Espresso Downloads & RevenueEspresso: World news in a shot · App Store & Google Play
Espresso: World news in a shot gets 100+ downloads a day worldwide (AppInsider estimate, November 2026, rounded down to a band).
Espresso: World news in a shot by The Economist is on App Store and Google Play. Active Users (MAU & DAU), Downloads, rankings, keywords, revenue, and rating totals.
Espresso: World news in a shot update history & changes
Last change · 31 events since 4 Nov 2014Full timeline ↓Full timeline · 31 events
- 📈Espresso: World news in a shot entered the top 10iOSTop Grossing · Magazines & Newspapers · IN
- 📈Espresso: World news in a shot entered the top 100AndroidTop Grossing · News & Magazines · VN
- ✏️Espresso: World news in a shot added hidden keywords: politics, reportingiOSwords in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
- 📈Espresso: World news in a shot entered the top 100AndroidTop Free · News & Magazines · GB
- 📈Espresso: World news in a shot entered the top 10 in 3 chartsiOSTop Free · News · GB · Top Free · Magazines & Newspapers · GB · Top Free · Magazines & Newspapers · IN
- 📈Espresso: World news in a shot entered the top 100 in 7 chartsiOSTop Free · News · BR · Top Free · News · FR · Top Free · News · IN · Top Free · News · IT · +3 more
- 📈Espresso: World news in a shot charting in a new countryAndroidNetherlands
- 📈Espresso: World news in a shot charting in a new country in 4 chartsAndroidMexico · Thailand · Turkey · Vietnam
- 📈Espresso: World news in a shot entered the top 10 in 2 chartsiOSTop Grossing · News · RU · Top Grossing · Magazines & Newspapers · RU
- 📈Espresso: World news in a shot entered the top 100iOSTop Free · Magazines & Newspapers · JP
- 📈Espresso: World news in a shot entered the top 10iOSTop Grossing · Magazines & Newspapers · AE
- 📈Espresso: World news in a shot entered the top 100iOSTop Free · News · AE
- 📈Espresso: World news in a shot entered the top 10iOSTop Grossing · News · AE
- 📈Espresso: World news in a shot entered the top 100iOSTop Free · Magazines & Newspapers · RU
- 📈Espresso: World news in a shot entered the top 100 in 2 chartsiOSTop Grossing · News · FR · Top Grossing · Magazines & Newspapers · IT
- 📈Espresso: World news in a shot entered the top 100AndroidTop Grossing · News & Magazines · GB
- 📈Espresso: World news in a shot charting in a new countryAndroidUnited Kingdom
- 📈Espresso: World news in a shot entered the top 100 in 3 chartsiOSTop Grossing · Magazines & Newspapers · FR · Top Free · News · ID · Top Free · Magazines & Newspapers · ID
- 📈Espresso: World news in a shot entered the top 100 in 5 chartsAndroidTop Grossing · News & Magazines · AE · Top Grossing · News & Magazines · ID · Top Grossing · News & Magazines · IN · Top Grossing · News & Magazines · SA · +1 more
- 📈Espresso: World news in a shot charting in a new countryAndroidUnited States
- 📈Espresso: World news in a shot entered the top 100iOSTop Free · Magazines & Newspapers · IT
- 📈Espresso: World news in a shot entered the top 100iOSTop Grossing · News · IT
- 📈Espresso: World news in a shot charting in a new countryiOSItaly
- 📈Espresso: World news in a shot entered the top 10 in 2 chartsiOSTop Grossing · News · KR · Top Grossing · Magazines & Newspapers · KR
- 📈Espresso: World news in a shot entered the top 100 in 3 chartsiOSTop Free · Magazines & Newspapers · BR · Top Free · News · GB · Top Free · Magazines & Newspapers · SA
- 🆕Espresso: World news in a shot first spotted by AppInsiderAndroidIndia
- 🆕Espresso: World news in a shot first spotted by AppInsideriOS#92 in Top Grossing · News · United States
- 📦Espresso: World news in a shot version 3.42.0iOSNo release notes
- 📦Espresso: World news in a shot version 3.42.0AndroidWe've made general improvements and fixed bugs for a smoother experience
- 🆕Espresso: World news in a shot released on the App StoreiOS
- 🆕Espresso: World news in a shot released on Google PlayAndroid
Collected from the stores by AppInsider since we first spotted the app. Dates are when we saw each change.
