BBC: World News & Stories vs NYTimes: US and Global News

BBC: World News & Stories

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

NYTimes: US and Global News

The New York Times Company
App Store
$7.88M/mo
~$94.61M/yr · 99.3M installs
Revenue winner NYTimes: US and Global News wins +1511% vs other
Installs winner NYTimes: US and Global News wins +1151% vs other
MAU winner NYTimes: US and Global News wins +1180% vs other
Rating winner NYTimes: US and Global News wins +6% vs other

Why NYTimes: US and Global News is winning

Top 4 reasons - backed by the public App Store / Play Store numbers.

  1. NYTimes: US and Global News earns roughly 16× more per month than BBC: World News & Stories - $7.88M vs $489.3K.
  2. Aggressive pricing. NYTimes: US and Global News undercuts at $4.99/mo vs $8.99/mo - converts a higher % of free users.
  3. Bigger install base. NYTimes: US and Global News has ~99.3M lifetime installs vs BBC: World News & Stories's ~7.9M - 12.5× the funnel top.
  4. 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

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

BBC: World News & Stories
vs
NYTimes: US and Global News
Monthly revenue (est.)?
$489.3K
$7.88M
Annual revenue (est.)
$5.87M
$94.61M
Lifetime installs (est.)
7.9M
99.3M
Monthly active users (est.)?
2.0M
25.8M
App Store rating
4.51★
4.80★
Total ratings
72K
662K
US grossing rank
-
#71
Cheapest monthly sub
$8.99
$4.99
IAP tiers detected
2 tiers
8 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
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NYTimes: US and Global News

The New York Times Company
App Store
Category
News
Price
Free
Released
Jan 31, 2019
Last updated
May 7, 2026
File size
175.3 MB
Content rating
12+
Version
11.73.0
Languages
English
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FAQ

Which makes more money, BBC: World News & Stories or NYTimes: US and Global News? v
NYTimes: US and Global News earns about $7.88M per month, while BBC: World News & Stories earns about $489.3K. That is a 16.1× revenue gap (~$7.39M more per month for NYTimes: US and Global News). Annual revenue: BBC: World News & Stories ≈ $5.87M/year, NYTimes: US and Global News ≈ $94.61M/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 99.3M estimated downloads vs 7.9M for BBC: World News & Stories - a 12.5× gap. BBC: World News & Stories's App Store downloads are estimated from 72K ratings × the standard 1:75 ratio. NYTimes: US and Global News's App Store downloads are estimated from 662K 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 #71". 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 72K ratings, NYTimes: US and Global News 662K 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 $489.3K for BBC: World News & Stories and $7.88M 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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