Updated
Updated · Financial Times · Jul 6
Financial Times Lists $75 Premium Digital and $50 Print Intro Subscription Plans
Updated
Updated · Financial Times · Jul 6

Financial Times Lists $75 Premium Digital and $50 Print Intro Subscription Plans

2 articles · Updated · Financial Times · Jul 6

Summary

  • $75 a month is the headline price for FT’s Premium Digital plan, which bundles full digital access with Lex, expanded political coverage, 15+ premium newsletters, the ePaper and 20 monthly gift articles.
  • Standard Digital is positioned as the lower tier, offering core FT journalism, 20+ curated newsletters, apps, podcasts and 10 monthly gift articles, with a 20% discount for annual payment.
  • $50 for three months is the introductory Print offer, after which FT charges $75 every three months for the next 12 months for Monday-Saturday delivery plus the digitised print replica.
  • The plan lineup highlights FT’s broader subscription push across individual digital, print and multi-reader organisational access through FT Professional.

Insights

In an era of subscription fatigue, what truly justifies a $75 monthly fee for a single news source?
With AI offering instant news summaries, is paying for premium journalism becoming obsolete?
Will news outlets be forced to partner with the AI firms they accuse of intellectual property theft?