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BBC World Service

BBC Media Applications Technologies Limited

Technical details

Total ratings in Saudi Arabia8 ratings
Overall rating4.6 / 5
Ratings a year~16 ratings a year
First released18 Jun 2026
Last updatedsince 4 days
PricingFree
Age rating12+
App size91 MB
Arabic supportedSupported
First seen here21 Sep 2026
Days on the charts41 يوماً
Best rank recorded#11 News · Top downloaded category

Note: the number of ratings shows how much people engage with the app; it is not a download or active-user count.

The app's rank in the Saudi store

The News chart
  • Top downloadedRank #32

Share of the News category

The app sits at number 65 of 79 on the category charts today by number of ratings, which is 0.0% of all ratings in this category in the Saudi market.

Rating distribution

Privacy and data collection

Data used to track you across other apps and sites

Usage data

Data linked to the user

Contact info, Identifiers

Data not linked to the user

Location, Identifiers, Usage data, Diagnostics

Google Play figures

Downloads worldwide10M+
Ratings441K
Average rating3.5 / 5
Last updatedOct 22, 2026
Contains adsYes

The downloads field is the approximate worldwide range Google Play publishes, not a Saudi figure. Open the app on Google Play

Ratings in nearby markets

CountryTotal ratingsShare against the Saudi market
Egypt450%
United Arab Emirates338%
Qatar112%

How many ratings the app has in nearby App Store markets against the Saudi store.

What the latest version changed

New editions are now available from BBC News Bangla, BBC News Tamil and BBC News Urdu - for global and regional headlines that matter to you. With just one tap, you can choose your edition and start receiving trusted news alerts to your phone.

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Rank in News apps · Top downloaded
21 Sep 2026: #111 Nov 2026: #32
Total ratings in Saudi Arabia
21 Sep 2026: 21 Nov 2026: 8

The daily rank record

A daily record, newest first: where the app sat on the chart, and the arrow is its move on the day before.

todayNews
Top downloaded
Total ratings
1 Nov32 ▼ 58
31 Oct27 ▼ 18
30 Oct26 ▼ 58
29 Oct21 ▲ 98
28 Oct308
27 Oct30 ▼ 18
26 Oct29 ▼ 58
25 Oct247
24 Oct24 ▲ 28
23 Oct26 ▲ 58
22 Oct31 ▲ 28
21 Oct33 ▼ 78
20 Oct26 ▼ 28
19 Oct24 ▲ 18
18 Oct258
17 Oct25 ▼ 27
16 Oct23 ▼ 17
15 Oct22 ▼ 17
14 Oct21 ▼ 47
13 Oct17 ▲ 17
12 Oct18 ▼ 26
11 Oct16 ▲ 25
9 Oct18 ▲ 15
8 Oct19 ▼ 45
7 Oct15 ▼ 25
6 Oct135
5 Oct13 ▲ 25
4 Oct15 ▼ 25
3 Oct135
2 Oct135
1 Oct13 ▲ 14
30 Sep14 ▼ 24
29 Sep124
28 Sep124
27 Sep124
26 Sep12 ▲ 24
25 Sep14 ▲ 54
24 Sep19 ▼ 34
23 Sep16 ▼ 44
22 Sep12 ▼ 12
21 Sep112

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