Top 5 News and Magazines Apps in the UK Q4 2025 Performance Overview

In the fourth quarter of 2025, the top news and magazine applications in the United Kingdom demonstrated varied performance metrics on a unified platform. According to data from Sensor Tower, these apps exhibited significant trends in downloads, revenue, and active users.

X from X Corp. saw weekly revenue start at approximately $207K, dipping mid-quarter, and peaking at $257K in early December. Downloads fluctuated, beginning at 62.7K and closing the quarter with a high of 77.8K. Active users showed a slight decline early on but rebounded to 8.5M by the end of December.

Substack experienced modest revenue, mostly under $1K weekly, with a slight increase towards the end of the quarter. Downloads increased significantly in December, reaching 31.2K. Active users showed a steady rise, closing with approximately 640K.

BBC News maintained a consistent download rate, peaking at 15.7K in the final week. Despite no revenue, active users increased to 4.8M by the end of the quarter.

Good Food: Recipe Finder displayed a varied revenue trend, starting at $81K, dropping, and then recovering to $62K by the quarter's end. Downloads saw a spike in December, reaching 18.6K, with active users climbing to 173K.

The Sun Mobile - Daily News showed stable revenue around $13K to $16K weekly. Downloads were low initially but increased to 10.9K mid-quarter. However, active users decreased slightly, ending at approximately 19.5K.

For more detailed insights, visit Sensor Tower.