As of 10 Nov 2026, BBC: World News & Stories is #4 in Free · Magazines & Newspapers in Japan, its best of 24 chart positions across 10 countries. Over the last 7 days its biggest climb was 7 places, to #21 in Free · News in Brazil. Its best rank in the last 7 days was #1 in Free · Magazines & Newspapers in Japan. Appulse Index first saw BBC: World News & Stories in a tracked chart on 8 Oct 2026. Since then it has charted on 34 days in 10 countries, with a best rank of #1 in Free · Magazines & Newspapers in Japan on 3 Nov 2026.
Current rank
#4Japan · Free · Magazines & Newspapers
- Was
- #17 days ago
- Change
- Down 3 placesover 7 days
- Best
- #1 (number one)in 7 days
- Longest chart run
- 34 daysJapan · Free · Magazines & Newspapers
- New ratings, 7 days
- 0Spain · since 31 Oct 2026
Chart record
Every tracked chart, country and day since Appulse Index first saw this app in a chart.
What's new
Version 2026.10.0 · 5 days ago
Performance updates and bug fixes.
Ranking events
- New version 2026.10.0 (was 2026.9.1)
- Reached #1 in Free · Magazines & NewspapersJapan
- Reached #1 in Free · Magazines & NewspapersJapan
- New version 2026.9.1 (was 2026.9.0)
About
THE BBC APP: News, stories, audio, videos and live coverage from our trusted global network of journalists. BBC STORIES: The latest, breaking news headlines, articles, podcasts and videos, including coverage of world News, UK News, elections, BBC Verify, BBC In-Depth and more. Stories and videos covering business, technology, health, culture, arts, travel, Earth, and more. LIVE COVERAGE: Follow live news and live global sport updates. BBC RADIO: Listen live to BBC World Service and Radio 4…
Ranks come from Apple's public App Store charts, checked once a day. Appulse Index isn't affiliated with Apple.
Rank history
Higher on the chart is better: #1 is at the top.
Sign in to see 30 days, 90 days and all history.
Japan · Free · Magazines & Newspapers: best #1, latest #4, over 7 snapshots since 4 Nov.
In 24 charts now
| Chart | Rank | 24 h | 7 days | Best | Days on chart |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japan· Free · Magazines & Newspapers · best #1 · 34 days · 7 days Down 3 places | #4 | Down 1 place | Down 3 places | #1 | 34 |
| Australia· Free · Magazines & Newspapers · best #2 · 34 days · 7 days No change | #5 | Up 1 place | No change | #2 | 34 |
| Spain· Free · Magazines & Newspapers · best #3 · 26 days · 7 days Down 2 places | #5 | No change | Down 2 places | #3 | 26 |
| Canada· Free · Magazines & Newspapers · best #4 · 34 days · 7 days No change | #8 | No change | No change | #4 | 34 |
| India· Free · Magazines & Newspapers · best #5 · 34 days · 7 days Down 1 place | #8 | Up 2 places | Down 1 place | #5 | 34 |
| France· Free · Magazines & Newspapers · best #9 · 34 days · 7 days No change | #9 | Up 1 place | No change | #9 | 34 |
| Canada· Grossing · Magazines & Newspapers · best #9 · 34 days · 7 days Up 2 places | #10 | Up 1 place | Up 2 places | #9 | 34 |
| Canada· Grossing · News · best #10 · 34 days · 7 days Up 2 places | #11 | Up 1 place | Up 2 places | #10 | 34 |
| Australia· Free · News · best #8 · 34 days · 7 days Up 3 places | #12 | No change | Up 3 places | #8 | 34 |
| United States· Free · Magazines & Newspapers · best #7 · 34 days · 7 days Down 3 places | #13 | Down 1 place | Down 3 places | #7 | 34 |
| Germany· Free · Magazines & Newspapers · best #9 · 34 days · 7 days Up 1 place | #14 | Down 1 place | Up 1 place | #9 | 34 |
