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The Economist Newspaper

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About this app

The world is complex—and changing fast. The Economist app unlocks independent reporting and analysis from correspondents across the globe. Offering articles, podcasts, short-form videos and more, our app is a simple way to understand big news developments and why they matter, on the go.

What does The Economist report on?

With expert journalists around the world, The Economist reports on politics, economics, business, science, technology and more. We go beyond the headlines, connecting the dots to explain the news today and implications for tomorrow.

Why choose The Economist app?

Get unlimited access to The Economist’s trusted, fact-checked reporting wherever you are. Our app gives you daily updates on the most important news stories shaping our world. Slightly irreverent and always sharp, our reporting has been forward-looking since 1843—and now it’s even easier to explore. Install intelligence in a few taps.

- Read global, fact-checked reporting on the news—daily
- Listen to award-winning podcasts and audio news articles
- Watch concise video clips to stay informed

Get access to trusted news reporting, wherever you are:

- Download the weekly edition for offline reading
- Bookmark news articles to read later
- Listen to articles and podcasts to keep up with news stories on the go

Stay ahead on news stories, quickly:

- Enjoy early access to The Economist’s weekly edition, ahead of print delivery
- Catch up quickly with The World in Brief for short news updates
- Explore short videos that distill big news topics

Listen to crucial reporting on news topics:

- Get award-winning podcasts on global issues and news events
- Go hands-free with professionally narrated articles
- Create an audio queue for a custom playlist of news analysis

Play news games to test your knowledge:

- Mini crossword: The Economist’s wordplay puzzle
- Dateline history quiz: guess when news extracts were published in The Economist
- Pint-sized news quiz: have you been following the news headlines?

Enjoy additional features:

- Give news articles to friends and family
- Read easily with adjustable text size
- Toggle dark mode

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Download The Economist app now for trusted reporting on the news and global issues.

Ratings and reviews

Great content, love the Economist. The app though is very bad, and that's what I'm rating here. It is incredibly poorly optimized. Loads slowly, there is delay in switching from one article to another, it doesn't put much in cache so if you are reading on the subway you'll have issues. When loading, if your internet connection gets temporarily interrupted, it won't try to refresh later and just stay stuck. It frustrates me every time I use it, whether at home or on the go.

Makes me want to cancel my subscription. It doesn't connect to cars or headphones well, so if you try and fast forward or rewind through parts of an article, it just skips to a totally new article. So to use it, you have to keep your phone open and in your hand at all times. They updated the app amd still didn't fix the issue. how hard can it be? an ai coding program could probably do it for free for them. at this point it's just laziness or they need to hire new coders. it's pathetic.

The app seems to have gotten worse over the last year or so. When I am listening to the audio, the app will pause after each article until I touch my phone. I would like to be able to hit play and listen until I hit stop. The app also no longer keeps my place in the weekly addition. Every time I open it, it must look for signal and update the "World in Brief" section before I can continue where I left off. I hope that these odd glitches can be corrected in the near future.

What’s new

We’ve made general improvements to the app to improve your experience.