BBC World Service Android
BBC World Service is #14 in News & Magazines Free on Google Play in India and charting in 10 of 15 countries we track.
Updated 27 Sep 2026 · rankings refresh through the day
DeveloperBritish Broadcasting Corporation
CategoryNews & Magazines
PriceFree
Released–
Installs100k+
Rating★ 4.2 (0)
Updated–
Content ratingEveryone
Rating
4.2 ★
0 ratings
Measured
Best rank now
#14
News & Magazines FreeMeasured
BBC World Service on Google Play
App details
App ID
uk.co.bbc.wsuniversal
Publisher
British Broadcasting Corporation
Content rating
Everyone
BBC World Service 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.
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.
Where it ranks on Google Play
Every top 200 chart it appears in across 15 countries.
| Country | Charts | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| India | News & MagazinesFree | #14 |
 Russia | News & MagazinesFree | #20 |
 Saudi Arabia | News & MagazinesFree | #19 |
 Canada | News & MagazinesFree | #40 |
 Australia | News & MagazinesFree | #40 |
 United Arab Emirates | News & MagazinesFree | #15 |
 France | News & MagazinesFree | #65 |
 Germany | News & MagazinesFree | #107 |
 Brazil | News & MagazinesFree | #67 |
 Italy | News & MagazinesFree | #86 |
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Ratings
Google Play, worldwide.
Rating
4.2 ★
0 ratings
Measured
Ratings
0
Measured
About BBC World Service
The BBC World Service app brings you trusted BBC News in multiple languages. Choose your preferred language edition - BBC News Hindi, Arabic, Mundo or Russian - to access news curated and produced by a team of BBC journalists dedicated to each language edition.
Download the BBC World Service app to stay informed with impartial global and regional news wherever you are. Discover top stories, breaking news, in-depth analysis, investigations, and explainers to help you understand the stories shaping the world. Remain vigilant against misinformation and disinformation and keep informed with trusted journalism that brings the facts into focus.
Watch live reporting and explore video coverage, all in one place. Stay up to date across a wide range of topics including world news, politics, health, lifestyle, culture, business, science and technology, and the environment.
The BBC World Service app helps you stay connected to the stories that matter most to you.
Impartial global and regional news, top stories and analysis
Headlines, features and expert analyses
Breaking news and live reporting
Stay up to date with current affairs
Investigations and explainers
In-depth reporting, longer reads and videos exploring key global and regional stories, alongside explainers that tackle disinformation and unpack complex news topics.
Video
Watch the latest news moments, insight and analysis.
Alerts for top stories
Opt-in to push alerts where you will receive notifications instantly to your device.
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.
If you install this app, you accept the BBC World Service App Terms of Use, Privacy Notice and information about the use of cookies and similar technologies, available at:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/3HbwbT5gzbDN6TG1gsLpjTv/bbc-world-service-app
To give you the best experience and to enable the features provided by this app, we and our partners may use cookies and similar technologies. You can find out more about how your information is used by visiting the link above.
Download the BBC World Service app to stay informed with impartial global and regional news wherever you are. Discover top stories, breaking news, in-depth analysis, investigations, and explainers to help you understand the stories shaping the world. Remain vigilant against misinformation and disinformation and keep informed with trusted journalism that brings the facts into focus.
Watch live reporting and explore video coverage, all in one place. Stay up to date across a wide range of topics including world news, politics, health, lifestyle, culture, business, science and technology, and the environment.
The BBC World Service app helps you stay connected to the stories that matter most to you.
Impartial global and regional news, top stories and analysis
Headlines, features and expert analyses
Breaking news and live reporting
Stay up to date with current affairs
Investigations and explainers
In-depth reporting, longer reads and videos exploring key global and regional stories, alongside explainers that tackle disinformation and unpack complex news topics.
Video
Watch the latest news moments, insight and analysis.
Alerts for top stories
Opt-in to push alerts where you will receive notifications instantly to your device.
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.
If you install this app, you accept the BBC World Service App Terms of Use, Privacy Notice and information about the use of cookies and similar technologies, available at:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/3HbwbT5gzbDN6TG1gsLpjTv/bbc-world-service-app
To give you the best experience and to enable the features provided by this app, we and our partners may use cookies and similar technologies. You can find out more about how your information is used by visiting the link above.