PEOPLE Downloads & RevenuePEOPLE: Pop Culture & Puzzles · App Store & Google Play
PEOPLE: Pop Culture & Puzzles gets 500+ downloads a day worldwide (AppInsider estimate, November 2026, rounded down to a band).
PEOPLE: Pop Culture & Puzzles by People Inc. Group is on App Store and Google Play. Active Users (MAU & DAU), Downloads, rankings, keywords, revenue, and rating totals.
PEOPLE: Pop Culture & Puzzles update history & changes
Last change · 35 events since 10 Apr 2025Full timeline ↓Full timeline · 35 events
- ✏️PEOPLE: Pop Culture & Puzzles added hidden keywords: tells, recipyiOSwords in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
- 🎉PEOPLE: Pop Culture & Puzzles in-app event: Special Thanksgiving IssueiOSPREMIERE · until 29 Nov
- 🎉PEOPLE: Pop Culture & Puzzles in-app event: Gary Sinise's Family InterviewiOSPREMIERE · until 15 Nov
- ✏️PEOPLE: Pop Culture & Puzzles: description updatedAndroid· US
- ✏️PEOPLE: Pop Culture & Puzzles: new screenshotsAndroid12 screenshots (was 12) · US
- ✏️PEOPLE: Pop Culture & Puzzles: description updatediOS· US
- ✏️PEOPLE: Pop Culture & Puzzles: new screenshotsiOS8 screenshots (was 8) · US
- 📦PEOPLE: Pop Culture & Puzzles updated to version 3.1.0iOSImproved functionality for a smoother app experience.
- 📦PEOPLE: Pop Culture & Puzzles updated to version 3.1.0AndroidImproved functionality for a smoother app experience.
- 🎉PEOPLE: Pop Culture & Puzzles in-app event: Get to know Noah WyleiOSPREMIERE · until 9 Nov
- 🎉PEOPLE: Pop Culture & Puzzles in-app event: Meet the Celebrity Recipe BoxiOSMAJOR UPDATE · until 4 Nov
- 🎉PEOPLE: Pop Culture & Puzzles in-app event: New: Meet PEOPLE VIPiOSMAJOR UPDATE · until 4 Nov
- 🎉PEOPLE: Pop Culture & Puzzles in-app event: NEW GAME: GenerationsiOSMAJOR UPDATE · until 31 Oct
- ✏️PEOPLE: Pop Culture & Puzzles added hidden keywords: starsiOSwords in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
- ✏️PEOPLE: Pop Culture & Puzzles: description updatedAndroid· US
- ✏️PEOPLE: Pop Culture & Puzzles: new screenshotsAndroid12 screenshots (was 12) · US
- ✏️PEOPLE: Pop Culture & Puzzles: description updatediOS· US
- ✏️PEOPLE: Pop Culture & Puzzles: new screenshotsiOS8 screenshots (was 10) · US
- 📦PEOPLE: Pop Culture & Puzzles updated to version 3.0.0iOSIntroducing PEOPLE VIP! Now you can join VIP and unlock exclusive benefits including PEOPLE magazine in the app, our all-new celebrity recipe box, unlimited access to games and more. As part of this release we've added Generations, our new trivia game where you can reveal your pop-culture age in 10 questions.… more
- 🎉PEOPLE: Pop Culture & Puzzles in-app event: Billy Crystal on Humor’s PoweriOSPREMIERE · until 25 Oct
- 📦PEOPLE: Pop Culture & Puzzles updated to version 3.0.0AndroidIntroducing PEOPLE VIP! Now you can join VIP and unlock exclusive benefits including PEOPLE magazine in the app, our all-new celebrity recipe box, unlimited access to games and more. As part of this release we've added Generations, our new trivia game where you can reveal your pop-culture age in 10 questions.… more
- ✏️PEOPLE: Pop Culture & Puzzles added hidden keywords: nfl, articlesiOSwords in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
- 🎉PEOPLE: Pop Culture & Puzzles in-app event: Wynonna Tells Her StoryiOSPREMIERE · until 12 Oct
- ✏️PEOPLE: Pop Culture & Puzzles added hidden keywords: celeb, royalsiOSwords in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
- 🆕PEOPLE: Pop Culture & Puzzles first spotted by AppInsiderAndroidUnited States
- 🆕PEOPLE: Pop Culture & Puzzles first spotted by AppInsideriOS#6 in Top Free · Magazines & Newspapers · United States
- 🎉PEOPLE: Pop Culture & Puzzles in-app event: From NFL Star to ALS VanguardiOSPREMIERE · until 4 Oct
- 🎉PEOPLE: Pop Culture & Puzzles in-app event: The Princess Diana MemoiriOSPREMIERE · until 2 Oct
- 🎉PEOPLE: Pop Culture & Puzzles in-app event: Selena Gomez's Next ActiOSPREMIERE · until 28 Sep
- 📦PEOPLE: Pop Culture & Puzzles version 2.13.0iOSImproved functionality for a smoother app experience.
