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The world is complex, and changing fast. The Economist app unlocks independent reporting and news analysis from correspondents across the globe. With articles, podcasts, videos and more, our app is a simple way to understand big news developments and why they matter.
Now introducing The Economist Insider, a premium video offering available at launch for subscribers to The Economist. Join senior editors as they explain what's happening now—and what comes next.
What does The Economist cover?
With expert journalists around the world, The Economist reports on politics in America and around the world, as well as economics, business, science, technology and more. We connect the dots to explain the news today and implications for tomorrow.
Why choose The Economist app?
- Read global, fact-checked news reporting anywhere
- Listen to award-winning podcasts and audio articles
- Watch videos that distill big news
Get access to independent news reporting on your terms:
- Catch up on the news quickly with The World in Brief
- Enjoy early access to weekly edition, ahead of print
- Download articles for offline reading
Play news games to test your knowledge:
- Mini crossword: The Economist’s wordplay news puzzle
- Dateline history quiz: guess when news extracts were published
- Pint-sized news quiz: have you been following the latest headlines?
Enjoy additional features:
- Bookmark news articles to read later
- Give news articles to friends and family
- Read news analysis easily with adjustable text size
- Toggle dark mode
See what The Economist subscribers say:
“Great app, excellent journalism! The Economist is wonderful. The content is interesting and relevant and the reporting is superlative. Equally impressive is the drive to stay relevant by presenting media in multiple formats, from print to podcasts and short videos.”
“Impeccable journalism with an app to match. The Economist doesn’t need my endorsement of the quality of their journalism. It speaks for itself. Rather, I’ll comment that their app is well-designed and refreshing to use…I love being able to easily download entire editions, listen to articles with real narrators and search for past articles.”
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In-Apps

Digital Monthly
880.00 č
Three month subscription
2,090.00 č
Digital Annual
7,990.00 č
Podcasts Monthly
115.00 č
Podcasts Annual
1,150.00 č
One year subscription
7,290.00 č

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  • Is The Economist free?

    Yes, The Economist is free to download, however it contains in-app purchases or subscription offerings.

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    The Economist has several in-app purchases/subscriptions, the average in-app price is 3,252.50 č.

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User Rating

4.83 out of 5

944 ratings in Czechia

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The Economist Reviews

Why all the changes

Barnie rs on

Czechia

I do not understand why you changed the listening mode, how can I build now a list of articles I want to listen to? It looks extremly complicated. Why all the changes for chages and for worse, it does not make sense.

New update

emevgen on

Czechia

Since the new update building a queue is impossible as the option has been removed for some unknown reason. Instead you have to individually add each track to your queue. This is a really bothersome and time consuming process. Additionally, the option to click on and access artincles on the player has also been removed, which is a feature I definitely miss and would like for it to return.

Useless app

OK_OK12345 on

Czechia

The app is crashing every couple minutes. Restart takes another minute or so. Very difficult to use and like. Fix it please.

App is terrible

David_76PRG on

Czechia

I am reader of the Economist for more than 20 years but this app is getting terrible and terrible. It is very slow, the mag opens very slowly, it is impossible to flip among the articles and what is really bad, it crashes very often. Please improve it!

App has become super laggy

bburing on

Czechia

In the last few months the app has become super laggy to the point of being unusable; all of my other news apps operate smoothly. I also find that it will shut down unexpectedly when it’s otherwise not being insufferable. Pls look into this asap

Quality content dragged down by technical issues

veselva6 on

Czechia

Probably the best news source of its type (very data driven and relatively low on opinion bias), but the app really needs some performance improvements. There is a big delay when clicking elements (sometimes you just have to tap four times for something to happen). The app itself freezes or outright crashes rather often (far more than any other app I have installed). Not to mention the saved articles feature, which doesn’t sync with the website (due to being in beta version for just about eternity).

Great content, buggy app

Stepan C on

Czechia

The content is consistently great, the app is well designed but poorly coded. It lags, it freezes, and it crashes every other minute.

Lacking the synchronisation

Tom659 on

Czechia

Otherwise ok

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AESTHETIC420 on

Czechia

I love the content and the app. It would be nice if you could read the actual 1:1 copy of the physical magazine on Mac or iPad.

Great content, great form

jablickova on

Czechia

Always keeping the thumb on the pulse of time. Super valid content. Although the English is maybe too advanced for foreigners.

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