered the top 100iOSTop Free · Magazines & Newspapers · AE
- 📈The Globe and Mail new best rank in the overall chart: #139AndroidTop Grossing · All Apps · CA
- 📈The Globe and Mail entered the top 100AndroidTop Grossing · News & Magazines · NL
- 📈The Globe and Mail charting in a new countryAndroidNetherlands
- 📈The Globe and Mail new best rank in the overall chart: #141AndroidTop Grossing · All Apps · CA
- 📈The Globe and Mail entered the top 100 in 4 chartsAndroidTop Grossing · News & Magazines · MX · Top Grossing · News & Magazines · TH · Top Grossing · News & Magazines · TR · Top Grossing · News & Magazines · VN
- 📈The Globe and Mail charting in a new country in 4 chartsAndroidMexico · Thailand · Turkey · Vietnam
- ✏️The Globe and Mail: new screenshotsiOS7 screenshots (was 5) · FR
- 📈The Globe and Mail new best rank in the overall chart: #152AndroidTop Grossing · All Apps · CA
- 📈The Globe and Mail new best rank in the overall chart: #155AndroidTop Grossing · All Apps · CA
- 📦The Globe and Mail updated to version 11.2.1iOSUsers can explore top audio stories in curated playlists and add them directly to their listening queue from the audio hub under the Listen tab.
- ✏️The Globe and Mail: new screenshotsiOS7 screenshots (was 5) · JP, AU
- 📈The Globe and Mail entered the top 100 in 3 chartsiOSTop Grossing · News · BR · Top Grossing · News · ID · Top Grossing · Magazines & Newspapers · ID
- 📈The Globe and Mail charting in a new countryiOSIndonesia
- 📈The Globe and Mail entered the top 10iOSTop Free · News · CA
- ✏️The Globe and Mail: new screenshotsiOS7 screenshots (was 5) · 8 countries
- ✏️The Globe and Mail: new screenshotsAndroid12 screenshots (was 10) · US
- 📦The Globe and Mail updated to version 11.2iOSUsers can explore top audio stories in curated playlists and add them directly to their listening queue from the audio hub under the Listen tab.
- ✏️The Globe and Mail added hidden keywords: politicsiOSwords in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
- 📈The Globe and Mail new best rank in the overall chart: #162AndroidTop Grossing · All Apps · CA
- 🆕The Globe and Mail first spotted by AppInsiderAndroidCanada
- 🆕The Globe and Mail first spotted by AppInsideriOS#62 in Top Grossing · News · United States
- 📦The Globe and Mail updated to version 11.2AndroidUsers can explore top audio stories in curated playlists and add them directly to their listening queue from the audio hub under the Listen tab.
- 📦The Globe and Mail version 11.1iOSNo release notes
- 📦The Globe and Mail version 11.1AndroidUpdates to the commenting experience.
Users can now follow comment threads. They will see a notification bell when their comment receives a like or reply. - 🆕The Globe and Mail released on Google PlayAndroid
- 🆕The Globe and Mail released on the App StoreiOS
Collected from the stores by AppInsider since we first spotted the app. Dates are when we saw each change.
Magazines & Newspapers GrossingThe Globe and Mail at a glance
AI summary written from our chart and store data, 2026-11-08. It can be wrong: check the numbers above.
The Globe and Mail is a free news application providing Canadian and international journalism, financial data, and personalized content for readers of the major Canadian newspaper. It holds strong positions in Canada, ranking #2 in Magazines & Newspapers Grossing and #4 in News Grossing, while maintaining moderate visibility in markets like Brazil, China, and the US.
Similar apps: CBC News, Toronto Star, NYT Times
App Store
App details
Google Play
App details
Tech stack
Trackers and permissions of build v5.1.6, from the εxodus privacy report (CC BY-SA).
The Globe and Mail downloads & installs
Both stores, worldwide. Bands are open; exact numbers are free with an account.
| Store | Downloads / day | Lifetime installs |
|---|---|---|
| App Store | 100+ | 5M+ |
| Google Play | 50+ | 500k+ Measured |
| Total | 100+ Confidence | 5M+ Confidence |
How this is calculated
Where The Globe and Mail'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.
Retention · share of new users still active
Time spent · per daily user
How this is calculated
In-app revenue
Worldwide, what users spend before Apple and Google take their fee.
| Store | Per day | Per month | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| App Store | |||
| Google Play | |||
| Total | Confidence | 100% |
Business model: Subscription-led
How The Globe and Mail makes money: subscriptions, one-off purchases and ads.
