SmartNews Statistics, User Counts and Facts (2021)



By:    Last updated: June 26th, 2021

Here are a few of the most interesting SmartNews statistics and facts I was able to dig up including user counts. As always, be sure to check back in the future as I will be updating this post as new and updated stats become available.

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SmartNews Facts

What is SmartNews?

SmartNews is the award-winning local news app downloaded by 50+ million readers in 150+ countries! Read the latest US, world, sports news, get local weather forecasts — and much more.

SmartNews analyzes millions of articles every day to deliver the top trending news influencing the world right now.

SmartNews delivers high-quality news headlines and breaking news from top national news publishers: NBC News, USA Today, The Huffington Post, Bleacher Report, FOX News, Bloomberg, The Guardian, Politico, TMZ, NY Post, Business Insider and more.

Customize your SmartNews experience with smart news channels: US news, world news, sports, business news, politics, entertainment – and many others. (source)

SmartNews User Count

How many people use SmartNews?

30 million

Last updated 8/13/18

Additional SmartNews Statistics

Number of SmartNews downloads to date:

45 million downloads

Last updated 11/18/19

Number of SmartNews downloads in 2019:

11 million downloads

Last updated 11/18/19

Number of articles analyzed, categorized and evaluated daily by SmartNews:

10 million

Last updated 8/13/18

Number of SmartNews US publisher partners:

400

Last updated 11/19/19

Total amount of SmartNews funding:

$182 million

Last updated 11/18/18

Number of SmartNews employees:

100

Last updated 8/13/18

Percentage of monthly SmartNews users that use it daily:

50%

Last updated 1/22/15

Number of monthly active SmartNews users in Japan:

4 million users

Last updated 1/22/15

Number of monthly active SmartNews users in the U.S.:

1 million users

Last updated 1/22/15

Number of countries SmartNews is available in:

150 countries

Last updated 3/30/15

Number of Japanese publishers on SmartNews:

100

Last updated 8/8/14

Percent of SmartNews app downloaders that are active users:

75%

Last updated 8/8/14

Percent of Smart News app downloaders that are daily users:

38%

Last updated 8/8/14

Estimated value of SmartNews:

$1.2 billion

Last updated 11/18/19

Please note that some of these numbers are easier to find than others. A few of these SmartNews stats come from their own reports, but some are based on news reports and not official company tallies. No information contained on DMR should be relied upon to make investment decisions. Basically, this is the best I can find and I don’t guarantee anything to be 100%.

About Craig Smith

DMR Publisher. Director of Marketing by day and I run this little site at night. Other interests include Disney, Sports, 80's Nostalgia, LEGO, Star Wars and Tech Gadgets. Other sites include DisneyNews.us and VideoGamesStats.com.