LBC Downloads & RevenueLBC: UK, World & Breaking News · App Store & Google Play
LBC: UK, World & Breaking News gets 1k+ downloads a day worldwide (AppInsider estimate, November 2026, rounded down to a band).
LBC: UK, World & Breaking News by Global Media & Entertainment Limited is on App Store and Google Play. Active Users (MAU & DAU), Downloads, rankings, keywords, revenue, and rating totals.
LBC: UK, World & Breaking News update history & changes
Last change · 65 events since 15 Jan 2009Full timeline ↓🌟iOSFeatured by Apple🌟iOSFeatured by Apple📣iOSAdded 2 ad networks📣iOSDropped 1 ad network📣AndroidAdded 2 ad networks📣AndroidDropped 1 ad network📈iOSCharting in a new country📈AndroidEntered the top 100📈iOSCharting in a new country✏️iOSDescription updated✏️iOSNew iPad screenshots📈AndroidCharting in a new country in 5 charts📦iOSUpdated to version 181.2📦iOSUpdated to version 181.1📦AndroidUpdated to version 131.0.0💰AndroidIn-app price range changed📦AndroidNow updating weekly🆕AndroidFirst spotted by AppInsider🆕AndroidReleased on Google Play
Full timeline · 65 events
- 🌟LBC: UK, World & Breaking News featured by AppleiOSapps · GB
- 🌟LBC: UK, World & Breaking News featured by AppleiOSapps · GB
- 📣LBC: UK, World & Breaking News added 2 ad networksiOSfacebook.com, google.com (the developer's app-ads.txt)
- 📣LBC: UK, World & Breaking News dropped 1 ad networkiOSadswizz.com (the developer's app-ads.txt)
- 📣LBC: UK, World & Breaking News added 2 ad networksAndroidfacebook.com, google.com (the developer's app-ads.txt)
- 📣LBC: UK, World & Breaking News dropped 1 ad networkAndroidadswizz.com (the developer's app-ads.txt)
- 🌟LBC: UK, World & Breaking News featured by AppleiOSapps · GB
- 📈LBC: UK, World & Breaking News charting in a new countryiOSBrazil
- 🌟LBC: UK, World & Breaking News featured by AppleiOSapps · GB
- 📈LBC: UK, World & Breaking News entered the top 100AndroidTop Grossing · News & Magazines · GB
- 🌟LBC: UK, World & Breaking News featured by AppleiOSapps · GB
- 🌟LBC: UK, World & Breaking News featured by AppleiOSapps · GB
- 🌟LBC: UK, World & Breaking News featured by AppleiOSapps · GB
- 📈LBC: UK, World & Breaking News charting in a new countryiOSItaly
- ✏️LBC: UK, World & Breaking News: description updatediOS· CA
- ✏️LBC: UK, World & Breaking News: new iPad screenshotsiOS· CA
- ✏️LBC: UK, World & Breaking News: new screenshotsiOS5 screenshots (was 5) · CA
- 📈LBC: UK, World & Breaking News charting in a new country in 5 chartsAndroidIndonesia · Mexico · Netherlands · Turkey · +1 more
- 🌟LBC: UK, World & Breaking News featured by AppleiOSapps · GB
- 📈LBC: UK, World & Breaking News entered the top 100iOSTop Free · News · AU
- ✏️LBC: UK, World & Breaking News: description updatediOS· AU
- ✏️LBC: UK, World & Breaking News: new screenshotsiOS5 screenshots (was 5) · AU
- 🌟LBC: UK, World & Breaking News featured by AppleiOSapps · GB
- 📈LBC: UK, World & Breaking News charting in a new countryiOSFrance
- 🌟LBC: UK, World & Breaking News featured by AppleiOSapps · GB
- ✏️LBC: UK, World & Breaking News: description updatediOS· SA
- ✏️LBC: UK, World & Breaking News: new iPad screenshotsiOS· SA
- ✏️LBC: UK, World & Breaking News: new screenshotsiOS5 screenshots (was 5) · SA
- ✏️LBC: UK, World & Breaking News added hidden keywords: telegraphiOSwords in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
- 🌟LBC: UK, World & Breaking News featured by AppleiOSapps · GB
- 🌟LBC: UK, World & Breaking News featured by AppleiOSapps · GB
- 📦LBC: UK, World & Breaking News updated to version 181.2iOSThis release contains minor fixes and improvements.
- 📦LBC: UK, World & Breaking News updated to version 181.1iOSThis release contains minor fixes and improvements.
