BBC: World News & Stories vs NYTimes: US and Global News
BBC: World News & Stories
BBC Studios Distribution Ltd.
App Store
$581.4K/mo
~$6.98M/yr · 9.4M installs
VS
NYTimes: US and Global News
The New York Times Company
App Store
$3.04M/mo
~$36.50M/yr · 108.0M installs
Revenue winner
NYTimes: US and Global News wins
+423% vs other
Installs winner
NYTimes: US and Global News wins
+1043% vs other
MAU winner
NYTimes: US and Global News wins
+229% vs other
Rating winner
NYTimes: US and Global News wins
+7% vs other
Why NYTimes: US and Global News is winning
Top 4 reasons - backed by the public App Store / Play Store numbers.
- NYTimes: US and Global News earns roughly 5× more per month than BBC: World News & Stories - $3.04M vs $581.4K.
- Aggressive pricing. NYTimes: US and Global News undercuts at $4.99/mo vs $8.99/mo - converts a higher % of free users.
- Bigger install base. NYTimes: US and Global News has ~108.0M lifetime installs vs BBC: World News & Stories's ~9.4M - 11.4× the funnel top.
- More monetization surfaces. NYTimes: US and Global News runs 8 IAP tiers vs 2 - more chances to convert users at the right price.
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Side-by-side metrics
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BBC: World News & Stories
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NYTimes: US and Global News
Monthly revenue (est.)?
$581.4K
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$3.04M
Annual revenue (est.)
$6.98M
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$36.50M
Lifetime installs (est.)
9.4M
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108.0M
Monthly active users (est.)?
2.4M
▶
7.9M
App Store rating
4.49★
▶
4.79★
Total ratings
86K
▶
720K
US grossing rank
-
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#74
Cheapest monthly sub
$8.99
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$4.99
IAP tiers detected
2 tiers
▶
8 tiers
- Category
- News
- Price
- Free
- Released
- Apr 1, 2010
- Last updated
- Jun 22, 2026
- File size
- 104.8 MB
- Content rating
- 12+
- Version
- 2026.5.0
- Languages
- English
- Category
- News
- Price
- Free
- Released
- Jan 31, 2019
- Last updated
- Jun 30, 2026
- File size
- 185.2 MB
- Content rating
- 12+
- Version
- 11.81.0
- Languages
- English
BBC: World News & Stories trajectory
NYTimes: US and Global News trajectory
FAQ
Which makes more money, BBC: World News & Stories or NYTimes: US and Global News? v
NYTimes: US and Global News earns about $3.04M per month, while BBC: World News & Stories earns about $581.4K. That is a 5.2× revenue gap (~$2.46M more per month for NYTimes: US and Global News). Annual revenue: BBC: World News & Stories ≈ $6.98M/year, NYTimes: US and Global News ≈ $36.50M/year. Estimates are derived from public App Store signals - grossing rank, scraped IAP tiers, ratings and category benchmarks.
Which has more downloads, BBC: World News & Stories or NYTimes: US and Global News? v
NYTimes: US and Global News leads with about 108.0M estimated downloads vs 9.4M for BBC: World News & Stories - a 11.4× gap. BBC: World News & Stories's App Store downloads are estimated from 86K ratings × the standard 1:75 ratio. NYTimes: US and Global News's App Store downloads are estimated from 720K ratings.
Are BBC: World News & Stories and NYTimes: US and Global News in the same App Store category and competing for the same money? v
Yes - both apps sit in the News category, which means they compete directly for the same paying users and category-level wallet share. Direct competitors, head-to-head.
What in-app purchases and subscription pricing do BBC: World News & Stories and NYTimes: US and Global News offer? v
BBC: World News & Stories: IAP range 2 tiers detected. NYTimes: US and Global News: IAP range 8 tiers detected. BBC: World News & Stories runs a "Subscription (~$7.50/mo)" monetization model; NYTimes: US and Global News runs "Subscription (~$14.99/mo) · calibrated by US grossing rank #74". Scraped tier prices and detected subscription pricing drive the bulk of the per-app revenue estimate above.
Which has better ratings, BBC: World News & Stories or NYTimes: US and Global News? v
NYTimes: US and Global News edges ahead with ★ 4.8 vs ★ 4.5 (gap of 0.3 stars). Rating volume: BBC: World News & Stories 86K ratings, NYTimes: US and Global News 720K ratings. Higher rating volume = stronger ASO signal even when star averages are close.
How accurate are these BBC: World News & Stories vs NYTimes: US and Global News revenue estimates? v
Directional - typically within 2-3× of actual money earned for popular apps. The $581.4K for BBC: World News & Stories and $3.04M for NYTimes: US and Global News are derived from App Store grossing rank, scraped IAP tiers, ratings volume and category benchmarks (News) - net of the 15-30% Apple/Google store cut. Real revenue depends on country mix, retention, refunds and ad fill rate, none of which Apple or Google publish.
How do I compare BBC: World News & Stories or NYTimes: US and Global News to a different App Store app? v
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