Reddit vs The Guardian - US & World News

Reddit

REDDIT, INC.
App Store
$3.92M/mo
~$47.02M/yr · 586.0M installs
VS

The Guardian - US & World News

Guardian News and Media Limited
App Store
$747.0K/mo
~$8.96M/yr · 16.9M installs
Revenue winner Reddit wins +425% vs other
Installs winner Reddit wins +3365% vs other
MAU winner Reddit wins +271% vs other
Rating winner The Guardian - US & World News wins +2% vs other

Why Reddit is winning

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

  1. Reddit earns roughly 5× more per month than The Guardian - US & World News - $3.92M vs $747.0K.
  2. Premium pricing. Reddit charges $9.99/mo vs The Guardian - US & World News's $6.99/mo - higher ARPU per converted user.
  3. Bigger install base. Reddit has ~586.0M lifetime installs vs The Guardian - US & World News's ~16.9M - 34.7× the funnel top.

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Side-by-side metrics

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

Reddit
vs
The Guardian - US & World News
Monthly revenue (est.)?
$3.92M
$747.0K
Annual revenue (est.)
$47.02M
$8.96M
Lifetime installs (est.)
586.0M
16.9M
Monthly active users (est.)?
12.3M
3.3M
App Store rating
4.76★
4.86★
Total ratings
3.4M
113K
US grossing rank
-
=
-
Cheapest monthly sub
$9.99
$6.99
IAP tiers detected
5 tiers
8 tiers

Reddit

REDDIT, INC.
App Store
Category
News
Price
Free
Released
Apr 7, 2016
Last updated
Jun 30, 2026
File size
406.3 MB
Content rating
17+
Version
2026.26.0
Languages
BN, Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch +26 more
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The Guardian - US & World News

Guardian News and Media Limited
App Store
Category
News
Price
Free
Released
Oct 29, 2013
Last updated
Jun 30, 2026
File size
199.3 MB
Content rating
12+
Version
13.37
Languages
English
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FAQ

Which makes more money, Reddit or The Guardian - US & World News? v
Reddit earns about $3.92M per month, while The Guardian - US & World News earns about $747.0K. That is a 5.2× revenue gap (~$3.17M more per month for Reddit). Annual revenue: Reddit ≈ $47.02M/year, The Guardian - US & World News ≈ $8.96M/year. Estimates are derived from public App Store signals - grossing rank, scraped IAP tiers, ratings and category benchmarks.
Which has more downloads, Reddit or The Guardian - US & World News? v
Reddit leads with about 586.0M estimated downloads vs 16.9M for The Guardian - US & World News - a 34.7× gap. Reddit's App Store downloads are estimated from 3.4M ratings × the standard 1:75 ratio. The Guardian - US & World News's App Store downloads are estimated from 113K ratings.
Are Reddit and The Guardian - US & World 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 Reddit and The Guardian - US & World News offer? v
Reddit: IAP range 5 tiers detected. The Guardian - US & World News: IAP range 8 tiers detected. Reddit runs a "Subscription (~$9.99/mo)" monetization model; The Guardian - US & World News runs "Subscription (~$6.99/mo)". Scraped tier prices and detected subscription pricing drive the bulk of the per-app revenue estimate above.
Which has better ratings, Reddit or The Guardian - US & World News? v
The Guardian - US & World News edges ahead with ★ 4.9 vs ★ 4.8 (gap of 0.1 stars). Rating volume: Reddit 3.4M ratings, The Guardian - US & World News 113K ratings. Higher rating volume = stronger ASO signal even when star averages are close.
How accurate are these Reddit vs The Guardian - US & World News revenue estimates? v
Directional - typically within 2-3× of actual money earned for popular apps. The $3.92M for Reddit and $747.0K for The Guardian - US & World 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 Reddit or The Guardian - US & World News to a different App Store app? v
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