- ✏️LBC: UK, World & Breaking News: description updatediOS· RU, GB
- ✏️LBC: UK, World & Breaking News: new iPad screenshotsiOS· RU, GB
- ✏️LBC: UK, World & Breaking News: new screenshotsiOS5 screenshots (was 5) · RU, GB
- 📦LBC: UK, World & Breaking News updated to version 181.0iOSThis release contains minor fixes and improvements.
- 📦LBC: UK, World & Breaking News: now updating weeklyiOS4 updates in 30 days, after a quiet two months
- 📦LBC: UK, World & Breaking News updated to version 131.0.0AndroidThis major update brings you the news, your way. Introducing news topics you can add, remove and re-order, new Video, Opinion and Callers sections and the ability to Search all LBC content.
- 📈LBC: UK, World & Breaking News charting in a new countryAndroidSaudi Arabia
- 📈LBC: UK, World & Breaking News charting in a new countryAndroidThailand
- 💰LBC: UK, World & Breaking News: in-app price range changedAndroid$4.49 - $134.99 per item → $3.99 - $134.99 per item · US
- 📦LBC: UK, World & Breaking News: now updating weeklyAndroid4 updates in 30 days, after a quiet two months
- 📦LBC: UK, World & Breaking News updated to version 130.0.3AndroidThis major update brings you the news, your way. Introducing news topics you can add, remove and re-order, new Video, Opinion and Callers sections and the ability to Search all LBC content.
- 📈LBC: UK, World & Breaking News entered the top 10iOSTop Free · News · GB
- ✏️LBC: UK, World & Breaking News: needs a newer iOSiOSiOS 18.1 → iOS 26.0
- 📦LBC: UK, World & Breaking News updated to version 130.0.2AndroidThis major update brings you the news, your way. Introducing news topics you can add, remove and re-order, new Video, Opinion and Callers sections and the ability to Search all LBC content.
- 📦LBC: UK, World & Breaking News updated to version 180.0iOSThis release contains minor fixes and improvements.
- 📈LBC: UK, World & Breaking News entered the top 10AndroidTop Free · News & Magazines · GB
- 🌟LBC: UK, World & Breaking News featured by AppleiOSapps · GB
- 📦LBC: UK, World & Breaking News updated to version 179.1iOSThis release contains minor fixes and improvements.
- 🌟LBC: UK, World & Breaking News featured by AppleiOSapps · GB
- 🌟LBC: UK, World & Breaking News featured by AppleiOSapps · GB
- 📈LBC: UK, World & Breaking News entered the top 100 in 2 chartsAndroidTop Free · News & Magazines · AE · Top Free · News & Magazines · IN
- 🌟LBC: UK, World & Breaking News featured by AppleiOSapps · GB
- 🌟LBC: UK, World & Breaking News featured by AppleiOSapps · GB
- 🌟LBC: UK, World & Breaking News featured by AppleiOSapps · GB
- 🆕LBC: UK, World & Breaking News first spotted by AppInsideriOS#13 in Top Free · News · United Kingdom
- 🆕LBC: UK, World & Breaking News first spotted by AppInsiderAndroidGermany
- 🌟LBC: UK, World & Breaking News featured by AppleiOSapps · GB
- 📦LBC: UK, World & Breaking News updated to version 129.0.1AndroidThis major update brings you the news, your way. Introducing news topics you can add, remove and re-order, new Video, Opinion and Callers sections and the ability to Search all LBC content.
- 📦LBC: UK, World & Breaking News version 179.0iOSThis release contains minor fixes and improvements.
- 📦LBC: UK, World & Breaking News version 129.0.0AndroidThis major update brings you the news, your way. Introducing news topics you can add, remove and re-order, new Video, Opinion and Callers sections and the ability to Search all LBC content.
- 🆕LBC: UK, World & Breaking News released on Google PlayAndroid
- 🆕LBC: UK, World & 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.
Rating
4.5 ★
16k ratings, both stores
Measured
Best rank now
#8
Android · 
News & Magazines Free
News & Magazines FreeMeasured
New ratings a week
38
▲ +7% vs the 2 weeks before (App Store)
Measured
App Store
App details
App ID
297700808
Publisher
Global Media & Entertainment Limited
Publisher country
United Kingdom
On the store since
Jan 2009
17 years on the store
Minimum OS
iOS 26.0+
iPhone 11 and later
Devices
iPhone · iPad
Universal purchase
Content rating
17+
8 content notes below
Languages
1
EN
Size
195 MB
Also listed in
Entertainment
Content notesInfrequent/Mild Profanity or Crude HumourInfrequent/Mild ContestsInfrequent/Mild Horror/Fear ThemesInfrequent/Mild Alcohol, Tobacco, or Drug Use or ReferencesInfrequent/Mild Medical/Treatment InformationInfrequent/Mild Sexual Content and NudityInfrequent/Mild Realistic ViolenceInfrequent/Mild Mature/Suggestive Themes
App privacy Measured
LBC: UK, World & Breaking News’s App Store privacy label declares 4 data categories used to track you across other companies’ apps and websites, 5 linked to your identity and 1 collected anonymously.
