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BBC: World News & Stories earns about
$489.3K/month
range $269.1K – $709.4K · $5.87M/year
Live data · refreshed every hour
Per Day
$16.3K
$9.0K – $23.6K
Per Week
$114.2K
$62.8K – $165.5K
Per Month
$489.3K
$269.1K – $709.4K
Per Year
$5.87M
$3.23M – $8.51M
Lifetime
$14.68M
$8.07M – $21.28M
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A specific clone-and-improve plan for BBC: World News & Stories
Auto-generated from this app's real revenue ($489.3K/month · $5.87M/year), monetization model, rating signals and category. Every line is calibrated to this app, not generic advice.
48/100
Opportunity
40/100
Cloneability
$2
Revenue / install
✓ Features to copy
- subscription paywall (~$7.50/mo) - proven monetization
- in-app purchase tier ladder for upsells
⚡ Improve / fix
- faster onboarding · clearer pricing page · richer empty-state
🛠 MVP scope
- core feature loop
- subscription gating
- free-tier limits
- trial period
- analytics
💰 Pricing recommendation
BBC: World News & Stories is at $7.50/mo. Consider going slightly lower with a longer free trial (14 days) to win price-aware users.
🔡 App Store title ideas
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📺 TikTok / ad hook angles
- "I tried BBC: World News & Stories for 30 days - here's what I'd do differently"
- "Why BBC: World News & Stories costs $7.50/mo when ours costs $4.50"
- "The news app BBC: World News & Stories won't tell you these 3 things"
Monetization
Subscription (~$7.50/mo)Revenue mix (estimated)
- Subscriptions ~72%
- One-time IAP ~22%
- Ads ~6%
Paying users (est.)
7.9M installs · 25.4% active · 2.3% pay
In-App Purchases 2
- Monthly The Monthly Plan $8.99 /month
- Annual The Annual Plan $89.99 /year ~$7.50/mo
2 tiers scraped live from the App Store.
App Details
Pulled from the App Store- Current Version
- 2026.3.0
- Released
- Apr 1, 2010
- Last Updated
- May 5, 2026
- File Size
- 101.0 MB
- Required OS
- 16.0
- Content Rating
- 12+
- Category
- News
- Price
- Free
- Currency
- USD
- Languages
- English
- Developer
- BBC Studios Distribution Ltd.
What's new in v2026.3.0
Performance updates and bug fixes.
Fun Numbers - share these
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every second
$11
every minute
$680
every hour
$16.3K
every day
- ☕ Buys 3K $5 coffees every day
- 👨💻 Pays for 33 senior engineer salaries per year
- 🚗 Earns enough for 140 Tesla Model 3s annually
- ⏱️ Earns the price of a coffee in 26 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.
Estimated Installs
7.9M
estimated from 72,180 ratings
Active Users (MAU est.)
2.0M
25.4% of installs · NEWS category benchmark
Rating
4.51 ★
72K reviews
Monetization
Subscription (~$7.50/mo)
Rating Distribution
5★
54K
4★
10K
3★
2K
2★
1K
1★
4K
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Frequently Asked About BBC: World News & Stories
How much money does BBC: World News & Stories make on the App Store? ⌄
BBC: World News & Stories has an estimated App Store revenue of $489.3K per month (~$5.87M per year, $16.3K per day) with a likely range of $269.1K to $709.4K. This includes earnings from in-app purchases, subscription revenue, ads and any paid downloads - all directional estimates from public App Store signals, not private Apple financial data.
How many App Store downloads does BBC: World News & Stories get? ⌄
Apple does not publish exact App Store download counts. Using public ratings (72K reviews), grossing rank, category position and the standard 1:75 ratings-to-downloads ratio, Rev.now estimates about 7.9M total iOS downloads for BBC: World News & Stories - and roughly 2.0M monthly active users on iPhone and iPad.
Is BBC: World News & Stories a top grossing iOS app and what is its App Store rank? ⌄
BBC: World News & Stories is analyzed using App Store grossing rank, category ranking, ratings velocity, monetization model (subscription revenue, in-app purchases, paid downloads) and ad-revenue signals. Check the iOS top grossing leaderboard to see how BBC: World News & Stories compares to other highest-grossing iPhone and iPad apps.
How is BBC: World News & Stories App Store revenue estimated? ⌄
Rev.now estimates BBC: World News & Stories App Store revenue from public app data: estimated downloads, monthly active users (MAU), the iOS conversion rate to paying users, subscription pricing detected on the listing, in-app purchase tiers, ad monetization (eCPM × impressions × MAU) and the News category ARPU benchmark - net of Apple's 15-30% store cut.
What in-app purchases and subscriptions does BBC: World News & Stories offer on iOS? ⌄
BBC: World News & Stories offers in-app purchases on the App Store, which can include subscription tiers (weekly, monthly or annual), one-time purchases or virtual currency. Subscription revenue and IAP earnings are a major driver of the monthly revenue estimate above.
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