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Asia · Wednesday, 11 November 2026

United Arab Emirates

No written brief today: there’s too little data for one, or the draft didn’t pass our checks.


Rising

  1. 1Aircraft Status

    Back

    Education & careers · App Store · #7 in paid apps

  2. 2Sephora UAE: Beauty & Makeup

    Breakout

    Tech & AI · App Store · #4 in free apps

  3. 3Taken: Natalee Holloway

    New

    Movies & TV · Netflix Top 10 · #3 in TV

  4. Wikimedia Commons, Public domain

    4Weather

    Breakout

    Other · Google Trends · 20,000+ searches

  5. 5Collision Course

    Breakout

    Movies & TV · Netflix Top 10 · #1 in films


Top today

  1. 1Collision Course

    Breakout

    Movies & TV · Netflix Top 10 · #1 in films

  2. 2Ramayana: Part 1

    New

    Movies & TV · Wikipedia · 9,149 reads

  3. Junta de Andalucía, CC BY-SA 2.0

    3Karol G

    Breakout

    Music · Apple Music · #1 in songs

  4. Wikimedia Commons, Public domain

    4Weather

    Breakout

    Other · Google Trends · 20,000+ searches

  5. 5Akka: The Protectors

    Rising

    Movies & TV · Netflix Top 10 · #1 in TV

  6. 6Taken: Natalee Holloway

    New

    Movies & TV · Netflix Top 10 · #3 in TV

  7. 7Dead-End Job

    Rising

    Movies & TV · Netflix Top 10 · #2 in TV

  8. 8Scene

    New

    Movies & TV · Wikipedia · 3,708 reads

  9. Picikepocok22, CC BY 4.0

    9Tate McRae

    Breakout

    Music · Apple Music · #2 in songs

  10. 10Sephora UAE: Beauty & Makeup

    Breakout

    Tech & AI · App Store · #4 in free apps

Everyday apps here: ChatGPT · Procreate · AnkiMobile Flashcards · Threema for iOS · WhatsApp. Apps that top the charts every day. They’re listed after what’s new or in the news.


What the news is talking about

How much of the news here is about each issue today, and how it sounds, compared with the past 4 weeks. From 467 articles by the country’s own news sites today. How we read the news

Share of the coverage

  1. 4.7% of the news · usually 5.5% · 22 articles
  2. 3.0% of the news · usually 0.7% · 4.1× usual · 14 articles

    Survey · 2023 70% Worried about climate change (Climate Change Opinion Survey (Meta, Yale), survey of Facebook users)

  3. 2.8% of the news · usually 2.8% · 13 articles
  4. 2.4% of the news · usually 2.6% · 11 articles
  5. 1.3% of the news · usually 1.6% · 6 articles
  6. 1.3% of the news · usually 0.7% · 1.9× usual · 6 articles
  7. 0.9% of the news · usually 0.6% · 4 articles
  8. 0.0% of the news · usually 1.1% · 0 articles

How the news sounds

News coverage in more than 100 languages, machine-translated and counted with English word lists, from The GDELT Project.

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Issues people are looking up

The top topics in politics, the economy, tech, science, health, climate, education and society that people here read and search about today.

  1. 1Kaviya Maran

    New

    Business & economy · Wikipedia · 2,084 reads

  2. Peter Dowley from Dubai, United Arab Emirates, CC BY 2.0

    2Dubai Police Force

    Rising

    Politics & world affairs · Google Trends · 500+ searches

  3. 3NIFTY 50

    Rising

    Business & economy · Google Trends · 200+ searches

  4. Bollywood Hungama, CC BY 3.0

    4Nitish Bharadwaj

    Rising

    Politics & world affairs · Google Trends · 200+ searches

  5. The White House, Public domain

    5Jensen Huang

    Business & economy · Wikipedia · 1,857 reads

  6. 6Kalanithi Maran

    Business & economy · Wikipedia · 1,399 reads


By category

Business & economy

  1. 1Kaviya Maran

    New

    Wikipedia · 2,084 reads

  2. 2NIFTY 50

    Rising

    Google Trends · 200+ searches

  3. The White House, Public domain

    3Jensen Huang

    Wikipedia · 1,857 reads

Cars & transport

  1. 1Map Chart Mosaic

    App Store · #42 in paid apps

  2. 2MilGPS

    Falling Everyday app

    App Store · #17 in paid apps

  3. 3Speedometer 55 Pro. GPS kit.

