ABC News: Live & Breaking: iPhone vs Android
ABC News: Live & Breaking gets 1k+ downloads a day worldwide (AppInsider estimate, September 2026, rounded down to a band).
ABC News: Live & Breaking by Disney is on both the App Store and Google Play. Here are both versions together: downloads, users, revenue, ratings and chart positions, store by store with totals.
Rating
4.0 ★
32k ratings, both stores
Measured
Best rank now
#32
Android · 
News & Magazines Free
News & Magazines FreeMeasured
App Store
App details
App ID
300255638
Publisher
Disney
Content rating
12+
Google Play
App details
App ID
com.abc.abcnews
Publisher
Disney
Content rating
Everyone 10+
ABC News: Live & Breaking downloads & installs
Both stores, worldwide. Bands are open; exact numbers are free with an account.
| Store | Downloads / day | Lifetime installs |
|---|---|---|
| iPhone | 500+ | 100k+ |
| Google Play | 500+ | 5M+ Measured |
| Total | 1k+ Confidence | 5M+ Confidence |
How this is calculated
iPhone: 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 ABC News: Live & Breaking'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: Own advertising
How ABC News: Live & Breaking makes money: subscriptions, one-off purchases and ads.
Own ad business
Where it ranks now
Both stores, across every country we track.
News FreeRatings
Both stores. Store data, measured.
| Store | Rating | Ratings |
|---|---|---|
| App Store | 4.0 ★ | 6k |
| Google Play | 4.0 ★ | 26k 5.9k written reviews |
| Both stores | 4.0 ★ weighted by ratings | 32k |
About ABC News: Live & Breaking
Stay ahead of the story with the ABC News app, your destination for live breaking news and nonstop coverage from Good Morning America and World New Tonight with David Muir, Nightline, 20/20 and This Week. Dive into Verts, our all-new vertical video experience, and get customizable push alerts on the politics, weather, health and business news that matters most to you — including live results and analysis from the 2026 midterm elections.
VERTS
Our all-new vertical video experience in the ABC News app, designed to bring you closer to the stories shaping our world. With a simple swipe, explore a continuous stream of news, exclusive reporting and must-watch moments. Verts makes it easier than ever to stay informed on the news that matters most to you.
MIDTERM ELECTIONS
Get ready for the biggest political story of the year: the 2026 midterm elections. The ABC News app will be your front-row seat, delivering live results, breaking news, expert analysis on important issues and on-the-ground reporting as races unfold across the country. From key battleground contests to the fight for control of Congress, ABC News will bring you every major moment in real time through live coverage, vertical videos and customizable push alerts.
GOOD MORNING AMERICA & ORIGINAL PROGRAMS
Wake up with Good Morning America, then follow the day's biggest stories with expert analysis on Nightline, This Week, 20/20 and more. Watch exclusive interviews and roundtable discussions on the day's headline news.
ABC WORLD NEWS TONIGHT
Start your morning with an ABC News Live First Look and wrap up the day with ABC World News Tonight with David Muir — the most-watched network newscast in the U.S., streaming daily on ABC News Live.
Download now and gain access to all the latest news in the palm of your hand:
- Experience Verts for quick videos on the top news
- Live results, analysis and on-the-ground reporting from the 2026 midterm elections
- Watch live news coverage from ABC News Live wherever you are
- Get personalized push notifications on the stories that matter most to you
- Watch full episodes and clips from Good Morning America, World News Tonight, Nightline, 20/20 and more
- Listen to ABC News Podcasts, including our award-winning 'Start Here' daily show
- Dark mode available
- Content loads faster than ever
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VERTS
Our all-new vertical video experience in the ABC News app, designed to bring you closer to the stories shaping our world. With a simple swipe, explore a continuous stream of news, exclusive reporting and must-watch moments. Verts makes it easier than ever to stay informed on the news that matters most to you.
MIDTERM ELECTIONS
Get ready for the biggest political story of the year: the 2026 midterm elections. The ABC News app will be your front-row seat, delivering live results, breaking news, expert analysis on important issues and on-the-ground reporting as races unfold across the country. From key battleground contests to the fight for control of Congress, ABC News will bring you every major moment in real time through live coverage, vertical videos and customizable push alerts.
GOOD MORNING AMERICA & ORIGINAL PROGRAMS
Wake up with Good Morning America, then follow the day's biggest stories with expert analysis on Nightline, This Week, 20/20 and more. Watch exclusive interviews and roundtable discussions on the day's headline news.
ABC WORLD NEWS TONIGHT
Start your morning with an ABC News Live First Look and wrap up the day with ABC World News Tonight with David Muir — the most-watched network newscast in the U.S., streaming daily on ABC News Live.
Download now and gain access to all the latest news in the palm of your hand:
- Experience Verts for quick videos on the top news
- Live results, analysis and on-the-ground reporting from the 2026 midterm elections
- Watch live news coverage from ABC News Live wherever you are
- Get personalized push notifications on the stories that matter most to you
- Watch full episodes and clips from Good Morning America, World News Tonight, Nightline, 20/20 and more
- Listen to ABC News Podcasts, including our award-winning 'Start Here' daily show
- Dark mode available
- Content loads faster than ever
Your California Privacy Rights: https://privacy.thewaltdisneycompany.com/en/current-privacy-policy/your-california-privacy-rights/
Do Not Sell My Information: https://privacy.thewaltdisneycompany.com/en/dnsmi
Please note: This app features Nielsen's proprietary measurement software which contributes to market research, like Nielsen's TV Ratings. Please see http://priv-policy.imrworldwide.com/priv/mobile/us/en/optout.html for more information.