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UpdatedX, SmartNews: Breaking News, Yahoo! JAPAN and KYTアプリ, side by side in the App Store charts.
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Yahoo! JAPAN
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Highlights
From the latest charts. Each one needs a clear leader.
X ranks highest in Free · News in Japan: #1, ahead of Yahoo! JAPAN at #2.
X has the best rank we've recorded of these apps: #1 in Grossing · News in the United States.
X charts in the most countries: 11 of the 11 countries we track.
Side by side
Ranks and changes are in Free · News in Japan, unless a row says otherwise.
Rank history
Free · News in Japan, the last 7 days.
Japan · Free · News, 8 snapshots since 29 Oct. X: best #1, latest #1; SmartNews: Breaking News: best #3, latest #3; Yahoo! JAPAN: best #2, latest #2; KYTアプリ: best #78, latest #78.
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| Checked | X | SmartNews: Breaking News | Yahoo! JAPAN | KYTアプリ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Nov 2026 | #1 (number one) | #3 | #2 | #78 |
| 4 Nov 2026 | #1 (number one) | #3 | #2 | — |
| 3 Nov 2026 | #1 (number one) | #4 | #2 | #92 |
| 2 Nov 2026 | #1 (number one) | #3 | #2 | #95 |
| 1 Nov 2026 | #1 (number one) | #3 | #2 | — |
| 31 Oct 2026 | #1 (number one) | #3 | #2 | — |
| 30 Oct 2026 | #1 (number one) | #3 | #2 | — |
| 29 Oct 2026 | #1 (number one) | #3 | #2 | — |
By country
Free · 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 | SmartNews: Breaking News | Yahoo! JAPAN | KYTアプリ | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | #2Down 1 place#1 a week ago · best #1 | #32Down 11 places#21 a week ago · best #14 | Not in it | Not in it | X |
| United Kingdom | #1 (number one)No change#1 a week ago · best #1 | Not in it | Not in it | Not in it | X · only one in it |
| Canada | #1 (number one)Up 1 place#2 a week ago · best #1 | Not in it | Not in it | Not in it | X · only one in it |
| Australia | #1 (number one)Up 1 place#2 a week ago · best #1 | Not in it | Not in it | Not in it | X · only one in it |
| Germany | #1 (number one)No change#1 a week ago · best #1 | Not in it | Not in it | Not in it | X · only one in it |
| France | #1 (number one)No change#1 a week ago · best #1 | Not in it | Not in it | Not in it | X · only one in it |
| Japan | #1 (number one)No change#1 a week ago · best #1 | #3No change#3 a week ago · best #3 | #2No change#2 a week ago · best #2 | #78Not enough history yetNot in it a week ago · best #78 | X |
| India | #1 (number one)No change#1 a week ago · best #1 | Not in it | Not in it | Not in it | X · only one in it |
| Brazil | #1 (number one)No change#1 a week ago · best #1 | Not in it | Not in it | Not in it | X · only one in it |
| Mexico | #1 (number one)No change#1 a week ago · best #1 | Not in it | Not in it | Not in it | X · only one in it |
| Spain | #1 (number one)No change#1 a week ago · best #1 | Not in it | Not in it | Not in it | X · only one in it |
By category
Each app in its own category's Free chart in Japan. X, SmartNews: Breaking News, Yahoo! JAPAN and KYTアプリ 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
- 12.40.1
- 4 Nov 2026
- Released
- 9 Oct 2009
Updates since we started tracking it (8 Oct 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
SmartNews: Breaking News
- Current version
- 26.11.10
- 2 Nov 2026
- Released
- 1 Oct 2014
Updates since we started tracking it (8 Oct 2026)
- 26.10.40 → 26.11.102 Nov 2026
- 26.10.30 → 26.10.4026 Oct 2026
- 26.10.20 → 26.10.3019 Oct 2026
- 26.9.30 → 26.10.2013 Oct 2026
Yahoo! JAPAN
- Current version
- 4.175.0
- 4 Nov 2026
- Released
- 10 Dec 2008
Updates since we started tracking it (8 Oct 2026)
- v4.174.5 → 4.175.04 Nov 2026
- 4.174.0 → v4.174.527 Oct 2026
- 4.173.1 → 4.174.019 Oct 2026
- 4.173.0 → 4.173.115 Oct 2026
KYTアプリ
- Current version
- 2.10.0
- 28 May 2026
- Released
- 28 Mar 2018
Updates since we started tracking it (2 Nov 2026)
No new version seen yet.
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