    Everyday app

    App Store · #26 in paid apps

Nature, climate & disasters

  1. 1My Aurora Forecast Pro

    App Store · #47 in paid apps

  2. 2Weather UAE

    App Store · #80 in free apps

Crime & justice

  1. 1Road Tales – Abu Talal Al-Hamrani

    Arabicسوالف طريق - ابو طلال الحمراني

    Apple Podcasts · #1 in podcasts

  2. 2Rotten Mango

    Apple Podcasts · #5 in podcasts

  3. 3Crime Junkie

    Apple Podcasts · #31 in podcasts

Books, arts & history

  1. 2Ron's Stories

    Weekly

    Arabicقصص رون

    Apple Podcasts · #19 in podcasts

  2. J. Malcolm Greany, Public domain

    3Ansel Adams

    Wikipedia · 1,011 reads

Education & careers

  1. 1Aircraft Status

    Back

    App Store · #7 in paid apps

  2. 2El Daheeh - الدحيح

    Falling

    Apple Podcasts · #6 in podcasts

  3. 3The Mel Robbins Podcast

    Apple Podcasts · #11 in podcasts

Fashion & beauty

  1. 1Assalatu Noor - الصلاة نور

    Everyday app

    App Store · #18 in paid apps

  2. 2DubaiNow

    Everyday app

    App Store · #82 in free apps

Food & drink

  1. 1Peekabox: Food & groceries

    Everyday app

    App Store · #22 in free apps

  2. 2BEANZ - بينز

    Everyday app

    App Store · #32 in free apps

  3. 3Keeta - Food Delivery

    Falling Everyday app

    SpanishKeeta - Delivery de comida

    App Store · #27 in free apps

Gaming

  1. 1Grand Theft Auto VI

    Rising

    Google Trends · 200+ searches

  2. 2Surume - PS4 PS3 PS2 VITA XBOX

    App Store · #48 in paid apps

Health & wellness

  1. 1On Purpose with Jay Shetty

    Apple Podcasts · #18 in podcasts

  2. 2Adrian James: 6 Pack Abs

    App Store · #38 in paid apps

  3. 3Huberman Lab

    Apple Podcasts · #23 in podcasts

Money & crypto

  1. 1HomeBudget with Sync

    App Store · #41 in paid apps

  2. 2FAB Mobile

    App Store · #98 in free apps

  3. 3Tabby: Send, spend and save

    Everyday app

    App Store · #30 in free apps

Movies & TV

  1. 1Collision Course

    Breakout

    Netflix Top 10 · #1 in films

  2. 2Ramayana: Part 1

    New

    Wikipedia · 9,149 reads

  3. 3Akka: The Protectors

    Rising

    Netflix Top 10 · #1 in TV

Music

  1. Junta de Andalucía, CC BY-SA 2.0

    1Karol G

    Breakout

    Apple Music · #1 in songs

  2. Picikepocok22, CC BY 4.0

    2Tate McRae

    Breakout

    Apple Music · #2 in songs

  3. Saturnmondays, CC BY 4.0

    3Adéla

    Breakout

    Apple Music · #3 in songs

Celebrities & creators

  1. 1The Joe Rogan Experience

    Apple Podcasts · #7 in podcasts

  2. 2Shagged Married Annoyed

    Apple Podcasts · #59 in podcasts

  3. 3Conan O'Brien Needs a Friend

    Apple Podcasts · #50 in podcasts

Politics & world affairs

  1. 1The Rest Is Politics

    Weekly

    Apple Podcasts · #4 in podcasts

  2. Peter Dowley from Dubai, United Arab Emirates, CC BY 2.0

    2Dubai Police Force

    Rising

    Google Trends · 500+ searches

  3. Bollywood Hungama, CC BY 3.0

    3Nitish Bharadwaj

    Rising

    Google Trends · 200+ searches

Science & space

  1. 1Boring History for Sleep

    Apple Podcasts · #89 in podcasts

Society & beliefs

  1. 1مشاري العفاسي - Mishary Alafasi |

    Rising

    Apple Podcasts · #40 in podcasts

  2. 2الشيخ عبدالرحمن السديس

    Rising

    Apple Podcasts · #36 in podcasts

  3. 3The Louis Theroux Podcast

    Apple Podcasts · #39 in podcasts

Sports

  1. 1Leicester City F.C.

