# Le Monde, Live News

> Stay up-to-date with breaking news and world events with Le Monde in English.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.lemonde.androidapp](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.lemonde.androidapp)

## Overview

- **ID:** `com.lemonde.androidapp`
- **Platform:** Android
- **Type:** Android app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Le Monde
- **Category:** NEWS\_AND\_MAGAZINES
- **Downloads:** 8,567,442
- **Rating:** 3.84 / 5 (115,252 ratings)
- **Version:** 9.25.1
- **Last updated:** 2026-08-26
- **First published:** 2026-07-29
- **Publisher country:** FR
- **Size:** 120 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-13
- **Store listing:** [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.lemonde.androidapp)
- **Website:** [https://www.lemonde.fr/](https://www.lemonde.fr/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://www.lemonde.fr/confidentialite/](https://www.lemonde.fr/confidentialite/)

## Description

Le Monde, Live News is a comprehensive news extension that delivers up-to-the-minute coverage and in-depth reporting from Le Monde in English. Stay updated with breaking news, detailed articles, investigations, opinion pieces, and a rich assortment of multimedia content including videos, photos, and infographics. The app focuses on a wide range of topics such as international news, environment, business, politics, sports, technology, science, and culture.

With features like dark mode, customizable fonts, personalized news sections, and the ability to save articles for later reading, it offers a tailored user experience. By subscribing, users support Le Monde's independent journalism team and enjoy unlimited access to articles across platforms. The extension also provides practical information on current events like the Olympic Games, ensuring users receive both global insights and local coverage.

## Rankings

- #16,000 — Overall
- #23 — News and magazines (Gross)

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_AD_ID`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_ATTRIBUTION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_TOPICS`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE`
- `android.permission.AD_ID`
- `android.permission.AD_SERVICES_CONFIG`
- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE`
- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_MEDIA_PLAYBACK`
- `android.permission.INTERNET`
- `android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS`
- `android.permission.READ_BASIC_PHONE_STATE`
- `android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE`
- `android.permission.RECORD_AUDIO`
- `android.permission.REORDER_TASKS`
- `android.permission.VIBRATE`
- `android.permission.WAKE_LOCK`
- `android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE`
- `com.android.vending.BILLING`
- `com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE`
- `com.google.android.finsky.permission.BIND_GET_INSTALL_REFERRER_SERVICE`
- `com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID`
- `com.huawei.appmarket.service.commondata.permission.GET_COMMON_DATA`
- `com.lemonde.androidapp.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION`
- `com.lemonde.androidapp.batch.permission.INTERNAL_BROADCAST`

## Review summary

Le Monde, Live News offers quality journalism with global coverage and language-learning value, plus useful reading/listening features. However, users repeatedly report ad-heavy experiences and ongoing subscription/payments issues (outages, unrecognized subscriptions, billing concerns). The app is valued for content and features, but the ad burden and billing reliability are the most common drawbacks.

### Pros

- High-quality journalism with in-depth analysis and broad global coverage
- English-language version available and helpful for language learners
- Strong reading/listening features and overall stability/improvement
- Helpful for learning French and vocabulary expansion

### Cons

- Intrusive ads between articles and video ads that are hard to close; ads persist even for paid accounts
- Subscription/payments problems: annual and family plans frequently fail, subscriptions not recognized, and billing issues

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.lemonde.androidapp)