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The Guardian - US & World News earns about
$223.9K/month
range $123.1K – $324.6K · $2.69M/year
Live data · refreshed every hour
Per Day
$7.5K
$4.1K – $10.8K
Per Week
$52.2K
$28.7K – $75.7K
Per Month
$223.9K
$123.1K – $324.6K
Per Year
$2.69M
$1.48M – $3.90M
Lifetime
$6.72M
$3.69M – $9.74M
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Auto-generated from this app's real revenue ($223.9K/month · $2.69M/year), monetization model, rating signals and category. Every line is calibrated to this app, not generic advice.
48/100
Opportunity
65/100
Cloneability
$1
Revenue / install
✓ Features to copy
- subscription paywall (~$11.98/mo) - proven monetization
- in-app purchase tier ladder for upsells
⚡ Improve / fix
- subscription is $11.98/mo - undercut by 30-50% to win price-sensitive users
🛠 MVP scope
- core feature loop
- subscription gating
- free-tier limits
- trial period
- analytics
💰 Pricing recommendation
The Guardian - US & World News is at $11.98/mo. Consider going slightly lower with a longer free trial (14 days) to win price-aware users.
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- "I tried The Guardian - US & World News for 30 days - here's what I'd do differently"
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Monetization
Subscription (~$11.98/mo)Revenue mix (estimated)
- Subscriptions ~72%
- One-time IAP ~22%
- Ads ~6%
Paying users (est.)
9.5M installs · 12.8% active · 1.1% pay
In-App Purchases
- Sub Subscription tier $0.99/month
- Sub Subscription tier $144.99/month
Subscription tiers parsed from store description.
App Details
Pulled from Google Play- Released
- Sep 7, 2011
- Last Updated
- May 5, 2026
- Content Rating
- Everyone 10+
- Category
- News & Magazines
- Price
- Free
- Currency
- USD
- Developer
- Guardian News & Media Ltd
What's new
We've been fixing bugs and making improvements behind the scenes.
For the best possible experience and to ensure you have access to all our latest features we recommend that you update to this latest version as soon as possible.
Fun Numbers - share these
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every second
$5
every minute
$311
every hour
$7.5K
every day
- ☕ Buys 1K $5 coffees every day
- 👨💻 Pays for 15 senior engineer salaries per year
- 🚗 Earns enough for 64 Tesla Model 3s annually
- ⏱️ Earns the price of a coffee in 58 seconds
12-Month Revenue Trajectory
Modeled from grossing rank, app score, and update cadence. Hover any point to see the value. Real growth depends on retention, marketing, and seasonality.
Total Installs
9.5M
Reported: 5,000,000+
Active Users (MAU est.)
1.2M
12.8% of installs · NEWS_AND_MAGAZINES category benchmark · cumulative-install decay × 0.5
Rating
4.59 ★
21K reviews
Monetization
Subscription (~$11.98/mo)
IAP: $0.99 - $144.99 per item
Rating Distribution
5★
327K
4★
41K
3★
9K
2★
7K
1★
22K
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How much money does The Guardian - US & World News make on Google Play? ⌄
The Guardian - US & World News has an estimated Play Store revenue of $223.9K per month (~$2.69M per year, $7.5K per day) with a likely range of $123.1K to $324.6K. This sums earnings from in-app purchases, subscription revenue, ad monetization and any paid downloads on Google Play - directional estimates from public signals only.
How many Play Store downloads does The Guardian - US & World News get? ⌄
Google Play publishes install ranges (e.g. 1M+, 10M+, 100M+). The Guardian - US & World News reports 5,000,000+ installs. Rev.now combines that range with ratings, reviews, grossing rank and category trends to estimate roughly 9.5M total downloads and 1.2M monthly active users on Android.
Is The Guardian - US & World News a top grossing Android app and what is its Play Store rank? ⌄
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What in-app purchases and subscriptions does The Guardian - US & World News offer on Android? ⌄
The Guardian - US & World News offers in-app purchases ($0.99 - $144.99 per item) on Google Play, which usually means subscription tiers (weekly, monthly, annual), virtual currency or one-time unlocks. Subscription revenue and IAP earnings are usually the biggest contributors to monthly Play Store revenue.
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