In depth
A closer look at The Economist: World News
The best way to read The Economist on your Android device.
The app is free to download and includes free access to the Editor's picks a weekly selection of articles from each weeks edition of The Economist.
Digital and print subscribers to The Economist receive unrestricted access to each weeks full print edition.
FEATURES
- Each weeks issue available from 9pm London time each Thursday
- Download each issue to your device to read without an internet connection
- Switch easily between reading and listening with The Economist in audio
- Store and access back issues
- Purchase single issues in app
- Subscribe from within the app for full access to The Economist on Android tablets, Android smartphones, the Chrome Web store and Economist.com
- Share articles via e-mail, Twitter and Facebook
- The World in 2018 is now available within The Economist app. Install the app and scroll down through the issues to The World in 2018. Find out how big thinkers, industry leaders and Economist journalists predict 2018 will unfold
ABOUT THE ECONOMIST
The Economist is a weekly international news and business publication, offering clear reporting, commentary and analysis on world current affairs, business, finance, science and technology, culture, society, media and the arts.
Requirements
Device requirements
Android 4.1+
Verdict
Should you install The Economist: World News?
The Economist: World News is an Android application available under the
Freeware
license — the APK is 8.9 MB.
We’ve catalogued it under
News.
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At a glance
The Economist: World News specifications
- Publisher
- The Economist Newspaper Limited
- Last updated
- Feb 3, 2026
- Requirements
- Android 4.1+
- License
- Freeware
- Operating system
- Android
- File size
- 8.9 MB
- Price
- Free
- Page views
- 1286
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