Washington Post Downloads & RevenueWashington Post: Breaking News · App Store & Google Play
Washington Post: Breaking News gets 10k+ downloads a day worldwide (AppInsider estimate, November 2026, rounded down to a band).
Washington Post: Breaking News by The Washington Post is on App Store and Google Play. Active Users (MAU & DAU), Downloads, rankings, keywords, revenue, and rating totals.
Washington Post: Breaking News update history & changes
Last change · 55 events since 3 Mar 2010Full timeline ↓Full timeline · 55 events
- 📣Washington Post: Breaking News added 1 ad networkiOSthunder-monetize.com (the developer's app-ads.txt)
- 🎉Washington Post: Breaking News in-app event: Takeaways from the midtermsiOSSPECIAL EVENT · until 11 Nov
- 📣Washington Post: Breaking News added 1 ad networkAndroidthunder-monetize.com (the developer's app-ads.txt)
- 📈Washington Post: Breaking News entered the top 10 in 2 chartsiOSTop Grossing · Magazines & Newspapers · KR · Top Free · Magazines & Newspapers · US
- ✏️Washington Post: Breaking News: new iPad screenshotsiOS· 16 countries
- ✏️Washington Post: Breaking News: new screenshotsiOS9 screenshots (was 9) · 16 countries
- 🌟Washington Post: Breaking News featured by AppleiOSapps · US
- 🌟Washington Post: Breaking News featured by AppleiOSapps · US
- 🌟Washington Post: Breaking News featured by AppleiOSapps · US
- 📦Washington Post: Breaking News updated to version 7.18.4iOSBug fixes and performance improvements.
- ✏️Washington Post: Breaking News: new iPad screenshotsiOS· 16 countries
- ✏️Washington Post: Breaking News: new screenshotsiOS9 screenshots (was 9) · 16 countries
- 📈Washington Post: Breaking News entered the top 100AndroidTop Free · News & Magazines · CA
- 📦Washington Post: Breaking News updated to version 7.18.3iOSBug fixes and performance improvements
- 📈Washington Post: Breaking News entered the top 10iOSTop Grossing · Magazines & Newspapers · RU
- 📦Washington Post: Breaking News: now updating weeklyiOS4 updates in 30 days, after a quiet two months
- 📦Washington Post: Breaking News updated to version 7.18.2iOSBug fixes and performance improvements.
- 🎉Washington Post: Breaking News in-app event: Your guide to the midtermsiOSSPECIAL EVENT · until 14 Nov
- ✏️Washington Post: Breaking News added hidden keywords: policyiOSwords in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
- ✏️Washington Post: Breaking News added hidden keywords: radarscope, policyiOSwords in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
- 📈Washington Post: Breaking News entered the top 10iOSTop Grossing · News · RU
- ✏️Washington Post: Breaking News added hidden keywords: companiesiOSwords in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
- 📦Washington Post: Breaking News updated to version 7.18.1iOSBug fixes and performance improvements.
- 📈Washington Post: Breaking News entered the top 100AndroidTop Free · News & Magazines · GB
- 📈Washington Post: Breaking News entered the top 10iOSTop Grossing · Magazines & Newspapers · IN
- ✏️Washington Post: Breaking News: app got biggeriOS115 MB → 131 MB (+14%)
- 📦Washington Post: Breaking News updated to version 7.18.0iOSPerformance improvements and bug fixes.
- ✏️Washington Post: Breaking News: keywords changediOS· US
- 📈Washington Post: Breaking News entered the top 100AndroidTop Grossing · News & Magazines · NL
- 📈Washington Post: Breaking News charting in a new countryAndroidNetherlands
- 📈Washington Post: Breaking News 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
- 📈Washington Post: Breaking News charting in a new country in 4 chartsAndroidMexico · Thailand · Turkey · Vietnam
- ✏️Washington Post: Breaking News added hidden keywords: newschanneliOSwords in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
- ✏️Washington Post: Breaking News: description updatediOS· IT
- ✏️Washington Post: Breaking News: renamediOSWashington Post → Washington Post: Breaking News · IT
- 📈Washington Post: Breaking News entered the top 10 in 2 chartsiOSTop Grossing · News · AE · Top Grossing · Magazines & Newspapers · AE
- ✏️Washington Post: Breaking News added hidden keywords: politicsiOSwords in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
- ✏️Washington Post: Breaking News: description updatediOS· 15 countries
- ✏️Washington Post: Breaking News: renamediOSWashington Post → Washington Post: Breaking News · 15 countries
- 📦Washington Post: Breaking News updated to version 7.17.0iOSBug fixes and performance improvements
- 📦Washington Post: Breaking News: now updating weeklyAndroid4 updates in 30 days, after a quiet two months
- 📦Washington Post: Breaking News updated to version 7.16.0AndroidBug fixes and performance improvements.
