SmartNews Launches New Rewards Program for Reading the News; First Program of its Kind in the U.S.

March 26, 2026

SmartNews Launches Trustmark Award Honoring America's Most Trusted Journalists and Newsrooms

August 26, 2025

SmartNews Releases NewsArc, a New App Delivering High-Quality News Powered by Innovative AI, Creating a Refreshing Way to Read the News

August 5, 2025

SmartNews Launches "SmartNews AI Matome," the First of Its Kind in Japan's News Apps Summarizing Major News Stories with Generative AI

July 24, 2025

SmartNews+ Hits Cumulative 100,000 Total Subscribers

July 23, 2025

SmartNews Launches "Self-Serve Ads" Enabling Advertisers to Create and Manage Ad Campaigns on Their Own

July 10, 2025

SmartNews Launches "Upper House Election Channel" and "Fact-Check Channel" Ahead of 2025 House of Councillors Election in Japan

July 3, 2025

SmartNews Names the Smartest Cities in America

July 2, 2025

SmartNews Launches New Location-Based Ad Product "Pin With Radius Targeting"

June 18, 2025

SmartNews Survey: Over 60% in Japan Cite Mass Media as the "Most Frequently Used" Source for Political and Election News

June 10, 2025

SmartNews Enhances Ad Delivery with New Features for Greater Accessibility and Precision

May 26, 2025

Turning Inward: The Decline of Foreign News Interest in the American Mind

May 2, 2025

Trust in the Media: Exploring Consumer Sentiment and Behavior Survey Results

April 3, 2025

SmartNews Announces Changes to Company Board of Directors

March 28, 2025

SmartNews Corporate Communications Study Findings

February 6, 2025

SmartNews Announces Appointment of New CFO

October 18, 2024

SmartNews's 2023 Year in Review - The Headlines That Captured America's Attention

December 20, 2023

SmartNews and NTT DOCOMO, Inc. Forge Strategic Partnership

December 13, 2023

SmartNews Singapore and PrimeTime Forge Strategic Partnership to Empower Women and Expand Local Footprint

November 14, 2023

SmartNews Announces Key Leadership Changes

October 30, 2023

SmartNews Launches U.S. Advertising Business, Expanding Footprint in U.S. Tech Market

October 28, 2022

SmartNews's Summer '22 Release Deepens Investment in U.S. Product Through New Strategic Innovations

October 28, 2022

SmartNews Launches New Feature for Movie and Show Recommendations

July 29, 2022

SmartNews Raises $230 Million in Series F Funding at a $2 Billion Valuation, Plans to Invest in U.S. Growth

September 15, 2021

SmartNews Announces Wildfire "Disaster Info Hub"

September 8, 2021

SmartNews launches COVID-19 vaccine tracker in United States and Japan

March 2, 2021

SmartNews is the best way to track real-time results on Election Day

October 27, 2020

SmartNews aims to provide voters with the most comprehensive, real-time, local and national information during the pandemic and Election 2020

September 17, 2020

SmartNews Co-founder and COO Kaisei Hamamoto to Present at TechCrunch Disrupt 2020 and Reveal Upcoming New Features

September 11, 2020

SmartNews Finalizes $92 Million Series E Round

November 19, 2019

Maximizing Your Reach on SmartNews

September 7, 2019

SmartNews builds global momentum with over 500% US growth, new executives and three new offices

June 12, 2019

SmartNews Welcomes Jeannie Yang as Senior Vice President of Product

September 11, 2018

SmartNews Reaches More Than 10 million Monthly Active Users in the United States and Japan

July 21, 2018

SmartNews Raises $38M Series D Funding

July 9, 2016

SmartNews Nominated for Google Play Award

April 22, 2016

SmartNews Named a TiE50 2015 Top Startup Winner

May 19, 2015

SmartNews Attracts $10 Million to Expand U.S. Operations and Meet International Demand in 150+ Countries

March 31, 2015

SmartNews Surpasses 10 Million Global Downloads, Launches International Edition Beta for 150+ Countries

February 4, 2015

SmartNews Joins Google App's Now Third-Party Platform to Deliver Trending News at the Right Moment on Android Devices

January 30, 2015

#1 News App SmartNews Tops 1 Million Users in US, Algorithms Will Now Help You Find What's Trending Locally Too

January 15, 2015