- 🆕PEOPLE: Pop Culture & Puzzles: its developer released another app: MyRecipesiOS
- 📦PEOPLE: Pop Culture & Puzzles version 2.13.0AndroidImproved functionality for a smoother app experience.
- 🆕PEOPLE: Pop Culture & Puzzles: its developer released another app: MyRecipesAndroid
- 🆕PEOPLE: Pop Culture & Puzzles released on Google PlayAndroid
- 🆕PEOPLE: Pop Culture & Puzzles released on the App StoreiOS
Collected from the stores by AppInsider since we first spotted the app. Dates are when we saw each change.
Magazines & Newspapers FreePEOPLE: Pop Culture & Puzzles at a glance
AI summary written from our chart and store data, 2026-11-06. It can be wrong: check the numbers above.
A digital magazine and puzzle app from People Inc. Group offering celebrity news, true crime stories, royal coverage, and daily pop culture games for fans of entertainment media. The app is currently ranked #5 in the US Magazines & Newspapers Free category, indicating strong initial traction for its integrated news and gaming model.
Similar apps: BuzzFeed, Entertainment Weekly, Daily Mail Online
App Store
App details
App privacy Measured
PEOPLE: Pop Culture & Puzzles’s App Store privacy label declares 4 data categories used to track you across other companies’ apps and websites, 2 linked to your identity and 4 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
PEOPLE: Pop Culture & Puzzles downloads & installs
Both stores, worldwide. Bands are open; exact numbers are free with an account.
| Store | Downloads / day | Lifetime installs |
|---|---|---|
| App Store | 100+ | – |
| Google Play | 100+ | 100k+ Measured |
| Total | 500+ Confidence | 100k+ Confidence |
How this is calculated
Where PEOPLE: Pop Culture & Puzzles'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
Business model: Ad-led
How PEOPLE: Pop Culture & Puzzles makes money: subscriptions, one-off purchases and ads.
Hidden keywords
PEOPLE: Pop Culture & Puzzles shows up in App Store search (US) for 1 word that appear nowhere in its name, subtitle or developer name, so they are almost certainly in its private keyword field.
Where it ranks now
Both stores, across every country we track.
| Store | Best rank | Charting in | US Top Free | US Top Grossing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| App Store | #5 Magazines & Newspapers Free | 1 of 30 countries | #5 | – |
| Google Play | #43 News & Magazines Free | 1 of 23 countries | #43 | – |
Full chart lists: App Store · Google Play.
Review momentum
ⓘ How we measure thisReview 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 | 4.8 ★ | 8.4k |
| Google Play | 4.3 ★ | 1.8k 360 written reviews |
| Both stores | 4.7 ★ weighted by ratings | 10k |
What users say about PEOPLE: Pop Culture & Puzzles
From the 65 most recent App Store reviews in the US.
Users are overwhelmingly negative due to a recent update that placed puzzle archives and daily games behind a steep paywall, leading to widespread uninstallation threats. Additional complaints focus on broken deep links from emails that fail to open specific articles and persistent technical issues like forced logouts and intrusive ads.
Mostly negative (29% of recent reviews give 4–5 stars). People like it for being fun, and being easy to use. The main complaints are about price and subscriptions, and crashes and bugs. Recent reviews are more negative than earlier ones.
What people like
- Fun: “I really enjoy playing all 3 of the game!”
- Ease of use: “Great easy to read and keep up to date what is going on”
- Design: “Reading all the beautiful reviews”
Common complaints
- Price & subscription: “Paywall with the new update 💰”
- Crashes & bugs: “Doesn’t work well on IPad”
- Updates: “Latest Update Crashed App”
- Ads: “Ad pop ups can be relentless and also keep you from even reading an article”
About PEOPLE: Pop Culture & Puzzles
The PEOPLE app brings you everything you love from one of America's most recognized pop culture brands, now with digital access to every PEOPLE issue, available two days early every week. Get breaking celebrity news, royal family coverage, true crime stories, Hollywood insider coverage, recipes and daily games and puzzles.
