Medium vs NYTimes: US and Global News
Medium
A Medium Corporation
Google Play
$455.2K/mo
~$5.46M/yr · 15.9M installs
VS
NYTimes: US and Global News
The New York Times Company
Google Play
$848.7K/mo
~$10.18M/yr · 47.1M installs
Revenue winner
NYTimes: US and Global News wins
+86% vs other
Installs winner
NYTimes: US and Global News wins
+196% vs other
MAU winner
NYTimes: US and Global News wins
+196% vs other
Rating winner
Medium wins
+0% vs other
Why NYTimes: US and Global News is winning
Top 3 reasons - backed by the public App Store / Play Store numbers.
- NYTimes: US and Global News earns roughly 2× more per month than Medium - $848.7K vs $455.2K.
- Aggressive pricing. NYTimes: US and Global News undercuts at $17.23/mo vs $27.36/mo - converts a higher % of free users.
- Bigger install base. NYTimes: US and Global News has ~47.1M lifetime installs vs Medium's ~15.9M - 3.0× the funnel top.
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Side-by-side metrics
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Medium
vs
NYTimes: US and Global News
Monthly revenue (est.)?
$455.2K
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$848.7K
Annual revenue (est.)
$5.46M
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$10.18M
Lifetime installs (est.)
15.9M
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47.1M
Monthly active users (est.)?
1.2M
▶
3.6M
App Store rating
4.72★
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4.72★
Total ratings
504K
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200K
US grossing rank
-
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-
Cheapest monthly sub
$27.36
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$17.23
IAP tiers detected
0 tiers
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0 tiers
- Category
- News & Magazines
- Price
- Free
- Released
- Jun 23, 2015
- Last updated
- May 7, 2026
- File size
- -
- Content rating
- Teen
- Version
- 4.5.1301811
- Languages
- -
- Category
- News & Magazines
- Price
- Free
- Released
- May 10, 2010
- Last updated
- May 4, 2026
- File size
- -
- Content rating
- Everyone 10+
- Version
- 11.73.0
- Languages
- -
Medium trajectory
NYTimes: US and Global News trajectory
FAQ
Which makes more money, Medium or NYTimes: US and Global News? v
NYTimes: US and Global News earns about $848.7K per month, while Medium earns about $455.2K. That is a 1.9× revenue gap (~$393.5K more per month for NYTimes: US and Global News). Annual revenue: Medium ≈ $5.46M/year, NYTimes: US and Global News ≈ $10.18M/year. Estimates are derived from public Google Play signals - grossing rank, scraped IAP tiers, ratings and category benchmarks.
Which has more downloads, Medium or NYTimes: US and Global News? v
NYTimes: US and Global News leads with about 47.1M estimated downloads vs 15.9M for Medium - a 3.0× gap. Medium reports 10,000,000+ installs on Google Play. NYTimes: US and Global News reports 10,000,000+ installs on Google Play.
Are Medium and NYTimes: US and Global News in the same Google Play category and competing for the same money? v
Yes - both apps sit in the News & Magazines 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 Medium and NYTimes: US and Global News offer? v
Medium: IAP range $4.99 - $149.99 per item. NYTimes: US and Global News: IAP range $0.99 - $299.99 per item. Medium runs a "Subscription (~$27.36/mo)" monetization model; NYTimes: US and Global News runs "Subscription (~$17.23/mo)". Scraped tier prices and detected subscription pricing drive the bulk of the per-app revenue estimate above.
Which has better ratings, Medium or NYTimes: US and Global News? v
Medium edges ahead with ★ 4.7 vs ★ 4.7 (gap of 0.0 stars). Rating volume: Medium 13K ratings, NYTimes: US and Global News 23K ratings. Higher rating volume = stronger ASO signal even when star averages are close.
How accurate are these Medium vs NYTimes: US and Global News revenue estimates? v
Directional - typically within 2-3× of actual money earned for popular apps. The $455.2K for Medium and $848.7K for NYTimes: US and Global News are derived from Google Play grossing rank, scraped IAP tiers, ratings volume and category benchmarks (News & Magazines) - 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 Medium or NYTimes: US and Global News to a different Google Play app? v
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