The top apps for engagement retention: The Times and The Sunday Times, Daily Mail and Mail+The Daily Mail and The Times have the most engaged app users of any newsbrand in the UK, according to data from Ipsos iris. Daily Mail’s newspaper editions app, Mail+, recorded the most average minutes spent per person (758 minutes) followed by The Times and Sunday Times (539 minutes). The Times and The Sunday Times app saw a redesign and relaunch in April 2025. Ranking third in average minutes spent per person was the Daily Mail (formerly Mail Online) news app at 392 minutes. This was followed by GB News (up 94% year on year to 10 million minutes) and The New York Times Crossword, up 68% to 299.4 million minutes.

Source: The Times January 15, 2026 09:42 UTC