Espresso from The Economist

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About this app

Espresso from The Economist is the faster, smarter way to know the news. Power through the world’s top stories in the time it takes to have a cup of coffee, with incisive analysis updated throughout the day.

The Espresso app is now free for students aged 16 and over. Students can sign up without providing payment details. Verification of student status will happen automatically by checking that a student’s email address is from an educational institution.

Here is what people say about Espresso:
“If all you have each day is a few minutes and you're tired of the 24hrs news cycle mostly regurgitating the same info all day everyday, the Espresso helps distil the cacophony of news each day into a single powerful update.”

What you’ll get:
- Live-updated AI translation available in French, German, Mandarin and Spanish, in addition to English. And, although translated by a large language model, honed by native speakers, our reporting and analysis will never be AI-generated.
- Top stories for quick analysis
- “The World in Brief” news summary updated three times a day
- Five bite-size articles offering finishable 1 minute reads
- Audio versions of articles to enjoy hands-free
- Daily podcasts and short videos offering fresh perspectives on current events
- A zingy blend of Figure of the day, Quote of the day and Chart of the day
- Selected news stories from the weekly edition in the “For you” tab

Features:
- Time to read highlighted on each article
- Adjustable text size
- Personalize your topic preferences
- Dark mode for more comfortable reading
- Mobile and tablet-compatible
- Enable notifications

Topics covered:
- The Americas
- Asia
- China
- Britain
- Business
- Middle East
- Africa
- Finance
- Economics
- Science
- Technology
- Culture
- People
- Coronavirus
- US Elections
- Editor’s Picks

Full terms of use can be found at https://www.economistgroup.com/terms-of-use
Our privacy policy can be found at https://www.economistgroup.com/privacy-policy
Updated on
Jun 2, 2025

Data safety

Safety starts with understanding how developers collect and share your data. Data privacy and security practices may vary based on your use, region, and age. The developer provided this information and may update it over time.
No data shared with third parties
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This app may collect these data types
Personal info, App activity and 2 others
Data is encrypted in transit
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Ratings and reviews

4.7
32.4K reviews
A Google user
August 7, 2024
Once again, the Economist developers' desire to bugger about with things has struck. My original positive review follows this one but the latest update has completely screwed it up and it's impossible to go back and read articles for a second time later in the day. It also keeps displaying messages on opening the app which you cannot get rid of. Interesting, daily summary of key bits of world news, presented through the Economist's centrist/liberal (in the classical sense) prism.
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Elena
October 6, 2022
Very good. I enjoy this app and the summary every morning. However I'd like to report a bug. If I'm running an audio (such as the world in brief), even if I close the app (manually closed, should not be running in the background), the audio restart where I stopped it if I'm watching a video on another app which means 2 sound tracks at the same time (the economist and the other video) which is annoying.
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Colin Parkin
March 23, 2022
This review is for the new app... It forgets downloaded content... So if you find yourself underground or beyond phone signal, you get "something went wrong" instead of any content, even if earlier you had starting to read today's content. It seems the "always connected" school of thought developers of the main Economist app have got their claws into this one too. Sad times.
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What’s new

- Improved video playback for a smoother viewing experience
- Enhanced notification capabilities to keep you informed about important updates
- Better personalisation to deliver content that matters to you
- Fixed several issues that were affecting app performance
- General stability improvements and bug fixes

Thank you for reading Espresso. We're constantly working to improve your experience.