Top 5 iOS News Apps in Italy: Q3 2025 Performance

In the third quarter of 2025, the top five news applications on the iOS platform in Italy demonstrated varying performance trends in terms of downloads, revenue, and active users. These insights are sourced from Sensor Tower, offering a detailed look at the app landscape.

X by X Corp. showed a notable increase in weekly revenue, peaking at approximately $28.9K in late July. The app's downloads also rose, reaching 12.6K in early September, while weekly active users remained fairly stable, hovering around 1.1M throughout the quarter.

Reddit maintained a steady revenue stream, with a slight peak at $444 in the first week of September. Weekly downloads saw a rise, peaking at 6.1K in September. Active users fluctuated slightly, ending the quarter with around 333K.

Substack experienced modest revenue changes, with a peak of $37 in mid-July. Downloads increased towards the end of the quarter, reaching 5.2K in mid-September. Active users showed a significant upward trend, climbing to 49K by the end of the quarter.

Iubilaeum25 had a notable spike in downloads, peaking at 4.5K in late July. Active users saw a dramatic increase to 57.9K in the same period, though these numbers declined as the quarter progressed.

Corriere della Sera - Online consistently generated high revenue, peaking at $38.8K in mid-August. The app experienced a slight fluctuation in downloads with a peak of 1.4K in mid-August. Active users showed an overall increase, reaching nearly 90K by early September.

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