Andrew Orlowski (born 1966) is a British columnist, investigative journalist[1] and former executive editor of the IT news and opinion website The Register.

In his youth, Orlowski had been involved in a school magazine called Within These Walls, and a fanzine named Paradise Demise.

[8][9] Orlowski began writing for The Daily Telegraph in September 2019, becoming a regular columnist on business matters in March 2021.

"[17] In December 2004, Orlowski was invited to a discussion panel on techno-utopianism at Harvard Law School's Berkman Center for Internet and Society.

[19] He was Assistant Producer of Adam Curtis' 2011 BBC TV series on techno-utopianism, All Watched Over By Machines of Loving Grace.

"[24][25] As a columnist for The Daily Telegraph, Orlowski has criticised Wikimedia Foundation fundraising, arguing that the organisation has far more money than its desperate-sounding appeals make people believe.