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Europe · Monday, 9 November 2026

Austria

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Rising

  1. 1The One About Matthew Perry

    New

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

  2. 2Collision Course

    Breakout

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

  3. 3Anno 117

    Breakout

    Gaming · Steam · #6 in top sellers

  4. 4ProSieben

    Breakout

    Business & economy · Google Trends · 5,000+ searches

  5. Raph_PH, CC BY 2.0

    5The Killers

    Rising

    Music · Apple Music · #5 in songs


Top today

  1. Colleen Sturtevant, CC BY-SA 4.0

    1Katy Perry

    Rising

    Music · Apple Music · #31 in songs

  2. 2Collision Course

    Breakout

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

  3. 3Anno 117

    Breakout

    Gaming · Steam · #6 in top sellers

  4. 4ProSieben

    Breakout

    Business & economy · Google Trends · 5,000+ searches

  5. The White House, Public domain

    5Jensen Huang

    Breakout

    Business & economy · Google Trends · 1,000+ searches

  6. 6The One About Matthew Perry

    New

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

  7. Rockybiggs, CC BY-SA 4.0

    7Crystal Palace F.C.

    Breakout

    Sports · Google Trends · 5,000+ searches

  8. 8Grüffelo: Spiele

    New

    Gaming · App Store · #15 in paid apps

  9. 9Alles Finster

    Breakout

    Movies & TV · Google Trends · 200+ searches

  10. 10Potato Please

    Breakout

    Gaming · Steam · #10 in top sellers

Everyday apps here: miCal - der Kalender · Good Karma - Tägliche Sprüche · Knowunity: KI-Lern-App · MediaMarkt Österreich · foodora: Order food online. 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 2,762 articles by the country’s own news sites today. How we read the news

Share of the coverage

  1. 2.1% of the news · usually 1.7% · 57 articles

    Survey · Apr 2026 9% name “Health” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)

  2. 2.1% of the news · usually 1.6% · 57 articles

    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)

  3. 1.7% of the news · usually 2.0% · 48 articles
  4. Climate More than usual
    1.7% of the news · usually 0.8% · 2.1× usual · 48 articles

    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)

  5. 1.5% of the news · usually 1.2% · 40 articles

    Survey · Apr 2026 9% name “Threats to democracy (for example through information manipulation)” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)

  6. 0.9% of the news · usually 1.2% · 26 articles

    Survey · Apr 2026 8% name “Unemployment” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)

  7. Immigration More than usual
    0.9% of the news · usually 0.6% · 1.6× usual · 24 articles

    Survey · Apr 2026 14% name “Immigration” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)

  8. 0.4% of the news · usually 0.6% · 12 articles

    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)

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. 1ProSieben

    Breakout

    Business & economy · Google Trends · 5,000+ searches

  2. The White House, Public domain

    2Jensen Huang

    Breakout

    Business & economy · Google Trends · 1,000+ searches

  3. Polska Agencja Prasowa (PAP); cropped by Beyond My Ken ( talk ) 09:46, 12 May 2…, Public domain

    3Rudolf Höss

    New

    Politics & world affairs · Wikipedia · 2,560 reads

  4. The original uploader was RedSpruce at English Wikipedia . ( Original text: New…, Public domain

    4Roy Cohn

    New

    Politics & world affairs · Wikipedia · 2,087 reads

  5. Coolcaesar, CC BY-SA 4.0

    5Nvidia

    New

    Business & economy · Wikipedia · 2,047 reads

  6. Syn 2023, CC BY-SA 3.0 de

    6Ilse Aigner

    Rising

    Politics & world affairs · Wikipedia · 2,978 reads

  7. 7Maria

    Rising

    Business & economy · Wikipedia · 1,255 reads

  8. Daniel Torok, Public domain

    8Donald Trump

    Rising

    Politics & world affairs · Wikipedia · 1,475 reads

Rising on Google

Searches that grew the most in the week from Sunday, 1 November 2026, in most of the country’s regions.

