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Top News apps in Australia 🇦🇺

iOSMay 18, 2026· Snapshot dated View all snapshotsMethodology

As of May 18, 2026, X is the #1 News app in Australia on iOS.

iOSAndroid
Top FreeTop PaidTop Grossing
#App / PublisherIntel
  1. 1
    XX Corp.
  2. 2
    RedditREDDIT, INC.
  3. 3
    SubstackSubstack, Inc.
  4. 4
    The Guardian - US & World NewsGuardian News and Media Limited
  5. 5
    TrueShort - Stream True CrimeHumans Anonymous, Inc
  6. 6
    NYTimes: US and Global NewsThe New York Times Company
  7. 71
    7NEWS AustraliaSeven Network (Operations) Ltd.
  8. 87
    Australian Financial ReviewFairfax Digital Australia & New Zealand Pty Limited
  9. 92
    ABC NewsAustralian Broadcasting Corporation
  10. 10
    Podcast AppEvolve Global, Inc.
  11. 11
    The AustralianNews Digital Media
  12. 126
    中国领事Center for Consular Assistance & Protection, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, People's Republic of China
  13. 134
    BBC: World News & StoriesBBC Studios Distribution Ltd.
  14. 142
    VicEmergencyState of Victoria - Department of Justice
  15. 152
    9NEWSNINE NETWORK AUSTRALIA PTY LTD
  16. 162
    Sky News AustraliaNews Digital Media
  17. 174
    Police Scanner Radio & FireGordonEdwards.net LLC
  18. 184
    The Sydney Morning HeraldFairfax Digital Australia & New Zealand Pty Limited
  19. 199
    Alert SAGovernment of South Australia – South Australian Fire and Emergency Services Commission
  20. 204
    news.com.auNews Digital Media
  21. 21
    SBS AudioSpecial Broadcasting Service Corporation
  22. 223
    今日澳洲-澳洲华人头条新闻资讯软件Media Today Group Pty Ltd
  23. 234
    Ground NewsSnapwise Inc.
  24. 24
    2GBMacquarie Media Limited
  25. 256
    Google NewsGoogle
  26. 261
    The Economist - News, PodcastsThe Economist
  27. 271
    3AWMacquarie Media Limited
  28. 288
    PressReader: News & MagazinesPressReader Inc
  29. 294
    Nextdoor: Neighborhood NetworkNextdoor
  30. 3010
    SBS NewsSpecial Broadcasting Service Corporation
  31. 318
    The AgeFairfax Digital Australia & New Zealand Pty Limited
  32. 325
    Emergency WADepartment of Fire and Emergency Services
  33. 334
    Medium: Read & Write StoriesA Medium Corporation
  34. 342
    Herald Sun.News Digital Media
  35. 351
    Podbean Podcast App & PlayerPodbean Incorporated
  36. 361
    The Daily Telegraph.News Digital Media
  37. 377
    QuoraQuora, Inc.
  38. 387
    Al Jazeera - الجزيرةAl Jazeera Network
  39. 393
    Bloomberg: Business News DailyBloomberg Finance LP
  40. 406
    Spotify for CreatorsSpotify
  41. 4110
    The Courier-Mail.News Digital Media
  42. 422
    The New YorkerAdvance Magazine Publishers Inc.
  43. 437
    Reuters - Breaking World NewsThomson Reuters Enterprise Centre GmbH
  44. 44NEW
    6PRMacquarie Media Limited
  45. 452
    BBC World ServiceZeno Media LLC
  46. 467
    Kiki: Local Chat & People NearKikihub
  47. 472
    Shell V-Power Racing TeamRacing Team (Aust) Pty Ltd
  48. 488
    The Advertiser.News Digital Media
  49. 4911
    The Atlantic MagazineThe Atlantic Monthly Group LLC
  50. 5011
    WSJ: Exclusive News & InsightsDow Jones & Company, Inc., publisher of The Wall Street Journal.

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Methodology

Rankings are pulled daily from the iOS store charts for Australia. We snapshot the top entries each day and compute day-over-day change relative to the prior snapshot. See our full methodology for data sources, refresh cadences, and quality filters.

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