- ✏️Washington Post: Breaking News added hidden keywords: magazineiOSwords in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
- 📦Washington Post: Breaking News updated to version 7.15.5AndroidBug fixes and performance improvements.
- ✏️Washington Post: Breaking News added hidden keywords: nyt, magazineiOSwords in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
- 📈Washington Post: Breaking News entered the top 100AndroidTop Grossing · News & Magazines · CA
- 📈Washington Post: Breaking News charting in a new countryAndroidCanada
- 📦Washington Post: Breaking News updated to version 7.15.4AndroidNo release notes
- ✏️Washington Post: Breaking News added hidden keywords: politicsiOSwords in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
- 🆕Washington Post: Breaking News first spotted by AppInsiderAndroidUnited States
- 🆕Washington Post: Breaking News first spotted by AppInsideriOS#7 in Top Grossing · News · United States
- 📦Washington Post: Breaking News version 7.15.3AndroidBug fixes and performance improvements.
- 📦Washington Post: Breaking News version 7.15.0iOSNo release notes
- 🆕Washington Post: Breaking News released on Google PlayAndroid
- 🆕Washington Post: Breaking News 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 GrossingWashington Post: Breaking News at a glance
AI summary written from our chart and store data, 2026-11-08. It can be wrong: check the numbers above.
The Washington Post app provides free access to breaking news, curated feeds, and audio content for readers seeking global reporting from a major US newspaper. The app maintains strong commercial performance in the US News and Magazines categories while showing notable traction in international markets like China, South Korea, and Saudi Arabia.
Similar apps: New York Times, BBC News, CNN
App Store
App details
App privacy Measured
Washington Post: Breaking News’s App Store privacy label declares 1 data category used to track you across other companies’ apps and websites, 6 linked to your identity and 2 collected anonymously.
Google Play
App details
Tech stack
Trackers and permissions of build v7.4.2, from the εxodus privacy report (CC BY-SA).
Washington Post: Breaking News downloads & installs
Both stores, worldwide. Bands are open; exact numbers are free with an account.
| Store | Downloads / day | Lifetime installs |
|---|---|---|
| App Store | 5k+ | 50M+ |
| Google Play | 100+ | 1M+ Measured |
| Total | 10k+ Confidence | 50M+ Confidence |
How this is calculated
Where Washington Post: Breaking 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.
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 Washington Post: Breaking News makes money: subscriptions, one-off purchases and ads.
Top in-app purchases · App Store US, most popular first
| 1 | Core subscription | |
| 2 | Core subscription | |
| 3 | Premium subscription | |
| 4 | Core subscription | |
| 5 | Premium subscription | |
| 6 | Core subscription | |
| 7 | Core subscription | |
| 8 | Premium subscription | |
| 9 | Premium subscription | |
| 10 | Core subscription |
Hidden keywords
Washington Post: Breaking News shows up in App Store search (US) for 5 words that appear nowhere in its name, subtitle or developer name, so they are almost certainly in its private keyword field, and it ranks in the top 10 for at least one of them.
Where it ranks now
Both stores, across every country we track.
| Store | Best rank | Charting in | US Top Free | US Top Grossing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| App Store | #4 Magazines & Newspapers Grossing | 16 of 30 countries | #23 | #4 |
| Google Play | #10 News & Magazines Grossing | 12 of 23 countries | #44 | #10 |
Full chart lists: App Store · Google Play.