| Brazil· Free · Magazines & Newspapers · best #8 · 34 days · 7 days Up 5 places | #16 | Up 3 places | Up 5 places | #8 | 34 |
| France· Free · News · best #18 · 34 days · 7 days Up 6 places | #18 | No change | Up 6 places | #18 | 34 |
| Canada· Free · News · best #10 · 34 days · 7 days No change | #19 | Down 2 places | No change | #10 | 34 |
| Spain· Free · News · best #15 · 26 days · 7 days Down 3 places | #19 | Down 1 place | Down 3 places | #15 | 26 |
| Brazil· Free · News · best #21 · 34 days · 7 days Up 7 places | #21 | Up 3 places | Up 7 places | #21 | 34 |
| United States· Grossing · Magazines & Newspapers · best #14 · 34 days · 7 days Up 1 place | #22 | Down 1 place | Up 1 place | #14 | 34 |
| Germany· Free · News · best #15 · 34 days · 7 days Up 6 places | #23 | Down 2 places | Up 6 places | #15 | 34 |
| Japan· Free · News · best #21 · 34 days · 7 days Down 1 place | #26 | Up 2 places | Down 1 place | #21 | 34 |
| India· Free · News · best #23 · 34 days · 7 days Up 7 places | #26 | Up 3 places | Up 7 places | #23 | 34 |
| United States· Free · News · best #21 · 34 days · 7 days Up 1 place | #30 | No change | Up 1 place | #21 | 34 |
| Mexico· Free · Magazines & Newspapers · best #14 · 34 days · 7 days Down 13 places | #32 | Down 14 places | Down 13 places | #14 | 34 |
| United States· Grossing · News · best #25 · 34 days · 7 days Down 1 place | #34 | Down 2 places | Down 1 place | #25 | 34 |
| Mexico· Free · News · best #19 · 34 days · 7 days Down 22 places | #46 | Down 17 places | Down 22 places | #19 | 34 |
Competitors
Compare with the top 3Full chartTop of Free · Magazines & Newspapers in Japan. BBC: World News & Stories is #4 there. Changes are over 7 days.
- #1 (number one)Up 2 places
Crazy Sand: Bus feverSweet Technology Limited - #2New entry
日本経済新聞 紙面ビューアーNIKKEI INC. - #3Down 1 place
読み上げ Voicepaper 文章や英語テキストの音読Lemon LLC - #5No change
ReadNow: Novels & StoriesCHANGDU TECHNOLOGY (USA) CO.,LTD. - #6Down 2 places
BestNovel: Read Romance NovelsCHANGYI (HK) TECHNOLOGY LIMITED - #7Up 7 places
中日新聞 電子版中日新聞社 - #8Up 3 places
OKITIVEアプリ沖縄テレビ放送株式会社 - #9Down 3 places
CNN: Live & Breaking NewsCNN Interactive Group, Inc. - #10Up 8 places
Shibuya TOQ PassTOKYU CORPORATION - #11Down 4 places
こどもずかん:幼児の知育ゲーム、動物・のりもの・ことば図鑑Saigen inc. - #12Down 2 places
NYTimes: US and World NewsThe New York Times Company - #13Up 45 places
Mobilis: Novels & Reading HubCHANGYI (HK) TECHNOLOGY LIMITED - #14Down 2 places
トキアカNIKKEI INC. - #15Down 7 places
The Wall Street Journal NewsDow Jones & Company, Inc., publisher of The Wall Street Journal. - #16Up 4 places
日経脳活クイズNIKKEI INC. - #17Down 8 places
The Last Three Minutes：AIニュースNihon no Inaka ha Shihonshugi no Frontier da LLC. - #18Up 6 places
MoboReader: Top Novels & BooksCHANGDU (HK) TECHNOLOGY LIMITED - #19Up 13 places
The Economist: News & AnalysisThe Economist - #20Up 19 places
WebNovel - Read Novels & MangaCloudary Holdings Limited - #21Down 5 places
損害保険募集人 一般試験 対策TAKAYUKI OOTA
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As of 10 Nov 2026, BBC: World News & Stories is #4 in Free · Magazines & Newspapers in Japan, its best of 24 chart positions across 10 countries. Over the last 7 days its biggest climb was 7 places, to #21 in Free · News in Brazil. Its best rank in the last 7 days was #1 in Free · Magazines & Newspapers in Japan. Appulse Index first saw BBC: World News & Stories in a tracked chart on 8 Oct 2026. Since then it has charted on 34 days in 10 countries, with a best rank of #1 in Free · Magazines & Newspapers in Japan on 3 Nov 2026.
