BBC World Service
Trusted global and regional news from BBC journalists, in multiple languages
- Total installs
- 290,218
- Installs / day
- 0
- Rating
- —★
- Released
- —
- Last update
- 30 Sept 2026
- Countries
- 28/30
exact · Play shows 100,000+
since last crawl
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v9.22.0.32282 · 12d ago
live · checked 14h ago
Install history
exact counter from Google PlayInstalls per day · last 90 days
Change timeline
No changes recorded yet. We compare every crawl with the previous one and list title, icon, screenshots, description, version, price and availability changes here.
Country availability
Live 28Listed, not installable 2Not listed 0
United Arab Emirates
Argentina4.4
Australia4.0
Bangladesh
Brazil
Canada4.0
Colombia4.6
Germany3.6
Egypt4.3
Spain4.8
France
United Kingdom
Indonesia
India3.7
Italy
Japan
Kenya
South Korea
Mexico4.6
Nigeria4.3
Philippines
Pakistan
Poland
Russia3.2
Saudi Arabia3.9
Thailand
Türkiye
United States
Vietnam
South Africa
Top countries
estimate · charts of 12 OctMost downloads likely come from 🇮🇳 India (~25%), out of 128 countries where it is charted.
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 12 Oct| Chart | Country | Rank | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trending · News & magazines | BJ | #1 | — |
| Trending · News & magazines | CI | #1 | — |
| Trending · News & magazines | CM | #1 | — |
| Trending · News & magazines | GE · 11 Oct | #1 | — |
| Trending · News & magazines | GH | #1 | = |
| Trending · News & magazines | NE | #1 | = |
| Trending · News & magazines | NG | #1 | = |
| Trending · News & magazines | SA | #1 | ▲ 1 |
| Trending · News & magazines | YE | #1 | = |
| Trending · News & magazines | LY | #2 | ▼ 1 |
| Top free · News & magazines | NG | #2 | ▲ 2 |
| Top free · News & magazines | CO | #3 | ▼ 1 |
| Trending · News & magazines | TM · 11 Oct | #3 | — |
| Top free · News & magazines | AR | #6 | ▼ 3 |
| Top free · News & magazines | IQ | #7 | ▼ 4 |
| Trending · Apps | NG | #7 | = |
| Top free · News & magazines | SA | #8 | ▲ 3 |
| Top free · News & magazines | DZ | #9 | ▼ 5 |
| Top free · News & magazines | EG | #12 | ▼ 5 |
| Trending · Apps | NE | #12 | ▲ 3 |
| Top free · News & magazines | PH · 11 Oct | #12 | — |
| Top free · News & magazines | ES | #13 | ▲ 4 |
| Trending · News & magazines | DE · 11 Oct | #16 | — |
| Top free · News & magazines | MX | #16 | ▼ 4 |
| Top free · News & magazines | DK | #17 | ▼ 7 |
| Top free · News & magazines | GR | #17 | ▼ 6 |
| Top free · News & magazines | HU | #17 | ▼ 6 |
| Top free · News & magazines | IE | #17 | ▼ 7 |
| Top free · News & magazines | PT | #17 | ▼ 6 |
| Top free · News & magazines | AL | #18 | ▼ 6 |
| Top free · News & magazines | BG | #18 | ▼ 7 |
| Top free · News & magazines | BY | #18 | ▼ 6 |
| Top free · News & magazines | CY | #18 | ▼ 7 |
| Top free · News & magazines | CZ | #18 | ▼ 7 |
| Top free · News & magazines | EE | #18 | ▼ 7 |
| Top free · News & magazines | FI | #18 | ▼ 7 |
| Top free · News & magazines | GH | #18 | ▼ 7 |
| Top free · News & magazines | HK | #18 | ▼ 7 |
| Top free · News & magazines | HR | #18 | ▼ 7 |
| Top free · News & magazines | KG | #18 | ▼ 6 |
| Top free · News & magazines | LT | #18 | ▼ 7 |
| Top free · News & magazines | LU | #18 | ▼ 7 |
| Top free · News & magazines | LV | #18 | ▼ 7 |
| Top free · News & magazines | MM | #18 | ▼ 6 |
| Top free · News & magazines | MO | #18 | ▼ 6 |
| Top free · News & magazines | MT | #18 | ▼ 7 |
| Top free · News & magazines | NO | #18 | ▼ 6 |
| Top free · News & magazines | NP | #18 | ▼ 6 |
| Top free · News & magazines | RO | #18 | ▼ 7 |
| Top free · News & magazines | RS | #18 | ▼ 6 |
| Top free · News & magazines | SI | #18 | ▼ 7 |
| Top free · News & magazines | SK | #18 | ▼ 7 |
| Top free · News & magazines | AE | #19 | ▼ 7 |
| Top free · News & magazines | AG | #19 | ▼ 7 |
| Top free · News & magazines | AM | #19 | ▼ 7 |
| Top free · News & magazines | AO | #19 | ▼ 7 |
| Top free · News & magazines | AT | #19 | ▼ 7 |
| Top free · News & magazines | AW | #19 | ▼ 7 |
| Top free · News & magazines | AZ | #19 | ▼ 7 |
| Top free · News & magazines | BA | #19 | ▼ 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.