  1. rapid wien – wolfsbergBreakout
  2. ried – laskBreakout
  3. mainz – bayernBreakout
  4. austria lustenau – gak+4,950%
  5. casino online casinod.pw 🇦🇹+4,250%
  6. blanca fernández ochoa+4,150%
  7. valencia – real madrid+3,350%
  8. sebastián lelio+3,200%
  9. mäc geiz+2,950%
  10. nottingham – man city+2,450%

Google Trends


By category

Business & economy

  1. 1ProSieben

    Breakout

    Google Trends · 5,000+ searches

  2. The White House, Public domain

    2Jensen Huang

    Breakout

    Google Trends · 1,000+ searches

  3. Coolcaesar, CC BY-SA 4.0

    3Nvidia

    New

    Wikipedia · 2,047 reads

Cars & transport

  1. 1Sun Seeker - Tracker & Compass

    App Store · #48 in paid apps

  2. Mr.choppers, CC BY-SA 3.0

    2Tesla Cybertruck

    Wikipedia · 155 reads

  3. 3ViennaMobil

    Everyday app

    GermanWienMobil

    App Store · #70 in free apps

Nature, climate & disasters

  1. 1WeatherPro

    App Store · #36 in paid apps

Crime & justice

  1. 1Mord auf Ex

    Weekly

    Apple Podcasts · #3 in podcasts

  2. 2Next Door Crimes

    Weekly

    Apple Podcasts · #8 in podcasts

  3. Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain

    3Kristallnacht

    New

    Wikipedia · 1,547 reads

Books, arts & history

  1. Schlobido, CC BY-SA 4.0

    1Stories from History

    Apple Podcasts · #6 in podcasts

  2. 2His2Go - Geschichte Podcast

    Apple Podcasts · #60 in podcasts

  3. 3Was bisher geschah

    Apple Podcasts · #15 in podcasts

Education & careers

  1. 1{unscripted} – Committed to freedom of opinion.

    German{ungeskriptet} - Der Meinungsfreiheit verpflichtet.

    Apple Podcasts · #17 in podcasts

  2. 2Knoten 3D (Knots 3D)

    App Store · #39 in paid apps

  3. 3Leitbruch

    App Store · #40 in paid apps

Fashion & beauty

  1. FLOTUS – Melania Trump, Public domain

    1Melania Trump

    Rising

    Google Trends · 500+ searches

  2. 2Babyphone 3G

    App Store · #41 in paid apps

  3. 3empfohlen.de: Geld verdienen

    App Store · #100 in free apps

Food & drink

  1. 1foodora: Order food online

    Everyday app

    Swedishfoodora: Beställ mat online

    App Store · #14 in free apps

  2. 2Lieferando.at

    Everyday app

    App Store · #52 in free apps

  3. 3McDonald's

    Everyday app

    App Store · #55 in free apps

Gaming

  1. 1Anno 117

    Breakout

    Steam · #6 in top sellers

  2. 2Grüffelo: Spiele

    New

    App Store · #15 in paid apps

  3. 3Potato Please

    Breakout

    Steam · #10 in top sellers

Health & wellness

  1. 1Psychologie to go!

    Apple Podcasts · #47 in podcasts

  2. 2Logify: Kalorienzähler & KI

    App Store · #31 in paid apps

  3. 3einfach. besser. essen.

