The Economist - Understand a complex world, wherever you are

Description

The world is complex, and changing fast. Get straight to the heart of global events with independent reporting and insightful analysis from The Economist, delivered directly to you. Explore articles, listen to award-winning podcasts, and watch videos that explain the news and why it matters. Whether you're interested in politics, business, science, or technology, our correspondents around the globe connect the dots to help you make sense of today and anticipate tomorrow. Dive deeper with exclusive content like The Economist Insider, a premium video series offering perspectives from our senior editors. You can also catch up on essential news quickly with The World in Brief, get early access to our weekly edition, and download articles to read even when you're offline. Test your knowledge with our news games, including the mini crossword and dateline history quiz. Plus, easily save articles for later, share them with friends and family, adjust text size for comfortable reading, and switch to dark mode. 🌍 You open The Economist in your browser and with one tap, install it to your home screen. It then opens in its own window, just like a native app, with its own icon. It works offline once content is cached, receives push notifications, and updates silently in the background. This web version offers the same in-depth journalism as our other platforms, but without needing a store account or taking up much space.

What's New

This update focuses on sharing and your listening experience. • You can now gift subscriptions to The Economist to friends and family in the US. • Video playback is smoother with more reliable controls. • Audio playback and design have been refined for better readability at all text sizes.

Supported Operating Systems

Installing The Economist is easy and convenient?

Installing The Economist is easy and convenient! We've prepared instructions for all browsers and devices so you can start using the app right away.

Samsung internet - Android

Tap the 'Install app' button - icon: square with arrow pointing down

And tap the 'Add' button - and the app will appear on your home screen

Chrome - Android

Open the browser menu - three dots in the top right corner

Select the option 'Install app' sometimes it's: 'Add to Home Screen'

And here confirm the installation - tap 'Install'

Chrome - iOS

Tap the Share icon in the top right corner, next to the site address

Select the option: Add to Home Screen

And here tap the 'Add' button. And the App will appear on your iPhone's home screen

Chrome - Desktop

Click the 'Install app' button - icon: computer with arrow pointing down

Confirm installation by clicking 'Install'

Safari - iOS

Tap the Share button (square with arrow pointing up) at the bottom of the screen

Select the option: Add to Home Screen

And here tap the 'Add' button. And the App will appear on your iPhone's home screen

Safari - Desktop

Step 1 for Safari on macOS

Step 2 for Safari on macOS

Step 3 for Safari on macOS

Edge - Android

Open the browser menu - 'burger' icon in the bottom right corner, next to the site address

Swipe the menu icons to the right

Select the option 'Add to phone'

And here confirm the installation - tap 'Install'

Edge - Desktop

Click the 'Install app' button - icon: 3 blocks with plus sign

Confirm installation by clicking 'Install'

Yandex - Android

Open the browser menu - three dots in the bottom right corner, next to the site address

Select the option 'Add to Home Screen'

And here tap the 'Add' button - and the app will appear on your home screen

Yandex - iOS

Open the browser menu - three dots in the bottom right corner, next to the site address

Tap the 'Add to Home' button

Here select the option: Add to Home Screen

And here tap the 'Add' button. And the App will appear on your iPhone's home screen

Yandex - Desktop

Open the 'Actions menu' - three dots in the top right corner - next to the site address

Select the option 'Install as app'

And here select 'Separate window'

Opera - Android

Open the browser menu - 'Three dots' in the top right corner

Select the option 'Add to...'

Here select the option 'Home Screen'

Tap the 'Add' button

And here confirm - and tap 'Add' again - and the app will appear on your home screen

Opera - iOS

Open the browser menu (Opera icon in the bottom right corner) and find 'Add to Home Screen'

Here tap the Share button

Select the option: Add to Home Screen

And here tap the 'Add' button. And the App will appear on your iPhone's home screen

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