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NIKKEI

For business professionals, investors, and researchers requiring authoritative Japanese and Asian market insights.

10apps2.9(2.1K) Multi-theme

Snapshot

Who is NIKKEI?

Providing authoritative business intelligence and professional development tools for global leaders focused on Asian markets.

Target audience

Business professionalsInvestorsResearchers requiring authoritative Japanese

Active nemesis

The New York Times Company

Other rivals

Portfolio

Free 10
10
apps
Business3
News3
Education2
Games1

Last updated

Nikkei Asia - Business news

v2ad84da0b0429fb3c48fa13b8dd08e63

4mo ago

Intense

Publisher DNA

What defines NIKKEI?

Publisher DNA

Primary focus

Business news and professional education

Scale

indie

Target audience

Business professionals, investors, and researchers requiring authoritative Japanese and Asian market insights.

Origin

Established media house with a 145-year history in journalism.

Signature Patterns

  • Heavy reliance on subscription-based monetization models for core news products.
  • Integration of professional news content with educational features like audio narration and translation.
  • Focus on high-utility business tools including AR, VR, and database access.
  • Consistent delivery of bilingual (Japanese/English) content across the portfolio.
Intense

Portfolio momentum

With 44 releases in the last 6 months and 7 of 9 apps active, the publisher maintains an exceptionally high update cadence for its news and education titles.

Last release 9d agoActive apps 7Abandoned 2

Company profile

medium confidence
Headquarters
Japan
Founded
1876

Portfolio

What does NIKKEI ship?

Apps

10 apps analysed

Rivals

Who does NIKKEI compete with?

The rivals identified

Nemeses(1)

The New York Times Company

known forNYTimes: US and Global News

1 app4.8News

Both apps target high-intent readers seeking global news, but NYTimes captures daily engagement through lifestyle bundles while Nikkei focuses on regional Asian business intelligence.

Contenders(9)

BBC Studios Distribution

known forBBC: World News & Stories

1 app3.2News

Both apps target global news consumers with subscription-gated models, forcing users to weigh the value of regional business intelligence against broad international reporting.

Bloomberg LP CM

known forBloomberg: Finance Market News

1 app4.0News

Both apps compete for the daily attention of financial professionals and executives by providing business news and market analysis. They overlap in their core value proposition of delivering economic intelligence to inform investment and business decisions.

CNN

known forCNN: Live & Breaking News

1 app4.8News

Both apps gate content behind subscription models to monetize news, forcing users to choose between regional business intelligence and global real-time updates.

Google

known forGoogle News - Daily Headlines

1 app4.0News

Google News competes for the same daily news consumption habit, forcing Nikkei Asia to justify its subscription cost against a free, multi-source alternative.

The Economist Newspaper

known forThe Economist - World News

1 app4.9News

Both apps target high-intent professionals with subscription-based, in-depth geopolitical and economic analysis, forcing a direct competition for the same premium subscriber wallet.

The Financial Times

known forFinancial Times: Business News

1 app4.5News

Both applications target the same professional demographic requiring high-level economic and political analysis, creating direct competition for the time and subscription budget of global business leaders.

Thomson Reuters

known forReuters - Breaking World News

1 app4.5News

Both apps target financial professionals and executives seeking reliable economic intelligence, competing for the same high-intent reader's time and subscription budget.

TIL (Times Internet Limited)

known forEconomic Times : Business News

2 apps4.6News

Both applications target business professionals seeking market intelligence, but Economic Times captures a massive Indian market share through ad-supported access while Nikkei Asia restricts content behind a subscription wall.

Yahoo

known forYahoo News: Daily News For You

1 app4.5News

Yahoo News competes for the same daily news consumption time as Nikkei Asia, despite the difference in business-specific focus and monetization models.

Same space(18)

Beloud.com

known forBreaking News: Local & Alerts

1 app4.5News

Functions as a social network for news, providing a broader, community-driven alternative to Nikkei Asia.

CGTN

known forCGTN – China Global TV Network

1 app4.1News

Provides a global news perspective from China, acting as a geopolitical alternative to Nikkei Asia.

