The Irish Times Ltd

Publishing behaviour

The catalogue’s attention is unevenly distributed. The single most-rated app holds 68% of the 244 ratings observed across 4 loaded listings, and the top three hold 100%. That is a portfolio led by a small flagship set rather than an even bench.

Roughly 2 apps account for about 90% of the observed ratings; the rest form a long, light tail. Both the largest cluster of apps and the bulk of the ratings sit in News — a focused publisher rather than a diversified one.

#1 most-rated 90% by app 2 long tail

Portfolio

Spread across 1 category. Bar length shows each category’s share of observed ratings; the app count beside it exposes where volume and audience diverge.

Largest apps	Category	Ratings	Rating	Last checked
The Irish Times ePaper	News	167	4.7	15 d
Irish Examiner News	News	71	4.8	15 d
The Irish Times	News	5	2.0	15 d
breakingnews.ie	News	1	5.0	15 d

Observations

• 01

  The portfolio holds 4 apps across 1 category, with News the largest cluster.

• 02

  Ratings concentrate hard: the top app alone is 68% of observed ratings, and about 2 apps cover 90%.

• 03

  Median app rating across the set is 4.77, ranging 2.00–5.00 over the 4 rated listings on this page.