Follow the Money — Free Service Overview

Follow the Money is a digital news subscription brand serving customers in the Netherlands. Its product is built around digital news and feature reporting, paywalled premium articles, and mobile and web reader experience, and the operator positions itself as a Dutch member-funded investigative journalism outlet, competing with NRC Handelsblad, de Volkskrant, Het Financieele Dagblad, and Pointer (Dutch public-broadcaster investigations).

Quick facts · Operator: Stichting Follow the Money (Dutch non-profit foundation) · HQ: Amsterdam, Netherlands · Founded: 2010 · Listing / ownership: operated as a Dutch non-profit foundation (stichting); membership-funded with grant support · Anchor pricing: Follow the Money membership EUR 99/year (or ~EUR 8.25/mo equivalent); student rate EUR 49/year; lifetime supporter tier available

What is Follow the Money?

Follow the Money operates in the digital news subscription category. The product surface centres on digital news and feature reporting, with the brand also covering paywalled premium articles and mobile and web reader experience. Customers typically use Follow the Money as part of their day-to-day routine in this category, which is why operator track record, local-market fit, and renewal pricing matter alongside the feature list.

Operator profile

The legal operator is Stichting Follow the Money (Dutch non-profit foundation). Headquarters: Amsterdam, Netherlands. Founded: 2010. Ownership status: operated as a Dutch non-profit foundation (stichting); membership-funded with grant support. For compliance, dispute escalation, and corporate reporting, the operator's own contact and legal pages are the authoritative reference.

Why choose Follow the Money

Product positioning and focus

Follow the Money is positioned as a Dutch member-funded investigative journalism outlet, competing with NRC Handelsblad, de Volkskrant, Het Financieele Dagblad, and Pointer (Dutch public-broadcaster investigations). That focus shapes its pricing model, the integrations it prioritises, and the customer segment it targets in the Netherlands.

Feature breadth

The service ships with the following named capabilities:

• Long-form Dutch-language investigative journalism
• Member-funded model with no advertising
• Coverage focus on finance, business, government, sustainability
• FTM podcasts and newsletters
• Member events and forum
• Open-data investigations and methodology pages
• Cross-border collaborations with European investigative outlets

Newsroom coverage and editorial focus

Through 2024-2026 Follow the Money has continued growing as a member-funded Dutch investigative outlet with notable cross-border investigations into European corporate, tax, and financial-services topics.

Pricing in 2026

Follow the Money publishes plan pricing on its own website, and the rate displayed for any given user depends on the country, currency, and active promotional period. Anchor pricing: Follow the Money membership EUR 99/year (or ~EUR 8.25/mo equivalent); student rate EUR 49/year; lifetime supporter tier available. Subger tracks plan changes country by country, so always verify the live rate for your market in the pricing table below this description before committing.

Follow the Money apps and platform support

Newsroom coverage and editorial focus in depth

Building on the points raised earlier in this description, Follow the Money's 2025-2026 position centres on the differentiators just summarised. For procurement and personal-budget decisions in 2025-2026, the practical questions for Follow the Money are the renewal-rate behaviour after any introductory promotion, the exact features unlocked at each tier, payment-method coverage, and customer-support language and channels.

These factors often outweigh raw feature counts when comparing Follow the Money against competing options.

Use cases Follow the Money fits

• Daily news readers wanting unlimited access
• Professionals tracking a specific beat (finance, politics, tech)
• Households sharing a subscription across devices
• Newsletter-first readers
• Archive access for research

Procurement checklist before you commit

Before signing up for Follow the Money, run through this short checklist:

• Confirm the live price in your country in the pricing table below this description; vendor list prices vary by region and currency.
• Note the renewal rate, not just the intro rate — many operators in the digital news subscription space discount the first term and revert to a higher renewal.
• Check that the tier you are picking includes the features cited above; entry tiers often gate the most useful capabilities.
• Review the Follow the Money cancellation guide so you know how to exit if the product does not fit.
• For household, family, or team rollouts, validate multi-user support on the higher tier rather than the starter plan.

Frequently asked questions

Who operates Follow the Money and where is it based?

Follow the Money is operated by Stichting Follow the Money (Dutch non-profit foundation), headquartered in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Founded: 2010. Ownership status: operated as a Dutch non-profit foundation (stichting); membership-funded with grant support. The parent group, when applicable, is responsible for regulatory disclosures, financial reporting, and corporate-level dispute escalation.

How much does Follow the Money cost in 2026?

Anchor pricing in 2026: Follow the Money membership EUR 99/year (or ~EUR 8.25/mo equivalent); student rate EUR 49/year; lifetime supporter tier available. Subger tracks live country-specific pricing in the table below this description because prices vary by region, currency, and promotional period. Always verify the live rate for your country before committing.

Is there a free tier or trial?

Follow the Money offers entry-level access, a free trial, or freemium content depending on the operator's current promotion and tier list above. Confirm in the live pricing table below before committing to a paid plan.

What makes Follow the Money different in 2025-2026?

In short: see the "Newsroom coverage and editorial focus" section above for the 2025-2026 differentiator detail. The headline framing is that Follow the Money is positioned as a Dutch member-funded investigative journalism outlet, competing with NRC Handelsblad, de Volkskrant, Het Financieele Dagblad, and Pointer (Dutch public-broadcaster investigations), with the recent product moves summarised in that section.

Which platforms does Follow the Money support?

Follow the Money runs on the platforms listed in the platform-support table above. Coverage typically includes web, mobile, and any category-specific surfaces (smart-TV, voice-assistant, connected-car, RFID hardware) relevant to its product.

Can I cancel Follow the Money anytime?

Yes. Follow the Money subscriptions can be cancelled from your account dashboard or by contacting customer support. For a step-by-step walkthrough see the Follow the Money cancellation guide on Subger, which mirrors the official process and notes any retention offers.

Are there active deals or promo codes?

Subger maintains live pages for Follow the Money deals and Follow the Money promo codes. Both pages refresh as vendor offers change, so check them before subscribing.

Does Follow the Money support customers outside its home market?

Follow the Money is positioned around the Netherlands. Customers outside that market should verify on the operator's own site whether their country is supported before signing up, since payment methods, language coverage, and feature parity often differ.

How does Follow the Money handle data and privacy?

Follow the Money's privacy practices are published on the operator's own privacy or legal page. Key questions to verify for your use case are data location, retention policy, sub-processor list, and any compliance certifications (such as SOC 2, ISO 27001, GDPR alignment) where relevant.

Where can I track the renewal price after the intro period ends?

Subger's Follow the Money true-price tracker records the intro rate, the renewal rate, and any mid-cycle changes — useful for catching auto-renewal increases that can otherwise go unnoticed.

How do I contact Follow the Money customer support?

Follow the Money publishes customer-support channels on its own website, typically including in-app or in-account messaging, email, and (depending on the operator) phone. For urgent billing matters, escalating via the account dashboard is usually the fastest route to a human agent.

Get started with Follow the Money

Check the live pricing table below this description for the current rate in your country, then head to the operator's website to sign up. If you are comparing options, the related Subger guides below give you cancellation steps, active deals, and renewal-price tracking for Follow the Money.

Related Subger guides

• How to cancel Follow the Money - step-by-step cancellation walkthrough
• Follow the Money deals - active offers and discounts
• Follow the Money promo codes - current redemption codes
• Follow the Money true-price tracker - intro vs renewal price history
• News Subscriptions category hub - alternatives and comparisons in the same category