The Sovereign Individual

The Sovereign Individual
First hardcover edition cover
AuthorWilliam Rees-Mogg and James Dale Davidson
Audio read byMichael David Axtell
Cover artistCalvin Chu (first Touchstone edition)
LanguageEnglish
SubjectsForecasting on:
PublisherTouchstone (Simon & Schuster)
Publication date
1997 (originally)[a]
26 August 1999 (Touchstone edition)[1]
Media typePrint (hardcover and paperback), e-book, audiobook
Pages448
ISBN9780684832722
OCLC925008652
Preceded byThe Great Reckoning: How the World Will Change Before the Year 2000 

The Sovereign Individual: Mastering the Transition to the Information Age is a 1997[a] non-fiction book by William Rees-Mogg and James Dale Davidson. Later republished on 26 August 1999 by Touchstone, it forecasts the development of the twenty-first century; focusing on the rise of the internet & cyberspace, digital currency & digital economy, self-ownership and decentralization from the State.

The Sovereign Individual has been recommended by members of the cryptocurrency community such as Naval Ravikant[2] and Brian Armstrong.[3] In 2020, the book was reprinted with a preface written by PayPal co-founder Peter Thiel.[1]


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  1. ^ a b "The Sovereign Individual". simonandschuster.com. Simon & Schuster. Archived from the original on 19 April 2022. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
  2. ^ "Naval Ravikant". maavens.com. Archived from the original on 19 April 2022. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
  3. ^ "Brian Armstrong". maavens.com. Archived from the original on 19 April 2022. Retrieved 20 April 2022.

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