Europe · Saturday, 7 November 2026
Austria
No written brief today: there’s too little data for one, or the draft didn’t pass our checks.
Rising
Breakout
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Superbass, CC BY-SA 4.0 New
Simon James from Darlington, UK, CC BY-SA 2.0 Rising
Top today
Barbie Simons, CC BY 3.0 Rising
Matthew Rolston; Distributed by Epic Records, Public domain Weekly
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Superbass, CC BY-SA 4.0 New
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Stefan Brending ( 2eight ), CC BY-SA 3.0 de New
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Everyday apps here: Leitbruch · BorderWatcher · Babyphone 3G · Blitzer.de PRO · Solocator - GPS Field Camera. 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 1,820 articles by the country’s own news sites today. How we read the news
Share of the coverage
- Weniger Creme, mehr Mikrobiom: Was die Haut wirklich gesund hält – DiePresse.com (diepresse.com)
- Umweltmediziner Hutter: „Die Impfpflicht war ein grober Fehler" (kurier.at)
Survey · Apr 2026 9% name “Health” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)
- AMS Linz: Arbeitslosigkeit in Linz im Oktober gestiegen (meinbezirk.at)
- FPÖ-Nittmann/Schütz zum AMS-Skandal: Wien zahlte, während sich der Bund Millionen ersparte (ots.at)
Survey · Apr 2026 8% name “Unemployment” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)
- Brüssel und die Verliererampel liefern sich harten Zensurwettlauf (fpoe.at)
- Аркадий Бабченко: говорить надо о том, что в России нет армии (rferl.org)
Survey · Apr 2026 10% name “Security and defence” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)
Survey · Apr 2026 7% name “The conflict in the Middle East” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)
Survey · Apr 2026 5% name “Russia’s invasion of Ukraine” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)
- 50 Jahre Arena Wien: Jubiläumskonzert und Doku (tvheute.at)
- Treichl: "Europa muss sich ohne USA verteidigen" (derstandard.at)
Survey · Apr 2026 9% name “Threats to democracy (for example through information manipulation)” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)
- "Erhebliche Situation" – Migrations-Wende um Österreich – EU lässt aufhorchen (heute.at)
- Tirol: Erstmals seit 1961 mehr Sterbefälle als Geburten (unsertirol24.com)
Survey · Apr 2026 14% name “Immigration” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)
- Als die Inflation durchgerauscht ist (diepresse.com)
- Wiener verzweifelt an Kosten – "Keine Ersparnisse" – Ehepaar mit 2.100 Euro am Limit (heute.at)
Survey · Apr 2026 48% name “Rising prices / inflation / cost of living” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)
Survey · Apr 2026 24% name “The economic situation” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)
Survey · Apr 2026 6% name “Housing” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)
- Landesforstgarten: Natur und Klimaschutz im Fokus (burgenland.orf.at)
- Ondate di calore sempre più intense: l'Europa tra le aree maggiormente a rischio (meteoweb.eu)
Survey · 2023 64% Worried about climate change (Climate Change Opinion Survey (Meta, Yale), survey of Facebook users)
Survey · Apr 2026 10% name “The environment and risks related to climate change” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)
How the news sounds
- Tone−1.1positive minus negative words per 100usually −0.9The GDELT Project
- Anxiety1.1× usual3.0 words per 1,000usually 2.9The GDELT Project
- Fear1.1× usual1.2 words per 1,000usually 1.1The GDELT Project
- Anger1.0× usual6.5 words per 1,000usually 6.3The GDELT Project
- Sadness1.0× usual9.8 words per 1,000usually 10.0The GDELT Project
- Happiness1.0× usual5.4 words per 1,000usually 5.4The GDELT Project
- Financial uncertainty1.0× usual8.6 words per 1,000usually 8.4The GDELT Project
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.
Superbass, CC BY-SA 4.0 New
The White House, Public domain New
Conlan Houston, CC BY-SA 4.0 Rising
IAEA Imagebank, CC BY 2.0 Rising
Syn 2023, CC BY-SA 3.0 de Rising
The White House, Public domain Rising
U.S. Senate Photographic Studio/Jeff McEvoy, Public domain Rising
Presidencia de la República del Ecuador, Public domain Rising
Rising on Google
Searches that grew the most in the week from Sunday, 25 October 2026, in most of the country’s regions.
By category
Business & economy
Rising
SounderBruce, CC BY-SA 2.0 3Lidl
Cars & transport
WienMobilDllu, CC BY-SA 4.0
Books, arts & history
Elke Rehder, CC BY-SA 3.0 Rising
Elena Ternovaja, CC BY-SA 3.0 Rising
Schlobido, CC BY-SA 4.0
Education & careers
1{unscripted} – Committed to freedom of opinion.
