Espresso: World news in a shot
by The Economist
- News
- Free
- Rating
- 4.9
- 17.1K ratings
- Top 29%among 249 News apps
- Last update
- Apr 16, 2026
- Version 3.42.0
- Size
- 59 MB
- Category
- News
- Tracked since
- Oct 9, 2026
Estimated revenue
A model estimate with a likely range, not a reported figure.
$37K/ month
Monthly gross store revenue (USD)
Where this falls on the revenue bands
- Likely range
- $5.5K–300K
- $10K–50K
- Confidence
- Low confidence
- Chart day Oct 25, 2026
- From Magazines & Newspapers grossing #64
Unverified model estimate. Neither Apple nor the developer has published this number, and the real figure can be several times higher or lower. Low confidence: the real figure can be a band higher or lower.
How this estimate is made
Rank: we take the app's best Top Grossing rank on the latest chart day. Category ranks are converted into an equivalent overall rank, because a #10 in Finance earns far less than a #10 overall.
Curve: that equivalent rank is read off a rank-to-revenue curve anchored on public company revenue and market-data reports for the US iPhone App Store.
Country: the curve is scaled per country (Japan is roughly a third of the US, Türkiye under 1%). Where we have no scale, such as China, there is no estimate.
Range: the likely range widens with country, category and chart depth. It is a plausible span, not a statistical confidence interval.
Not included: ads, payments outside the App Store, and any difference between gross sales and what the developer keeps. Low confidence means indirect data; medium means several independent sources agree.
Full methodScreenshots
As shown on the App Store listing.
About this app
Text from the App Store listing.
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. 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
What’s new
Release notes for the latest version, as written by the developer.
- General improvements
Thank you for reading Espresso. We're constantly working to improve your experience.
Rank history
Daily position in the US charts. #1 is at the top.
- Best rank
- #45
- Current rank
- #57
- Days charting
- 7 of 7
On the charts today
Small & simple score
How realistic it is for a small team to build something like this.
66/100
Not flagged as small & simple
- Developer size70% · 25
Developer: 2 apps on the charts
- Audience size0% · 20
Ratings: 17,136
- App size60% · 10
Size: 59 MB
- Price model80% · 15
Price model: free with in-app purchases
- Demand proof100% · 30
Best rank #1, 157 countries
An indicator, not a fact. We can't see team size. Calculated Oct 25, 2026 · method i2
How the score worksGap check · UK
Is this US chart app missing in UK?
It showed up on a UK chart in the last 30 days, so it is not a gap.
Store not checked yet
This is a candidate, not a verdict. Charts show at most 100 apps, so not charting does not mean no demand. Check the UK store before you decide.
See all gapsVersion history
- 3.42.0LatestReleased Apr 16, 2026