Top in-app purchases · App Store US, most popular first
| 1 | Monthly Subscription subscription | |
| 2 | Annual Subscription subscription |
Where it ranks now
Both stores, across every country we track.
| Store | Best rank | Charting in | US Top Free | US Top Grossing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| App Store | #2 Magazines & Newspapers Grossing | 8 of 30 countries | – | #72 |
| Google Play | #2 News & Magazines Grossing | 11 of 23 countries | – | #86 |
Full chart lists: App Store · Google Play.
Review momentum
ⓘ How we measure thisReview momentum (0-100) blends how fast the app collects ratings compared with other apps in its category (60%), whether that pace is speeding up (25%) and what recent raters give it (15%; recent stars well below lifetime pull it down). Ratings counts are read daily. A jump usually means a launch, a feature, ads or a new review prompt.
Ratings
Both stores. Store data, measured.
| Store | Rating | Ratings |
|---|---|---|
| App Store | 4.7 ★ | 3k |
| Google Play | 4.6 ★ | 11k 291 written reviews |
| Both stores | 4.6 ★ weighted by ratings | 14k |
What users say about The Globe and Mail
From the 50 most recent App Store reviews in the US.
Users praise the high-quality journalism and balanced perspective of The Globe and Mail, often citing it as a superior alternative to US news outlets. However, significant frustration exists regarding app stability, intrusive advertising, and subscription management issues that detract from the reading experience.
Mixed but leaning positive (58% of recent reviews give 4–5 stars). People like it for being easy to use, and its features and content. The main complaints are about price and subscriptions, and recent updates. Recent reviews are more negative than earlier ones.
What people like
- Ease of use: “Top journalism and easy to use app -similar to BBC”
- Features & content: “Excellent app and content”
- Fun: “I enjoy the globe on my iPhone”
- Design: “❗️Dark mode not implemented”
Common complaints
- Price & subscription: “Made a money making service”
- Updates: “Thanks for the update (BROKEN)”
- Crashes & bugs: “Thanks for the update (BROKEN)”
- Features & content: “I keep getting “the Sunday morning read” and other editorial content pushed to me”
About The Globe and Mail
Featuring:
• Sign up and receive The Globe's newsletters in the app.
• 'For You' section featuring customized news feed, crossword puzzles, and horoscopes.
• Globe subscribers can gift up to three articles a month to family and friends.
• Improved stock profile pages with graphs and more news.
• Watchlist: Create and edit custom Watchlists of key stocks directly in the app with all changes synced seamlessly to the website
• Commenting: Join the conversation by commenting and discussing articles
• Saved articles: Bookmark your favourite articles to read later
• Audio articles: Listen to select articles via the dedicated audio player
• All Globe and Mail articles and sections, including subscriber-only features with a digital subscription
• Latest news and top stories
• Alerts: Opt-in to be notified about breaking news
• Offline reading: Save articles to read when you’re offline
• In-app purchase: Purchase a digital subscription to unlock subscriber-only content
Subscribe today to access all Globe and Mail content on all platforms.
App Store Policy:
• 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
By subscribing to The Globe and Mail, you agree to our Terms and Conditions: https://www.theglobeandmail.com/appview/privacy-terms/terms-and-conditions/ and
Privacy Policy: https://www.theglobeandmail.com/appview/privacy-terms/privacy-policy/
We hope you enjoy using the new Globe iOS app. If you have any questions or comments, tweet @GlobeHelp or visit http://support.globeandmail.com.
The Globe and Mail App Store
The Globe and Mail gets 100+ downloads a day worldwide (AppInsider estimate, November 2026, rounded down to a band).
The Globe and Mail is #2 in Magazines & Newspapers Grossing in Canada and charting in 8 of 30 countries we track.
Updated 8 Nov 2026 · rankings refresh through the day
24 Sep 2026 Magazines & Newspapers GrossingThe Globe and Mail at a glance
AI summary written from our chart and store data, 2026-11-08. It can be wrong: check the numbers above.
The Globe and Mail is a free news application providing Canadian and international journalism, financial data, and personalized content for readers of the major Canadian newspaper. It holds strong positions in Canada, ranking #2 in Magazines & Newspapers Grossing and #4 in News Grossing, while maintaining moderate visibility in markets like Brazil, China, and the US.
