Sky News: Breaking, UK & World
Sky News: Breaking, UK & World gets 1k+ downloads a day worldwide (AppInsider estimate, September 2026, rounded down to a band).
Sky News: Breaking, UK & World is #8 in News Free in United Kingdom and charting in 2 of 24 countries we track.
Updated 27 Sep 2026 · rankings refresh through the day
DeveloperSky UK Limited
CategoryNews
PriceFree
Released
Rating★ 4.7 (487)
Version12.0.0
Age rating12+
First seen by us
25 Sep 2026
25 Sep 2026Installs (est.)10M+ worldwide
Rating
4.7 ★
487 ratings
Measured
Best rank now
#8
News FreeMeasured
Sky News: Breaking, UK & World on the App Store
App details
App ID
316391924
Publisher
Sky UK Limited
Content rating
12+
Sky News: Breaking, UK & World 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. iPhone 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 Sky News: Breaking, UK & World'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.
Business model: Ad-led
How Sky News: Breaking, UK & World makes money: subscriptions, one-off purchases and ads.
Ads · 45 ad networks
Ads
/mo
of revenue
Where it ranks now
Every top chart it appears in across 24 countries.
| Country | Charts | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | NewsFree | #8 |
 Australia | NewsFree | #78 |
Apps near Sky News: Breaking, UK & World on the chart
News Free, around #8.
Ratings
App Store, worldwide.
Rating
4.7 ★
487 ratings
Measured
Ratings
487
Measured
About Sky News: Breaking, UK & World
Get the full story, first. Free, wherever you get your news.
Download our app for award-winning journalism and breaking news stories from the UK and around the world.
At Sky News, our mission is to give you the full story, first, wherever you get your news. Because when you've got the full story, you can make up your own mind. We believe this has never mattered more.
We give you the full story, first:
- Taking you there, 24:7. So you can see what's really happening.
- Asking the big questions. So you can find out what matters.
- Through bold and independent reporting. Giving you a fresh perspective.
Key features:
- Breaking news notifications - be the first to find out about major developing stories
- Watch Sky News Live 24/7, with multiple livestreams often available
- Listen to our podcasts including Electoral Dysfunction, Cheat Sheet, Politics at Sam and Anne's, and more
- Easy navigation to see headlines on multiple topics from politics to entertainment.
- Supports your device settings, including font size and dark mode
- Challenge yourself with our dedicated puzzles section, featuring Sudoku, Totalize and more
Please note: Watching video may incur additional mobile network and/or Wifi charges.
Download our app for award-winning journalism and breaking news stories from the UK and around the world.
At Sky News, our mission is to give you the full story, first, wherever you get your news. Because when you've got the full story, you can make up your own mind. We believe this has never mattered more.
We give you the full story, first:
- Taking you there, 24:7. So you can see what's really happening.
- Asking the big questions. So you can find out what matters.
- Through bold and independent reporting. Giving you a fresh perspective.
Key features:
- Breaking news notifications - be the first to find out about major developing stories
- Watch Sky News Live 24/7, with multiple livestreams often available
- Listen to our podcasts including Electoral Dysfunction, Cheat Sheet, Politics at Sam and Anne's, and more
- Easy navigation to see headlines on multiple topics from politics to entertainment.
- Supports your device settings, including font size and dark mode
- Challenge yourself with our dedicated puzzles section, featuring Sudoku, Totalize and more
Please note: Watching video may incur additional mobile network and/or Wifi charges.
Latest updates
12.0.0
This update includes:
- A redesigned navigation bar, making it even easier to explore the latest news across a range of categories.
- New in-article navigation, helping you discover more stories on the topics that interest you.
- Improvements to the Live TV section, with multiple live streams now often available.
- A profile section with optional log in.
- Bug fixes and performance improvements to keep the app running smoothly.
