Top 5 News Apps in Europe Q4 2025: Unified Platform Insights

In the fourth quarter of 2025, the top 5 news applications on a unified platform in Europe demonstrated varying trends in downloads, revenue, and active users, according to data from Sensor Tower.

X from X Corp. showed a remarkable increase in weekly revenue, peaking at around $881K in early December. Weekly downloads remained relatively stable, with a slight uptick to approximately 467K by the end of December. Active users fluctuated but ended the quarter strongly at over 54M.

Reddit experienced consistent weekly revenue, ending at around $12.5K. Downloads surged mid-quarter, peaking at over 206K in early November, while active users saw a gradual increase, reaching about 14.4M by the end of December.

Substack had modest revenue growth, culminating in $1.6K at the quarter's end. Downloads peaked at over 85K in late December, and active users reached a high of approximately 1.5M.

BBC: World News & Stories maintained a steady download rate, with a slight increase to about 27K in the final week of December. Active users also saw a rise, ending at over 5.1M.

Повітряна тривога had a varied download pattern, with a peak of over 53K in mid-November. Active users showed fluctuations, decreasing to around 6.1M by the end of the quarter.

These insights provide a snapshot of the dynamic landscape of news applications in Europe, with more detailed analysis available through Sensor Tower.