Le Monde, Live News: iPhone vs Android
Le Monde, Live News gets 1k+ downloads a day worldwide (AppInsider estimate, October 2026, rounded down to a band).
Le Monde, Live News by Societe Editrice du Monde 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.
News GrossingLe Monde, Live News at a glance
AI summary written from our chart and store data, 2026-10-24. It can be wrong: check the numbers above.
A free news application from Societe Editrice du Monde providing English-language coverage of French, European, and global events for readers seeking in-depth journalism. The app holds the #1 position in both News Grossing and Magazines & Newspapers Grossing charts in France, while also ranking within the top 20 grossing lists across Italy, the UAE, China, the UK, and Brazil.
Similar apps: BBC News, The Guardian, Reuters
App Store
App details
Tech stack
App privacy Measured
Le Monde, Live News’s App Store privacy label declares 3 data categories used to track you across other companies’ apps and websites, 5 linked to your identity and 0 collected anonymously.
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
Tech stack
Android app v9.25.2 · checked 27 Sep 2026
Le Monde, Live News downloads & installs
Both stores, worldwide. Bands are open; exact numbers are free with an account.
| Store | Downloads / day | Lifetime installs |
|---|---|---|
| iPhone | 1k+ | 5M+ |
| Google Play | 50+ | 5M+ Measured |
| Total | 1k+ Confidence | 10M+ Confidence |
How this is calculated
Where Le Monde, Live 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.
Retention · share of new users still active
Time spent · per daily user
How this is calculated
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: Subscription-led
How Le Monde, Live News makes money: subscriptions, one-off purchases and ads.
Top in-app purchases · App Store US, most popular first
| 1 | Offre Essentiel subscription | |
| 2 | l'offre 100% numérique | |
| 3 | Le Monde in English subscription | |
| 4 | Offre Essentiel subscription | |
| 5 | Offre Duo subscription | |
| 6 | Offre Essentiel Promo subscription | |
| 7 | Offre Essentiel Promo subscription | |
| 8 | Offre Duo subscription | |
| 9 | Offre Famille subscription | |
| 10 | Le Monde in English subscription |
Where it ranks now
Both stores, across every country we track.
Ratings
Both stores. Store data, measured.
| Store | Rating | Ratings |
|---|---|---|
| App Store | 4.8 ★ | 5.4k |
| Google Play | 3.8 ★ | 115k 703 written reviews |
| Both stores | 3.9 ★ weighted by ratings | 121k |
What users say about Le Monde, Live News
From the 52 most recent App Store reviews in the US.
Users highly praise the journalistic quality and international perspective of Le Monde, often contrasting it favorably with US media. However, significant complaints focus on technical failures regarding subscription recognition, paywall restrictions, and app usability issues.
Mixed but leaning positive (65% of recent reviews give 4–5 stars). People like it for its features and content, and good value. The main complaints are about price and subscriptions, and ads. Recent reviews are more negative than earlier ones.
What people like
- Features & content: “Good content, app needs work”
- Price & subscription: “I am a happy new subscriber”
- Ease of use: “This is a wonderful addition to my media sources and is easy to read even with my mediocre French”
Common complaints
- Price & subscription: “Apple doesn’t want to refund”
- Ads: “Thats what advertising is for”
About Le Monde, Live News
- Keep up with the news via our homepage, curated by Le Monde in English journalists.
- All of “Le Monde in English” articles: reports, investigations, opinion pieces, and more.
- Our videos, photos, and infographics.
We’ve included a number of features to enhance your reading experience.
- Switch to dark mode or change your font to personalize your reading experience.
- Save the articles you want to read later.
- Pick your own sections to see the news that interests you.
Le Monde in English delivers in-depth and reliable news coverage on a wide-range of topics:
- News from France, Europe and the world.
- The latest news across our many sections: Environment, Business, Politics, Investigations, and more.
- Along with coverage on sports, technology, science, culture, and the arts.
When you subscribe to Le Monde in English, you are supporting an independent newsroom of over 530 journalists, and benefitting from unlimited access to Le Monde in English content, on the website and the app.
If you have any questions or encounter a technical issue, take a look at our FAQ to see if your question has already been answered, or reach out to our support team via “Report a problem” in the app settings.
General terms and conditions: https://moncompte.lemonde.fr/cgv-en
Le Monde, Live News iPhone
Le Monde, Live News gets 1k+ downloads a day worldwide (AppInsider estimate, October 2026, rounded down to a band).
Le Monde, Live News is #1 in News Grossing in France and charting in 16 of 30 countries we track.
Updated 25 Oct 2026 · rankings refresh through the day
24 Sep 2026 News GrossingLe Monde, Live News at a glance
AI summary written from our chart and store data, 2026-10-24. It can be wrong: check the numbers above.