Used to track you
4
Linked to you
5
Not linked to you
1
Tracks you via
Linked to your identity
Not linked to you
DDiagnostics
As declared by the developer on the App Store — Apple requires every app to publish this label. We track changes over time.
Google Play
App details
App ID
com.thisisglobal.player.lbc
Publisher
GLOBAL MEDIA GROUP SERVICES LIMITED
Publisher country
United Kingdom
Content rating
Teen
Tech stack
Trackers and permissions of build v121.0.0, from the εxodus privacy report (CC BY-SA).
Trackers
9
Permissions
25
Trackers
Full permission listProSee plans
LBC: UK, World & Breaking News downloads & installs
Both stores, worldwide. Bands are open; exact numbers are free with an account.
| Store | Downloads / day | Lifetime installs |
|---|---|---|
| App Store | 500+ | 500k+ |
| Google Play | 100+ | 1M+ Measured |
| Total | 1k+ Confidence | 1M+ Confidence |
How this is calculated
App Store: chart positions and rating growth per country, anchored on its own Android downloads; lifetime from ratings worldwide × installs per rating. Google Play: the daily change in its exact install count. The total adds every store.
Where LBC: UK, World & 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.
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.
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: Ad-led
How LBC: UK, World & Breaking News makes money: subscriptions, one-off purchases and ads.
SubscriptionsIn-app purchasesAds · 2 ad networks
Subscriptions
/mo
of revenue
Ads
/mo
of revenue
Top in-app purchases · App Store US, most popular first
| 1 | All Radio Annual subscription | |
| 2 | All Radio Monthly subscription | |
| 3 | LBC Catch Up Plus Yearly subscription | |
| 4 | LBC Catch Up Plus Monthly subscription | |
| 5 | Nick Abbot's Whole Show Monthly subscription | |
| 6 | Nick Abbot's Whole Show Plus Yearly subscription | |
| 7 | James O'Brien - Plus Yearly subscription | |
| 8 | James O'Brien - Plus Monthly subscription | |
| 9 | The News Agents - Plus Monthly subscription | |
| 10 | The News Agents - Plus Yearly 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 | #11 News Free | 2 of 30 countries | – | – |
| Google Play | #8 News & Magazines Free | 7 of 23 countries | – | – |
Full chart lists: App Store · Google Play.
Review momentum
ⓘ How we measure thisApp Store
New ratings a week
29
▲ +7% vs the 2 weeks before
Lifetime rating
4.6★
recent stars not readable yet: new ratings are a tiny share of the total
Review momentum
77/100
faster than 93% of News apps
New ratings by country (2)
| Country | New ratings a week | Share | Last 2 weeks vs the 2 before |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 27 | 95% | steady |
 Australia | 1.5 | 5% | – |
App Store ratings in the countries we track, 4-week average.
Google Play
New ratings a week
9.5
▼ -10% vs the 2 weeks before
Written reviews a week
under 1
Google Play
Lifetime rating
4.2★
recent stars not readable yet: new ratings are a tiny share of the total
Review momentum
56/100
faster than 63% of News and magazines 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.
Ratings
Both stores. Store data, measured.
| Store | Rating | Ratings |
|---|---|---|
| App Store | 4.6 ★ | 8.3k |
| Google Play | 4.5 ★ | 7.7k 76 written reviews |
| Both stores | 4.5 ★ weighted by ratings | 16k |
What users say about LBC: UK, World & Breaking News
From the 49 most recent App Store reviews in the US.
Users strongly praise the content and presenters but report severe technical instability, including frequent crashes and playback failures. Many long-term listeners express frustration with recent updates that broke functionality or removed features like sleep timers.
Mixed but leaning positive (61% of recent reviews give 4–5 stars). People like it for working reliably, and regular updates. The main complaints are about crashes and bugs, and recent updates.
What people like
- Crashes & bugs: “App won't work now that I've updated my phone to 4os any ideas??”
- Updates: “Great app until the last update”
- Features & content: “Need Overseas contact option”
- Useful: “Now that iPad has multitasking, I'm now using this app again and it's far more useful to me”
Common complaints
- Crashes & bugs: “App crashing way too much!”