Daily Mail Online

known forDaily Mail: Breaking News

1 app3.9News

Combines celebrity gossip with global news, acting as a mass-market alternative to the professional focus of Nikkei Asia.

Dow Jones & Company

known forThe Wall Street Journal. News

1 app4.7News

Provides high-level business and financial news, acting as a direct professional competitor to Nikkei Asia.

EASE

known forLocal News - Latest & Smart

1 app4.1News

Provides personalized content for local and global topics, serving as a generalist alternative to Nikkei Asia.

euronews

known forEuronews: World news & live TV

1 app4.6News

Delivers pan-European news, serving as a regional alternative for users interested in European politics and business.

Feedly Team

known forFeedly - Smarter News Reader

1 app4.4News

Acts as a professional-grade aggregator for researchers, overlapping with the professional audience of Nikkei Asia.

France Medias Monde

known forFRANCE 24 - Live news 24/7

1 app4.6News

Provides 24-hour global news coverage, serving as a multilingual alternative to Nikkei Asia.

Global Media & Entertainment

known forLBC: UK, World & Breaking News

1 app4.1News

Combines political opinion with news, serving as a UK-focused alternative to Nikkei Asia.

Guardian News & Media

known forThe Guardian - US & World News

1 app4.6News

Serves a global audience seeking independent journalism, competing for the same professional attention as Nikkei Asia.

Haystack News

known forHaystack News: Local TV News

1 app4.2News

Provides a video-first news experience, serving as a multimedia alternative to Nikkei Asia.

Opera

known forOpera News: breaking & local

2 apps4.5News

Targets emerging markets with data-efficient news, offering a low-bandwidth alternative to Nikkei Asia.

Particle Media

known forNewsBreak: Local News & Alerts

2 apps4.8News

Focuses on hyper-local utility, providing a community-specific alternative to the regional business focus of Nikkei Asia.

Safe Apps

known forUK Breaking News: Local & News

2 apps4.5News

Provides a personalized news feed for UK-specific headlines, acting as a localized alternative to Nikkei Asia.

SmartNews

known forSmartNews: Live News & Rewards

1 app3.7News

Uses AI-driven curation and rewards to maintain engagement, competing for the daily time of news readers.

Snapwise Inc.(dba Ground News)

known forGround News

1 app4.7News

Offers media bias analysis, serving as a critical consumption tool for users who find Nikkei Asia's regional focus too narrow.

The Associated Press

known forAP News: World & Local

1 app4.2News

Offers wire-service reporting, providing a fact-based alternative to the analytical focus of Nikkei Asia.

The Washington Post

known forWashington Post: Live News

1 app4.7News

Offers authoritative political analysis, competing for the same professional audience as Nikkei Asia.

The Analyst's Read

The bottom line on NIKKEI

Bottom line

Nikkei is a legacy powerhouse successfully transitioning to a digital-first professional services model. Their weighted 4.72★ rating signals high user trust in their authoritative content, particularly within the competitive business news and corporate education sectors.

Frequently asked questions

How many apps does NIKKEI publish?
NIKKEI has 10 apps tracked by Marlvel, primarily in the Business category.
What kind of apps does NIKKEI make?
NIKKEI's portfolio is concentrated in Business and News, with an average rating of 2.9/5 across rated apps.
What is NIKKEI's top app?
By review volume across the portfolio, Nikkei Asia - Business news is NIKKEI's best-known app tracked by Marlvel.

What fed this analysis

Apps analyzed:
9
With full intel:
0
With overview:
9
Website scraped:
yes
Social presence:
yes

Disclosure: Independent intel to help mobile builders succeed.

AI-powered analysis with automated quality gates, built from publicly available sources. Marlvel.ai is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by NIKKEI, its developer, the app publisher, Apple, or Google Play. All trademarks, logos, and screenshots referenced remain the property of their respective owners.

Cite this report

Marlvel.ai. “NIKKEI intelligence.” Updated 2026-04-24. https://marlvel.ai/publishers/nikkei-inc

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