BREAKING CELEBRITY & ENTERTAINMENT NEWS Stay ahead of every story with real-time updates from PEOPLE’s newsroom. From relationship news to legal feuds, red carpet moments, and Hollywood exclusives, PEOPLE breaks it first.
250+ award-winning journalists
50+ years of trusted PEOPLE journalism
ROYAL FAMILY NEWS Up-to-the-minute news on Princess Kate, Prince William, Meghan Markle, and more from the outlet that covers the royals most closely.
TRUE CRIME COVERAGE Gripping courtroom drama, cold cases, and investigative features that go beyond the headlines.
DAILY POP CULTURE GAMES Test your pop culture smarts with these daily games:
- The Puzzler: America’s fan favorite pop-culture crossword
- Generations: New! Reveal your pop culture age in 10 trivia questions
- Groupies: Find the connections between your favorite stars
- PEOPLE Mini: The bite-sized pop culture crossword
- Pieces: A jigsaw puzzle packed with pop culture
- Second Look: Test your celeb spotting eyes
Earn badges and unlock achievements in select games, play new games for free every day, and access the full games library with PEOPLE VIP.
STARTRACKS Scroll through PEOPLE's iconic celeb photo feed — red carpet looks, candid sightings, on-set snaps, all updated constantly.
JOIN THE CONVERSATION Comment on the stories that have everyone talking. Ask your burning questions in live chats with stars and PEOPLE editors. The PEOPLE community is now open, and you are part of it.
APP-EXCLUSIVE VIDEOS Get closer to the stars with candid interviews and PEOPLE originals you won’t find anywhere else, including WAG World, The PEOPLE Interview, and more.
INTRODUCING PEOPLE VIP Take your PEOPLE fandom to the next level with early access, benefits, and experiences made exclusively for members:
- Every weekly issue, available two days early on Wednesday
- Monthly Entertaining Guides with celeb menus, seasonal decor, and hosting tips
- Recipe drops straight from your favorite stars
- Weekly live chats and AMAs with celebrities and editors
- VIP-only newsletters with extra inside scoop
- Unlimited play with the 1,000+ game library
- Members-only surprises all year long
THIS APP IS FOR:
Fans of celebrity news and entertainment
True crime followers
Royal family watchers
Daily crossword and puzzle players
Pop culture lovers
PEOPLE VIP members
WHY PEOPLE APP?
- Free to download
- 50+ years of trusted PEOPLE journalism
- Real-time push notifications for breaking news
- Entertainment news, games, video, photos, recipes, and issues in one place
- Fast, visua
PEOPLE: Pop Culture & Puzzles App Store
PEOPLE: Pop Culture & Puzzles gets 500+ downloads a day worldwide (AppInsider estimate, November 2026, rounded down to a band).
PEOPLE: Pop Culture & Puzzles is #5 in Magazines & Newspapers Free in United States and charting in 1 of 30 countries we track.
Updated 11 Nov 2026 · rankings refresh through the day
25 Sep 2026 Magazines & Newspapers FreePEOPLE: Pop Culture & Puzzles at a glance
AI summary written from our chart and store data, 2026-11-06. It can be wrong: check the numbers above.
A digital magazine and puzzle app from People Inc. Group offering celebrity news, true crime stories, royal coverage, and daily pop culture games for fans of entertainment media. The app is currently ranked #5 in the US Magazines & Newspapers Free category, indicating strong initial traction for its integrated news and gaming model.
Similar apps: BuzzFeed, Entertainment Weekly, Daily Mail Online
PEOPLE: Pop Culture & Puzzles on the App Store
App details
App privacy Measured
PEOPLE: Pop Culture & Puzzles’s App Store privacy label declares 4 data categories used to track you across other companies’ apps and websites, 2 linked to your identity and 4 collected anonymously.
As declared by the developer on the App Store — Apple requires every app to publish this label. We track changes over time.
PEOPLE: Pop Culture & Puzzles 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 PEOPLE: Pop Culture & Puzzles'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
Business model: Ad-led
How PEOPLE: Pop Culture & Puzzles makes money: subscriptions, one-off purchases and ads.
Hidden keywords
PEOPLE: Pop Culture & Puzzles shows up in App Store search (US) for 1 word that appear nowhere in its name, subtitle or developer name, so they are almost certainly in its private keyword field.
Where it ranks now
Every top chart it appears in across 30 countries.
| Country | Charts | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Magazines & NewspapersFree | #5 |
Apps near PEOPLE: Pop Culture & Puzzles on the chart
Magazines & Newspapers Free, around #5.
