Cancel your The Economist subscription by mail

Directly with The Economist, the way to cancel is: Online. Notice rule: For new or renewing subscriptions on or after April 14 2025, cancellation takes effect at the end of the current billing period.

Verified October 24, 2026

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How to cancel The Economist by mail

Gather your account details
Have the email on the account, the delivery address for print copies and the subscription or reference number from your latest invoice to hand. The details in the letter need to match what The Economist has on file.
Write the cancellation request
Postbye turns the request into a finished English letter headed “Subject: Subscription termination – The Economist”: close the The Economist account, stop every charge and reply in writing.
Mail it with tracking
Take the letter to the post office and ask for certified delivery to 10022 New York. Keep the tracking number it gives you.
Keep the delivery receipt
Keep the tracking record with your copy of the letter. If The Economist bills you after the date it received the request, you have the dates to point to.

With Postbye, steps 2 to 4 take about two minutes of your time.

Where your The Economist cancellation letter goes

The Economist900 Third Avenue16th FloorNew York, NY 10022

The Economist lists 900 Third Avenue, 16th Floor, New York, NY 10022 as its mailing address.

New York, New York 10022 is a United States address, so ordinary certified mail reaches it.

The letter greets the reader with “To Whom It May Concern,”; your own details sit under the labels Name, Address and E-mail.

Prefer to write it yourself? Use our letter template

Every address we hold for The Economist, with the envelope wording

Before you cancel The Economist, check these

Notice period: For new or renewing subscriptions on or after April 14 2025, cancellation takes effect at the end of the current billing period. Work out your cancellation deadline.

No refund on the remaining term for subscriptions started or renewed on or after April 14 2025 (separate terms for Germany)
Where you cancel depends on the platform: the website (My Account > Manage subscription), App Store/Google Play, a subscription agent, or Economist Pro
The site first offers cheaper or more flexible options and a phone service centre

If you pay through someone else

Cancel in App Store
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Several states set rules for subscriptions that renew on their own. See what yours requires in automatic renewal laws by state.

Let Postbye cancel The Economist for you

We write your letter, mail it by certified mail the next business day, and confirm when the cancellation went through. You keep the signed proof.

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Cancelling a news or magazine subscription

Publishers often move you from an introductory price to the standard rate and can steer cancellations towards phone or chat, so a written request is the record that you asked.

A phone call leaves nothing behind; a letter leaves a copy, a date and a delivery receipt.

The Economist lets you cancel directly (online). A letter is the fallback that leaves a dated record when the direct route fails.

The Economist cancellation at a glance

How The Economist accepts cancellations: Online
Mailing address on file: The Economist 900 Third Avenue 16th Floor New York, NY 10022
Country: United States
Letter language: English (template en)
Category: News & magazines
Checked against: myaccount.economist.com/s/article/How-do-I-cancel-my-subscription
myaccount.economist.com/s/article/terms-of-use-change
Verified on: October 24, 2026

The Economist cancellation questions

Where do I send my The Economist cancellation letter?

Address the letter to The Economist, 900 Third Avenue, 16th Floor, New York, NY 10022.

How long does a cancellation letter to The Economist take?

The Economist's address is in New York. USPS states that First-Class Mail is delivered in 1 to 5 days. The delivery receipt records the day your letter actually arrived, and that is the date to quote. USPS: First-Class Mail

Does The Economist require notice before I cancel?

The rule we recorded for The Economist: For new or renewing subscriptions on or after April 14 2025, cancellation takes effect at the end of the current billing period. Mail the letter early enough that its delivery receipt falls inside that window.

What do I need to cancel The Economist?

Have the email on the account, the delivery address for print copies and the subscription or reference number from your latest invoice to hand. The details in the letter need to match what The Economist has on file.

Will The Economist confirm my cancellation?

The letter asks The Economist to end the account, stop further charges and confirm in writing, but a reply is not guaranteed. What you can rely on is the delivery receipt: it shows the date The Economist received the request. If a charge posts after that date, quote the receipt with your copy of the letter.