News GrossingEspresso: World news in a shot at a glance
AI summary written from our chart and store data, 2026-11-08. It can be wrong: check the numbers above.
A news digest app from The Economist that provides concise, analytical summaries of global events for time-pressed readers seeking quick updates. The app is charting strongly in Russia (#5 News Grossing) and Japan (#11 Magazines & Newspapers Grossing), indicating significant paid engagement in these markets despite its free base model.
Similar apps: Morning Brew, Axios, BBC News
App Store
App details
App privacy Measured
Espresso: World news in a shot’s App Store privacy label declares 3 data categories used to track you across other companies’ apps and websites, 4 linked to your identity and 3 collected anonymously.
As declared by the developer on the App Store — Apple requires every app to publish this label. We track changes over time.
Google Play
App details
Espresso: World news in a shot downloads & installs
Both stores, worldwide. Bands are open; exact numbers are free with an account.
| Store | Downloads / day | Lifetime installs |
|---|---|---|
| App Store | 100+ | 1M+ |
| Google Play | 50+ | 1M+ Measured |
| Total | 100+ Confidence | 1M+ Confidence |
How this is calculated
Where Espresso: World news in a shot's downloads come from Modelled
Last 30 days: organic search, browsing the store, features and paid ads.
Active users
All platforms, worldwide. Free with an account.
Retention · share of new users still active
Time spent · per daily user
How this is calculated
In-app revenue
Worldwide, what users spend before Apple and Google take their fee.
| Store | Per day | Per month | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| App Store | |||
| Google Play | |||
| Total | Confidence | 100% |
Business model: Ad-led
How Espresso: World news in a shot makes money: subscriptions, one-off purchases and ads.
Top in-app purchases · App Store US, most popular first
| 1 | Espresso monthly subscription subscription | |
| 2 | Espresso monthly subscription subscription | |
| 3 | Espresso monthly subscription subscription | |
| 4 | Espresso annual subscription subscription |
Where it ranks now
Both stores, across every country we track.
| Store | Best rank | Charting in | US Top Free | US Top Grossing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| App Store | #17 News Grossing | 11 of 30 countries | – | #72 |
| Google Play | #82 News & Magazines Grossing | 10 of 23 countries | – | #82 |
Full chart lists: App Store · Google Play.
Review momentum
ⓘ How we measure thisReview momentum (0-100) blends how fast the app collects ratings compared with other apps in its category (60%), whether that pace is speeding up (25%) and what recent raters give it (15%; recent stars well below lifetime pull it down). Ratings counts are read daily. A jump usually means a launch, a feature, ads or a new review prompt.
Ratings
Both stores. Store data, measured.
| Store | Rating | Ratings |
|---|---|---|
| App Store | 4.9 ★ | 17k |
| Google Play | 4.7 ★ | 34k 2.8k written reviews |
| Both stores | 4.7 ★ weighted by ratings | 51k |
What users say about Espresso: World news in a shot
From the 51 most recent App Store reviews in the US.
Users appreciate the concise, high-quality global news digest but are frustrated by frequent technical bugs and subscription management issues. Many long-term subscribers report that recent updates have degraded app stability and made cancelling subscriptions difficult.
Mixed but leaning positive (55% of recent reviews give 4–5 stars). People like it for its features and content, and good value. The main complaints are about price and subscriptions, and missing features or content. Recent reviews are more negative than earlier ones.
What people like
- Features & content: “Maybe people you guys should add a comments feature”
- Price & subscription: “Used to subscribe to the economist but I can’t afford that with the way the economy headed”
- Speed & performance: “A smooth digital expresso!”
- Ease of use: “Comprehensive and convenient”
Common complaints
- Price & subscription: “App will charge without access”
- Features & content: “Why give an option at all?”
- Crashes & bugs: “Great content, but unacceptably buggy”
- Updates: “Why do they offer an audio option if they consistently don’t update it?”