Review momentum
ⓘ How we measure thisGrowing fastest in 
India ▲ +133% · 
Germany ▲ +100% · 
France ▲ +50%
New ratings by country (11)
| Country | New ratings a week | Share | Last 2 weeks vs the 2 before |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 582 | 90% | ▲ +17% |
 Canada | 22 | 3% | ▲ +31% |
 United Kingdom | 9.8 | 2% | ▼ -14% |
 Australia | 9.2 | 1% | ▲ +29% |
| France | 4.5 | 1% | ▲ +50% |
| India | 4.5 | 1% | ▲ +133% |
| Germany | 4 | 1% | ▲ +100% |
 Japan | 2.8 | 0% | ▼ -14% |
 Italy | 2 | 0% | steady |
 Brazil | 1.8 | 0% | – |
 China | 1 | 0% | – |
App Store ratings in the countries we track, 4-week average.
Review 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 ★ | 641k |
| Google Play | 4.6 ★ | 91k 24k written reviews |
| Both stores | 4.7 ★ weighted by ratings | 732k |
What users say about Washington Post: Breaking News
From the 138 most recent App Store reviews in the US.
Users express strong dissatisfaction with perceived editorial bias and recent changes to the app's interface and functionality. Complaints focus heavily on intrusive advertising for paid subscribers and technical issues like accidental link triggers.
Mixed (41% of recent reviews give 4–5 stars). People like it for good value, and being fun. The main complaints are about price and subscriptions, and ads.
What people like
- Price & subscription: “Subscription is a good thing”
- Fun: “I have always enjoyed The Washington Post”
- Ease of use: “The WP web edition is informative and easy to navigate”
- Features & content: “Check with your public library”
Common complaints
- Price & subscription: “Subscription communication”
- Ads: “Why ads on paid subscription”
- Features & content: “Latest update removes the option to return to the Top of the Print edition”
- Crashes & bugs: “paper has been gutted and ruined by Jeff Bezos, a brilliant man broken by his own avarice”
About Washington Post: Breaking News
PRODUCT FEATURES
• Stay informed with the 24/7 feed of today’s news.
• Wake up with The 7, a better morning briefing on the day’s most important and interesting stories.
• Customize your alerts to be the first to know when news is breaking.
• Catch up with today’s stories by listening to original podcasts and audio articles.
• Discover something new in My Post, a curated feed with recommendations just for you.
• Dive deeper into Post journalism with innovative graphics, video, and augmented reality exclusives.
SUBSCRIPTION DETAILS
• Options: Download the free app and subscribe to get unlimited access.
• Extras: Your subscription to The Washington Post lets you access The Post from all your devices, on the web and in the app. Premium subscribers also enjoy three extra accounts to share.
• Payment: Payment will be charged to your iTunes account with the confirmation of your purchase.
• Auto-renewal: Your subscription will auto-renew unless you cancel 24 hours before the end of the current subscription period. The auto-renewal can be turned off at any time in the Account Settings section of the App Store. Please note, you will be unable to cancel your current subscription during an active subscription period.
• Free trial: Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable.
• Privacy policy: https://www.washingtonpost.com/privacy-policy/2011/11/18/gIQASIiaiN_story.html
• App Privacy information displayed below applies to users on iOS 14.5 or higher
• Terms of service: https://www.washingtonpost.com/terms-of-service/2011/11/18/gIQAldiYiN_story.html
• CA notice of collection: https://www.washingtonpost.com/privacy-policy/2011/11/18/gIQASIiaiN_story.html#CALIFORNIA
• Do not sell my info (CA residents): https://www.washingtonpost.com/my-post/privacy-settings/
Washington Post: Breaking News App Store
Washington Post: Breaking News gets 10k+ downloads a day worldwide (AppInsider estimate, November 2026, rounded down to a band).
Washington Post: Breaking News is #4 in Magazines & Newspapers Grossing in United States and charting in 16 of 30 countries we track.
Updated 8 Nov 2026 · rankings refresh through the day
24 Sep 2026 Magazines & Newspapers GrossingWashington Post: Breaking News at a glance
AI summary written from our chart and store data, 2026-11-08. It can be wrong: check the numbers above.
The Washington Post app provides free access to breaking news, curated feeds, and audio content for readers seeking global reporting from a major US newspaper. The app maintains strong commercial performance in the US News and Magazines categories while showing notable traction in international markets like China, South Korea, and Saudi Arabia.
Similar apps: New York Times, BBC News, CNN
Washington Post: Breaking News on the App Store
App details
App privacy Measured
Washington Post: Breaking News’s App Store privacy label declares 1 data category used to track you across other companies’ apps and websites, 6 linked to your identity and 2 collected anonymously.