    Rising

    Google Trends · 200+ searches

  2. Новости Дагестан, CC BY 3.0

    2Usman Nurmagomedov

    Rising

    Google Trends · 200+ searches

  3. 3Copa del Rey

    Rising

    Google Trends · 100+ searches

Tech & AI

  1. 1Sephora UAE: Beauty & Makeup

    Breakout

    App Store · #4 in free apps

  2. 2Money Manager (Remove Ads)

    Back

    App Store · #13 in paid apps

  3. 3BerryFilm - Korean Style Cam

    Back

    App Store · #15 in paid apps

Travel & places

  1. Derek Bennett, CC BY-SA 2.0

    1Walsall

    Rising

    Google Trends · 200+ searches

  2. Fabio Achilli from Milano, Italy, CC BY 2.0

    2United Arab Emirates

    Rising

    Google Trends · 200+ searches

  3. UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), CC BY 3.0

    3Uganda

    Rising

    Google Trends · 100+ searches


Industries here

Media & entertainment 26Music 23Travel & tourism 5Government & public sector 5Sports & fitness 4Tech & software 3Education 2Fashion & beauty 1Gaming 1Advertising & marketing 1Finance & banking 1Crypto & digital assets 1Nonprofits & NGOs 1


The numbers behind the mood

The latest official figures, with the period each one covers. Yearly numbers can be a year or more old.

Economy

Research

Most-published fields last month

  • Artificial Intelligence
    172 papers
  • Education
    93 papers
  • Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition
    88 papers
  • Fuel Technology
    48 papers · rising +91%

OpenAlex

    Society


    Charts

    Netflix · TV

    1. 1Akka: The Protectors

      Rising

    2. 2Dead-End Job

      Rising

    3. 3Taken: Natalee Holloway

      New

    4. 4Obsess

      Rising

    5. 5Lupin

      Falling

    6. 6Doctor X: Mafia in White

      Falling

    7. 7A Couple of Lies

    8. 8Black Doves

    9. 9The One About Matthew Perry

      Falling

    10. 10Kauriburi: The Cursed Temple

    Netflix Top 10 · 2026-11-08

    Netflix · Films

    1. 1Collision Course

      Breakout

    2. 2Baththa

    3. 3Avaraachan & Sons

    4. 4Dilwali Diwali

    5. 5Meethe Mein Kya Hai

    6. 6Don't Trouble the Trouble

    7. 7The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

    8. 8Manoj Bajpayee

      Falling

    9. 9Heist

    10. 10Sigma

    Netflix Top 10 · 2026-11-08

    Apple Music · Artists

    1. Junta de Andalucía, CC BY-SA 2.0

      1Karol G

      Breakout

    2. Picikepocok22, CC BY 4.0

      2Tate McRae

      Breakout

    3. Saturnmondays, CC BY 4.0

      3Adéla

      Breakout

    4. 4Drake

      Breakout

    5. 5Olivia Dean

      Breakout

    6. 6Hamza Malik & Zain Zohaib

      Breakout

    7. 7Ashe

      Breakout

    8. 8Dave & Tems

      Breakout

    9. 9Olivia Rodrigo

      Breakout

    Apple Music · 2026-11-12

    Apple Podcasts · Shows

    1. 1Road Tales – Abu Talal Al-Hamrani

    2. 2Global News Podcast

    3. 3The Diary of a CEO

    4. 4The Rest Is Politics

      Breakout

    5. 5Rotten Mango

    6. 6El Daheeh - الدحيح

      Falling

    7. 7The Joe Rogan Experience

    8. 8The Holy Quran, Sheikh Maher Al-Muaiqly | القران الكريم ماهر المعيقلي

      Rising

    9. 9The Rest Is History

      Falling

    10. 10Mishari bin Rashid Alafasy

    Show the top 100

      Apple Podcasts · 2026-11-12

      App Store · Free apps

      1. 1ChatGPT

        Rising

      2. 2Claude by Anthropic

        Falling

      3. 3DARB - Urban mobility

      4. 4Sephora UAE: Beauty & Makeup

        Breakout

      5. 5Google Gemini

      6. 6CapCut

      7. 7WhatsApp Business

      8. 8Tiktok

        Rising

      9. 9WhatsApp

        Rising

      10. 10YouTube app

        Rising

      Show the top 100

        App Store · 2026-11-12

        App Store · Paid apps

        1. 1Shadowrocket

        2. 2Threema for iOS

          Rising

        3. 3Tiny Computers

          Falling

        4. 4Procreate

          Breakout

        5. 5AnkiMobile Flashcards

          Breakout

        6. 6TypeDraw

          Falling

        7. 7Aircraft Status

          Back

        8. 8Pocket Mac Lab

        9. 9iVerify Basic

        10. 10Moment Pro Camera II

          Falling

        Show the top 50

          App Store · 2026-11-12


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