BBC: World News & Stories vs The Economic Times

BBC: World News & Stories

BBC Studios Distribution Ltd.
App Store
$489.3K/mo
~$5.87M/yr · 7.9M installs
VS

The Economic Times

Times Internet Limited
App Store
$6.4K/mo
~$77.1K/yr · 112K installs
Revenue winner BBC: World News & Stories wins +7521% vs other
Installs winner BBC: World News & Stories wins +6965% vs other
MAU winner BBC: World News & Stories wins +6993% vs other
Rating winner BBC: World News & Stories wins +2% vs other

Why BBC: World News & Stories is winning

Top 3 reasons - backed by the public App Store / Play Store numbers.

  1. BBC: World News & Stories earns roughly 76× more per month than The Economic Times - $489.3K vs $6.4K.
  2. Premium pricing. BBC: World News & Stories charges $8.99/mo vs The Economic Times's $4.99/mo - higher ARPU per converted user.
  3. Bigger install base. BBC: World News & Stories has ~7.9M lifetime installs vs The Economic Times's ~112K - 70.6× the funnel top.

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Side-by-side metrics

Bars scale to whichever app is bigger on that row. Green = winner.

BBC: World News & Stories
vs
The Economic Times
Monthly revenue (est.)?
$489.3K
$6.4K
Annual revenue (est.)
$5.87M
$77.1K
Lifetime installs (est.)
7.9M
112K
Monthly active users (est.)?
2.0M
28K
App Store rating
4.51★
4.43★
Total ratings
72K
1K
US grossing rank
-
=
-
Cheapest monthly sub
$8.99
$4.99
IAP tiers detected
2 tiers
10 tiers

BBC: World News & Stories

BBC Studios Distribution Ltd.
App Store
Category
News
Price
Free
Released
Apr 1, 2010
Last updated
May 5, 2026
File size
101.0 MB
Content rating
12+
Version
2026.3.0
Languages
English
View full BBC: World News & Stories report →

The Economic Times

Times Internet Limited
App Store
Category
News
Price
Free
Released
Oct 27, 2011
Last updated
May 8, 2026
File size
200.6 MB
Content rating
4+
Version
4.4.9
Languages
English
View full The Economic Times report →

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FAQ

Which makes more money, BBC: World News & Stories or The Economic Times? v
BBC: World News & Stories earns about $489.3K per month, while The Economic Times earns about $6.4K. That is a 76.2× revenue gap (~$482.9K more per month for BBC: World News & Stories). Annual revenue: BBC: World News & Stories ≈ $5.87M/year, The Economic Times ≈ $77.1K/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 The Economic Times? v
BBC: World News & Stories leads with about 7.9M estimated downloads vs 112K for The Economic Times - a 70.6× gap. BBC: World News & Stories's App Store downloads are estimated from 72K ratings × the standard 1:75 ratio. The Economic Times's App Store downloads are estimated from 1K ratings.
Are BBC: World News & Stories and The Economic Times 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 The Economic Times offer? v
BBC: World News & Stories: IAP range 2 tiers detected. The Economic Times: IAP range 10 tiers detected. BBC: World News & Stories runs a "Subscription (~$7.50/mo)" monetization model; The Economic Times runs "Subscription (~$6.99/mo)". 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 The Economic Times? v
BBC: World News & Stories edges ahead with ★ 4.5 vs ★ 4.4 (gap of 0.1 stars). Rating volume: BBC: World News & Stories 72K ratings, The Economic Times 1K ratings. Higher rating volume = stronger ASO signal even when star averages are close.
How accurate are these BBC: World News & Stories vs The Economic Times revenue estimates? v
Directional - typically within 2-3× of actual money earned for popular apps. The $489.3K for BBC: World News & Stories and $6.4K for The Economic Times 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 The Economic Times to a different App Store app? v
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