- Updates: “It will not work once I updated my iPod touch”
- Features & content: “LBC - please give listeners the option of paying monthly again for podcasts with no adverts”
About LBC: UK, World & Breaking News
Welcome to the official LBC news app
Stay on top of the latest news, breaking stories, and insightful opinions from award-winning journalists like Nick Ferrari, James O’Brien, Andrew Marr, Lewis Goodall, and more. With LBC, you can read, watch, and listen to top stories and in-depth discussions on everything from current events and politics to global affairs, business, and tech. Keep up with the headlines you care about most with LBC – Leading Britain’s Conversation.
Whether you're into political deep dives or curious about the latest news from Silicon Valley, stay in the know with LBC. With the LBC app, you can read breaking news, listen live, or catch up on your favourite shows – all in one place. Download LBC today and get UK & World news on your terms.
Why download the LBC news app:
Customise your news feed
With LBC, you control your news. Personalise your feed to follow the topics and opinion pieces that matter most to you, and easily add, remove, or reorder stories to match your interests.
An award-winning lineup
Get access to insightful commentary and expert opinions on breaking UK news from LBC's all-star lineup, including Nick Ferrari, James O’Brien, Andrew Marr, Lewis Goodall, Shelagh Fogarty, Ian Dale, Tom Swarbrick, and more.
Never miss a headline
Stay in the loop with push notifications delivering the latest stories, headlines, and breaking news straight to your device.
News, your way
Whether it’s live radio, articles, or podcasts like “The News Agents,” LBC has you covered. Discover the latest news in whatever format suits you best.
Additionally, with LBC you can also enjoy all of Global’s other stations, including Capital, Capital XTRA, Capital XTRA Reloaded, Capital Dance, Capital Chill, Capital Anthems, Classic FM, Classic FM Calm, Classic FM Movies, Gold, Heart, Heart 70s, Heart 80s, Heart 90s, Heart 00s, Heart 10s, Heart Dance, Heart Love, Heart Musicals, Smooth, Smooth Chill, Smooth Country, Smooth Relax, Smooth Soul, Smooth 70s, Smooth 80s, Radio X, Radio X Classic Rock, Radio X Chilled, Radio X 90s and Radio x 00s.
Download the LBC app to read, watch, and listen to live coverage of UK news and world affairs today.
Terms of Use: https://global.com/legal/terms-of-use/
Stay on top of the latest news, breaking stories, and insightful opinions from award-winning journalists like Nick Ferrari, James O’Brien, Andrew Marr, Lewis Goodall, and more. With LBC, you can read, watch, and listen to top stories and in-depth discussions on everything from current events and politics to global affairs, business, and tech. Keep up with the headlines you care about most with LBC – Leading Britain’s Conversation.
Whether you're into political deep dives or curious about the latest news from Silicon Valley, stay in the know with LBC. With the LBC app, you can read breaking news, listen live, or catch up on your favourite shows – all in one place. Download LBC today and get UK & World news on your terms.
Why download the LBC news app:
Customise your news feed
With LBC, you control your news. Personalise your feed to follow the topics and opinion pieces that matter most to you, and easily add, remove, or reorder stories to match your interests.
An award-winning lineup
Get access to insightful commentary and expert opinions on breaking UK news from LBC's all-star lineup, including Nick Ferrari, James O’Brien, Andrew Marr, Lewis Goodall, Shelagh Fogarty, Ian Dale, Tom Swarbrick, and more.
Never miss a headline
Stay in the loop with push notifications delivering the latest stories, headlines, and breaking news straight to your device.
News, your way
Whether it’s live radio, articles, or podcasts like “The News Agents,” LBC has you covered. Discover the latest news in whatever format suits you best.
Additionally, with LBC you can also enjoy all of Global’s other stations, including Capital, Capital XTRA, Capital XTRA Reloaded, Capital Dance, Capital Chill, Capital Anthems, Classic FM, Classic FM Calm, Classic FM Movies, Gold, Heart, Heart 70s, Heart 80s, Heart 90s, Heart 00s, Heart 10s, Heart Dance, Heart Love, Heart Musicals, Smooth, Smooth Chill, Smooth Country, Smooth Relax, Smooth Soul, Smooth 70s, Smooth 80s, Radio X, Radio X Classic Rock, Radio X Chilled, Radio X 90s and Radio x 00s.
Download the LBC app to read, watch, and listen to live coverage of UK news and world affairs today.
