Top Newsstand iPhone Apps Ranking in Japan

See the full list of Japan iPhone Newsstand apps for January 2, and read the full analysis below

Last updated : January 2, 2026

Store Rank		App and Publisher	Category	Store Rank	Change
1	1	WeRead: Fiction & Chat StoriesFuzhou Changyi Technology Co., Ltd	Books	1	1
2	2	MBテレビ番組が見放題：ニュース視聴&見逃しドラマMixerBox Inc.	News	2	1
3	3	トキアカNIKKEI INC.	Games	3	1
4	4	MoboReader: Top Novels & BooksCHANGDU (HK) TECHNOLOGY LIMITED	Books	4	1
5	5	ReadNow: Novels & StoriesChengdu Fengmingxuan Network Technology Co., Ltd.	Books	5	2
6	6	The Economist - NewsThe Economist Newspaper Group Inc.	News	6	1
7	7	Voicepaper Text to Speech TTSLemon LLC	Newsstand	7	1
8	8	中日新聞電子版Chunichi Shimbunsha Ltd.	News	8	1
9	9	Listen AI: Text to SpeechDEEP FLOW SOFTWARE SERVICES - FZCO	Productivity	9	1
10	10	The Wall Street Journal. NewsDow Jones & Company, Inc., publisher of The Wall Street Journal.	News	10	1
11	11	Lok L0k: Watch TV drama, MovieLiam Calder	Reference	11	3
12	12	CNN: Live & Breaking NewsCNN Interactive Group, Inc.	News	12	2
13	13	日経脳活クイズNIKKEI INC.	Games	13	1
14	14	WebNovel - Read Novels & MangaCloudary Holdings Limited	Books	14	1
15	15	NYTimes: US and Global NewsThe New York Times Company	News	15	=
16	16	ALBA NetGOLF Net TV Inc.	Sports	16	3
17	17	WebComics - Webtoon, MangaWEBCOMICS HOLDINGS HK LIMITED	Books	17	4
18	18	PLAY GamesEditora Europa	Entertainment	18	2
19	19	リビング熊本アプリ版KUMAMOTO LIVING SHINBUNSHA, K.K.	Newsstand	19	2
20	20	キジクルYAMAGATA SHIMBUNSHA, K.K.	Newsstand	20	9
21	21	Lok Lok movies & tv showsAbderrahmane Sabbar	Entertainment	21	6
22	22	threadpdKazuki Nakashima	Entertainment	22	4
23	23	CNN ENGLISH EXPRESSAsahipress Co., Ltd.	Education	23	7
24	24	X・2ch・5chで話題のニュースまとめアプリ Nyossukaito minagawa	News	24	4
25	25	PressReader: News & MagazinesPressReader Inc	News	25	3
26	26	QiitaReaderHIDEYA HOSHINO	Newsstand	26	2
27	27	The Guardian - US & World NewsGuardian News & Media Ltd	News	27	2
28	28	LDK the BeautyShinyusha Co.,Ltd.	Newsstand	28	82
29	29	タブホOPTiM Corporation	Newsstand	29	6
30	30	BestNovel - Webnovel & RomanceFuzhou Changjian Culture Communication Co.Ltd	Books	30	7
31	31	L0kLok Online Tv Drama, MoviesChoudhry Muhammad Sohaib	Newsstand	31	12
32	32	Harvard Business ReviewHarvard Business Publishing	Business	32	12
33	33	デイリーTHE KOBE SHIMBUN	News	33	1
34	34	福島民報オンライン新聞Fukushima-Minpo Co. Ltd.	Newsstand	34	6
35	35	ニッキンONLINEアプリJAPAN FINANCIAL NEWS CO., LTD., THE	News	35	20
36	36	Vogue: Fashion & ShoppingAdvance Magazine Publishers Inc.	Newsstand	36	5
38	37	The Information: Tech NewsLessin Media Company	News	38	2
39	38	The New YorkerAdvance Magazine Publishers Inc.	News	39	8
40	39	北國新聞・富山新聞HOKKOKU SHIMBUN, INC.	News	40	1
41	40	JX ReaderSTARLUX Airlines Co., Ltd.	News	41	4
42	41	Espresso from The EconomistThe Economist Newspaper Group Inc.	News	42	76
43	42	Scientific AmericanSpringer Nature America, Inc.	News	43	14
44	43	生命保険一般課程試験対策TAKAYUKI OOTA	Education	44	3
45	44	National Geographic EspañaRBA REVISTAS SL.	Entertainment	45	26
46	45	証券外務員1種試験対策TAKAYUKI OOTA	Education	46	11
47	46	週刊東洋経済DENTSU MAGAZINE	News	47	9
48	47	Washington PostThe Washington Post Company	News	48	12
50	48	Galatea: Books & AudiobooksInkitt GmbH	Books	50	29
51	49	Gramedia Digital: eBookApps Foundry Pte. Ltd.	Newsstand	51	54
52	50	財務3級銀行業務検定試験対策TAKAYUKI OOTA	Education	52	12

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Top iOS Newsstand Apps in Japan: Ranking Analysis for January 2

WeRead: Fiction & Chat Stories is the top iOS Newsstand app in Japan for January 2, since it's ranking increased by 1 positions since last month. WeRead: Fiction & Chat Stories is ranked in the Books apps category, and was developed by Fuzhou Changyi Technology Co., Ltd.

MBテレビ番組が見放題：ニュース視聴&見逃しドラマ rank has decreased to 2nd position in Japan for January 2, which is a change of -1 positions in ranking since last month. MBテレビ番組が見放題：ニュース視聴&見逃しドラマ is published by MixerBox Inc. and ranked under the Free Newsstand apps category in iOS in Japan

トキアカ is last of the top 3 Free Newsstand apps in Apple Store ranking in Japan for this month, after it's rank increased by 1 positions since last month