NYTimes: US and Global News vs Reddit

NYTimes: US and Global News

The New York Times Company
App Store
$4.47M/mo
~$53.67M/yr · 99.3M installs
VS

Reddit

REDDIT, INC.
App Store
$3.88M/mo
~$46.53M/yr · 579.9M installs
Revenue winner NYTimes: US and Global News wins +15% vs other
Installs winner Reddit wins +484% vs other
MAU winner NYTimes: US and Global News wins +6% vs other
Rating winner NYTimes: US and Global News wins +1% vs other

Why NYTimes: US and Global News is winning

Top 3 reasons - backed by the public App Store / Play Store numbers.

  1. Aggressive pricing. NYTimes: US and Global News undercuts at $4.99/mo vs $9.99/mo - converts a higher % of free users.
  2. More monetization surfaces. NYTimes: US and Global News runs 8 IAP tiers vs 5 - more chances to convert users at the right price.
  3. Charts placement. NYTimes: US and Global News ranks #70 on the US grossing chart (the other app is unranked) - chart placement is a self-reinforcing flywheel.

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Side-by-side metrics

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

NYTimes: US and Global News
vs
Reddit
Monthly revenue (est.)?
$4.47M
$3.88M
Annual revenue (est.)
$53.67M
$46.53M
Lifetime installs (est.)
99.3M
579.9M
Monthly active users (est.)?
12.9M
12.2M
App Store rating
4.80★
4.76★
Total ratings
662K
3.4M
US grossing rank
#70
-
Cheapest monthly sub
$4.99
$9.99
IAP tiers detected
8 tiers
5 tiers

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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Reddit

REDDIT, INC.
App Store
Category
News
Price
Free
Released
Apr 7, 2016
Last updated
May 4, 2026
File size
408.4 MB
Content rating
17+
Version
2026.18.0
Languages
BN, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish +23 more
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FAQ

Which makes more money, NYTimes: US and Global News or Reddit? v
NYTimes: US and Global News earns about $4.47M per month, while Reddit earns about $3.88M. That is a 1.2× revenue gap (~$595.1K more per month for NYTimes: US and Global News). Annual revenue: NYTimes: US and Global News ≈ $53.67M/year, Reddit ≈ $46.53M/year. Estimates are derived from public App Store signals - grossing rank, scraped IAP tiers, ratings and category benchmarks.
Which has more downloads, NYTimes: US and Global News or Reddit? v
Reddit leads with about 579.9M estimated downloads vs 99.3M for NYTimes: US and Global News - a 5.8× gap. NYTimes: US and Global News's App Store downloads are estimated from 662K ratings × the standard 1:75 ratio. Reddit's App Store downloads are estimated from 3.4M ratings.
Are NYTimes: US and Global News and Reddit 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 NYTimes: US and Global News and Reddit offer? v
NYTimes: US and Global News: IAP range 8 tiers detected. Reddit: IAP range 5 tiers detected. NYTimes: US and Global News runs a "Subscription (~$14.99/mo) · calibrated by US grossing rank #70" monetization model; Reddit runs "Subscription (~$9.99/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 Reddit? v
NYTimes: US and Global News edges ahead with ★ 4.8 vs ★ 4.8 (gap of 0.0 stars). Rating volume: NYTimes: US and Global News 662K ratings, Reddit 3.4M ratings. Higher rating volume = stronger ASO signal even when star averages are close.
How accurate are these NYTimes: US and Global News vs Reddit revenue estimates? v
Directional - typically within 2-3× of actual money earned for popular apps. The $4.47M for NYTimes: US and Global News and $3.88M for Reddit 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 NYTimes: US and Global News or Reddit to a different App Store app? v
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