Terms of Use: https://global.com/legal/terms-of-use/
LBC: UK, World & Breaking News App Store
LBC: UK, World & Breaking News gets 1k+ downloads a day worldwide (AppInsider estimate, November 2026, rounded down to a band).
LBC: UK, World & Breaking News is #11 in News Free in United Kingdom and charting in 2 of 30 countries we track.
Updated 11 Nov 2026 · rankings refresh through the day
DeveloperGlobal Media & Entertainment Limited
CategoryNews
PriceFree
Released
Rating★ 4.6 (8.3k)
Version181.2
Age rating17+
First seen by us 25 Sep 2026
25 Sep 2026Installs (est.)500k+ worldwide
Rating
4.6 ★
8.3k ratings
Measured
Best rank now
#11
News FreeMeasured
New ratings a week
29
▲ +7% vs the 2 weeks before
Measured
LBC: UK, World & Breaking News on the App Store
App details
App ID
297700808
Publisher
Global Media & Entertainment Limited
Publisher country
United Kingdom
On the store since
Jan 2009
17 years on the store
Minimum OS
iOS 26.0+
iPhone 11 and later
Devices
iPhone · iPad
Universal purchase
Content rating
17+
8 content notes below
Languages
1
EN
Size
195 MB
Also listed in
Entertainment
Content notesInfrequent/Mild Profanity or Crude HumourInfrequent/Mild ContestsInfrequent/Mild Horror/Fear ThemesInfrequent/Mild Alcohol, Tobacco, or Drug Use or ReferencesInfrequent/Mild Medical/Treatment InformationInfrequent/Mild Sexual Content and NudityInfrequent/Mild Realistic ViolenceInfrequent/Mild Mature/Suggestive Themes
App privacy Measured
LBC: UK, World & Breaking News’s App Store privacy label declares 4 data categories used to track you across other companies’ apps and websites, 5 linked to your identity and 1 collected anonymously.
Used to track you
4
Linked to you
5
Not linked to you
1
Tracks you via
Linked to your identity
Not linked to you
DDiagnostics
As declared by the developer on the App Store — Apple requires every app to publish this label. We track changes over time.
LBC: UK, World & 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
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 LBC: UK, World & 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.
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.
In-app revenue
Worldwide, what users spend in LBC: UK, World & Breaking 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: Ad-led
How LBC: UK, World & Breaking News makes money: subscriptions, one-off purchases and ads.
SubscriptionsIn-app purchasesAds · 2 ad networks
Subscriptions
/mo
of revenue
Ads
/mo
of revenue
Top in-app purchases · App Store US, most popular first
| 1 | All Radio Annual subscription | |
| 2 | All Radio Monthly subscription | |
| 3 | LBC Catch Up Plus Yearly subscription | |
| 4 | LBC Catch Up Plus Monthly subscription | |
| 5 | Nick Abbot's Whole Show Monthly subscription | |
| 6 | Nick Abbot's Whole Show Plus Yearly subscription | |
| 7 | James O'Brien - Plus Yearly subscription | |
| 8 | James O'Brien - Plus Monthly subscription | |
| 9 | The News Agents - Plus Monthly subscription | |
| 10 | The News Agents - Plus Yearly subscription |
Where it ranks now
Every top chart it appears in across 30 countries.
| Country | Charts | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | NewsFree | #11 |
| United Kingdom | NewsGrossing | #27 |
| Australia | NewsFree | #198 |
Apps near LBC: UK, World & Breaking News on the chart
News Free, around #11.
Ratings
App Store, worldwide.
Rating
4.6 ★
8.3k ratings
Measured
Ratings
8.3k
Measured
Review momentum
ⓘ How we measure thisNew ratings a week
29
▲ +7% vs the 2 weeks before
Lifetime rating
4.6★
recent stars not readable yet: new ratings are a tiny share of the total
Review momentum
77/100
faster than 93% of News apps
New ratings by country (2)
| Country | New ratings a week | Share | Last 2 weeks vs the 2 before |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 27 | 95% | steady |
| Australia | 1.5 | 5% | – |
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 LBC: UK, World & Breaking News
From the 49 most recent App Store reviews in the US.
Users strongly praise the content and presenters but report severe technical instability, including frequent crashes and playback failures. Many long-term listeners express frustration with recent updates that broke functionality or removed features like sleep timers.
Mixed but leaning positive (61% of recent reviews give 4–5 stars). People like it for working reliably, and regular updates. The main complaints are about crashes and bugs, and recent updates.
What people like
- Crashes & bugs: “App won't work now that I've updated my phone to 4os any ideas??”
