The Economist
British weekly news and international affairs publication (founded 1843)
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Summary
The Economist is a magazine[1]. It ranks in the top 0.3% of magazine entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,558 views/month, #10 of 3,340).[2]
Key Facts
- Country: United Kingdom[3]
- Founder: James Wilson[4]
- Publisher: The Economist Group[5]
- Owned by: The Economist Group[6]
- Genre: news magazine[7]
- Headquarters location: London[8]
- Place of publication: London[9]
- Commons category: The Economist[10]
- Language of work or name: English[11]
- Industry: journalism[12]
- Country of origin: United Kingdom[13]
- Inception: 1843[14]
- Start time: 1843[15]
- Official website: https://www.economist.com/[16]
- Topic's main category: Category:The Economist[17]
- Main subject: economics[18], politics[19]
- Work available at URL: https://linkin.bio/the-economist[20]
- Quantity: 1,300,000[21]
- Described by source: Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[22]
- Title: Economist[23]
- Publication interval: 1 week[24]
- Permanent duplicated item: Q65410432[25]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[26]
- Editor-in-chief: Zanny Minton Beddoes[27]
- Social media followers: 25,421,540[28], 1,970,000[29], 26,182,940[30], 2,340,000[31], 27,189,534[32], 2,920,000[33]
Why It Matters
The Economist has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] It is known by 42 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]