The Information: Tech News Android
The Information: Tech News is #104 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
DeveloperThe Information
CategoryNews & Magazines
PriceFree
Released
Installs50k+
Rating★ 4.0 (267)
Updated
Content ratingEveryone
Rating
4.0 ★
267 ratings
Measured
Best rank now
#104
Measured
The Information: Tech News on Google Play
App details
App ID
com.theinformation.ticker
Publisher
The Information
Content rating
Everyone
The Information: Tech 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 The Information: Tech 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
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 Information: Tech News 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: In-app purchase-led
How The Information: Tech News makes money: subscriptions, one-off purchases and ads.
In-app purchases
One-off purchases
/mo
of revenue
Where it ranks on Google Play
Every top 200 chart it appears in across 15 countries.
| Country | Charts | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| News & MagazinesFree | #104 |
Apps near The Information: Tech News on the chart
News & Magazines Free, around #104.
Ratings
Google Play, worldwide.
Rating
4.0 ★
267 ratings
Measured
Ratings
267
Measured
Written reviews
35
Measured
About The Information: Tech News
Before it's everywhere, it's in The Information.
The Information is the most trusted source for original tech news and business reporting — read first thing every morning by the founders, CEOs, venture capital investors, and operators who move the industry. We break the stories the rest of the internet spends the next 24 hours catching up to. If you care about getting the news first and trusting the source, this is your app.
While other outlets aggregate and republish, our reporters develop original scoops you won't find anywhere else: deep investigations into Big Tech, profiles of the founders building the next generation of companies, and rigorous analysis of the deals, fundings, and power shifts shaping technology and business.
WHAT WE COVER
- AI news — OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, Microsoft, xAI, and the LLM and AI agents race
- Semiconductor and AI data center news — Nvidia, chips, and the infrastructure powering the AI boom
- Venture capital and startup funding — VC rounds, valuations, and the firms writing the checks
- Crypto and fintech — markets, regulation, and the companies redefining money
- EV and battery technology — Tesla and the future of transportation
- Big Tech — Apple, Amazon, AWS, and Meta
- Deals — M&A, private equity, and IPO coverage for people who need the details
- Plus enterprise software, cybersecurity, robotics, quantum computing, and the creator economy
APP FEATURES
- For You: a personalized home feed that surfaces the tech and business news that matters most to you
- Breaking news alerts: push notifications the moment a story breaks — read it here before it hits your inbox or your feed
- TITV: live and on-demand video, including interviews and analysis with our reporters and the people in the news
- Text-to-audio: listen to any article hands-free, on your commute or at the gym
- Deep Research: our AI-powered tool to go deeper on any company, topic, or trend
- Bookmarking: save articles to read later, across all your devices
- Dark mode: a comfortable reading experience, day or night
- Org Charts: 30+ exclusive org charts, from Airbnb to YouTube, mapping who really runs the biggest companies
- Newsletters: manage subscriptions including The Briefing, Dealmaker, Creator Economy, and more
- Podcasts: deep dives on startups, venture capital, and the tech industry with our reporters and guests
- Directory & Forum: connect with other subscribers — investors, founders, and operators
- Events Calendar: track the biggest moments in tech, from earnings and IPOs to product launches
IS THE INFORMATION RIGHT FOR YOU?
Our readers also follow Bloomberg, Forbes, The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, and TechCrunch — the outlets that often spend the next day catching up to the stories we break first. The real question isn't whether you'll get the news. It's when. Get it here, first.
The Information is more than a publication — it's the daily edge for people who can't afford to be last to know on AI, venture capital, crypt
The Information is the most trusted source for original tech news and business reporting — read first thing every morning by the founders, CEOs, venture capital investors, and operators who move the industry. We break the stories the rest of the internet spends the next 24 hours catching up to. If you care about getting the news first and trusting the source, this is your app.
While other outlets aggregate and republish, our reporters develop original scoops you won't find anywhere else: deep investigations into Big Tech, profiles of the founders building the next generation of companies, and rigorous analysis of the deals, fundings, and power shifts shaping technology and business.
WHAT WE COVER
- AI news — OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, Microsoft, xAI, and the LLM and AI agents race
- Semiconductor and AI data center news — Nvidia, chips, and the infrastructure powering the AI boom
- Venture capital and startup funding — VC rounds, valuations, and the firms writing the checks
- Crypto and fintech — markets, regulation, and the companies redefining money
- EV and battery technology — Tesla and the future of transportation
- Big Tech — Apple, Amazon, AWS, and Meta
- Deals — M&A, private equity, and IPO coverage for people who need the details
- Plus enterprise software, cybersecurity, robotics, quantum computing, and the creator economy
APP FEATURES
- For You: a personalized home feed that surfaces the tech and business news that matters most to you
- Breaking news alerts: push notifications the moment a story breaks — read it here before it hits your inbox or your feed
- TITV: live and on-demand video, including interviews and analysis with our reporters and the people in the news
- Text-to-audio: listen to any article hands-free, on your commute or at the gym
- Deep Research: our AI-powered tool to go deeper on any company, topic, or trend
- Bookmarking: save articles to read later, across all your devices
- Dark mode: a comfortable reading experience, day or night
- Org Charts: 30+ exclusive org charts, from Airbnb to YouTube, mapping who really runs the biggest companies
- Newsletters: manage subscriptions including The Briefing, Dealmaker, Creator Economy, and more
- Podcasts: deep dives on startups, venture capital, and the tech industry with our reporters and guests
- Directory & Forum: connect with other subscribers — investors, founders, and operators
- Events Calendar: track the biggest moments in tech, from earnings and IPOs to product launches
IS THE INFORMATION RIGHT FOR YOU?
Our readers also follow Bloomberg, Forbes, The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, and TechCrunch — the outlets that often spend the next day catching up to the stories we break first. The real question isn't whether you'll get the news. It's when. Get it here, first.
The Information is more than a publication — it's the daily edge for people who can't afford to be last to know on AI, venture capital, crypt
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