- Updates: “Great app until the last update”
- Features & content: “Need Overseas contact option”
- Useful: “Now that iPad has multitasking, I'm now using this app again and it's far more useful to me”
Common complaints
- Crashes & bugs: “App crashing way too much!”
- Updates: “It will not work once I updated my iPod touch”
- Features & content: “LBC - please give listeners the option of paying monthly again for podcasts with no adverts”
About LBC: UK, World & Breaking News
Welcome to the official LBC news app
Stay on top of the latest news, breaking stories, and insightful opinions from award-winning journalists like Nick Ferrari, James O’Brien, Andrew Marr, Lewis Goodall, and more. With LBC, you can read, watch, and listen to top stories and in-depth discussions on everything from current events and politics to global affairs, business, and tech. Keep up with the headlines you care about most with LBC – Leading Britain’s Conversation.
Whether you're into political deep dives or curious about the latest news from Silicon Valley, stay in the know with LBC. With the LBC app, you can read breaking news, listen live, or catch up on your favourite shows – all in one place. Download LBC today and get UK & World news on your terms.
Why download the LBC news app:
Customise your news feed
With LBC, you control your news. Personalise your feed to follow the topics and opinion pieces that matter most to you, and easily add, remove, or reorder stories to match your interests.
An award-winning lineup
Get access to insightful commentary and expert opinions on breaking UK news from LBC's all-star lineup, including Nick Ferrari, James O’Brien, Andrew Marr, Lewis Goodall, Shelagh Fogarty, Ian Dale, Tom Swarbrick, and more.
Never miss a headline
Stay in the loop with push notifications delivering the latest stories, headlines, and breaking news straight to your device.
News, your way
Whether it’s live radio, articles, or podcasts like “The News Agents,” LBC has you covered. Discover the latest news in whatever format suits you best.
Additionally, with LBC you can also enjoy all of Global’s other stations, including Capital, Capital XTRA, Capital XTRA Reloaded, Capital Dance, Capital Chill, Capital Anthems, Classic FM, Classic FM Calm, Classic FM Movies, Gold, Heart, Heart 70s, Heart 80s, Heart 90s, Heart 00s, Heart 10s, Heart Dance, Heart Love, Heart Musicals, Smooth, Smooth Chill, Smooth Country, Smooth Relax, Smooth Soul, Smooth 70s, Smooth 80s, Radio X, Radio X Classic Rock, Radio X Chilled, Radio X 90s and Radio x 00s.
Download the LBC app to read, watch, and listen to live coverage of UK news and world affairs today.
Terms of Use: https://global.com/legal/terms-of-use/
Stay on top of the latest news, breaking stories, and insightful opinions from award-winning journalists like Nick Ferrari, James O’Brien, Andrew Marr, Lewis Goodall, and more. With LBC, you can read, watch, and listen to top stories and in-depth discussions on everything from current events and politics to global affairs, business, and tech. Keep up with the headlines you care about most with LBC – Leading Britain’s Conversation.
Whether you're into political deep dives or curious about the latest news from Silicon Valley, stay in the know with LBC. With the LBC app, you can read breaking news, listen live, or catch up on your favourite shows – all in one place. Download LBC today and get UK & World news on your terms.
Why download the LBC news app:
Customise your news feed
With LBC, you control your news. Personalise your feed to follow the topics and opinion pieces that matter most to you, and easily add, remove, or reorder stories to match your interests.
An award-winning lineup
Get access to insightful commentary and expert opinions on breaking UK news from LBC's all-star lineup, including Nick Ferrari, James O’Brien, Andrew Marr, Lewis Goodall, Shelagh Fogarty, Ian Dale, Tom Swarbrick, and more.
Never miss a headline
Stay in the loop with push notifications delivering the latest stories, headlines, and breaking news straight to your device.
News, your way
Whether it’s live radio, articles, or podcasts like “The News Agents,” LBC has you covered. Discover the latest news in whatever format suits you best.
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Download the LBC app to read, watch, and listen to live coverage of UK news and world affairs today.
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Latest updates
182.0
This release contains minor fixes and improvements.
181.2
This release contains minor fixes and improvements.
181.1
This release contains minor fixes and improvements.
Store changes
What LBC: UK, World & Breaking News changed on its store page: name, icon, screenshots, price, size, languages, requirements.
Description updated 
New iPad screenshots
New screenshots
5 screenshots (was 5)
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LBC: UK, World & Breaking News Android
LBC: UK, World & Breaking News gets 1k+ downloads a day worldwide (AppInsider estimate, November 2026, rounded down to a band).