Rising
{ungeskriptet} - Der Meinungsfreiheit verpflichtet.- Wissen mit Johnny
Food & drink
foodora: Beställ mat online
Gaming
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Movies & TV
Breakout
Steffen Prößdorf, CC BY-SA 4.0 New
Music
Barbie Simons, CC BY 3.0 Rising
Matthew Rolston; Distributed by Epic Records, Public domain Weekly
Stefan Brending ( 2eight ), CC BY-SA 3.0 de New
Celebrities & creators
Steffen Löwe, CC BY-SA 4.0 Rising
Rising
Falling
Politics & world affairs
Superbass, CC BY-SA 4.0 New
Rising
The White House, Public domain New
Science & space
- Das Wissen | SWR
Sports
Granada, CC BY-SA 4.0 Rising
Yu Chu Chin, CC BY-SA 4.0 Rising
Tech & AI
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Travel & places
XEvansGambitx, CC BY-SA 4.0 Rising
Thomas Hobbs, CC BY-SA 2.0
Industries here
Media & entertainment 25Government & public sector 22Gaming 15Music 15Tech & software 7Sports & fitness 3Fashion & beauty 2Education 2Travel & tourism 1Retail & e-commerce 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
- Inflation3.5%Oct 2026 · −0.1 pts since Sept 2026Eurostat
- Unemployment6.3%Sept 2026Eurostat
- Consumer confidence97.6100 = long-run averageMay 2026 · −0.1 since Apr 2026OECD
- Central bank rate2.50%Oct 2026 · ±0.00 pts since Sept 2026BIS
- Real house prices0.1%Q2 2026 · +0.2 pts since Q1 2026BIS
- GDP growth0.6%2025 · +1.3 pts since 2024World Bank · CC BY 4.0
- Youth unemployment11.0%2025 · +0.6 pts since 2024World Bank (ILO estimate) · CC BY 4.0
Business
Society
- People online91.9%2025 · −3.0 pts since 2024World Bank (ITU) · CC BY 4.0
- Top concern48.0%Rising prices / inflation / cost of livingApr 2026European Commission, Standard Eurobarometer · CC BY 4.0
- Trust the national government51.0%Standard Eurobarometer 105Apr 2026 · +3.0 pts since Nov 2025European Commission, Standard Eurobarometer · CC BY 4.0
- Trust in the national government25.8%OECD Trust Survey2021OECD Trust Survey
- Trust the media56.0%Standard Eurobarometer 105Apr 2026European Commission, Standard Eurobarometer · CC BY 4.0
- Trust scientists70.0%Standard Eurobarometer 105Apr 2026European Commission, Standard Eurobarometer · CC BY 4.0
- Say humans mainly cause climate change37.8%survey of Facebook users2023Meta Data for Good and Yale Program on Climate Change Communication · CC0 (public domain)
- Want climate made a high government priority53.4%survey of Facebook users2023Meta Data for Good and Yale Program on Climate Change Communication · CC0 (public domain)
Charts
Netflix · TV
1Lupin
2Nobody Wants This
3The One About Matthew Perry
New
5A Couple of Lies
8Below
Falling
9The Fall of El Mayo
10The Trap
Falling
Netflix Top 10 · 2026-11-01
Netflix · Films
1Collision Course
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2Surviving Hurricane Otis
3A Minecraft Movie
Falling
4The Birthday Gift
5Das perfekte Geheimnis
6Animals
Falling
7Extrawurst
Falling
8Evil Dead Burn
Falling
9Halloween
10Halloween Kills
Netflix Top 10 · 2026-11-01
Apple Music · Artists
1Tate McRae
2Ashe
3HUGEL, Imael Angel & Ultra Naté
4The Killers
5Taylor Swift
6Mariah Carey
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7Shakira
8Adéla
10Olivia Rodrigo
Apple Music · 2026-11-08
Apple Podcasts · Shows
1Lanz & Precht
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2Thema des Tages
Falling
3Ö1 Journale
4RONZHEIMER.
5Inside Austria
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Schlobido, CC BY-SA 4.0 6Stories from History
7FALTER Radio
8Die Dunkelkammer – Der Investigativ-Podcast
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9Baywatch Berlin
Falling
10Hawi D'Ehre
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Apple Podcasts · 2026-11-08
App Store · Free apps
1VVT Tickets
2Claude by Anthropic
3ChatGPT
4Vinted: Sell vintage clothes
5Lidl
6CapCut
7Google Gemini
8WOW
9Uber
10C&A Mode Online Shop
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App Store · 2026-11-08
App Store · Paid apps
1Blitzer.de PRO
2AnkiMobile Flashcards
3Threema for iOS
4Manager for Scooters
5PeakFinder
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6Notfallguru
7Chromagraph Camera
8Atlas der Humananatomie 2027
9Babyphone 3G
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10HappyCow - Vegan Food Near You
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App Store · 2026-11-08
Steam · Top sellers
1Aion 2
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2Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4
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3Phantom Blade Zero
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4Counter-Strike 2
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6EA Sports FC 27
7Aniimo
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8War Thunder
9Crimson Desert
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10Probably Stolen
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Steam data provided by Valve · 2026-10-27
Data credits: App Store · Apple Music · Apple Podcasts · Google Trends · Netflix Top 10 · Steam data provided by Valve · Wikipedia. These signals show what people look up, watch, play and buy online. How it works.