Store listing
How the app presents itself on the App Store. Select a screenshot to open it full size.
App facts
What Apple publishes about this app. Ratings are from one country's App Store.
- Price
- Free
- Rating
- 4.4 / 5 stars2,474 ratings Spain
- Released
- 1 Apr 2010
- Last update
- Version 2026.10.0
- Requires
- iOS 16.4or later
- Size
- 117.5 MB
- Languages
- 1
- Website
- bbc.com (opens in a new tab)
Chart record
Every tracked chart, country and day since Appulse Index first saw this app in a chart.
Rank history
Higher on the chart is better: #1 is at the top.
Sign in to see 30 days, 90 days and all history.
Japan · Free · Magazines & Newspapers: best #1, latest #4, over 7 snapshots since 4 Nov.
Current rankings
Every chart this app is in right now, best position first.
| Chart | Rank | 24 h | 7 days | Best | Days on chart |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japan· Free · Magazines & Newspapers · best #1 · 34 days · 7 days Down 3 places | #4 | Down 1 place | Down 3 places | #1 | 34 |
| Australia· Free · Magazines & Newspapers · best #2 · 34 days · 7 days No change | #5 | Up 1 place | No change | #2 | 34 |
| Spain· Free · Magazines & Newspapers · best #3 · 26 days · 7 days Down 2 places | #5 | No change | Down 2 places | #3 | 26 |
| Canada· Free · Magazines & Newspapers · best #4 · 34 days · 7 days No change | #8 | No change | No change | #4 | 34 |
| India· Free · Magazines & Newspapers · best #5 · 34 days · 7 days Down 1 place | #8 | Up 2 places | Down 1 place | #5 | 34 |
| France· Free · Magazines & Newspapers · best #9 · 34 days · 7 days No change | #9 | Up 1 place | No change | #9 | 34 |
| Canada· Grossing · Magazines & Newspapers · best #9 · 34 days · 7 days Up 2 places | #10 | Up 1 place | Up 2 places | #9 | 34 |
| Canada· Grossing · News · best #10 · 34 days · 7 days Up 2 places | #11 | Up 1 place | Up 2 places | #10 | 34 |
| Australia· Free · News · best #8 · 34 days · 7 days Up 3 places | #12 | No change | Up 3 places | #8 | 34 |
| United States· Free · Magazines & Newspapers · best #7 · 34 days · 7 days Down 3 places | #13 | Down 1 place | Down 3 places | #7 | 34 |
| Germany· Free · Magazines & Newspapers · best #9 · 34 days · 7 days Up 1 place | #14 | Down 1 place | Up 1 place | #9 | 34 |
| Brazil· Free · Magazines & Newspapers · best #8 · 34 days · 7 days Up 5 places | #16 | Up 3 places | Up 5 places | #8 | 34 |
| France· Free · News · best #18 · 34 days · 7 days Up 6 places | #18 | No change | Up 6 places | #18 | 34 |
| Canada· Free · News · best #10 · 34 days · 7 days No change | #19 | Down 2 places | No change | #10 | 34 |
| Spain· Free · News · best #15 · 26 days · 7 days Down 3 places | #19 | Down 1 place | Down 3 places | #15 | 26 |
| Brazil· Free · News · best #21 · 34 days · 7 days Up 7 places | #21 | Up 3 places | Up 7 places | #21 | 34 |
| United States· Grossing · Magazines & Newspapers · best #14 · 34 days · 7 days Up 1 place | #22 | Down 1 place | Up 1 place | #14 | 34 |
| Germany· Free · News · best #15 · 34 days · 7 days Up 6 places | #23 | Down 2 places | Up 6 places | #15 | 34 |
| Japan· Free · News · best #21 · 34 days · 7 days Down 1 place | #26 | Up 2 places | Down 1 place | #21 | 34 |
| India· Free · News · best #23 · 34 days · 7 days Up 7 places | #26 | Up 3 places | Up 7 places | #23 | 34 |
| United States· Free · News · best #21 · 34 days · 7 days Up 1 place | #30 | No change | Up 1 place | #21 | 34 |
| Mexico· Free · Magazines & Newspapers · best #14 · 34 days · 7 days Down 13 places | #32 | Down 14 places | Down 13 places | #14 | 34 |
| United States· Grossing · News · best #25 · 34 days · 7 days Down 1 place | #34 | Down 2 places | Down 1 place | #25 | 34 |
| Mexico· Free · News · best #19 · 34 days · 7 days Down 22 places | #46 | Down 17 places | Down 22 places | #19 | 34 |
Ranking events
Entries, big moves, #1s and new versions we've recorded, by day.
