NYTimes: US and Global News vs X
NYTimes: US and Global News
The New York Times Company
App Store
$4.47M/mo
~$53.67M/yr · 99.3M installs
VS
X
X Corp.
App Store
$4.28M/mo
~$51.34M/yr · 962.2M installs
Revenue winner
NYTimes: US and Global News wins
+5% vs other
Installs winner
X wins
+869% vs other
MAU winner
X wins
+49% vs other
Rating winner
NYTimes: US and Global News wins
+5% vs other
Why NYTimes: US and Global News is winning
Top 1 reasons - backed by the public App Store / Play Store numbers.
- Premium pricing. NYTimes: US and Global News charges $4.99/mo vs X's $4.00/mo - higher ARPU per converted user.
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Side-by-side metrics
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NYTimes: US and Global News
vs
X
Monthly revenue (est.)?
$4.47M
◀
$4.28M
Annual revenue (est.)
$53.67M
◀
$51.34M
Lifetime installs (est.)
99.3M
▶
962.2M
Monthly active users (est.)?
12.9M
▶
19.2M
App Store rating
4.80★
◀
4.59★
Total ratings
662K
▶
10.7M
US grossing rank
#70
▶
#50
Cheapest monthly sub
$4.99
◀
$4.00
IAP tiers detected
8 tiers
▶
10 tiers
- 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
- Category
- News
- Price
- Free
- Released
- Oct 9, 2009
- Last updated
- May 6, 2026
- File size
- 415.0 MB
- Content rating
- 17+
- Version
- 11.89
- Languages
- Arabic, BN, Bulgarian, Catalan, Croatian, Czech +35 more
NYTimes: US and Global News trajectory
X trajectory
FAQ
Which makes more money, NYTimes: US and Global News or X? v
NYTimes: US and Global News earns about $4.47M per month, while X earns about $4.28M. That is a 1.0× revenue gap (~$194.2K more per month for NYTimes: US and Global News). Annual revenue: NYTimes: US and Global News ≈ $53.67M/year, X ≈ $51.34M/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 X? v
X leads with about 962.2M estimated downloads vs 99.3M for NYTimes: US and Global News - a 9.7× gap. NYTimes: US and Global News's App Store downloads are estimated from 662K ratings × the standard 1:75 ratio. X's App Store downloads are estimated from 10.7M ratings.
Are NYTimes: US and Global News and X 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 X offer? v
NYTimes: US and Global News: IAP range 8 tiers detected. X: IAP range 10 tiers detected. NYTimes: US and Global News runs a "Subscription (~$14.99/mo) · calibrated by US grossing rank #70" monetization model; X runs "Subscription (~$9.58/mo) · calibrated by US grossing rank #50". 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 X? v
NYTimes: US and Global News edges ahead with ★ 4.8 vs ★ 4.6 (gap of 0.2 stars). Rating volume: NYTimes: US and Global News 662K ratings, X 10.7M ratings. Higher rating volume = stronger ASO signal even when star averages are close.
How accurate are these NYTimes: US and Global News vs X 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 $4.28M for X 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 X to a different App Store app? v
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