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Top free news & magazines apps on Google Play in the UK
The 80 top free news & magazines apps right now. ▲▼ show each app’s move since the previous chart (Oct 22, 2026).
Biggest movers today
Nub News
#12 ▲9
Xinhua News
#63 NEW
Top free news & magazines apps on Google Play in the UK
- 1–XX Corp. · ★ 4.8
- 2–SubstackSubstack Inc. · ★ 4.8
- 3▲1BBC NewsBritish Broadcasting Corporation · ★ 4.5
- 4▼1Good Food: Recipe FinderImmediate Media Co · ★ 3.5
- 5–Breaking News - Live HeadlinesYING LIANG HK LIMITED · ★ 4.4
- 6–The Sun Mobile - Daily NewsNews Group Newspapers Limited · ★ 4.5
- 7▲2Podcast PlayerCastbox.FM - Radio & Podcast & AudioBooks · ★ 4.8
- 8▼1Sky News: Breaking, UK & WorldSky UK Limited · ★ 4.1
- 9▼1Readly: Newspapers & MagazinesCafeyn · ★ 4.1
- 10▲1LBC: UK, World & Breaking NewsGlobal Media & Entertainment · ★ 4.2
- 11▼1The Guardian - US & World NewsGuardian News & Media Ltd · ★ 4.5
- 12▲9Nub NewsNub News
- 13▲5Financial Times: Business NewsThe Financial Times Limited · ★ 4.5
- 14▲1Google News - Daily HeadlinesGoogle LLC · ★ 4.0
- 15▼3NYTimes: US and Global NewsThe New York Times Company · ★ 4.7
- 16▼3Small Boat WatchREFORM UK PARTY LIMITED
- 17▼1Breaking Local NewsYING LIANG HK LIMITED · ★ 4.6
- 18▼1Radio Times - What to watchImmediate Media Co · ★ 3.6
- 19▲1PressReader: News & MagazinesPressReader Inc. · ★ 4.7
- 20▼1Quora: the knowledge platformQuora, Inc. · ★ 4.1
- 21▲8UK Breaking News: Local & NewsSafe Apps Inc · ★ 4.6
- 22–The Telegraph UK Latest NewsTelegraph Media Group Holdings Limited · ★ 4.2
- 23▼9Pocket Casts - Podcast AppAutomattic, Inc · ★ 4.8
- 24▲1Local News - Latest & SmartEASE Group · ★ 4.1
- 25▼1Snap News: Local & AlertsBuild4world · ★ 4.2
- 26–Daily Mail: Breaking NewsDaily Mail Online · ★ 3.8
- 27–Ground NewsSnapwise Inc.(dba Ground News) · ★ 4.6
- 28▲2Al Jazeera - الجزيرةAl Jazeera Network · ★ 4.8
- 29▼6Reuters - Breaking World NewsThomson Reuters · ★ 4.7
- 30▲2The i Paper: UK & World NewsAssociated Newspapers LTD · ★ 3.9
- 31▼3World Monitor: GlobeAlertAppricott Dijital Teknoliji ve Yazilim A.S. · ★ 4.9
- 32▲5The Observer: News & podcastsThe Observer team · ★ 3.2
- 33▲5The Garden for RHS MembersRoyal Horticultural Society · ★ 5.0
- 34▼1The Economist - World NewsThe Economist Newspaper · ★ 4.9
- 35▲5New ScientistNew Scientist · ★ 4.7
- 36▲5Повітряна тривогаAjax Systems Inc · ★ 4.6
- 37▲7CNN: Live & Breaking NewsCNN · ★ 4.3
- 38▼3Opera News: breaking & localOpera · ★ 4.5
- 39▼5Sky NewsSky UK Limited · ★ 2.4
- 40▲6Pocketmags Magazine NewsstandPocketmags.com · ★ 4.5
- 41▲1Local Weather News - RadarEASE Group · ★ 4.3
- 42▼6Medium: Read & Write StoriesA Medium Corporation · ★ 4.7
- 43▼4The Independent: Breaking NewsIndependent Digital News & Media Limited · ★ 4.3
- 44▼13World Monitor AppHypecent Limited · ★ 4.6
- 45▼2InYourArea - Local News & InfoReach plc. · ★ 4.1
- 46▼1Zeteo NewsZeteo · ★ 4.9
- 47▲4CGTN – China Global TV NetworkCGTN · ★ 4.3
- 48▲4Bloomberg: Finance Market NewsBloomberg LP CM · ★ 4.0
- 49▲4NBC News: Breaking News & LiveNBC News Digital LLC · ★ 4.4
- 50–Digi Sport-Știri&meciuri LIVEDigi Romania · ★ 3.0
- 51▼3Police Scanner - Live RadioPolice Scanner, Scanner Live Radio App · ★ 4.8
- 52▼5Daily Mail NewspaperDaily Mail Online · ★ 2.5
- 53▲5AP News: World & LocalThe Associated Press · ★ 4.3
- 54▼5Camping & Caravanning ClubThe Camping and Caravanning Club
- 55▲4The Wall Street JournalDow Jones & Company, Inc. · ★ 4.2
- 56–TalkingPointsGRV Media
- 57–Readly Magazines & NewspapersReadly International · ★ 4.0
- 58▼4FRANCE 24 - Live news 24/7France Médias Monde · ★ 3.8
- 59▲1Feedly - Smarter News ReaderFeedly Team · ★ 4.4
- 60NEWYapp - Catching Life's MomentsYappapp ltd
- 61–Kagi NewsKagi Inc. · ★ 4.3
- 62▲1Al Jazeera EnglishAl Jazeera Network · ★ 3.9
- 63NEWXinhua NewsXinhua News · ★ 4.5
- 64▼9MSNMicrosoft Corporation · ★ 4.5
- 65▲7The Week UK: Daily AnalysisFuture Publishing Ltd · ★ 3.2
- 66▲5The MirrorReach plc · ★ 4.4
- 67▼3ABC News: Live & BreakingDisney · ★ 3.3
- 68–The Spectator MagazineThe Spectator Magazine · ★ 4.5
- 69▼7Le Monde, Live NewsLe Monde · ★ 3.8
- 70▼1Flipboard:Your Social MagazineFlipboard · ★ 3.4
- 71▲4FRANCE 24 - Android TVFrance Médias Monde · ★ 3.8
- 72▼6Cricket Live Line: HD StreamCricket Live Line .
- 73▲3Relay for redditDBrady · ★ 4.0
- 74▼4Euronews: World news & live TVEuronews · ★ 4.5
- 75NEWTOI Breaking News App & ePaperTIL (Times Internet Limited) · ★ 4.2
- 76▼3Fox News InternationalFOX News Network, LLC · ★ 4.9
- 77▼12Haystack News: Local TV NewsHaystack News · ★ 4.2
- 78▼1Architects’ JournalMetropolis International Group
- 79▲1Cyclist: Road Cycling MagazineMetropolis International Group · ★ 1.0
- 80▲1MKA UKMKA Apps
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