---
title: "News in New Tab – Chrome extension stats, history and permissions"
description: "16 users, rated 5.00 by 3 people. Version 1.0.4, updated 2024-11-08. Requests 2 permissions."
url: "https://extensiontracker.com/extension/kbcfhapfngpfjcmjepdklnjlcbopppej"
---

# News in New Tab

Live in the Chrome Web Store.

- Users: 16
- Rating: 5.00 from 3 ratings
- Last checked: 2026-09-27 04:04 UTC
- Users gained in 7 days: – (needs a week of history)
- Users gained in 30 days: – (needs a month of history)
- Rank by users: #128,388 of 264,702 live extensions
- Rank in News & Weather: #633 of 1,597

## The listing

What the Chrome Web Store shows, as of the last check.

Summary from the listing:

> Displays the news from Wikipedia when you open a new tab.

- Extension ID: `kbcfhapfngpfjcmjepdklnjlcbopppej`
- Developer: [Vandal Sanat](https://extensiontracker.com/developer/ua5ee3f6f83acf3d3bd91d596c69f1f77)
- Category: [Lifestyle › News & Weather](https://extensiontracker.com/category/lifestyle/news)
- First published: 2024-11-03
- Last updated: 2024-11-08
- Version: `1.0.4`
- Size: 332 KiB
- Minimum Chrome: 88
- Languages (1): English
- Chrome Web Store: <https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/news-in-new-tab/kbcfhapfngpfjcmjepdklnjlcbopppej>
- View the code or download the CRX, in CRX Peek: <https://crxpeek.com/?id=kbcfhapfngpfjcmjepdklnjlcbopppej>

## Users over time

One row per check, newest first, as shown on the Chrome Web Store.

| Checked | Users | Rating | Ratings |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 2026-09-27 | 16 | 5.00 | 3 |

## What changed

Every change found on a check, newest first.

No changes found since tracking began on 2026-09-27.

## What it can access

From the extension's manifest, in plain language.

### Sites

- `https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Current_events`: en.wikipedia.org

### Browser features

- `storage`: Save settings and data in your browser

## About this data

Collected from the extension's public Chrome Web Store listing. It's checked every month, and again whenever a new version appears. Last checked 2026-09-27 04:04 UTC; next check around 2026-10-05.

How the data is collected: <https://extensiontracker.com/methodology>.

## Cite this page

Extension Tracker. “News in New Tab” (kbcfhapfngpfjcmjepdklnjlcbopppej). Chrome Web Store data, last checked 2026-09-27. https://extensiontracker.com/extension/kbcfhapfngpfjcmjepdklnjlcbopppej. Accessed 2026-09-28.

```bibtex
@misc{extensiontracker_kbcfhapfngpfjcmjepdklnjlcbopppej,
  title   = {News in New Tab (kbcfhapfngpfjcmjepdklnjlcbopppej)},
  author  = {{Extension Tracker}},
  year    = {2026},
  note    = {Chrome Web Store data, last checked 2026-09-27},
  url     = {https://extensiontracker.com/extension/kbcfhapfngpfjcmjepdklnjlcbopppej},
  urldate = {2026-09-28}
}
```

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