Meet Blinkist, The App All The Intellectuals Are Using
As a young man, Abraham Lincoln would stay up for hours every night reading — it played a major role in him becoming a revolutionary, a top thinker, and one of America’s most important presidents. Nowadays, no longer do we need to burn the midnight oil to stay on top of our reading — thanks to the Blinkist app which allows us to get through books like never before.
At Blinkist, we gather the key insights from nonfiction books into 15-minute reads and listens. There are over 6,500 titles across 27 unique categories, cementing our app as the go-to destination for big thinkers.
Professor, intellectual and founder Sarah Schupp is a big fan of Blinkist. Here’s why she’s a huge advocate of the app:
“I use Blinkist when I’m in between meetings and can’t get a giant task done, but at least I can be productive.”
– Sarah Schupp, Professor & Founder of UniversityParent.com
Even Tim Cook, Apple’s CEO, recently stopped by the Blinkist office to get a glimpse of the hype, and to check out how the award-winning startup works.
At the beginning, the Blinkist co-founders all wanted a way to read more books, so figured out a way to make that possible. Today, more than 31 million people are expanding their horizons with Blinkist, and the app was named a Global Leader in Learning and Education by The United Nations.
“Blinkist encourages you to read more nonfiction books. The app contains cleverly written digests—called Blinks—where books are broken down into their main arguments.”
– The New York Times
More than 31 million people are expanding their horizons with Blinkist, with thousands of knowledge hunters downloading the app everyday. Although ‘intellectual’ is a term that used to just apply to an academic few, since the internet has made information readily available, it’s now come to mean anyone who’s curious about the world around them. Blinkist makes it easy to access trustworthy ideas from bestselling nonfiction in minutes.
So, what exactly is it that top thinkers like about Blinkist?
1. It’s Backed By Science
At Blinkist, there’s a dedicated team of experts who sift through the millions of books published each year to find the best ones out there. We don’t just want bestsellers, we want the hidden gems, the timeless classics, books written for intellectuals, by intellectuals — because we have built an app with serious purpose and intention.
“When we started most apps were for social media or gaming. We wanted to do something different and build an app that would add genuine value to someone’s life”.
– Holger Seim, Blinkist co-founder
Once the books are selected, our specialist editors identify the key ideas and themes from each book, and turn them into useful summaries of insights. The best part, all of the content is created using neuroscientific principles making all the information easy to understand, but hard to forget.
Actionable examples, case studies, and anecdotes help deliver information that’s relevant, useful, and applicable to a person’s life. Plus, Blinkist is tailored: as soon as people start reading, the app will start to recommend new titles that they’ll love, based on their unique interests and individual preferences.
2. A Book Explained in 15 Minutes
It takes the average person 10 hours to read a book, which is a lot of time many of us don’t have. It’s difficult to find time to read widely recommended classics like The 7 Habits of Highly Successful People, or the latest bestsellers like, Thinking Fast and Slow, or Stephen Hawking’s A Brief History of Time.
With Blinkist, it’s now possible to gain an understanding of ‘must-read’ titles in just 15 minutes. The busiest people including top CEOs, full-time moms, and leading intellectuals turn to Blinkist to fit reading into their hectic days and keep up-to-date with the latest top titles.
Plus, every month the titles in The New York Times bestsellers list are added to Blinkist, as well as new recommended reading lists based on latest trends and areas of interest. This way, Blinkist ensures there’s always new, powerful things for intellectuals to learn from some of the world’s most important books.
3. One Of The Best Apps In The World
“One of Apple's Best Apps.”
– Apple App Store
Blinkist has won numerous major awards including United Nations World Summit Award in the Learning & Education category, a Google Material Design Award, as well as being named one of Apple’s Best Apps.
Plus, Blinkist is addressing a problem a lot of us and many leading intellectuals have—wanting to read more, but feeling like we have little time. By helping to resolve a reading problem, and benefiting millions of people, including top intellectuals around the world, Blinkist employees are very proud and passionate to be a part of the team.’
The app is a favorite among book lovers who use Blinkist to keep their mind young and discover new titles:
Can't read everything everyday; what am I going to read today? Just signed up w/Blinkist after reading or listening to over 25 books in the last few months. Today I listened to Language Intelligence/Joseph Romm & reread Alexander Hamilton/Ron Chernow. https://t.co/nG0sz6Cs2y
— Debby Tomlinson (@Tomlinsonsd) July 14, 2019
4. Intellectuals Love to Learn by Listening
The app became particularly popular with intellectuals when the audio feature was introduced. It made it possible for big thinkers to listen to every title in the app, which means learning never has to wait until you have time to sit down.
Being able to listen to Blinkist also makes the app accessible because it allowed more people to fit learning into their life — especially during busy times of the day.
Today, listening is the most popular way to consume the packs of actionable insights with around 70% of users opting to listen to Blinkist. This is no surprise as over 30% of people learn and retain information better when it’s heard as opposed to read.
“With Blinkist you can boost your knowledge and gain new perspectives so that you can be a better professional, a better partner, or a better you—and finally get through your book list or make sense of the increasingly big and busy world of ideas.”
– The United Nations
With a community of 31 million people located across the world — from tech entrepreneurs in New York, to meditation teachers in the Himalayas — we have a band of people spanning the globe who are all thirsty for inspiring knowledge.
5. Global Success And The Stamp Of Approval
We’re proud of what we do — we believe in our product because it has meaning, purpose, and intention. Our aim is to help people learn, to allow them to grow, and to better themselves in whatever way they would like.
This was recently recognized and praised by the United Nations, who acknowledge Blinkist as a Global Leader in Learning and Education.
“With Blinkist you can boost your knowledge and gain new perspectives so that you can be a better professional, a better partner, or a better you—and finally get through your book list or make sense of the increasingly big and busy world of ideas.”
– The United Nations
With a community of 31 million people located across the world — from tech entrepreneurs in New York, to meditation teachers in the Himalayas — we have a band of people spanning the globe who are all thirsty for inspiring knowledge.
Be part of it! Download the Blinkist app now and join the 31 million curious thinkers who also love to learn.