Ratings
App Store, worldwide.
Review momentum
ⓘ How we measure thisReview 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 PEOPLE: Pop Culture & Puzzles
From the 65 most recent App Store reviews in the US.
Users are overwhelmingly negative due to a recent update that placed puzzle archives and daily games behind a steep paywall, leading to widespread uninstallation threats. Additional complaints focus on broken deep links from emails that fail to open specific articles and persistent technical issues like forced logouts and intrusive ads.
Mostly negative (29% of recent reviews give 4–5 stars). People like it for being fun, and being easy to use. The main complaints are about price and subscriptions, and crashes and bugs. Recent reviews are more negative than earlier ones.
What people like
- Fun: “I really enjoy playing all 3 of the game!”
- Ease of use: “Great easy to read and keep up to date what is going on”
- Design: “Reading all the beautiful reviews”
Common complaints
- Price & subscription: “Paywall with the new update 💰”
- Crashes & bugs: “Doesn’t work well on IPad”
- Updates: “Latest Update Crashed App”
- Ads: “Ad pop ups can be relentless and also keep you from even reading an article”
About PEOPLE: Pop Culture & Puzzles
The PEOPLE app brings you everything you love from one of America's most recognized pop culture brands, now with digital access to every PEOPLE issue, available two days early every week. Get breaking celebrity news, royal family coverage, true crime stories, Hollywood insider coverage, recipes and daily games and puzzles.
BREAKING CELEBRITY & ENTERTAINMENT NEWS Stay ahead of every story with real-time updates from PEOPLE’s newsroom. From relationship news to legal feuds, red carpet moments, and Hollywood exclusives, PEOPLE breaks it first.
250+ award-winning journalists
50+ years of trusted PEOPLE journalism
ROYAL FAMILY NEWS Up-to-the-minute news on Princess Kate, Prince William, Meghan Markle, and more from the outlet that covers the royals most closely.
TRUE CRIME COVERAGE Gripping courtroom drama, cold cases, and investigative features that go beyond the headlines.
DAILY POP CULTURE GAMES Test your pop culture smarts with these daily games:
- The Puzzler: America’s fan favorite pop-culture crossword
- Generations: New! Reveal your pop culture age in 10 trivia questions
- Groupies: Find the connections between your favorite stars
- PEOPLE Mini: The bite-sized pop culture crossword
- Pieces: A jigsaw puzzle packed with pop culture
- Second Look: Test your celeb spotting eyes
Earn badges and unlock achievements in select games, play new games for free every day, and access the full games library with PEOPLE VIP.
STARTRACKS Scroll through PEOPLE's iconic celeb photo feed — red carpet looks, candid sightings, on-set snaps, all updated constantly.
JOIN THE CONVERSATION Comment on the stories that have everyone talking. Ask your burning questions in live chats with stars and PEOPLE editors. The PEOPLE community is now open, and you are part of it.
APP-EXCLUSIVE VIDEOS Get closer to the stars with candid interviews and PEOPLE originals you won’t find anywhere else, including WAG World, The PEOPLE Interview, and more.
INTRODUCING PEOPLE VIP Take your PEOPLE fandom to the next level with early access, benefits, and experiences made exclusively for members:
- Every weekly issue, available two days early on Wednesday
- Monthly Entertaining Guides with celeb menus, seasonal decor, and hosting tips
- Recipe drops straight from your favorite stars
- Weekly live chats and AMAs with celebrities and editors
- VIP-only newsletters with extra inside scoop
- Unlimited play with the 1,000+ game library
- Members-only surprises all year long
THIS APP IS FOR:
Fans of celebrity news and entertainment
True crime followers
Royal family watchers
Daily crossword and puzzle players
Pop culture lovers
PEOPLE VIP members
WHY PEOPLE APP?
- Free to download
- 50+ years of trusted PEOPLE journalism
- Real-time push notifications for breaking news
- Entertainment news, games, video, photos, recipes, and issues in one place
- Fast, visua
Latest updates
Store changes
What PEOPLE: Pop Culture & Puzzles changed on its store page: name, icon, screenshots, price, size, languages, requirements.
More from People Inc. Group
PEOPLE: Pop Culture & Puzzles Android
PEOPLE: Pop Culture & Puzzles gets 500+ downloads a day worldwide (AppInsider estimate, November 2026, rounded down to a band).
PEOPLE: Pop Culture & Puzzles is #43 in News & Magazines Free on Google Play in United States and charting in 1 of 23 countries we track.
