The Economist student discount
Yes — The Economist offers a student discount.
Students save up to ~75% on an annual digital subscription, plus a free Espresso daily-news app membership
- How much
- up to 75% off annual digital (also promoted as 50% off); free Espresso app
- How to claim
- Visit the Economist student offer page, verify student status via SheerID or a student-verification platform, then subscribe at the discounted rate
- For Espresso, register through the free-for-students program
- Verification
- Quick student verify — SheerID verification is instantaneous (a student-verification platform is the alternate route in some markets). Open to anyone 16+ in full-time education. Discount is intended to persist through the academic career; free Espresso is worldwide.
- Freshness
- Verified 21 days ago
- Where
- Worldwide
- Expires
- No end date listed — ongoing
The Economist reserves this deal for verified students. Verifying with your school email is free and takes a moment — browsing everything else stays open.
The details
The Economist gives students a large discount on its annual digital subscription — promoted as up to 75% off (regular annual digital ~$289), often also marketed as 50% off across your academic career. Separately, it offers its short-form daily news app, Espresso, free to students. Verification is via SheerID or a student-verification platform depending on the entry point.
More student deals in News & Media
- The Wall Street Journal$4/month (digital); ~$10/month (print + digital)
WSJ Student Digital from ~$4/month (or ~$10/mo print + digital); rate holds while enrolled
- The Guardian£0 to read online; £9/yr (UK) or $10/yr (US) for the student all-access plan
Free to read online (reader-supported); optional verified-student all-access digital plan at ~£9/$10 per year
- Bloomberg$9.99/month (vs $39.99/mo standard, ~75% off)
Bloomberg Student Digital at $9.99/month until graduation (vs $39.99/mo standard)
- The Washington Post$1 every 4 weeks (~90% off standard)
Academic rate: $1 every 4 weeks for verified students, faculty and staff (~90% off)
The Wall Street Journal
The Guardian
Bloomberg
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