Washington Post: Breaking 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
Where Washington Post: Breaking 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.
Retention · share of new users still active
Time spent · per daily user
How this is calculated
In-app revenue
Worldwide, what users spend in Washington Post: Breaking News before Apple and Google take their fee.
How this is calculated
Business model: Subscription-led
How Washington Post: Breaking News makes money: subscriptions, one-off purchases and ads.
Top in-app purchases · App Store US, most popular first
| 1 | Core subscription | |
| 2 | Core subscription | |
| 3 | Premium subscription | |
| 4 | Core subscription | |
| 5 | Premium subscription | |
| 6 | Core subscription | |
| 7 | Core subscription | |
| 8 | Premium subscription | |
| 9 | Premium subscription | |
| 10 | Core subscription |
Hidden keywords
Washington Post: Breaking News shows up in App Store search (US) for 5 words that appear nowhere in its name, subtitle or developer name, so they are almost certainly in its private keyword field, and it ranks in the top 10 for at least one of them.
Where it ranks now
Every top chart it appears in across 30 countries.
Apps near Washington Post: Breaking News on the chart
Magazines & Newspapers Grossing, around #4.
Ratings
App Store, worldwide.
Review momentum
ⓘ How we measure thisGrowing fastest in India ▲ +133% · Germany ▲ +100% · France ▲ +50%
New ratings by country (11)
| Country | New ratings a week | Share | Last 2 weeks vs the 2 before |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 582 | 90% | ▲ +17% |
| Canada | 22 | 3% | ▲ +31% |
| United Kingdom | 9.8 | 2% | ▼ -14% |
| Australia | 9.2 | 1% | ▲ +29% |
| France | 4.5 | 1% | ▲ +50% |
| India | 4.5 | 1% | ▲ +133% |
| Germany | 4 | 1% | ▲ +100% |
| Japan | 2.8 | 0% | ▼ -14% |
| Italy | 2 | 0% | steady |
| Brazil | 1.8 | 0% | – |
| China | 1 | 0% | – |
App Store ratings in the countries we track, 4-week average.
Review 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 Washington Post: Breaking News
From the 138 most recent App Store reviews in the US.
Users express strong dissatisfaction with perceived editorial bias and recent changes to the app's interface and functionality. Complaints focus heavily on intrusive advertising for paid subscribers and technical issues like accidental link triggers.
Mixed (41% of recent reviews give 4–5 stars). People like it for good value, and being fun. The main complaints are about price and subscriptions, and ads.
What people like
- Price & subscription: “Subscription is a good thing”
- Fun: “I have always enjoyed The Washington Post”
- Ease of use: “The WP web edition is informative and easy to navigate”
- Features & content: “Check with your public library”
Common complaints
- Price & subscription: “Subscription communication”
- Ads: “Why ads on paid subscription”
- Features & content: “Latest update removes the option to return to the Top of the Print edition”
- Crashes & bugs: “paper has been gutted and ruined by Jeff Bezos, a brilliant man broken by his own avarice”
About Washington Post: Breaking News
PRODUCT FEATURES
• Stay informed with the 24/7 feed of today’s news.
• Wake up with The 7, a better morning briefing on the day’s most important and interesting stories.
• Customize your alerts to be the first to know when news is breaking.
• Catch up with today’s stories by listening to original podcasts and audio articles.
• Discover something new in My Post, a curated feed with recommendations just for you.
• Dive deeper into Post journalism with innovative graphics, video, and augmented reality exclusives.
SUBSCRIPTION DETAILS
• Options: Download the free app and subscribe to get unlimited access.
• Extras: Your subscription to The Washington Post lets you access The Post from all your devices, on the web and in the app. Premium subscribers also enjoy three extra accounts to share.
• Payment: Payment will be charged to your iTunes account with the confirmation of your purchase.
• Auto-renewal: Your subscription will auto-renew unless you cancel 24 hours before the end of the current subscription period. The auto-renewal can be turned off at any time in the Account Settings section of the App Store. Please note, you will be unable to cancel your current subscription during an active subscription period.
• Free trial: Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable.
