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Sky News: Breaking, UK & World

LiveSky UK Limited14 apps · 66.2M installsNews & MagazinesFree · contains adscom.bskyb.skynews.android

Get the full story, first. Free, wherever you get your news.

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Total installs
8,694,280
exact · Play shows 5,000,000+
Installs / day
+96
7-day avg · last day +51
Rating
4.1★
58.1K ratings · 895 reviews
Released
11 Jul 2016
10.3y ago
Last update
13 Oct 2026
v12.23.0 · 10h ago
Countries
—
not checked yet

Installs per day

gain of the exact counter
025507510012515012 Oct13 Oct

Daily tracking since 11 Oct 2026 · history grows every day

Install history

exact counter from Google Play
8,693,6008,693,8008,694,0008,694,2008,694,4008,694,6008,694,80011 Oct12 Oct13 Oct
02M4M6M8M10M11 Jul 201611 Oct 202613 Oct 2026

Dashed: estimate from the release date (no daily data before 11 Oct 2026) · time axis compressed before that day

Daily tracking since 11 Oct 2026 · history grows every day

Change timeline

1 changesFull history
  1. before
    Update date
    8 Oct 202613 Oct 2026

Country availability

Availability has not been checked for this app yet. “Check all countries” looks the app up in about 140 Google Play storefronts and shows where it is live, listed but not installable, or missing — plus any country-specific (custom) store listings.

Top countries

estimate · charts of 13 Oct

Most downloads likely come from 🇰🇪 Kenya (~26%), out of 106 countries where it is charted.