About Espresso: World news in a shot
The Espresso app is now free for students. 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:
- 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
Espresso: World news in a shot App Store
Espresso: World news in a shot gets 100+ downloads a day worldwide (AppInsider estimate, November 2026, rounded down to a band).
Espresso: World news in a shot is #40 in News Grossing in Japan and charting in 11 of 30 countries we track.
Updated 11 Nov 2026 · rankings refresh through the day
24 Sep 2026
News GrossingEspresso: World news in a shot at a glance
AI summary written from our chart and store data, 2026-11-08. It can be wrong: check the numbers above.
A news digest app from The Economist that provides concise, analytical summaries of global events for time-pressed readers seeking quick updates. The app is charting strongly in Russia (#5 News Grossing) and Japan (#11 Magazines & Newspapers Grossing), indicating significant paid engagement in these markets despite its free base model.
Similar apps: Morning Brew, Axios, BBC News
Espresso: World news in a shot on the App Store
App details
App privacy Measured
Espresso: World news in a shot’s App Store privacy label declares 3 data categories used to track you across other companies’ apps and websites, 4 linked to your identity and 3 collected anonymously.
As declared by the developer on the App Store — Apple requires every app to publish this label. We track changes over time.
Espresso: World news in a shot downloads
Worldwide, per day, and installs to date. The band is open; the exact number is free with an account.
How this is calculated
Where Espresso: World news in a shot's downloads come from Modelled
Last 30 days: organic search, browsing the store, features and paid ads.
Active users
All platforms, worldwide. Free with an account.
Retention · share of new users still active
Time spent · per daily user
How this is calculated
In-app revenue
Worldwide, what users spend in Espresso: World news in a shot before Apple and Google take their fee.
How this is calculated
Business model: Ad-led
How Espresso: World news in a shot makes money: subscriptions, one-off purchases and ads.
Top in-app purchases · App Store US, most popular first
| 1 | Espresso monthly subscription subscription | |
| 2 | Espresso monthly subscription subscription | |
| 3 | Espresso monthly subscription subscription | |
| 4 | Espresso annual subscription subscription |
Where it ranks now
Every top chart it appears in across 30 countries.
| Country | Charts | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Japan | NewsGrossing | #40 |
| United States | Magazines & NewspapersGrossing | #72 |
| Japan | Magazines & NewspapersGrossing | #56 |
 South Korea | NewsGrossing | #30 |
 United Kingdom | Magazines & NewspapersGrossing | #43 |
| Russia | NewsGrossing | #17 |
| United Kingdom | NewsGrossing | #48 |
| South Korea | Magazines & NewspapersGrossing | #35 |
| Russia | Magazines & NewspapersGrossing | #21 |
 India | Magazines & NewspapersGrossing | #29 |
| United Kingdom | Magazines & NewspapersFree | #66 |
| South Korea | Magazines & NewspapersFree | #49 |
| India | NewsGrossing | #41 |
| United Kingdom | NewsFree | #85 |
 Brazil | NewsGrossing | #63 |
 France | Magazines & NewspapersFree | #98 |
| South Korea | NewsFree | #128 |
 Saudi Arabia | Magazines & NewspapersGrossing | #64 |
 Indonesia | NewsGrossing | #65 |
| Indonesia | Magazines & NewspapersGrossing | #73 |
| Saudi Arabia | NewsGrossing | #87 |
| France | NewsFree | #173 |
| India | Magazines & NewspapersFree | #144 |
| Saudi Arabia | Magazines & NewspapersFree | #85 |
| Brazil | Magazines & NewspapersFree | #154 |
 United Arab Emirates | Magazines & NewspapersGrossing | #80 |
| Indonesia | Magazines & NewspapersFree | #177 |
Apps near Espresso: World news in a shot on the chart
News Grossing, around #40.
Ratings
App Store, worldwide.
Review momentum
ⓘ How we measure thisReview momentum (0-100) blends how fast the app collects ratings compared with other apps in its category (60%), whether that pace is speeding up (25%) and what recent raters give it (15%; recent stars well below lifetime pull it down). Ratings counts are read daily. A jump usually means a launch, a feature, ads or a new review prompt.
What users say about Espresso: World news in a shot
From the 51 most recent App Store reviews in the US.
