Google News vs NYTimes: US and Global News
Google News
Google
App Store
$0/mo
~$0/yr · 33.9M installs
VS
NYTimes: US and Global News
The New York Times Company
App Store
$2.82M/mo
~$33.83M/yr · 108.0M installs
Revenue winner
NYTimes: US and Global News wins
+281883400% vs other
Installs winner
NYTimes: US and Global News wins
+218% vs other
MAU winner
NYTimes: US and Global News wins
+21% vs other
Rating winner
NYTimes: US and Global News wins
+5% 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 2818834× more per month than Google News - $2.82M vs $0.
- Subscription model. NYTimes: US and Global News runs a $4.99/mo subscription that compounds; Google News relies on one-shot IAP or ads.
- Bigger install base. NYTimes: US and Global News has ~108.0M lifetime installs vs Google News's ~33.9M - 3.2× the funnel top.
- More monetization surfaces. NYTimes: US and Global News runs 8 IAP tiers vs 0 - more chances to convert users at the right price.
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Side-by-side metrics
Bars scale to whichever app is bigger on that row. Green = winner.
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Monthly revenue (est.)?
$0
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$2.82M
Annual revenue (est.)
$0
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$33.83M
Lifetime installs (est.)
33.9M
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108.0M
Monthly active users (est.)?
6.5M
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7.9M
App Store rating
4.57★
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4.79★
Total ratings
226K
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720K
US grossing rank
-
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#84
Cheapest monthly sub
No sub
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$4.99
IAP tiers detected
0 tiers
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8 tiers
- Category
- News
- Price
- Free
- Released
- Dec 8, 2011
- Last updated
- Jun 16, 2026
- File size
- 162.8 MB
- Content rating
- 12+
- Version
- 5.119
- Languages
- AF, Arabic, BE, Bulgarian, Catalan, Croatian +39 more
- 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
Google News trajectory
NYTimes: US and Global News trajectory
FAQ
Which makes more money, Google News or NYTimes: US and Global News? v
NYTimes: US and Global News earns about $2.82M per month, while Google News earns about $0. That is a ∞× revenue gap (~$2.82M more per month for NYTimes: US and Global News). Annual revenue: Google News ≈ $0/year, NYTimes: US and Global News ≈ $33.83M/year. Estimates are derived from public App Store signals - grossing rank, scraped IAP tiers, ratings and category benchmarks.
Which has more downloads, Google News or NYTimes: US and Global News? v
NYTimes: US and Global News leads with about 108.0M estimated downloads vs 33.9M for Google News - a 3.2× gap. Google News's App Store downloads are estimated from 226K ratings × the standard 1:75 ratio. NYTimes: US and Global News's App Store downloads are estimated from 720K ratings.
Are Google News 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 Google News and NYTimes: US and Global News offer? v
Google News: no IAP detected on the public listing. NYTimes: US and Global News: IAP range 8 tiers detected. Google News runs a "No App Store revenue (monetizes off-store)" monetization model; NYTimes: US and Global News runs "Subscription (~$14.99/mo) · calibrated by US grossing rank #84". Scraped tier prices and detected subscription pricing drive the bulk of the per-app revenue estimate above.
Which has better ratings, Google News or NYTimes: US and Global News? v
NYTimes: US and Global News edges ahead with ★ 4.8 vs ★ 4.6 (gap of 0.2 stars). Rating volume: Google News 226K ratings, NYTimes: US and Global News 720K ratings. Higher rating volume = stronger ASO signal even when star averages are close.
How accurate are these Google News vs NYTimes: US and Global News revenue estimates? v
Directional - typically within 2-3× of actual money earned for popular apps. The $0 for Google News and $2.82M 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 Google News or NYTimes: US and Global News to a different App Store app? v
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