The Economist Group

Summary

The Economist Group is a business^[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,737 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• The Economist Group is in the country of United Kingdom^[3].
• The Economist Group is in the country of GB^[4].
• The Economist Group's instance of is recorded as business^[5].
• The Economist Group's instance of is recorded as media company^[6].
• The Economist Group's founder is recorded as James Wilson^[7].
• The Economist Group is owned by Exor^[8].
• The Economist Group's headquarters location is recorded as London^[9].
• The Economist Group's child organization or unit is recorded as Economist Intelligence Unit^[10].
• The Economist Group's child organization or unit is recorded as The Economist^[11].
• 1843 marks the founding of The Economist Group^[12].
• 1991-09-04 marks the founding of The Economist Group^[13].
• The Economist Group's official website is recorded as https://www.economistgroup.com/^[14].
• The Economist Group's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Economist Group^[15].
• The Economist Group's product or material produced is recorded as The Economist^[16].
• The Economist Group's legal form is recorded as private company limited by shares^[17].
• The Economist Group's legal form is recorded as H0PO^[18].
• The Economist Group's owner of is recorded as The Economist^[19].
• The Economist Group's owner of is recorded as Politico Europe^[20].
• The Economist Group's owner of is recorded as Economist Intelligence Unit^[21].
• The Economist Group's owner of is recorded as congress.org^[22].
• The Economist Group's owner of is recorded as Roll Call^[23].

Product Details

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GLEIF Golden Copy — Level 1 entity data

• Legal Entity Identifier (LEI): 213800F71BED4GWQQU48^[24]

• Registered legal name: The Economist Group Limited^[25]

• Legal jurisdiction: GB^[26]

• GLEIF entity category: GENERAL^[27]

• Legal form (ISO 20275 ELF): H0PO^[28]

• Entity status: ACTIVE^[29]

• LEI registration status: ISSUED^[30]

• Entity created: 1991-09-04^[31]

• LEI first registered: 2025-11-11^[32]

• LEI last updated: 2025-11-11^[33]

• LEI next renewal: 2026-11-11^[34]

• Managing LOU: 213800WAVVOPS85N2205^[35]

• Registration authority: RA000585^[36]

• Authority entity ID: 02642807^[37]

• Conformity flag: CONFORMING^[38]

Body

Founding

The Economist Group's founder is recorded as James Wilson^[7]. Recorded inception include 1843^[12] and 1991-09-04^[13].

Operations

The Economist Group's headquarters location is recorded as London^[9]. Subsidiaries include Economist Intelligence Unit^[10], a publishing house^[39], in United Kingdom^[40], founded in 1946^[41], headquartered in London^[42] and The Economist^[11], a magazine^[43], in United Kingdom^[44], founded in 1843^[45], headquartered in London^[46].

Ownership

The Economist Group is owned by Exor^[8]. Its product or material produced is recorded as The Economist^[16].

Why It Matters

The Economist Group ranks in the top 3% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,737 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[47] It is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[48]