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UpdatedX, Substack, Australian Financial Review and Australia Channel, side by side in the App Store charts.
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Australian Financial Review
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Highlights
From the latest charts. Each one needs a clear leader.
X ranks highest in Grossing · News in Australia: #1, ahead of Australian Financial Review at #2.
Substack gained the most in Grossing · News in Australia over 7 days: up 1 place.
Side by side
Ranks and changes are in Grossing · News in Australia, unless a row says otherwise.
Rank history
Grossing · News in Australia, the last 7 days.
Australia · Grossing · News, 8 snapshots since 30 Oct. X: best #1, latest #1; Substack: best #3, latest #3; Australian Financial Review: best #2, latest #2; Australia Channel: best #74, latest #74.
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| Checked | X | Substack | Australian Financial Review | Australia Channel |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Nov 2026 | #1 (number one) | #3 | #2 | #74 |
| 5 Nov 2026 | #1 (number one) | #4 | #2 | — |
| 4 Nov 2026 | #1 (number one) | #4 | #2 | — |
| 3 Nov 2026 | #1 (number one) | #4 | #2 | — |
| 2 Nov 2026 | #1 (number one) | #4 | #2 | — |
| 1 Nov 2026 | #1 (number one) | #3 | #2 | — |
| 31 Oct 2026 | #1 (number one) | #3 | #2 | — |
| 30 Oct 2026 | #1 (number one) | #4 | #2 | — |
By country
Grossing · News in every tracked country where at least one of these apps is in it. Change and "a week ago" are over 7 days.
| Country | X | Substack | Australian Financial Review | Australia Channel | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | #1 (number one)No change#1 a week ago · best #1 | #14No change#14 a week ago · best #10 | Not in it | Not in it | X |
| United Kingdom | #2Down 1 place#1 a week ago · best #1 | #3No change#3 a week ago · best #3 | #64Down 13 places#51 a week ago · best #33 | Not in it | X |
| Canada | #1 (number one)No change#1 a week ago · best #1 | #3Down 1 place#2 a week ago · best #2 | Not in it | Not in it | X |
| Australia | #1 (number one)No change#1 a week ago · best #1 | #3Up 1 place#4 a week ago · best #3 | #2No change#2 a week ago · best #1 | #74Not enough history yetNot in it a week ago · best #74 | X |
| Germany | #6Down 2 places#4 a week ago · best #4 | #11Up 1 place#12 a week ago · best #10 | Not in it | Not in it | X |
| France | #3Up 2 places#5 a week ago · best #3 | #13Up 2 places#15 a week ago · best #8 | Not in it | Not in it | X |
| Japan | #2No change#2 a week ago · best #2 | #17Up 24 places#41 a week ago · best #12 | Not in it | Not in it | X |
| India | #1 (number one)No change#1 a week ago · best #1 | #19Down 1 place#18 a week ago · best #11 | Not in it | Not in it | X |
| Brazil | #1 (number one)No change#1 a week ago · best #1 | #11Down 3 places#8 a week ago · best #4 | #52Not enough history yetNot in it a week ago · best #28 | Not in it | X |
| Mexico | #1 (number one)No change#1 a week ago · best #1 | #5Down 1 place#4 a week ago · best #4 | Not in it | Not in it | X |
| Spain | #1 (number one)No change#1 a week ago · best #1 | #3Up 7 places#10 a week ago · best #3 | Not in it | Not in it | X |
By category
Each app in its own category's Grossing chart in Australia. X, Substack, Australian Financial Review and Australia Channel are all in News, so their ranks there compare directly.
Versions
The current version from the App Store, and every update we've seen ship since we started tracking each app.
X
- Current version
- 12.41
- 5 Nov 2026
- Released
- 9 Oct 2009
Updates since we started tracking it (8 Oct 2026)
- 12.40.1 → 12.415 Nov 2026
- 12.39 → 12.40.14 Nov 2026
- 12.38.1 → 12.3929 Oct 2026
- 12.37 → 12.38.127 Oct 2026
- 12.36 → 12.3723 Oct 2026
- 12.35 → 12.3621 Oct 2026
- 12.33 → 12.3516 Oct 2026
- 12.32.1 → 12.338 Oct 2026
Substack
- Current version
- 3.23.3
- 5 Nov 2026
- Released
- 8 Mar 2022
Updates since we started tracking it (8 Oct 2026)
- 3.23.1 → 3.23.35 Nov 2026
- 3.22.1 → 3.23.14 Nov 2026
- 3.21.0 → 3.22.128 Oct 2026
- 3.20.0 → 3.21.019 Oct 2026
- 3.19.0 → 3.20.012 Oct 2026
Australian Financial Review
- Current version
- 5.19.1
- 26 Oct 2026
- Released
- 21 May 2012
Updates since we started tracking it (8 Oct 2026)
- 5.19.0 → 5.19.126 Oct 2026
- 5.18.0 → 5.19.021 Oct 2026
Australia Channel
- Current version
- 1.162.0
- 27 Jul 2026
- Released
- 19 Dec 2017
Updates since we started tracking it (5 Nov 2026)
No new version seen yet.
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