  1. Kenya26%#1 Trending · News & magazines
  2. United Kingdom23%#9 Top free · News & magazines
  3. United States7.8%#193 Top free · News & magazines
  4. Philippines4.6%#158 Top free · News & magazines
  5. Ukraine1.7%#138 Top free · News & magazines
  6. Peru1.6%#146 Top free · News & magazines
  7. Venezuela1.4%#146 Top free · News & magazines
  8. Chile1.3%#149 Top free · News & magazines
  9. United Arab Emirates1.1%#146 Top free · News & magazines
  10. Kazakhstan1.1%#146 Top free · News & magazines
  11. Nepal1.1%#146 Top free · News & magazines
  12. Uzbekistan1.1%#148 Top free · News & magazines
  13. Ghana1%#146 Top free · News & magazines
  14. Ecuador1%#148 Top free · News & magazines
  15. Sri Lanka1%#148 Top free · News & magazines
  16. Myanmar (Burma)0.9%#133 Top free · News & magazines
  17. Tanzania0.8%#147 Top free · News & magazines
  18. Cambodia0.8%#148 Top free · News & magazines
  19. Yemen0.8%#148 Top free · News & magazines
  20. Jordan0.7%#146 Top free · News & magazines
  21. Tunisia0.7%#147 Top free · News & magazines
  22. Guatemala0.6%#148 Top free · News & magazines
  23. Romania0.6%#133 Top free · News & magazines
  24. Bolivia0.5%#147 Top free · News & magazines
  25. Côte d’Ivoire0.5%#147 Top free · News & magazines
  26. Cameroon0.5%#147 Top free · News & magazines
  27. Uganda0.5%#147 Top free · News & magazines
  28. Dominican Republic0.5%#148 Top free · News & magazines
  29. Azerbaijan0.5%#147 Top free · News & magazines
  30. Senegal0.5%#147 Top free · News & magazines
  31. Libya0.5%#140 Top free · News & magazines
  32. Kuwait0.4%#148 Top free · News & magazines
  33. Belarus0.4%#136 Top free · News & magazines
  34. Oman0.4%#144 Top free · News & magazines
  35. Honduras0.4%#147 Top free · News & magazines
  36. Paraguay0.4%#147 Top free · News & magazines
  37. Lebanon0.4%#149 Top free · News & magazines
  38. Portugal0.4%#134 Top free · News & magazines
  39. Czechia0.3%#137 Top free · News & magazines
  40. Greece0.3%#137 Top free · News & magazines
  41. Angola0.3%#147 Top free · News & magazines
  42. El Salvador0.3%#148 Top free · News & magazines
  43. Hungary0.3%#135 Top free · News & magazines
  44. Austria0.3%#137 Top free · News & magazines
  45. Switzerland0.3%#140 Top free · News & magazines
  46. Serbia0.3%#142 Top free · News & magazines
  47. Mozambique0.3%#148 Top free · News & magazines
  48. Nicaragua0.3%#148 Top free · News & magazines
  49. Zambia0.3%#148 Top free · News & magazines
  50. Zimbabwe0.3%#148 Top free · News & magazines
  51. Qatar0.3%#149 Top free · News & magazines
  52. Bulgaria0.2%#136 Top free · News & magazines
  53. Georgia0.2%#138 Top free · News & magazines
  54. Macao SAR China0.2%#132 Top free · News & magazines
  55. Ireland0.2%#134 Top free · News & magazines
  56. Cyprus0.2%#136 Top free · News & magazines
  57. Denmark0.2%#136 Top free · News & magazines
  58. Estonia0.2%#136 Top free · News & magazines
  59. Lithuania0.2%#136 Top free · News & magazines
  60. Latvia0.2%#136 Top free · News & magazines
  61. Finland0.2%#137 Top free · News & magazines
  62. Croatia0.2%#137 Top free · News & magazines
  63. Liechtenstein0.2%#137 Top free · News & magazines
  64. Luxembourg0.2%#137 Top free · News & magazines
  65. Montenegro0.2%#137 Top free · News & magazines
  66. Malta0.2%#137 Top free · News & magazines
  67. Slovenia0.2%#137 Top free · News & magazines
  68. Slovakia0.2%#137 Top free · News & magazines
  69. Mongolia0.2%#138 Top free · News & magazines
  70. Norway0.2%#139 Top free · News & magazines
  71. Albania0.2%#142 Top free · News & magazines
  72. Iceland0.2%#143 Top free · News & magazines
  73. North Macedonia0.2%#143 Top free · News & magazines
  74. Moldova0.2%#144 Top free · News & magazines
  75. Bosnia & Herzegovina0.2%#145 Top free · News & magazines
  76. Armenia0.2%#146 Top free · News & magazines
  77. Aruba0.2%#146 Top free · News & magazines
  78. Turkmenistan0.2%#146 Top free · News & magazines
  79. Uruguay0.2%#146 Top free · News & magazines
  80. Antigua & Barbuda0.2%#147 Top free · News & magazines
  81. Burkina Faso0.2%#147 Top free · News & magazines
  82. Bahrain0.2%#147 Top free · News & magazines
  83. Benin0.2%#147 Top free · News & magazines
  84. Botswana0.2%#147 Top free · News & magazines
  85. Belize0.2%#147 Top free · News & magazines
  86. Cape Verde0.2%#147 Top free · News & magazines
  87. Gabon0.2%#147 Top free · News & magazines
  88. Guinea-Bissau0.2%#147 Top free · News & magazines
  89. Kyrgyzstan0.2%#147 Top free · News & magazines
  90. Mali0.2%#147 Top free · News & magazines
  91. Mauritius0.2%#147 Top free · News & magazines
  92. Namibia0.2%#147 Top free · News & magazines
  93. Niger0.2%#147 Top free · News & magazines
  94. Rwanda0.2%#147 Top free · News & magazines
  95. Togo0.2%#147 Top free · News & magazines
  96. Tajikistan0.2%#147 Top free · News & magazines
  97. Trinidad & Tobago0.2%#147 Top free · News & magazines
  98. Bahamas0.2%#148 Top free · News & magazines
  99. Costa Rica0.2%#148 Top free · News & magazines
  100. Fiji0.2%#148 Top free · News & magazines
  101. Haiti0.2%#148 Top free · News & magazines
  102. Panama0.2%#148 Top free · News & magazines
  103. Papua New Guinea0.2%#148 Top free · News & magazines
  104. Jamaica0.2%#149 Top free · News & magazines
  105. Laos0.2%#149 Top free · News & magazines
  106. Puerto Rico0.2%#157 Top free · News & magazines

Estimated from top-chart positions weighted by each country’s Google Play market size. Countries where the app is not in a chart are not shown, so small markets may be missing.

