Google News
Google News is a free iOS app in the News category, published by Google. It was first released on 11 Apr 2012, 14 years ago. Its developer shipped 2 updates in the 90 days to 18 Oct 2026; the latest, version 5.122, came out on 23 Sep 2026.
Google News was in the top 25 of the Top Free News chart in the United States on 17 of the last 30 days, peaking at #21 on 17 Oct 2026. It stood at #22 on 18 Oct 2026, up 2 places from a week earlier. On that day it appeared in the same chart in 150+ countries. In the United States it holds a 4.57 average across 226,172 ratings, 10 more than a week earlier. GameQuant tracks Google News every day in 50+ countries.
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Google News downloads and revenue in the United States · September 2026
Estimates for this country only, not worldwide
iPhone & iPad downloads
About the iPhone & iPad downloads estimate
Our estimate of App Store downloads of Google News in the United States during September 2026.
We expect the real figure inside the full range about 8 times in 10, and inside the darker part, 11K–50K, about half the time.
The figure is for the United States only, not worldwide.
A model estimate, not a figure reported by Apple or the developer.
United States only · Sep 2026
Most likely 11K–50K
iPhone & iPad revenue
United States · Sep 2026
Google News: Top Free · News · United States · last 30 days
1 = top of the chart · best rank recorded each day
Source: GameQuant, https://gamequant.io/app/ios/459182288/google-news
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Download chart (PNG)Rating distribution · United States
share of all ratings · 18 Oct 2026
| 5 stars | 75% | |
|---|---|---|
| 4 stars | 15% | |
| 3 stars | 5% | |
| 2 stars | 2% | |
| 1 star | 3% |
Rank by country
Top Free · News · best rank on 18 Oct 2026
| Country | Rank | 7-day change | Best, 90 days | Ratings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States |
22 | up 2 | 21 · 17 Oct | 226,172 |
 United Kingdom |
19 | no change | 17 · 20 Sep | 18,025 |
 Argentina |
4 | up 1 | 4 · 18 Oct | 339 |
50+ countries, every chart and category, and the full history are in the licensed dataset.
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Estimates · United States only
How many downloads does Google News get?
About 5.2K–88K App Store downloads in the United States in September 2026, or 170–3K a day.
Model estimates for the United States only, not worldwide, and not figures reported by Apple or the developer.
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