Users appreciate the concise, high-quality global news digest but are frustrated by frequent technical bugs and subscription management issues. Many long-term subscribers report that recent updates have degraded app stability and made cancelling subscriptions difficult.
Mixed but leaning positive (55% of recent reviews give 4–5 stars). People like it for its features and content, and good value. The main complaints are about price and subscriptions, and missing features or content. Recent reviews are more negative than earlier ones.
What people like
- Features & content: “Maybe people you guys should add a comments feature”
- Price & subscription: “Used to subscribe to the economist but I can’t afford that with the way the economy headed”
- Speed & performance: “A smooth digital expresso!”
- Ease of use: “Comprehensive and convenient”
Common complaints
- Price & subscription: “App will charge without access”
- Features & content: “Why give an option at all?”
- Crashes & bugs: “Great content, but unacceptably buggy”
- Updates: “Why do they offer an audio option if they consistently don’t update it?”
About Espresso: World news in a shot
The Espresso app is now free for students. 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:
- 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
Latest updates
More from The Economist
Espresso: World news in a shot Android
Espresso: World news in a shot gets 100+ downloads a day worldwide (AppInsider estimate, November 2026, rounded down to a band).
Espresso: World news in a shot is #82 in News & Magazines Grossing on Google Play in United States and charting in 10 of 23 countries we track.
Updated 11 Nov 2026 · rankings refresh through the day
News & Magazines GrossingEspresso: World news in a shot on Google Play
App details
Espresso: World news in a shot downloads
Worldwide, per day, and installs to date. The band is open; the exact number is free with an account.
How this is calculated
Where Espresso: World news in a shot's downloads come from Modelled
Last 30 days: organic search, browsing the store, features and paid ads.
Active users
All platforms, worldwide. Free with an account.
How this is calculated
In-app revenue
Worldwide, what users spend in Espresso: World news in a shot before Apple and Google take their fee.
How this is calculated
Business model: Ad-led
How Espresso: World news in a shot makes money: subscriptions, one-off purchases and ads.
Top in-app purchases · App Store US, most popular first
| 1 | Espresso monthly subscription subscription | |
| 2 | Espresso monthly subscription subscription | |
| 3 | Espresso monthly subscription subscription | |
| 4 | Espresso annual subscription subscription |
Where it ranks on Google Play
Every top 200 chart it appears in across 23 countries.
| Country | Charts | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| United States | News & MagazinesGrossing | #82 |
| India | News & MagazinesGrossing | #132 |
 Mexico | News & MagazinesGrossing | #143 |
| Indonesia | News & MagazinesGrossing | #136 |
| Saudi Arabia | News & MagazinesGrossing | #142 |
| United Arab Emirates | News & MagazinesGrossing | #131 |
 Turkey | News & MagazinesGrossing | #137 |
 Netherlands | News & MagazinesGrossing | #146 |
 Thailand | News & MagazinesGrossing | #140 |
 Vietnam | News & MagazinesGrossing | #141 |
Apps near Espresso: World news in a shot on the chart
News & Magazines Grossing, around #82.
Ratings
Google Play, worldwide.
Review momentum
ⓘ How we measure thisReview momentum (0-100) blends how fast the app collects ratings compared with other apps in its category (60%), whether that pace is speeding up (25%) and what recent raters give it (15%; recent stars well below lifetime pull it down). Ratings counts are read daily. A jump usually means a launch, a feature, ads or a new review prompt.
What users say about Espresso: World news in a shot
From the 103 most recent Google Play reviews in the US.
Mixed but leaning positive (58% of recent reviews give 4–5 stars). People like it for good value, and its features and content. The main complaints are about price and subscriptions, and crashes and bugs.
What people like
- Price & subscription: “Good stuff but it has gotten way too expensive over time”
- Features & content: “Excellent journalism content”
- Updates: “Easiest way to stay updated on financial news”
- Ease of use: “great summaries and easy to read”
Common complaints
- Price & subscription: “I'm cancelling my subscription”
- Crashes & bugs: “Doesn't work on Android, the images do not render”
- Features & content: “Great content but the app is absolutely rubbish”
- Updates: “My bet is the next big update”
About Espresso: World news in a shot
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
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