Similar apps: CBC News, Toronto Star, NYT Times
The Globe and Mail on the App Store
App details
The Globe and Mail downloads
Worldwide, per day, and installs to date. The band is open; the exact number is free with an account.
How this is calculated
Where The Globe and Mail'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.
Retention · share of new users still active
Time spent · per daily user
How this is calculated
In-app revenue
Worldwide, what users spend in The Globe and Mail before Apple and Google take their fee.
How this is calculated
Business model: Subscription-led
How The Globe and Mail makes money: subscriptions, one-off purchases and ads.
Top in-app purchases · App Store US, most popular first
| 1 | Monthly Subscription subscription | |
| 2 | Annual Subscription subscription |
Where it ranks now
Every top chart it appears in across 30 countries.
| Country | Charts | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Canada | Magazines & NewspapersGrossing | #2 |
| Canada | NewsGrossingMagazines & NewspapersFree | #4 |
| United States | Magazines & NewspapersGrossing | #72 |
| Canada | NewsFree | #12 |
 China | Magazines & NewspapersGrossing | #55 |
| United States | NewsGrossing | #92 |
 United Kingdom | Magazines & NewspapersGrossing | #83 |
 Brazil | Magazines & NewspapersGrossing | #41 |
| Brazil | NewsGrossing | #65 |
 Indonesia | Magazines & NewspapersGrossing | #64 |
| Indonesia | NewsGrossing | #69 |
 Saudi Arabia | Magazines & NewspapersGrossing | #69 |
| Saudi Arabia | NewsGrossing | #87 |
 United Arab Emirates | Magazines & NewspapersGrossing | #82 |
Apps near The Globe and Mail on the chart
Magazines & Newspapers Grossing, around #2.
Ratings
App Store, worldwide.
Review momentum
ⓘ How we measure thisReview momentum (0-100) blends how fast the app collects ratings compared with other apps in its category (60%), whether that pace is speeding up (25%) and what recent raters give it (15%; recent stars well below lifetime pull it down). Ratings counts are read daily. A jump usually means a launch, a feature, ads or a new review prompt.
What users say about The Globe and Mail
From the 50 most recent App Store reviews in the US.
Users praise the high-quality journalism and balanced perspective of The Globe and Mail, often citing it as a superior alternative to US news outlets. However, significant frustration exists regarding app stability, intrusive advertising, and subscription management issues that detract from the reading experience.
Mixed but leaning positive (58% of recent reviews give 4–5 stars). People like it for being easy to use, and its features and content. The main complaints are about price and subscriptions, and recent updates. Recent reviews are more negative than earlier ones.
What people like
- Ease of use: “Top journalism and easy to use app -similar to BBC”
- Features & content: “Excellent app and content”
- Fun: “I enjoy the globe on my iPhone”
- Design: “❗️Dark mode not implemented”
Common complaints
- Price & subscription: “Made a money making service”
- Updates: “Thanks for the update (BROKEN)”
- Crashes & bugs: “Thanks for the update (BROKEN)”
- Features & content: “I keep getting “the Sunday morning read” and other editorial content pushed to me”
About The Globe and Mail
Featuring:
• Sign up and receive The Globe's newsletters in the app.
• 'For You' section featuring customized news feed, crossword puzzles, and horoscopes.
• Globe subscribers can gift up to three articles a month to family and friends.
• Improved stock profile pages with graphs and more news.
• Watchlist: Create and edit custom Watchlists of key stocks directly in the app with all changes synced seamlessly to the website
• Commenting: Join the conversation by commenting and discussing articles
• Saved articles: Bookmark your favourite articles to read later
• Audio articles: Listen to select articles via the dedicated audio player
• All Globe and Mail articles and sections, including subscriber-only features with a digital subscription
• Latest news and top stories
• Alerts: Opt-in to be notified about breaking news
• Offline reading: Save articles to read when you’re offline
• In-app purchase: Purchase a digital subscription to unlock subscriber-only content
Subscribe today to access all Globe and Mail content on all platforms.
App Store Policy:
• 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
By subscribing to The Globe and Mail, you agree to our Terms and Conditions: https://www.theglobeandmail.com/appview/privacy-terms/terms-and-conditions/ and
Privacy Policy: https://www.theglobeandmail.com/appview/privacy-terms/privacy-policy/
We hope you enjoy using the new Globe iOS app. If you have any questions or comments, tweet @GlobeHelp or visit http://support.globeandmail.com.
