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UpdatedX, Substack, NYTimes: US and World News and 2nd1st -Uncensored News & Chat, side by side in the App Store charts.
X
Substack
NYTimes: US and World News
2nd1st -Uncensored News & Chat
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Highlights
From the latest charts. Each one needs a clear leader.
X ranks highest in Grossing · News in Canada: #1, ahead of NYTimes: US and World News at #2.
NYTimes: US and World News gained the most in Grossing · News in Canada over 7 days: up 1 place.
X held the steadiest position in Grossing · News in Canada over 7 days: in the chart at every check, moving 0 places between checks on average.
Side by side
Ranks and changes are in Grossing · News in Canada, unless a row says otherwise.
Rank history
Grossing · News in Canada, the last 7 days.
Canada · Grossing · News, 8 snapshots since 30 Oct. X: best #1, latest #1; Substack: best #2, latest #3; NYTimes: US and World News: best #2, latest #2; 2nd1st -Uncensored News & Chat: best #89, latest #89.
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| Checked | X | Substack | NYTimes: US and World News | 2nd1st -Uncensored News & Chat |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Nov 2026 | #1 (number one) | #3 | #2 | #89 |
| 5 Nov 2026 | #1 (number one) | #4 | #3 | — |
| 4 Nov 2026 | #2 | #4 | #3 | — |
| 3 Nov 2026 | #1 (number one) | #4 | #2 | — |
| 2 Nov 2026 | #1 (number one) | #2 | #4 | — |
| 1 Nov 2026 | #1 (number one) | #2 | #3 | — |
| 31 Oct 2026 | #1 (number one) | #2 | #3 | — |
| 30 Oct 2026 | #1 (number one) | #2 | #3 | — |
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 | NYTimes: US and World News | 2nd1st -Uncensored News & Chat | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | #1 (number one)No change#1 a week ago · best #1 | #14No change#14 a week ago · best #10 | #2No change#2 a week ago · best #2 | Not in it | X |
| United Kingdom | #2Down 1 place#1 a week ago · best #1 | #3No change#3 a week ago · best #3 | #9Up 1 place#10 a week ago · best #8 | 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 | #2Up 1 place#3 a week ago · best #2 | #89Not enough history yetNot in it a week ago · best #89 | X |
| Australia | #1 (number one)No change#1 a week ago · best #1 | #3Up 1 place#4 a week ago · best #3 | #4Up 4 places#8 a week ago · best #4 | Not in it | X |
| Germany | #6Down 2 places#4 a week ago · best #4 | #11Up 1 place#12 a week ago · best #10 | #10Down 1 place#9 a week ago · best #9 | Not in it | X |
| France | #3Up 2 places#5 a week ago · best #3 | #13Up 2 places#15 a week ago · best #8 | #7Up 3 places#10 a week ago · best #7 | Not in it | X |
| Japan | #2No change#2 a week ago · best #2 | #17Up 24 places#41 a week ago · best #12 | #13No change#13 a week ago · best #8 | 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 | #7No change#7 a week ago · best #4 | 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 | #2Up 2 places#4 a week ago · best #2 | 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 | #4Up 3 places#7 a week ago · best #4 | 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 | #10Down 3 places#7 a week ago · best #6 | Not in it | X |
By category
Each app in its own category's Grossing chart in Canada. X, Substack, NYTimes: US and World News and 2nd1st -Uncensored News & Chat 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
NYTimes: US and World News
- Current version
- 11.98.1
- 4 Nov 2026
- Released
- 31 Jan 2019
Updates since we started tracking it (8 Oct 2026)
- 11.98.0 → 11.98.14 Nov 2026
- 11.97.0 → 11.98.027 Oct 2026
- 11.96.0 → 11.97.019 Oct 2026
- 11.95.0 → 11.96.015 Oct 2026
2nd1st -Uncensored News & Chat
- Current version
- 1.2.34
- 22 Oct 2024
- Released
- 12 Jun 2019
Updates since we started tracking it (8 Oct 2026)
No new version seen yet.
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