- New version 2026.10.0 (was 2026.9.1)
- Reached #1 in Free · Magazines & NewspapersJapan
- Reached #1 in Free · Magazines & NewspapersJapan
- New version 2026.9.1 (was 2026.9.0)
Competitors
Compare with the top 3Full chartTop of Free · Magazines & Newspapers in Japan. BBC: World News & Stories is #4 there. Changes are over 7 days.
- #1 (number one)Up 2 placesCrazy Sand: Bus feverSweet Technology Limited
- #2New entry日本経済新聞 紙面ビューアーNIKKEI INC.
- #3Down 1 place読み上げ Voicepaper 文章や英語テキストの音読Lemon LLC
- #4Down 3 places
BBC: World News & StoriesThis app - #5No changeReadNow: Novels & StoriesCHANGDU TECHNOLOGY (USA) CO.,LTD.
- #6Down 2 placesBestNovel: Read Romance NovelsCHANGYI (HK) TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
- #7Up 7 places中日新聞 電子版中日新聞社
- #8Up 3 placesOKITIVEアプリ沖縄テレビ放送株式会社
- #9Down 3 placesCNN: Live & Breaking NewsCNN Interactive Group, Inc.
- #10Up 8 placesShibuya TOQ PassTOKYU CORPORATION
- #11Down 4 placesこどもずかん:幼児の知育ゲーム、動物・のりもの・ことば図鑑Saigen inc.
- #12Down 2 placesNYTimes: US and World NewsThe New York Times Company
- #13Up 45 placesMobilis: Novels & Reading HubCHANGYI (HK) TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
- #14Down 2 placesトキアカNIKKEI INC.
- #15Down 7 placesThe Wall Street Journal NewsDow Jones & Company, Inc., publisher of The Wall Street Journal.
- #16Up 4 places日経脳活クイズNIKKEI INC.
- #17Down 8 placesThe Last Three Minutes：AIニュースNihon no Inaka ha Shihonshugi no Frontier da LLC.
- #18Up 6 placesMoboReader: Top Novels & BooksCHANGDU (HK) TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
- #19Up 13 placesThe Economist: News & AnalysisThe Economist
- #20Up 19 placesWebNovel - Read Novels & MangaCloudary Holdings Limited
- #21Down 5 places損害保険募集人 一般試験 対策TAKAYUKI OOTA
About
From the app's App Store listing.
THE BBC APP: News, stories, audio, videos and live coverage from our trusted global network of journalists.
BBC STORIES: The latest, breaking news headlines, articles, podcasts and videos, including coverage of world News, UK News, elections, BBC Verify, BBC In-Depth and more. Stories and videos covering business, technology, health, culture, arts, travel, Earth, and more.
LIVE COVERAGE: Follow live news and live global sport updates.
BBC RADIO: Listen live to BBC World Service and Radio 4…
What's new
Version 2026.10.0 · 5 Nov 2026 ·
Performance updates and bug fixes.
More from BBC Studios Distribution Ltd.
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Ranks come from Apple's public App Store charts, checked once a day. Appulse Index isn't affiliated with Apple.