Latest updates
Store changes
What The Globe and Mail changed on its store page: name, icon, screenshots, price, size, languages, requirements.
More from The Globe and Mail Inc.
The Globe and Mail Android
The Globe and Mail gets 100+ downloads a day worldwide (AppInsider estimate, November 2026, rounded down to a band).
The Globe and Mail is #2 in News & Magazines Grossing on Google Play in Canada and charting in 11 of 23 countries we track.
Updated 8 Nov 2026 · rankings refresh through the day
News & Magazines GrossingThe Globe and Mail at a glance
AI summary written from our chart and store data, 2026-11-07. It can be wrong: check the numbers above.
The Globe and Mail is a free news application providing Canadian and global journalism, financial analysis, and personalized stock tracking tools for readers interested in current events and market data. The app ranks #2 in the Canadian News & Magazines Grossing chart, indicating strong monetization performance relative to its high visibility in international grossing charts across diverse markets like Turkey, Indonesia, and India.
Similar apps: The New York Times, BBC News, Reuters
The Globe and Mail on Google Play
App details
Tech stack
Trackers and permissions of build v5.1.6, from the εxodus privacy report (CC BY-SA).
The Globe and Mail downloads
Worldwide, per day, and installs to date. The band is open; the exact number is free with an account.
How this is calculated
Where The Globe and Mail'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.
How this is calculated
In-app revenue
Worldwide, what users spend in The Globe and Mail before Apple and Google take their fee.
How this is calculated
Business model: Subscription-led
How The Globe and Mail makes money: subscriptions, one-off purchases and ads.
Top in-app purchases · App Store US, most popular first
| 1 | Monthly Subscription subscription | |
| 2 | Annual Subscription subscription |
Where it ranks on Google Play
Every top 200 chart it appears in across 23 countries.
| Country | Charts | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Canada | News & MagazinesGrossing | #2 |
| United States | News & MagazinesGrossing | #86 |
| Canada | News & MagazinesFree | #23 |
 India | News & MagazinesGrossing | #45 |
| Canada | All AppsGrossing | #150 |
 Mexico | News & MagazinesGrossing | #43 |
| Indonesia | News & MagazinesGrossing | #45 |
| Saudi Arabia | News & MagazinesGrossing | #45 |
| United Arab Emirates | News & MagazinesGrossing | #43 |
 Turkey | News & MagazinesGrossing | #44 |
 Netherlands | News & MagazinesGrossing | #48 |
 Thailand | News & MagazinesGrossing | #44 |
 Vietnam | News & MagazinesGrossing | #44 |
Apps near The Globe and Mail on the chart
News & Magazines Grossing, around #2.
Ratings
Google Play, worldwide.
Review momentum
ⓘ How we measure thisReview momentum (0-100) blends how fast the app collects ratings compared with other apps in its category (60%), whether that pace is speeding up (25%) and what recent raters give it (15%; recent stars well below lifetime pull it down). Ratings counts are read daily. A jump usually means a launch, a feature, ads or a new review prompt.
What users say about The Globe and Mail
From the 62 most recent Google Play reviews in the US.
Users frequently report severe technical issues including app crashes, failed article loads, and intrusive ads that disrupt reading. Subscription management is a major pain point, with many complaining about the inability to cancel online and high pricing relative to competitors.
Mixed (44% of recent reviews give 4–5 stars). People like it for good value, and being easy to use. The main complaints are about price and subscriptions, and missing features or content. Recent reviews are more negative than earlier ones.
What people like
- Price & subscription: “I look forward to subscribing again”
- Ease of use: “Reading is easy on the eyes but some financial tables cannot be easily scrolled and thus viewing those numbers become difficult”
- Features & content: “The new update fixes all the bugs and introduces a really good new queuing feature”
Common complaints
- Price & subscription: “canceling subscription at next opportunity”
- Features & content: “the search feature does not work”
- Ads: “Lessen the ads already and fix the broken links!”
- Crashes & bugs: “Lessen the ads already and fix the broken links!”
About The Globe and Mail
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
What's new in 11.3
Store changes
What The Globe and Mail changed on its store page: name, icon, screenshots, price, size, languages, requirements.
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