The Economist: World News

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About this app

The Economist is independent journalism for independent thinkers. Start your one-month free trial now.*

We offer noise-cancelling journalism, deciphering the global news and trends beyond the headlines. With in-depth reporting on the latest news in politics, business, technology and more,, we provide comprehensive insights, fact-checked coverage and informed opinion from our correspondents around the world.

POLITICS AND ELECTIONS
Follow elections around the world with daily updates and in-depth analysis. The Economist app keeps you connected with the latest developments in politics, from rising nationalism to local elections with global implications.

TECH TRENDS UNVEILED
Uncover the latest in technology with expert analysis from The Economist's renowned team of journalists. Whether it's dissecting technological advancements or decoding industry trends, our coverage goes beyond surface-level reporting to give you a nuanced understanding of the innovations that will shape tomorrow.

CULTURE AND SOCIETY
Delve into cultural phenomena and societal shifts with our in-depth coverage of cultural news. From art and literature to music and lifestyle, The Economist provides insightful analysis, allowing you to stay abreast of cultural shifts around the world.

BUSINESS BEYOND BORDERS
Explore the intricacies of global business with our comprehensive coverage. From economic forces to corporate strategies, The Economist ensures you have a deep understanding of trends transforming the business world.

THE WORLD IN BRIEF
This snappy daily round-up tells you what’s making headlines in the worlds of business, finance and politics, what’s on the global agenda in the day ahead—and, most importantly, what to make of it all. Our editors assemble a mind-expanding mix of stories into a short package ideal for reading over your morning coffee. We provide you with the news you need to know—without sacrificing our trademark rigour, balance and wit.

ECONOMIST PODCASTS +
Delve deeper into news stories with our award-winning, noise-cancelling podcasts. Our special series and weekly shows provide a unique perspective on politics, technology, business and more, with in-depth discussions with Economist correspondents around the world.

Download The Economist app today and join the people who know.

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Updated on
Mar 18, 2024

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Ratings and reviews

4.6
63.5K reviews
Eric Robertson
March 20, 2024
Great reporting, excellent summaries and digestible updates about global events of broad concern, but an absolutely terrible app. Buggy and slow. This app is so unresponsive that you can click an article, scroll down the page, and watch the app open some other, random article (the one which now occupies the location on the screen you clicked several seconds before!). How has the software team managed to fail so miserably in delivering a snappy interface for something as simple as loading text!
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Nelson Minar
January 24, 2024
Great newspaper, tragic app. Every year the app gets worse. I just had to remove and reinstall it to free up the 8GB it was consuming. There's no auto-clean of old issues in the settings. The app never remembers what article I've read, often scrolling me backwards several pages. It attempts to show me an ad inbetween every single article for my paying subscription. Etc, etc. Do better, Economist.
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Alfredo Gomez
March 2, 2024
Great app that combines a daily briefing, the weekly issues, and audio articles (spoken by a real person) from the weekly issue. My only complaint is that the app is VERY laggy. I was floored when I didn't experience the lag in iOS, which makes me wonder if the Android version was just ported over from iOS, producing inefficient coding. On Pixel 7 and iPad Mini.
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What's new

You can now listen to the latest podcast episodes directly from the Home tab. We’ve also made some general improvements and fixed some bugs.