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The Economist reports on American and world politics, finance, economics, business, science, technology, culture and more.
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Access The Economist’s fact-checked reporting and analysis, wherever you are. In our app you’ll find daily updates on the most important news stories shaping our world, in the formats that suit you best.
- Read global, fact-checked reporting and analysis—daily
- Watch Insider episodes and concise videos on important news topics
- Listen to award-winning podcasts and narrated news articles
Stay ahead on news stories daily and explore big topics deeply:
- Enjoy early access to The Economist’s weekly edition, ahead of print delivery
- Watch the newsroom debates that shape our reporting on Insider, plus exclusive interviews with global guests from Elon Musk to Mark Carney
- Listen to podcasts on global affairs and news events
- Catch up quickly with The World in Brief
Play news games to test your knowledge:
- Mini crossword
- Dateline history quiz
- News quiz
- Inboxes: how fast can you fill the grid?
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- Bookmark news articles to read later
- Go hands-free with narrated articles
- Create your own audio queue for a custom playlist
- Give articles to friends and family
- Read easily with adjustable text size
- Toggle screen to dark mode to rest your eyes
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I am almost 60 by now and therefore I have quite a number of items stacked into drawers beneath my biblioteque. Among them are a number of copies of Economist which I used to order and surely read from cover to cover in late 90s and at the beginning of XXI c. I was 37-42 by then.Now that my son and business partner has turned 37 he has offered me to share his digital subscription of your magazine which I gladly accepted.Back then In the 90s I used to make first steps in business activity when Poland had just emerged from communism. It was hard but predictable. Now we succeed with my son in joint ventures and our bank account is considerable though surely it is not a fortune, yet in my eyes it’s even better as quick money may become a curse.What is sad is that The Economist is again a window to the better world in a country governed by uneducated populists dismantling what we managed to build as a society and installing puppet figures in politics and economy.Finally you can spare money on air tickets as you more often than not wake up in a mixture of Venezuela and Iran instead of in the middle of Europe. So we keep working and reading The Economist. Thank you...
Performance issues
Stephangor
I’ve been using the app for a long time snd I noticed that the performance has degraded significantly recently. When navigating from one screen to another it is very difficult not to notice the lagging screen change animation. To reproduce this just tap on any article from the Home Screen and then swipe back to return to the Home Screen again, the animation freezes for a couple of seconds.
The app is continuously improving!
CzlowiekA
In the past 5️⃣ years, my digital subscription to The Economist has been instrumental in shaping my approach to global affairs. 🔍🗺️ The publication's commitment to objective analysis cuts through the noise of sensationalized reporting, prioritizing insights that truly matter. 👈 This rigorous journalistic approach has not only expanded my knowledge base but has also demonstrably enhanced my decision-making capabilities. I highly recommend The Economist app to anyone seeking a trusted source of in-depth, unbiased journalism.
One of my favorite app so far to read news
MozartxPL
This is a great place to read and gain interesting perspectives on what is going on in the world with excellent analysis and insight. From a technical perspective regarding the app itself, please consider adding a feature to sync saved and read articles between devices. I read on both my iPhone and iPad, and it’s a pity that I can’t see saved articles on both devices. Apart from that, great work!
We've made general improvements and fixed bugs for a smoother experience.
Version 4.110.2
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