Espresso: World news in a shot
by The Economist
- News
- Free
- Rating
- 4.9
- 17.1K ratings · US storefront
- Top 24%among 129 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.
No estimate. Apps outside the grossing charts, and some countries, have no reliable rank-to-revenue curve, so we show nothing rather than a guess.
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 Netherlands charts. #1 is at the top.
- Best rank
- #10
- Current rank
- #10
- Days charting
- 6 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 worksVersion history
- 3.42.0LatestReleased Apr 16, 2026