The Economist Group is a global media and information-services company headquartered in London. Founded in 1843 by James Wilson - originally to campaign against the protectionist Corn Laws and advocate for free trade - it has grown from a single newspaper into a group of four businesses: The Economist newspaper, Economist Impact, Economist Intelligence, and Economist Education. Its subscribers and clients span 170 countries.
The group's technology work supports a broad mix of outputs: digital and print publishing, market intelligence services, global events, and education products. Engineering and data teams operate across platforms that serve both consumer audiences and institutional clients, requiring work at the intersection of editorial systems, data infrastructure, and digital product development.
The Economist newspaper remains the group's most prominent product, with a distinctive ownership structure in which independent trustees are responsible for protecting editorial independence. That same principle - rigour and independence of thought - runs across the group's other businesses, which provide analysis, intelligence, and research to organisations worldwide.