• Privacy policy: https://www.washingtonpost.com/privacy-policy/2011/11/18/gIQASIiaiN_story.html
• App Privacy information displayed below applies to users on iOS 14.5 or higher
• Terms of service: https://www.washingtonpost.com/terms-of-service/2011/11/18/gIQAldiYiN_story.html
• CA notice of collection: https://www.washingtonpost.com/privacy-policy/2011/11/18/gIQASIiaiN_story.html#CALIFORNIA
• Do not sell my info (CA residents): https://www.washingtonpost.com/my-post/privacy-settings/
Latest updates
Store changes
What Washington Post: Breaking News changed on its store page: name, icon, screenshots, price, size, languages, requirements.
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Washington Post: Live News gets 10k+ downloads a day worldwide (AppInsider estimate, November 2026, rounded down to a band).
Washington Post: Live News is #10 in News & Magazines Grossing on Google Play in United States and charting in 12 of 23 countries we track.
Updated 8 Nov 2026 · rankings refresh through the day
News & Magazines GrossingWashington Post: Live News on Google Play
App details
Tech stack
Trackers and permissions of build v7.4.2, from the εxodus privacy report (CC BY-SA).
Washington Post: Live 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
Where Washington Post: Live 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.
Retention · share of new users still active
Time spent · per daily user
How this is calculated
In-app revenue
Worldwide, what users spend in Washington Post: Live News before Apple and Google take their fee.
How this is calculated
Business model: Subscription-led
How Washington Post: Live News makes money: subscriptions, one-off purchases and ads.
Top in-app purchases · App Store US, most popular first
| 1 | Core subscription | |
| 2 | Core subscription | |
| 3 | Premium subscription | |
| 4 | Core subscription | |
| 5 | Premium subscription | |
| 6 | Core subscription | |
| 7 | Core subscription | |
| 8 | Premium subscription | |
| 9 | Premium subscription | |
| 10 | Core subscription |
Where it ranks on Google Play
Every top 200 chart it appears in across 23 countries.
| Country | Charts | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| United States | News & MagazinesGrossing | #10 |
| United States | News & MagazinesFree | #44 |
| United Kingdom | News & MagazinesGrossing | #34 |
| Canada | News & MagazinesGrossing | #17 |
| India | News & MagazinesGrossing | #21 |
 Mexico | News & MagazinesGrossing | #21 |
| Indonesia | News & MagazinesGrossing | #19 |
| Saudi Arabia | News & MagazinesGrossing | #21 |
| United Kingdom | News & MagazinesFree | #83 |
| United Arab Emirates | News & MagazinesGrossing | #19 |
 Turkey | News & MagazinesGrossing | #22 |
 Netherlands | News & MagazinesGrossing | #22 |
 Thailand | News & MagazinesGrossing | #19 |
| Canada | News & MagazinesFree | #62 |
 Vietnam | News & MagazinesGrossing | #19 |
| United Arab Emirates | News & MagazinesFree | #167 |
| Thailand | News & MagazinesFree | #168 |
Apps near Washington Post: Live News on the chart
News & Magazines Grossing, around #10.
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 Washington Post: Live News
From the 165 most recent Google Play reviews in the US.
Users generally praise the app's content quality, navigation ease, and audio features, though many express concerns about perceived political bias and recent staffing cuts. Technical issues such as crashes on specific devices, forced Google Play updates, and notification bugs are frequent sources of negative feedback.
Mixed but leaning positive (61% of recent reviews give 4–5 stars). People like it for being easy to use, and being fun. The main complaints are about crashes and bugs, and price and subscriptions.
What people like
- Ease of use: “informative and intuitive”
- Fun: “challenging and not afraid”
- Updates: “App keeps saying it must be updated”
- Price & subscription: “I have been subscriber for decades”
Common complaints
- Crashes & bugs: “Done - still doesn't work”
- Price & subscription: “Refund my subscription fee”
- Updates: “As of the 9/18/26 update the app has become unusable”
- Login & account: “Login granted but now I can't find the story again”
About Washington Post: Live News
PRODUCT FEATURES
• Stay informed with the 24/7 feed of today’s news.
• Wake up with The 7, a better morning briefing on the day’s most important and interesting stories.
• Customize your alerts to be the first to know when news is breaking.
• Catch up with today’s stories by listening to original podcasts and audio articles.
• Discover something new in My Post, a curated feed with recommendations just for you.
• Dive deeper into Post journalism with innovative graphics, video, and augmented reality exclusives.
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