Data safety
declared by the developer on Google Play- No data shared with third parties
- Collects data Location, App activity and 3 others
- 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
13 in 4 groups4 Sensitive3 Notable6 Routine
What this app can do with your phone
- Read photos, videos, and other files saved in your phone's shared storage
- Add, change or delete photos, videos and other files in your phone's storage
Photos/Media/FilesSensitive2
Access to photos, videos, music and other files stored on your device
- Read photos, videos, and other files saved in your phone's shared storageread the contents of your USB storage ·
READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE - Add, change or delete photos, videos and other files in your phone's storagemodify or delete the contents of your USB storage ·
WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
StorageSensitive2
Access to files, photos and media saved on your phone's storage
- Read photos, videos, and other files saved in your phone's shared storageread the contents of your USB storage ·
READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE - Add, change or delete photos, videos and other files in your phone's storagemodify or delete the contents of your USB storage ·
WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
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
- Start itself automatically as soon as your phone finishes turning onrun at startup ·
RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED - Bring apps to the front or send them to the backgroundreorder running apps ·
REORDER_TASKS - Keep your phone's processor or screen from going to sleep, which can use more batteryprevent device from sleeping ·
WAKE_LOCK - 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 - Check with Google Play that you got this app legitimatelyGoogle Play license check ·
com.android.vending.CHECK_LICENSE - 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
Full description
The BBC World Service app brings you trusted BBC News in multiple languages. Choose your preferred language edition - BBC News Hindi, Arabic, Mundo or Russian - to access news curated and produced by a team of BBC journalists dedicated to each language edition.
Download the BBC World Service app to stay informed with impartial global and regional news wherever you are. Discover top stories, breaking news, in-depth analysis, investigations, and explainers to help you understand the stories shaping the world. Remain vigilant against misinformation and disinformation and keep informed with trusted journalism that brings the facts into focus.
Watch live reporting and explore video coverage, all in one place. Stay up to date across a wide range of topics including world news, politics, health, lifestyle, culture, business, science and technology, and the environment.
The BBC World Service app helps you stay connected to the stories that matter most to you.
Impartial global and regional news, top stories and analysis
Headlines, features and expert analyses
Breaking news and live reporting
Stay up to date with current affairs
Investigations and explainers
In-depth reporting, longer reads and videos exploring key global and regional stories, alongside explainers that tackle disinformation and unpack complex news topics.
Video
Watch the latest news moments, insight and analysis.
Alerts for top stories
Opt-in to push alerts where you will receive notifications instantly to your device.
If you choose to receive push alerts, a unique identifier relating to your device will be stored by Airship on behalf of the BBC to provide you with the service. No other personal data relating to you (such as a username or email address) is processed. You can choose to unsubscribe from BBC News push notifications in your device's 'Notifications' screen.
If you install this app, you accept the BBC World Service App Terms of Use, Privacy Notice and information about the use of cookies and similar technologies, available at:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/3HbwbT5gzbDN6TG1gsLpjTv/bbc-world-service-app
To give you the best experience and to enable the features provided by this app, we and our partners may use cookies and similar technologies. You can find out more about how your information is used by visiting the link above.
What's new
This release contains general bug fixes and improvements.
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