NYTimes: US and Global News vs Medium
NYTimes: US and Global News
The New York Times Company
App Store
$2.79M/mo
~$33.54M/yr · 107.9M installs
VS
Medium
A Medium Corporation
Google Play
$460.4K/mo
~$5.53M/yr · 16.1M installs
Revenue winner
NYTimes: US and Global News wins
+507% vs other
Installs winner
NYTimes: US and Global News wins
+571% vs other
MAU winner
NYTimes: US and Global News wins
+536% vs other
Rating winner
NYTimes: US and Global News wins
+1% 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 6× more per month than Medium - $2.79M vs $460.4K.
- Aggressive pricing. NYTimes: US and Global News undercuts at $4.99/mo vs $27.36/mo - converts a higher % of free users.
- Bigger install base. NYTimes: US and Global News has ~107.9M lifetime installs vs Medium's ~16.1M - 6.7× 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
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NYTimes: US and Global News
vs
Medium
Monthly revenue (est.)?
$2.79M
◀
$460.4K
Annual revenue (est.)
$33.54M
◀
$5.53M
Lifetime installs (est.)
107.9M
◀
16.1M
Monthly active users (est.)?
7.9M
◀
1.2M
App Store rating
4.79★
◀
4.72★
Total ratings
719K
◀
509K
US grossing rank
#85
◀
-
Cheapest monthly sub
$4.99
▶
$27.36
IAP tiers detected
8 tiers
◀
0 tiers
- 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
- Category
- News & Magazines
- Price
- Free
- Released
- Jun 23, 2015
- Last updated
- Jun 26, 2026
- File size
- -
- Content rating
- Teen
- Version
- 4.5.1302307
- Languages
- -
NYTimes: US and Global News trajectory
Medium trajectory
FAQ
Which makes more money, NYTimes: US and Global News or Medium? v
NYTimes: US and Global News earns about $2.79M per month, while Medium earns about $460.4K. That is a 6.1× revenue gap (~$2.33M more per month for NYTimes: US and Global News). Annual revenue: NYTimes: US and Global News ≈ $33.54M/year, Medium ≈ $5.53M/year. Estimates are derived from public App Store / Google Play signals - grossing rank, scraped IAP tiers, ratings and category benchmarks.
Which has more downloads, NYTimes: US and Global News or Medium? v
NYTimes: US and Global News leads with about 107.9M estimated downloads vs 16.1M for Medium - a 6.7× gap. NYTimes: US and Global News's App Store downloads are estimated from 719K ratings × the standard 1:75 ratio. Medium reports 10,000,000+ installs on Google Play.
Are NYTimes: US and Global News and Medium in the same App Store category on each store and competing for the same money? v
No - NYTimes: US and Global News is in News and Medium is in News & Magazines. They share screen-time attention but earn money in different niches: NYTimes: US and Global News from news monetization patterns, Medium from news & magazines.
What in-app purchases and subscription pricing do NYTimes: US and Global News and Medium offer? v
NYTimes: US and Global News: IAP range 8 tiers detected. Medium: IAP range $4.99 - $149.99 per item. NYTimes: US and Global News runs a "Subscription (~$14.99/mo) · calibrated by US grossing rank #85" monetization model; Medium runs "Subscription (~$27.36/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 Medium? v
NYTimes: US and Global News edges ahead with ★ 4.8 vs ★ 4.7 (gap of 0.1 stars). Rating volume: NYTimes: US and Global News 719K ratings, Medium 13K ratings. Higher rating volume = stronger ASO signal even when star averages are close.
How accurate are these NYTimes: US and Global News vs Medium revenue estimates? v
Directional - typically within 2-3× of actual money earned for popular apps. The $2.79M for NYTimes: US and Global News and $460.4K for Medium are derived from App Store grossing rank / Google Play install ranges, scraped IAP tiers, ratings volume and category benchmarks (News / 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 Medium to a different App Store app? v
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