LBC: UK, World & Breaking News is #8 in News & Magazines Free on Google Play in United Kingdom and charting in 7 of 23 countries we track.
Updated 11 Nov 2026 · rankings refresh through the day
DeveloperGlobal Media & Entertainment
CategoryNews & Magazines
PriceFree
Released
Installs1M+
Rating★ 4.5 (7.7k)
Updated
Content ratingTeen
Rating
4.5 ★
7.7k ratings
Measured
Best rank now
#8
News & Magazines FreeMeasured
New ratings a week
9.5
▼ -10% vs the 2 weeks before
Measured
LBC: UK, World & Breaking News on Google Play
App details
App ID
com.thisisglobal.player.lbc
Publisher
GLOBAL MEDIA GROUP SERVICES LIMITED
Publisher country
United Kingdom
Content rating
Teen
Tech stack
Trackers and permissions of build v121.0.0, from the εxodus privacy report (CC BY-SA).
Trackers
9
Permissions
25
Trackers
Full permission listProSee plans
LBC: UK, World & 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
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 LBC: UK, World & Breaking News's downloads come from Modelled
Last 30 days: organic search, browsing the store, features and paid ads.
On Android app stores
The same app (com.thisisglobal.player.lbc) on every Android store we track. Known Android installs: at least 1M (Google Play band + AppGallery count).
| Store | Installs | Rating | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Google Play | 1,000,000+ | ★ 4.5 (7.7k) | 131.0.0 | Open ↗ |
| Huawei AppGallery | 1k | – | 35.0.0 | Open ↗ |
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.
In-app revenue
Worldwide, what users spend in LBC: UK, World & Breaking 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: Ad-led
How LBC: UK, World & Breaking News makes money: subscriptions, one-off purchases and ads.
SubscriptionsIn-app purchasesAds · 2 ad networks
Subscriptions
/mo
of revenue
Ads
/mo
of revenue
Top in-app purchases · App Store US, most popular first
| 1 | All Radio Annual subscription | |
| 2 | All Radio Monthly subscription | |
| 3 | LBC Catch Up Plus Yearly subscription | |
| 4 | LBC Catch Up Plus Monthly subscription | |
| 5 | Nick Abbot's Whole Show Monthly subscription | |
| 6 | Nick Abbot's Whole Show Plus Yearly subscription | |
| 7 | James O'Brien - Plus Yearly subscription | |
| 8 | James O'Brien - Plus Monthly subscription | |
| 9 | The News Agents - Plus Monthly subscription | |
| 10 | The News Agents - Plus Yearly subscription |
Where it ranks on Google Play
Every top 200 chart it appears in across 23 countries.
| Country | Charts | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | News & MagazinesFree | #8 |
 Germany | News & MagazinesFree | #175 |
 France | News & MagazinesFree | #125 |
 Saudi Arabia | News & MagazinesFree | #107 |
| Saudi Arabia | News & MagazinesGrossing | #197 |
 United Arab Emirates | News & MagazinesFree | #138 |
 Thailand | News & MagazinesFree | #115 |
| United Arab Emirates | News & MagazinesGrossing | #199 |
| Thailand | News & MagazinesGrossing | #197 |
 Vietnam | News & MagazinesGrossing | #198 |
Apps near LBC: UK, World & Breaking News on the chart
News & Magazines Free, around #8.
Ratings
Google Play, worldwide.
Rating
4.5 ★
7.7k ratings
Measured
Ratings
7.7k
Measured
Written reviews
76
Measured
Review momentum
ⓘ How we measure thisNew ratings a week
9.5
▼ -10% vs the 2 weeks before
Written reviews a week
under 1
Google Play
Lifetime rating
4.2★
recent stars not readable yet: new ratings are a tiny share of the total
Review momentum
56/100
faster than 63% of News and magazines 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 LBC: UK, World & Breaking News
From the 72 most recent Google Play reviews in the US.
Users frequently report severe technical issues including constant buffering, playback interruptions, and app crashes that render the service unusable for many. While some praise the content quality and presenters, these positives are heavily overshadowed by complaints about recent updates breaking core functionality like downloads and battery efficiency.
Mixed (42% 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 crashes and bugs, and recent updates. Recent reviews are more positive than earlier ones.
