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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
399.00 r
Digital Annual
2,690.00 r
Podcasts Monthly
55.00 r
Three month subscription
649.00 r
Podcasts Annual
550.00 r
One year subscription
2,400.00 r

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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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  • How much does The Economist cost?

    The Economist has several in-app purchases/subscriptions, the average in-app price is 1,123.83 r.

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User Rating

4.78 out of 5

3,668 ratings in Norway

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The Economist Reviews

M. Jannerholm

M. From Norway on

Norway

I start to read your news when I was in the university in UK, I never stoped since then, that was 20 years ago. Thank you for the deep, honest, none bias analysis for the world around us. Looking forward for another enjoyable mind opening 20 years with you.

Essential

Erik Sørensen 22 on

Norway

Simply essential

Good content, horrible app

Qawzcvhfesk on

Norway

The app is laggy, slow and unresponsive. This is unfortunate, because the content is good.

Freezes every second swipe

Apparentlyuser999 on

Norway

It loads the ads between every page when you read the weekly magazine. This takes ages, specially when offline (and you end up not seeing the ads) If you need the ads, please change to preload, reading the weekly paper is now a terrible experience. Ok if you use it to read articles they come

App has become a mess

MacBookIsTheBest0000 on

Norway

Ever since they changed the font on the app in an update a few months ago, swiping actions freeze the app for 10-15 seconds and clicking the "back" button is like rolling a dice. And why does the app take up 994MB of storage (app size 52MB, documents & data 942MB). It's just text and images ffs!

Holder meg oppdatert og opplært med snert

Martin Reader on

Norway

God journalistikk, setter agenda, utvider horisonten, bringer verden og historien nær. Redaktør-styrt media på sitt beste. Mange av bøkene jeg leser oppdager jeg (bare) i omtalene her. Dessuten er appen god.

Complex cancellation process

OlijaMV on

Norway

There is no button to simply cancel your subscription. When you follow the link for cancellation in app it redirects you to support. It took me one hours in waiting and talking in a chat box to cancel it. Half an hour of answering various questions in a chat box to be able to cancel your subscription felt like an overkill. After this experience I will definitely not subscribe again. As for the app itself - it felt like the Economist got shallower. Too many superficial articles. And the app does not give you any good overview of what is available.

Functioning slowly

Erjsl on

Norway

The economist is great, but it’s app functions slowly and some times it unexpectedly quits. Hope it will be more user friendly and suites for listeners in the next update

Great content, terrible app

Scott.William on

Norway

I’ve been a subscriber for over a decade, but the digital experience continues to let this newspaper down. From automatic downloads that don’t, to downloaded copies that won’t load when out of comms, poor performance, taking an age to generate a gift token, it seems ever aspect of the app is below par. Two stars for an awful app, 5 stars for the content, but as I consume only digitally, that’s no where good enough.

Renewal trouble

AskoPatzer on

Norway

Every year the same problem: I loose access because of some cock-up in the subscription renewal process.

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