About The Economist
The Economist is an international weekly newspaper printed in magazine-format and published digitally that focuses on current affairs, international business, politics, and technology.
Based in London, England, the newspaper is owned by The Economist Group, with core editorial offices in the United States, as well as across major cities in continental Europe, Asia, and the Middle East.
In August 2015, Pearson sold its 50 percent stake in the newspaper to the Italian Agnelli family’s investment company, Exor, for £469 million (US$531 million) and the paper re-acquired the remaining shares for £182 million ($206 million).
In 2019, their average global print circulation was over 909,476, while combined with their digital presence, runs to over 1.6 million.
Across their social media platforms, it reaches an audience of 35 million, as of 2016. The newspaper has a prominent focus on data journalism and analysis over original reporting, to both criticism and acclaim.
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On the cover of this edition
Free speech on social media is too important to be determined by a handful of tech executives: leader, page 11. Under public and official pressure, socialmedia giants are removing more content. But are they making the right calls? And should it be their decision?
Microsoft after the reboot
Satya Nadella has turned the software giant around. Now for the hard part. Parts of the digital economy are competitive. Look at the cloud. The fight back against big tech’s feudal lords has begun
Millennial investors: young, not dumb
They have become something of a laughing stock this year. But Wall Street can learn from them, and will soon have to: leader,
Illegal fishing’s terrible scale
Dark fleets are devastating fish stocks and abusing crews. Here’s how to stop them