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Financial Times pricing (2026)
Financial Times starts at $4.99/mo (FT Edit) as checked on 2026-09-05, read from Financial Times's own pricing page; 5 plans. Best for Global business and finance readers wanting UK/European-centric market perspective. Every figure below links to its source and the date we captured it.
At a glance
- Entry price: $4.99/mo (FT Edit) · 18% off with annual billing
- Free tier: No
- Compliance: HIPAA — · SOC 2 — · GDPR —
- Best for: Global business and finance readers wanting UK/European-centric market perspective; Investment professionals needing the Lex column and premium commentary (Premium tier); Budget-conscious readers who want FT quality at low cost via FT Edit ($4.99/month)
As of · every figure below links to its source STALE · 2026-09-05
Financial Times plans & pricing
| Plan | Monthly | Annual | Billing | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard Digital Monthly STALE · 2026-09-05 | $45 | — | Flat monthly | Digital access to FT journalism, app and ePaper. Excludes the Lex column and Premium expert commentary. Billed monthly. | ft.com |
| Standard Digital Annual STALE · 2026-09-03 | $35.75 | — | Flat monthly | Standard Digital billed annually at $429/year (equiv. $35.75/month); ~21% cheaper than monthly. | apps.apple.com |
| Premium Digital Monthly STALE · 2026-09-05 | $75 | — | Flat monthly | Adds the Lex investment column, premium expert commentary and additional newsletters on top of Standard. Billed monthly. | ft.com |
| Premium Digital Annual STALE · 2026-09-03 | $59.92 | — | Flat monthly | Premium Digital billed annually at $719/year (equiv. $59.92/month); ~20% cheaper than monthly. | apps.apple.com |
| FT Edit STALE · 2026-09-05 | $4.99 | −18% | Flat monthly | Curated app of eight hand-picked FT articles per day; $4.99/month or $49/year (equiv. $4.08/month, ~18% off). | ft.com |
Last verified 2026-09-05. STALE marks a plan we have not re-checked at its source in over 30 days. Every plan above is marked — we flag rather than silently retain. https://apps.apple.com/us/app/financial-times-business-news/id1200842933 (official FT US App Store listing, In-App Purchases, accessed 2026-06-13) This note predates 2 corrections to the plans above, the earliest from 2026-09-11; the table holds the corrected figures.See the corrections.
Price changes
Price on record
$4.99/moFirst on record 2026-06-27
A new dated entry is stamped here each time the price moves — the record builds itself.
Tracked since June 2026. No change record has cleared two sources yet, so nothing is published on the wire.
Corrections to this record
Changes we made to our own record of Financial Times, newest first: a figure read again on the vendor's page, a plan it no longer lists, a note. None of them is a price change by Financial Times. Every correction on the site is in the corrections log.
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Standard Digital Annual. Correction 2026-09-11: The annual discount of 21% was removed from "Standard Digital Annual". The recorded $35.75/mo is this plan's own note's $429 yearly total over 12 months, so the saving is already inside the figure, while the page prints the percentage as a further discount off the same row — offering a reader $28.24/mo. Removed rather than moved: no rate above it is named anywhere in the note. The note still describes the term in full. No price changed.
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Premium Digital Annual. Correction 2026-09-11: The annual discount of 20% was removed from "Premium Digital Annual". The recorded $59.92/mo is this plan's own note's $719 yearly total over 12 months, so the saving is already inside the figure, while the page prints the percentage as a further discount off the same row — offering a reader $47.94/mo. Removed rather than moved: no rate above it is named anywhere in the note. The note still describes the term in full. No price changed.
Capabilities
Integrations: iOS 15.4+, iPadOS, visionOS, Android, web, Bloomberg Terminal (FT content since 2010), Wisers platform (since 2013), CarPlay.
Key features: FT Edit: separate low-cost app with 8 hand-picked articles daily (launched 2022, aimed at younger readers); MyFT: personalized topic-following feed; AI-read articles (audio version of text content); FT News Briefing and other podcasts (free without subscription); Real-time market data, stock prices, and equities screener (free without subscription); ePaper (digital replica of print edition); Lex column: investment analysis commentary (Premium only); Video journalism; Daily crossword (free without subscription); CarPlay support for audio on the go; Article gifting and sharing; How To Spend It lifestyle magazine (free).
Plan limits: Free (no account): limited articles per month via metered paywall (introduced 2007); FT Edit plan: capped at 8 curated articles per day, no full FT.com access; Standard plan: excludes Lex investment column and Premium expert commentary; Lex column and premium newsletters require Premium Digital tier.
Frequently asked questions
How much does Financial Times cost?
Financial Times starts at $4.99/mo (FT Edit); it has 5 published plans. Verified 2026-09-05.
Is Financial Times cheaper billed annually?
Yes. Financial Times publishes a 18% discount for paying annually (on the FT Edit plan). Verified 2026-09-05.
Does Financial Times support HIPAA?
Financial Times's public pages do not say whether it supports HIPAA.
Does Financial Times have a free plan?
No — Financial Times publishes no free tier.
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