BBC Russian

BBC Russian
BBC Russian
Developer: British Broadcasting Corporation
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812K installs
5K ratings
7.1K monthly active users
Revenue not available
Install Trends
Weekly +343
Steady
Monthly +1.3K
Steady
⚠ This app was removed from the US App Store and is no longer live.

BBC Russian Summary

BBC Russian is a free Android app in News by British Broadcasting Corporation. Released in Dec 2012 (13 years ago). It has about 812K+ installs and 5K ratings with a 3.18★ (mixed) average. Based on AppGoblin estimates, it reaches roughly 7.1K monthly active users . Store last updated Jun 15, 2026

Recent activity: 343 installs this week (1.3K over 4 weeks) showing steady growth , and -2 new ratings this week View trends →

Advertising: AppGoblin detected 1.00 monetized ad creatives shown inside the app.

SDK intelligence: AppGoblin detected 11 development tools(e.g. Jake Wharton), 1 ad networks, 1 analytics: attribution, 1 business tools,and 1 analytics: product integrated into BBC Russian. View full SDK list →

Data tracking: The app's network data flows (API traffic to/from the app and its SDKs) were last crawled on Aug 2, 2025.

BBC Russian SDKs Summary

BBC Russian was last scanned for SDKs on 2026-06-08. Below is the overview of third-party companies detected in the app. The full list of SDKs, permissions and unknowns is available here.

AppGoblin saw BBC Russian uses 11 Development Tools

company-logos/github.com-JakeWharton/logo_460x460.jpeg Jake Wharton
company-logos/google.com/logo_200x200.jpeg Google
company-logos/jetbrains.com/logo_200x200.jpeg JetBrains
company-logos/amazon.com/logo_200x200.jpeg Amazon

AppGoblin saw BBC Russian uses 1 Ad Networks

company-logos/airship.com/logo_200x200.jpeg Airship

AppGoblin saw BBC Russian uses 1 Analytics: Attribution

company-logos/appsflyer.com/logo_200x200.jpeg AppsFlyer

AppGoblin saw BBC Russian uses 1 Business Tools

company-logos/optimizely.com/logo_200x200.jpeg Optimizely

AppGoblin saw BBC Russian uses 1 Analytics: Product

company-logos/firebase.google.com/logo_200x200.png Firebase

App Details

Store ID: uk.co.bbc.russian
First Released: 2012-12-13
Store Last Updated: 2026-06-15
App Store Category: News
In-App Purchases: No
Ads: No
Price: Paid
Website: bbc.co.uk

App Store

Crawl Status: Failed
AppGoblin First Crawled: 2021-02-06
AppGoblin Last Crawled: 2026-08-18

Ads & App-Ads.txt

App does not have ads.

3.18★

Ratings: 5K

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App Description

BBC Russian, more than the news in Russian

BBC Russian, more than the news in Russian

BBC Russian distinctive content is now easier and faster to access for free on your Android phone.

The app is simple to use, with stories in Russian arranged into categories covering Latest News, Russia, Economics, Science, Society, UK, Sports, Video and Audio.

You can also view all stories within the app in chronological order or according to their popularity among the users.

With the BBC Russian App you can:

• Keep up to date with the latest headlines
• Read and watch the most popular news stories
• Get in-depth features and analysis of big stories
• Personalise the app, choosing the News categories that most interest you
• Increase or decrease the story text size
• Share stories by email, Facebook and Twitter
• Read the top three stories from each category even when you're offline
• Watch video content over Wi-Fi and 3G connections

We welcome your comments and feedback.