A free news application from Societe Editrice du Monde providing English-language coverage of French, European, and global events for readers seeking in-depth journalism. The app holds the #1 position in both News Grossing and Magazines & Newspapers Grossing charts in France, while also ranking within the top 20 grossing lists across Italy, the UAE, China, the UK, and Brazil.
Similar apps: BBC News, The Guardian, Reuters
Le Monde, Live News on the App Store
App details
Tech stack
App privacy Measured
Le Monde, Live News’s App Store privacy label declares 3 data categories used to track you across other companies’ apps and websites, 5 linked to your identity and 0 collected anonymously.
As declared by the developer on the App Store — Apple requires every app to publish this label. We track changes over time.
Le Monde, Live 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
Where Le Monde, Live 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.
Retention · share of new users still active
Time spent · per daily user
How this is calculated
In-app revenue
Worldwide, what users spend in Le Monde, Live News before Apple and Google take their fee.
How this is calculated
Business model: Subscription-led
How Le Monde, Live News makes money: subscriptions, one-off purchases and ads.
Top in-app purchases · App Store US, most popular first
| 1 | Offre Essentiel subscription | |
| 2 | l'offre 100% numérique | |
| 3 | Le Monde in English subscription | |
| 4 | Offre Essentiel subscription | |
| 5 | Offre Duo subscription | |
| 6 | Offre Essentiel Promo subscription | |
| 7 | Offre Essentiel Promo subscription | |
| 8 | Offre Duo subscription | |
| 9 | Offre Famille subscription | |
| 10 | Le Monde in English subscription |
Where it ranks now
Every top chart it appears in across 30 countries.
AustraliaApps near Le Monde, Live News on the chart
News Grossing, around #1.
Ratings
App Store, worldwide.
What users say about Le Monde, Live News
From the 52 most recent App Store reviews in the US.
Users highly praise the journalistic quality and international perspective of Le Monde, often contrasting it favorably with US media. However, significant complaints focus on technical failures regarding subscription recognition, paywall restrictions, and app usability issues.
Mixed but leaning positive (65% of recent reviews give 4–5 stars). People like it for its features and content, and good value. The main complaints are about price and subscriptions, and ads. Recent reviews are more negative than earlier ones.
What people like
- Features & content: “Good content, app needs work”
- Price & subscription: “I am a happy new subscriber”
- Ease of use: “This is a wonderful addition to my media sources and is easy to read even with my mediocre French”
Common complaints
- Price & subscription: “Apple doesn’t want to refund”
- Ads: “Thats what advertising is for”
About Le Monde, Live News
- Keep up with the news via our homepage, curated by Le Monde in English journalists.
- All of “Le Monde in English” articles: reports, investigations, opinion pieces, and more.
- Our videos, photos, and infographics.
We’ve included a number of features to enhance your reading experience.
- Switch to dark mode or change your font to personalize your reading experience.
- Save the articles you want to read later.
- Pick your own sections to see the news that interests you.
Le Monde in English delivers in-depth and reliable news coverage on a wide-range of topics:
- News from France, Europe and the world.
- The latest news across our many sections: Environment, Business, Politics, Investigations, and more.
- Along with coverage on sports, technology, science, culture, and the arts.
When you subscribe to Le Monde in English, you are supporting an independent newsroom of over 530 journalists, and benefitting from unlimited access to Le Monde in English content, on the website and the app.
If you have any questions or encounter a technical issue, take a look at our FAQ to see if your question has already been answered, or reach out to our support team via “Report a problem” in the app settings.
General terms and conditions: https://moncompte.lemonde.fr/cgv-en
Latest updates
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What Le Monde, Live News changed on its store page: name, icon, screenshots, price, size, languages, requirements.
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Le Monde, Live News Android
Le Monde, Live News gets 1k+ downloads a day worldwide (AppInsider estimate, October 2026, rounded down to a band).
Le Monde, Live News is #1 in News & Magazines Grossing on Google Play in France and charting in 16 of 23 countries we track.
Updated 25 Oct 2026 · rankings refresh through the day
News & Magazines GrossingLe Monde, Live News at a glance
AI summary written from our chart and store data, 2026-10-23. It can be wrong: check the numbers above.
A free mobile application providing English-language news, investigations, and multimedia content from the French newspaper Le Monde to a global audience. The app ranks #1 in News & Magazines Grossing in France and consistently holds top-3 positions across diverse international markets including the UAE, Vietnam, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Netherlands, Mexico, Indonesia, India, and Thailand.
