BBC World Service Downloads & RevenueBBC World Service · App Store
BBC World Service is #19 in News Free in Russia and charting in 13 of 30 countries we track.
Updated 8 Nov 2026 · rankings refresh through the day
CategoryNews
PriceFree
Released
Rating★ 4.0 (4)
Version9.24.0
Age rating12+
First seen by us
24 Sep 2026
24 Sep 2026Installs (est.)5k+ worldwide
📈Entered the top 100📈Charting in a new country📦Updated to version 9.24.0🔎Top 10 for “world”✏️New screenshots✏️New screenshots📦Updated to version 9.23.0🆕First spotted by AppInsider🆕Released on the App Store
Full timeline · 23 events
- 📈BBC World Service entered the top 100Top Free · News · ID
- 📈BBC World Service charting in a new countryIndonesia
- ✏️BBC World Service: content notes changed− Infrequent/Mild Sexual Content and Nudity
- ✏️BBC World Service added 3 languages+ FA + TA + UR
- 📦BBC World Service updated to version 9.24.0New editions are now available from BBC News Bangla, BBC News Tamil and BBC News Urdu - for global and regional headlines that matter to you. With just one tap, you can choose your edition and start receiving trusted news alerts to your phone.… more
- 🔎BBC World Service reached Top 10 for “world”#10 in China search · popularity 62
- ✏️BBC World Service added 5 languages+ BN + HA + PT + TR + UK
- ✏️BBC World Service: new screenshots6 screenshots (was 6) · 9 countries
- ✏️BBC World Service: new screenshots6 screenshots (was 6) · RU
- ✏️BBC World Service: description updated· BR
- ✏️BBC World Service: new screenshots6 screenshots (was 6) · BR
- 📦BBC World Service updated to version 9.23.0Sannu! Hausa is here! You can now use the app in Hausa and explore our new Hausa edition, bringing you the latest news, analysis and stories from the BBC. Looking for news in English? We'll point you to the right place. This release also includes bug fixes and general improvements.… more
- ✏️BBC World Service: new screenshots6 screenshots (was 6) · JP
- 📦BBC World Service updated to version 9.22.0This release contains general bug fixes and improvements.
- 📈BBC World Service entered the top 10Top Free · News · RU
- 📈BBC World Service entered the top 10Top Free · News · AE
- 📈BBC World Service entered the top 100Top Free · News · DE
- 📈BBC World Service charting in a new countryGermany
- 📈BBC World Service entered the top 100Top Free · News · KR
- 📈BBC World Service charting in a new countrySouth Korea
- 🆕BBC World Service first spotted by AppInsider#73 in Top Free · News · Japan
- 📦BBC World Service version 9.20.0No release notes
- 🆕BBC World Service released on the App Store
Collected from the stores by AppInsider since we first spotted the app. Dates are when we saw each change.
Rating
4.0 ★
4 ratings
Measured
Best rank now
#19
News FreeMeasured
New ratings a week
2.8
▼ -92% vs the 2 weeks before
Measured
BBC World Service on the App Store
App details
App ID
6761256736
Publisher
BBC Media Applications Technologies Limited
On the store since
Jun 2026
Under a year
Minimum OS
iOS 17.6+
iPhone XS and later
Devices
iPhone · iPad
Universal purchase
Content rating
12+
5 content notes below
Languages
14
AR BN EN HA HI FA PT RU ES TA TR UK …
Size
91 MB
Content notesInfrequent/Mild Medical/Treatment InformationInfrequent/Mild Profanity or Crude HumourInfrequent/Mild Realistic ViolenceInfrequent/Mild Mature/Suggestive ThemesInfrequent/Mild Alcohol, Tobacco or Drug Use or References
App privacy Measured
BBC World Service’s App Store privacy label declares 1 data category used to track you across other companies’ apps and websites, 2 linked to your identity and 4 collected anonymously.
Used to track you
1
Linked to you
2
Not linked to you
4
Tracks you via
UUsage Data
Linked to your identity
CContact InfoIIdentifiers
Not linked to you
LLocation+3 more
As declared by the developer on the App Store — Apple requires every app to publish this label. We track changes over time.
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
Apple publishes no download counts. App Store downloads come from chart positions and daily rating growth per country, calibrated on Google Play install counts; lifetime installs from ratings worldwide × installs per rating. Confidence is the chance the real number is within half to double ours.
Where BBC World Service'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
Retention · share of new users still active
Day 1
Day 7
Day 30
Time spent · per daily user
Average time spent Pro
min a day
Sessions a day Pro
Time per session Pro
min
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 now
Every top chart it appears in across 30 countries.
| Country | Charts | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Russia | NewsFree | #19 |
| Japan | NewsFree | #84 |
 Brazil | NewsFree | #30 |
 Canada | NewsFree | #33 |
 United Arab Emirates | NewsFree | #13 |
 Saudi Arabia | NewsFree | #21 |
 Germany | NewsFree | #73 |
 Australia | NewsFree | #49 |
 France | NewsFree | #78 |
 India | NewsFree | #64 |
 South Korea | NewsFree | #176 |
 Italy | NewsFree | #92 |
 Indonesia | NewsFree | #159 |
Apps near BBC World Service on the chart
News Free, around #19.
Ratings
App Store, worldwide.
Rating
4.0 ★
4 ratings
Measured
Ratings
4
Measured
Review momentum
ⓘ How we measure thisNew ratings a week
2.8
▼ -92% vs the 2 weeks before
Lifetime rating
4.0★
recent stars not readable yet: new ratings are a tiny share of the total
Review momentum
55/100
faster than 79% of News apps
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 BBC World Service
From recent reviews.
About BBC World Service
The BBC World Service app brings you trusted BBC News in multiple languages. Choose your preferred language edition 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. Get stories that bring clarity, and trusted news in a rising tide of misinformation and disinformation.
Watch live reporting and live TV, listen to podcasts, 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.
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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/3FHqJzNhJMZlVQlZtn3QzyR/bbc-world-service-app-privacy-notice
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. Get stories that bring clarity, and trusted news in a rising tide of misinformation and disinformation.
Watch live reporting and live TV, listen to podcasts, 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.
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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/3FHqJzNhJMZlVQlZtn3QzyR/bbc-world-service-app-privacy-notice
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.
Latest updates
9.24.0
New editions are now available from BBC News Bangla, BBC News Tamil and BBC News Urdu - for global and regional headlines that matter to you. With just one tap, you can choose your edition and start receiving trusted news alerts to your phone.
9.23.0
Sannu! Hausa is here! You can now use the app in Hausa and explore our new Hausa edition, bringing you the latest news, analysis and stories from the BBC. Looking for news in English? We'll point you to the right place. This release also includes bug fixes and general improvements.
9.22.0
This release contains general bug fixes and improvements.
Store changes
What BBC World Service changed on its store page: name, icon, screenshots, price, size, languages, requirements.
Content notes changed
− Infrequent/Mild Sexual Content and Nudity
Added 3 languages
+ FA + TA + UR
Added 5 languages
+ BN + HA + PT + TR + UK
