The Economist - News, Podcasts

The Economist - News, Podcasts
Developer: The Economist
Category: News
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21.7M installs
433.7K ratings
469.6K monthly active users
$50K+ monthly revenue est.
IAP 52% · Ad 48%
Install Trends
Weekly +99.7K
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Monthly +357.3K
Declining

The Economist - News, Podcasts Summary

The Economist - News, Podcasts is a ad-supported, with in-app purchases iOS app in News by The Economist. Released in May 2018 (7 years ago). It has 433.7K ratings with a 4.84★ (excellent) average. Based on AppGoblin estimates, it reaches roughly 469.6K monthly active users and generates around $50K+ monthly revenue (52% IAP / 48% ads). Store metadata: updated Feb 16, 2026, version 4531247.

Recent activity: 783 new ratings this week View trends →

Data tracking: SDKs and third-party integrations were last analyzed on Feb 21, 2026.

Store info: Last updated on App Store on Feb 16, 2026 (version 4531247).

SDKs, Trackers & Permissions

The Economist - News, Podcasts was last scanned for SDKs 2026-02-21. Below is the overview of third party companies detected in the app. The full list of raw SDKs, app permissions and unknown SDKs is available here.

AppGoblin saw The Economist - News, Podcasts uses 5 Development Tools
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AppGoblin saw The Economist - News, Podcasts uses 2 Ad Networks
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AppGoblin saw The Economist - News, Podcasts uses 1 Analytics: Attribution
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App Details
Store ID: 1239397626
First Released: 2018-05-03
Store Last Updated: 2026-02-16
In-App Purchases: Yes
Ads: Yes
Website: economist.com
App Store
Crawl Status: Success
AppGoblin First Crawled: 2022-10-18
AppGoblin Last Crawled: 2026-03-06
Ads & App-Ads.txt
Ads.txt Last Crawled: 2025-10-11
Ads.txt Crawl Status: Failed
AppGoblin SDK Scans
Successful Last Crawled: 2026-02-21
Last Crawled: 2026-02-21
Last Crawl Status: Success

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App Description

The world is complex, and changing fast. The Economist app offers fact-checked independent reporting and news analysis from correspondents across the globe.

Choose from a variety of topics including politics in America and around the world, as well as economics, business, science, technology and more.

Understand big news developments and why they matter with articles, podcasts and videos.

Now introducing The Economist Insider, a premium video offering. Join senior editors as they explain what's happening now—and what comes next.

Download The Economist app today and make sense of the world.

Subscribers get access to:
- Fact-checked, global reporting, updated daily
- The weekly edition: read ahead of print and download to enjoy offline
- Award-winning podcasts and audio articles
- The Economist Insider episodes and short videos
- The World in Brief: catch up on the news quickly
- Mini crossword and quizzes
- Bookmarks: save articles to read later
- Gift articles: share The Economist with friends and family
- Easy reading with adjustable text size and dark mode

Full terms of use: https://www.economist.com/legal/terms-of-use
Our privacy policy: https://www.economist.com/privacy