Updated 11 Nov 2026 · rankings refresh through the day
News & Magazines FreePEOPLE: Pop Culture & Puzzles on Google Play
App details
PEOPLE: Pop Culture & Puzzles 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 PEOPLE: Pop Culture & Puzzles'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
Business model: Ad-led
How PEOPLE: Pop Culture & Puzzles makes money: subscriptions, one-off purchases and ads.
Where it ranks on Google Play
Every top 200 chart it appears in across 23 countries.
| Country | Charts | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| United States | News & MagazinesFree | #43 |
Apps near PEOPLE: Pop Culture & Puzzles on the chart
News & Magazines Free, around #43.
Ratings
Google Play, worldwide.
Review momentum
ⓘ How we measure thisReview 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 PEOPLE: Pop Culture & Puzzles
From the 142 most recent Google Play reviews in the US.
Mixed but leaning positive (58% of recent reviews give 4–5 stars). People like it for being fun, and good value. The main complaints are about crashes and bugs, and recent updates.
What people like
- Fun: “Great articles & fun puzzles!”
- Price & subscription: “I get all the email newsletters and magazine subscription”
- Updates: “quick way to be updated on things of interest!”
- Ease of use: “I loved the magazine, but this is not as easy to use”
Common complaints
- Crashes & bugs: “It use to work fine, now it wont open at all”
- Updates: “Now that's impossible with the new update”
- Speed & performance: “This app sucks my battery so fast that it's just unusable”
- Login & account: “And the app tells me to log in”
About PEOPLE: Pop Culture & Puzzles
The PEOPLE app brings you everything you love from one of America's most recognized pop culture brands, now with digital access to every PEOPLE issue, available two days early every week. Get breaking celebrity news, royal family coverage, true crime stories, Hollywood insider coverage, recipes and daily games and puzzles.
BREAKING CELEBRITY & ENTERTAINMENT NEWS Stay ahead of every story with real-time updates from PEOPLE’s newsroom. From relationship news to legal feuds, red carpet moments, and Hollywood exclusives, PEOPLE breaks it first.
250+ award-winning journalists
50+ years of trusted PEOPLE journalism
ROYAL FAMILY NEWS Up-to-the-minute news on Princess Kate, Prince William, Meghan Markle, and more from the outlet that covers the royals most closely.
TRUE CRIME COVERAGE Gripping courtroom drama, cold cases, and investigative features that go beyond the headlines.
DAILY POP CULTURE GAMES Test your pop culture smarts with these daily games:
- The Puzzler: America’s fan favorite pop-culture crossword
- Generations: New! Reveal your pop culture age in 10 trivia questions
- Groupies: Find the connections between your favorite stars
- PEOPLE Mini: The bite-sized pop culture crossword
- Pieces: A jigsaw puzzle packed with pop culture
- Second Look: Test your celeb spotting eyes
Earn badges and unlock achievements in select games, play new games for free every day, and access the full games library with PEOPLE VIP.
STARTRACKS Scroll through PEOPLE's iconic celeb photo feed — red carpet looks, candid sightings, on-set snaps, all updated constantly.
JOIN THE CONVERSATION Comment on the stories that have everyone talking. Ask your burning questions in live chats with stars and PEOPLE editors. The PEOPLE community is now open, and you are part of it.
APP-EXCLUSIVE VIDEOS Get closer to the stars with candid interviews and PEOPLE originals you won’t find anywhere else, including WAG World, The PEOPLE Interview, and more.
INTRODUCING PEOPLE VIP Take your PEOPLE fandom to the next level with early access, benefits, and experiences made exclusively for members:
- Every weekly issue, available two days early on Wednesday
- Monthly Entertaining Guides with celeb menus, seasonal decor, and hosting tips
- Recipe drops straight from your favorite stars
- Weekly live chats and AMAs with celebrities and editors
- VIP-only newsletters with extra inside scoop
- Unlimited play with the 1,000+ game library
- Members-only surprises all year long
THIS APP IS FOR:
Fans of celebrity news and entertainment
True crime followers
Royal family watchers
Daily crossword and puzzle players
Pop culture lovers
PEOPLE VIP members
WHY PEOPLE APP?
- Free to download
- 50+ years of trusted PEOPLE journalism
- Real-time push notifications for breaking news
- Entertainment news, games, video, photos, recipes, and issues in one place
- Fast, visua
What's new in 3.1.0
Store changes
What PEOPLE: Pop Culture & Puzzles changed on its store page: name, icon, screenshots, price, size, languages, requirements.