Top chart positions

as of 13 Oct
ChartCountryRankChange
Trending · News & magazines KE#1—
Top free · News & magazines GB#9▼ 1
Top free · News & magazines MO#132▼ 6
Top free · News & magazines MM#133▼ 6
Top free · News & magazines RO#133▼ 7
Top free · News & magazines IE#134▼ 6
Top free · News & magazines PT#134▼ 7
Top free · News & magazines HU#135▼ 7
Top free · News & magazines BG#136▼ 7
Top free · News & magazines BY#136▼ 7
Top free · News & magazines CY#136▼ 7
Top free · News & magazines DK#136▼ 7
Top free · News & magazines EE#136▼ 7
Top free · News & magazines LT#136▼ 7
Top free · News & magazines LV#136▼ 7
Top free · News & magazines AT#137▼ 7
Top free · News & magazines CZ#137▼ 7
Top free · News & magazines FI#137▼ 7
Top free · News & magazines GR#137▼ 7
Top free · News & magazines HR#137▼ 7
Top free · News & magazines LI#137▼ 7
Top free · News & magazines LU#137▼ 7
Top free · News & magazines ME#137▼ 7
Top free · News & magazines MT#137▼ 7
Top free · News & magazines SI#137▼ 7
Top free · News & magazines SK#137▼ 7
Top free · News & magazines GE#138▼ 7
Top free · News & magazines MN#138▼ 7
Top free · News & magazines UA#138▼ 6
Top free · News & magazines NO#139▼ 6
Top free · News & magazines CH#140▼ 7
Top free · News & magazines LY#140▼ 7
Top free · News & magazines AL#142▼ 7
Top free · News & magazines RS#142▼ 7
Top free · News & magazines IS#143▼ 7
Top free · News & magazines MK#143▼ 7
Top free · News & magazines MD#144▼ 7
Top free · News & magazines OM#144▼ 6
Top free · News & magazines BA#145▼ 7
Top free · News & magazines AE#146▼ 7
Top free · News & magazines AM#146▼ 7
Top free · News & magazines AW#146▼ 7
Top free · News & magazines GH#146▼ 7
Top free · News & magazines JO#146▼ 6
Top free · News & magazines KZ#146▼ 7
Top free · News & magazines NP#146▼ 7
Top free · News & magazines PE#146▼ 7
Top free · News & magazines TM#146▼ 7
Top free · News & magazines UY#146▼ 7
Top free · News & magazines VE#146▼ 7
Top free · News & magazines AG#147▼ 7
Top free · News & magazines AO#147▼ 7
Top free · News & magazines AZ#147▼ 7
Top free · News & magazines BF#147▼ 7
Top free · News & magazines BH#147▼ 7
Top free · News & magazines BJ#147▼ 7
Top free · News & magazines BO#147▼ 7
Top free · News & magazines BW#147▼ 7
Top free · News & magazines BZ#147▼ 7
Top free · News & magazines CI#147▼ 7
Show all 60 chart positions

App manifest

Read this app's manifest from Google Play: permissions, declared SDKs, components and AdMob app ID. Saved analysis appears here automatically.

Manifest analysis reads only the required APK ranges. Base APK downloads may need separate device splits to install.

Data safety

declared by the developer on Google Play
  • Shares data with third parties Location and Device or other IDs
  • Collects data Personal info, App activity, and App info and performance
  • Data is encrypted in transit
  • You can ask for your data to be deleted

This is the developer's own declaration, summarised from the Play listing. The permissions below show what the app is technically able to access.

Permissions

9 in 2 groups
0 Sensitive4 Notable5 Routine
Wi-Fi connection informationRoutine1

Access to details about Wi-Fi networks your device sees or uses

  • See whether Wi-Fi is on and details of the network you are connected toview Wi-Fi connections · ACCESS_WIFI_STATE
OtherNotable8

Access to miscellaneous device features that don't fit other categories

  • See Bluetooth settings and connect to paired devices like headphones, speakers or watchespair with Bluetooth devices · BLUETOOTH
  • Start itself automatically as soon as your phone finishes turning onrun at startup · RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED
  • Keep your phone's processor or screen from going to sleep, which can use more batteryprevent device from sleeping · WAKE_LOCK
  • Download files in the background without showing you a download notificationdownload files without notification · DOWNLOAD_WITHOUT_NOTIFICATION
  • Check whether you are online and whether you use Wi-Fi or mobile dataview network connections · ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE
  • Connect to the internet to load content and send datafull network access · INTERNET
  • Make your phone vibratecontrol vibration · VIBRATE
  • Receive push messages sent from the app's servers over the internetreceive data from Internet · com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE

Sensitive = can reach personal data, location, camera/mic or act on your behalf. Notable = changes how your device behaves. Routine = normal for almost every app. Source: Google Play's permission list for all versions of this app.

Store listing

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Full description
Get the full story, first. Free, wherever you get your news. Download our app for award-winning journalism and breaking news stories from the UK and around the world. At Sky News, our mission is to give you the full story, first, wherever you get your news. Because when you've got the full story, you can make up your own mind. We believe this has never mattered more. We give you the full story, first: - Taking you there, 24:7. So you can see what's really happening. - Asking the big questions. So you can find out what matters. - Through bold and independent reporting. Giving you a fresh perspective. Key features: - Breaking news notifications - be the first to find out about major developing stories - Watch Sky News Live 24/7, with multiple livestreams often available - Listen to our podcasts including Electoral Dysfunction, Cheat Sheet, Politics at Sam and Anne's, and more - Easy navigation to see headlines on multiple topics from politics to entertainment. - Supports your device settings, including font size and dark mode - Challenge yourself with our dedicated puzzles section, featuring Sudoku, Totalize and more Please note: Watching video may incur additional mobile network and/or Wifi charges.

What's new

This update includes: - A redesigned navigation bar, making it even easier to explore the latest news across a range of categories. - New in-article navigation, helping you discover more stories on the topics that interest you. - Improvements to the Live TV section, with multiple live streams now often available. - A profile section with optional log in. - Bug fixes and performance improvements to keep the app running smoothly.

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