NYTimes: US and Global News vs Washington Post Select
NYTimes: US and Global News
The New York Times Company
Google Play
$851.9K/mo
~$10.22M/yr · 47.3M installs
VS
Washington Post Select
The Washington Post
Google Play
$10.5K/mo
~$126.2K/yr · 1.1M installs
Revenue winner
NYTimes: US and Global News wins
+7997% vs other
Installs winner
NYTimes: US and Global News wins
+4167% vs other
MAU winner
NYTimes: US and Global News wins
+3859% vs other
Rating winner
NYTimes: US and Global News wins
+2% 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 81× more per month than Washington Post Select - $851.9K vs $10.5K.
- Premium pricing. NYTimes: US and Global News charges $17.23/mo vs Washington Post Select's $3.85/mo - higher ARPU per converted user.
- Bigger install base. NYTimes: US and Global News has ~47.3M lifetime installs vs Washington Post Select's ~1.1M - 42.7× the funnel top.
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Side-by-side metrics
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NYTimes: US and Global News
vs
Washington Post Select
Monthly revenue (est.)?
$851.9K
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$10.5K
Annual revenue (est.)
$10.22M
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$126.2K
Lifetime installs (est.)
47.3M
◀
1.1M
Monthly active users (est.)?
3.6M
◀
92K
App Store rating
4.71★
◀
4.63★
Total ratings
202K
◀
70K
US grossing rank
-
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-
Cheapest monthly sub
$17.23
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$3.85
IAP tiers detected
0 tiers
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0 tiers
- Category
- News & Magazines
- Price
- Free
- Released
- May 10, 2010
- Last updated
- Jun 29, 2026
- File size
- -
- Content rating
- Everyone 10+
- Version
- 11.81.0
- Languages
- -
- Category
- News & Magazines
- Price
- Free
- Released
- Sep 14, 2015
- Last updated
- Mar 21, 2022
- File size
- -
- Content rating
- Everyone 10+
- Version
- 1.31.3
- Languages
- -
NYTimes: US and Global News trajectory
Washington Post Select trajectory
FAQ
Which makes more money, NYTimes: US and Global News or Washington Post Select? v
NYTimes: US and Global News earns about $851.9K per month, while Washington Post Select earns about $10.5K. That is a 81.0× revenue gap (~$841.3K more per month for NYTimes: US and Global News). Annual revenue: NYTimes: US and Global News ≈ $10.22M/year, Washington Post Select ≈ $126.2K/year. Estimates are derived from public Google Play signals - grossing rank, scraped IAP tiers, ratings and category benchmarks.
Which has more downloads, NYTimes: US and Global News or Washington Post Select? v
NYTimes: US and Global News leads with about 47.3M estimated downloads vs 1.1M for Washington Post Select - a 42.7× gap. NYTimes: US and Global News reports 10,000,000+ installs on Google Play. Washington Post Select reports 1,000,000+ installs on Google Play.
Are NYTimes: US and Global News and Washington Post Select 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 NYTimes: US and Global News and Washington Post Select offer? v
NYTimes: US and Global News: IAP range $0.99 - $299.99 per item. Washington Post Select: IAP range $0.99 - $15.00 per item. NYTimes: US and Global News runs a "Subscription (~$17.23/mo)" monetization model; Washington Post Select runs "Subscription (~$3.85/mo)". Scraped tier prices and detected subscription pricing drive the bulk of the per-app revenue estimate above.
Which has better ratings, NYTimes: US and Global News or Washington Post Select? v
NYTimes: US and Global News edges ahead with ★ 4.7 vs ★ 4.6 (gap of 0.1 stars). Rating volume: NYTimes: US and Global News 23K ratings, Washington Post Select 17K ratings. Higher rating volume = stronger ASO signal even when star averages are close.
How accurate are these NYTimes: US and Global News vs Washington Post Select revenue estimates? v
Directional - typically within 2-3× of actual money earned for popular apps. The $851.9K for NYTimes: US and Global News and $10.5K for Washington Post Select 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 NYTimes: US and Global News or Washington Post Select to a different Google Play app? v
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