Similar apps: BBC News, The Guardian, Reuters
Le Monde, Live News on Google Play
App details
Tech stack
Android app v9.25.2 · checked 27 Sep 2026
Its iPhone app is built with React Native too: one codebase ships to both stores.
Le Monde, Live 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
Where Le Monde, Live 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.
How this is calculated
In-app revenue
Worldwide, what users spend in Le Monde, Live News before Apple and Google take their fee.
How this is calculated
Business model: Subscription-led
How Le Monde, Live News makes money: subscriptions, one-off purchases and ads.
Top in-app purchases · App Store US, most popular first
| 1 | Offre Essentiel subscription | |
| 2 | l'offre 100% numérique | |
| 3 | Le Monde in English subscription | |
| 4 | Offre Essentiel subscription | |
| 5 | Offre Duo subscription | |
| 6 | Offre Essentiel Promo subscription | |
| 7 | Offre Essentiel Promo subscription | |
| 8 | Offre Duo subscription | |
| 9 | Offre Famille subscription | |
| 10 | Le Monde in English subscription |
Where it ranks on Google Play
Every top 200 chart it appears in across 23 countries.
| Country | Charts | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| France | News & MagazinesGrossing | #1 |
 India | News & MagazinesGrossing | #3 |
| United States | News & MagazinesGrossing | #24 |
 Mexico | News & MagazinesGrossing | #3 |
 Indonesia | News & MagazinesGrossing | #3 |
 Saudi Arabia | News & MagazinesGrossing | #3 |
| France | All AppsGrossing | #18 |
 United Kingdom | News & MagazinesGrossing | #14 |
 Canada | News & MagazinesGrossing | #7 |
 Turkey | News & MagazinesGrossing | #3 |
 Netherlands | News & MagazinesGrossing | #3 |
 United Arab Emirates | News & MagazinesGrossing | #3 |
| Germany | News & MagazinesGrossing | #15 |
| France | News & MagazinesFree | #11 |
 Thailand | News & MagazinesGrossing | #3 |
 Spain | News & MagazinesGrossing | #8 |
| Italy | News & MagazinesGrossing | #10 |
 Vietnam | News & MagazinesGrossing | #3 |
| United Kingdom | News & MagazinesFree | #73 |
| Spain | News & MagazinesFree | #70 |
| Netherlands | News & MagazinesFree | #68 |
| United Arab Emirates | News & MagazinesFree | #92 |
| Thailand | News & MagazinesFree | #89 |
Apps near Le Monde, Live News on the chart
News & Magazines Grossing, around #1.
Ratings
Google Play, worldwide.
What users say about Le Monde, Live News
From the 101 most recent Google Play reviews in the US.
Users report significant technical instability, including frequent crashes and persistent language setting resets that disrupt the reading experience. While content quality is praised by some, subscription management issues and intrusive advertisements are major sources of frustration.
Mixed (49% of recent reviews give 4–5 stars). People like it for its features and content, and working reliably. The main complaints are about price and subscriptions, and crashes and bugs.
What people like
- Features & content: “Très content de pouvoir lire Le Monde avec cette application”
- Crashes & bugs: “Je considère cela comme un bug”
- Updates: “Always keeps me updated with news from all over the world”
- Fun: “I really enjoying your program s”
Common complaints
- Price & subscription: “Will not renew subscription”
- Crashes & bugs: “Lots of bugs, for instance several times it says i have no subscription”
- Ease of use: “And no easy way to contact their staff for a fix”
- Useful: “App works well and is nicely designed, but - and it's a big but- almost every article I want to read is behind an €11/month paywall”
About Le Monde, Live News
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With this app, everything Le Monde has to offer is in one place.
- Keep up with the news via our homepage, curated by Le Monde in English journalists.
- All of “Le Monde in English” articles: reports, investigations, opinion pieces, and more.
- Our videos, photos, and infographics.
We’ve included a number of features to enhance your reading experience.
- Switch to dark mode or change your font to personalize your reading experience.
- Save the articles you want to read later.
- Pick your own sections to see the news that interests you.
Le Monde in English delivers in-depth and reliable news coverage on a wide-range of topics:
- News from France, Europe and the world.
- The latest news across our many sections: Environment, Business, Politics, Investigations, and more.
- Along with coverage on sports, technology, science, culture, and the arts.
When you subscribe to Le Monde in English, you are supporting an independent newsroom of over 530 journalists, and benefitting from unlimited access to Le Monde in English content, on the website and the app.
If you have any questions or encounter a technical issue, take a look at our FAQ to see if your question has already been answered, or reach out to our support team via “Report a problem” in the app settings.
General terms and conditions: https://moncompte.lemonde.fr/cgv-en
What's new
This new version includes bug fixes and optimizations.
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