What people like
- Ease of use: “works well and easy to navigate”
- Features & content: “font size options and dark mode for text articles”
Common complaints
- Crashes & bugs: “constantly freezes on Android”
- Updates: “but since the update, nothing will load”
- Speed & performance: “stopped loading from past one month, fix this”
- Connection & sync: “You press play and the show plays just fine but it won't download for offline listening”
About LBC: UK, World & Breaking News
Welcome to the official LBC news app
Stay on top of the latest UK news, breaking stories, and insightful political opinions from award-winning journalists like Nick Ferrari, James O’Brien, Andrew Marr, Lewis Goodall, and more. With LBC, you can read, watch, and listen to top news stories and in-depth discussions on everything from current events, national headlines and political debates to global affairs, business, and tech. LBC is your all-in-one platform for trusted news, political analysis, current affairs and live UK radio. Keep up with the headlines you care about most with LBC - Leading Britain’s Conversation!
Whether you're into political deep dives or curious about the latest news from Silicon Valley, stay in the know with LBC. With the LBC app, you can read breaking news, listen live on radio, catch up on your favourite podcasts and shows – all in one place. Download LBC today and get UK & World news on your terms.
Why download the LBC news app:
📰 Customise your news feed
With LBC, you control your news. Stay informed on politics, government updates, trending global stories, and public opinion - in the format you prefer. Personalise your feed to follow the topics and opinion pieces that matter most to you, and easily add, remove, or reorder stories to match your interests.
📰 An award-winning lineup
Get access to insightful commentary, expert opinions and radio news media analysis on the latest world news from LBC's all-star lineup, including Nick Ferrari, James O’Brien, Andrew Marr, Lewis Goodall, Shelagh Fogarty, Ian Dale, Tom Swarbrick, and more.
📰 Never miss a headline
Stay in the loop with push notifications delivering the latest stories, headlines, and breaking news alerts straight to your device. Get real-time updates on UK politics, breaking news, elections, celebrity news and national events as they happen.
📰 News, your way
Whether it’s live radio news, articles, or podcasts like “The News Agents” or “The Rest is Politics,” LBC has you covered. Discover the latest news in whatever format suits you best. Listen to live political radio, stream debate shows, or catch up with the latest global news podcasts - all in one place. Perfect for political enthusiasts and radio listeners seeking clarity and depth.
Download the LBC app to read, watch, and listen to live radio coverage of UK news, government affairs and world events today. Join millions of users who rely on LBC as their go-to source for political updates, audio journalism, and live talk radio.
Stay on top of the latest UK news, breaking stories, and insightful political opinions from award-winning journalists like Nick Ferrari, James O’Brien, Andrew Marr, Lewis Goodall, and more. With LBC, you can read, watch, and listen to top news stories and in-depth discussions on everything from current events, national headlines and political debates to global affairs, business, and tech. LBC is your all-in-one platform for trusted news, political analysis, current affairs and live UK radio. Keep up with the headlines you care about most with LBC - Leading Britain’s Conversation!
Whether you're into political deep dives or curious about the latest news from Silicon Valley, stay in the know with LBC. With the LBC app, you can read breaking news, listen live on radio, catch up on your favourite podcasts and shows – all in one place. Download LBC today and get UK & World news on your terms.
Why download the LBC news app:
📰 Customise your news feed
With LBC, you control your news. Stay informed on politics, government updates, trending global stories, and public opinion - in the format you prefer. Personalise your feed to follow the topics and opinion pieces that matter most to you, and easily add, remove, or reorder stories to match your interests.
📰 An award-winning lineup
Get access to insightful commentary, expert opinions and radio news media analysis on the latest world news from LBC's all-star lineup, including Nick Ferrari, James O’Brien, Andrew Marr, Lewis Goodall, Shelagh Fogarty, Ian Dale, Tom Swarbrick, and more.
📰 Never miss a headline
Stay in the loop with push notifications delivering the latest stories, headlines, and breaking news alerts straight to your device. Get real-time updates on UK politics, breaking news, elections, celebrity news and national events as they happen.
📰 News, your way
Whether it’s live radio news, articles, or podcasts like “The News Agents” or “The Rest is Politics,” LBC has you covered. Discover the latest news in whatever format suits you best. Listen to live political radio, stream debate shows, or catch up with the latest global news podcasts - all in one place. Perfect for political enthusiasts and radio listeners seeking clarity and depth.
Download the LBC app to read, watch, and listen to live radio coverage of UK news, government affairs and world events today. Join millions of users who rely on LBC as their go-to source for political updates, audio journalism, and live talk radio.
What's new in 131.0.0
This major update brings you the news, your way. Introducing news topics you can add, remove and re-order, new Video, Opinion and Callers sections and the ability to Search all LBC content.
Store changes
What LBC: UK, World & Breaking News changed on its store page: name, icon, screenshots, price, size, languages, requirements.
In-app price range changed
$4.49 - $134.99 per item → $3.99 - $134.99 per item