    Apple Podcasts · #86 in podcasts

Money & crypto

  1. 1Trade Republic: Broker & Bank

    Everyday app

    App Store · #40 in free apps

  2. 2Klarna: Smarter everyday money

    Everyday app

    App Store · #42 in free apps

  3. 3George Austria

    Everyday app

    GermanGeorge Österreich

    App Store · #90 in free apps

Movies & TV

  1. 1Collision Course

    Breakout

    Netflix Top 10 · #1 in films

  2. 2The One About Matthew Perry

    New

    Netflix Top 10 · #3 in TV

  3. 3Alles Finster

    Breakout

    Google Trends · 200+ searches

Music

  1. Colleen Sturtevant, CC BY-SA 4.0

    1Katy Perry

    Rising

    Apple Music · #31 in songs

  2. Raph_PH, CC BY 2.0

    2The Killers

    Rising

    Apple Music · #5 in songs

  3. Matthew Rolston; Distributed by Epic Records, Public domain

    3Michael Jackson

    Rising

    Apple Music · #36 in songs

Celebrities & creators

  1. 1Hedwig Höß

    Rising

    Wikipedia · 974 reads

  2. 2Edeltalk - mit Dominik & Kevin

    Rising

    Apple Podcasts · #38 in podcasts

  3. 3Clara Asch

    Rising

    Wikipedia · 643 reads

Politics & world affairs

  1. 1Thema des Tages

    Rising

    Apple Podcasts · #1 in podcasts

  2. Polska Agencja Prasowa (PAP); cropped by Beyond My Ken ( talk ) 09:46, 12 May 2…, Public domain

    2Rudolf Höss

    New

    Wikipedia · 2,560 reads

  3. The original uploader was RedSpruce at English Wikipedia . ( Original text: New…, Public domain

    3Roy Cohn

    New

    Wikipedia · 2,087 reads

Science & space

  1. 1Bernhard Heinzlmaier

    Rising

    Wikipedia · 857 reads

  2. 2Alice S. Huang

    Rising

    Wikipedia · 738 reads

  3. 3ZEIT WISSEN. Woher weißt Du das?

    Apple Podcasts · #51 in podcasts

Society & beliefs

  1. 1Frühstück bei mir

    Rising

    Apple Podcasts · #10 in podcasts

  2. Alokjain19883105, CC BY-SA 4.0

    2Diwali

    Rising

    Wikipedia · 673 reads

  3. 3Tim Gabel Podcast

    Apple Podcasts · #48 in podcasts

Sports

  1. Rockybiggs, CC BY-SA 4.0

    1Crystal Palace F.C.

    Breakout

    Google Trends · 5,000+ searches

  2. Snoflaxe, CC0

    2Jonas Schuster

    Breakout

    Google Trends · 2,000+ searches

  3. Pavel Hrdlička (Czech Wikipedia user Packa ), CC BY-SA 4.0

    3Franziska Preuß

    Rising

    Google Trends · 1,000+ searches

Startups

  1. 1Anthropic

    Google Trends · 100+ searches

  2. 21win

    Wikipedia · 241 reads

Tech & AI

  1. 1NaziCrimesAtlas

    Rising

    Wikipedia · 599 reads

  2. 2TeamSpeak 3

    App Store · #18 in paid apps

  3. 3ProCamera. Raw+ Manual Camera

    App Store · #20 in paid apps

Travel & places

  1. User:Mateus2019, CC BY 3.0 de

    1Slovenia

    Rising

    Google Trends · 1,000+ searches

  2. XEvansGambitx, CC BY-SA 4.0

    2Kraków

    Rising

    Wikipedia · 782 reads

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

    3Austria

    Wikipedia · 698 reads


Industries here

Gaming 21Government & public sector 13Media & entertainment 9Sports & fitness 9Music 6Travel & tourism 2Education 2Science & research 2Fashion & beauty 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

  • 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

  • Business confidence98.7100 = long-run averageApr 2026 · +0.1 since Mar 2026OECD
  • New businesses95.92021 = 100Q3 2026 · −2.4 since Q2 2026Eurostat
  • Bankruptcy declarations233.32021 = 100Q3 2026 · +10.9 since Q2 2026Eurostat

Research

Most-published fields last month

  • Artificial Intelligence
    145 papers
  • Molecular Biology
    135 papers
  • Astronomy and Astrophysics
    130 papers

OpenAlex

    Society


    Charts

    Netflix · TV

    1. 1Lupin

    2. 2Nobody Wants This

    3. 3The One About Matthew Perry

      New

    4. 5A Couple of Lies

    5. 8Below

      Falling

    6. 9The Fall of El Mayo

    7. 10The Trap

      Falling

    Netflix Top 10 · 2026-11-01

    Netflix · Films

    1. 1Collision Course

      Breakout

    2. 2Surviving Hurricane Otis

    3. 3A Minecraft Movie

      Falling

    4. 4The Birthday Gift

    5. 5Das perfekte Geheimnis

    6. 6Animals

      Falling

    7. 7Extrawurst

      Falling

    8. 8Evil Dead Burn

      Falling

    9. 9Halloween

    10. 10Halloween Kills

    Netflix Top 10 · 2026-11-01

    Apple Music · Artists

    1. 1Tate McRae

    2. 2Ashe

    3. 3HUGEL, Imael Angel & Ultra Naté

    4. 4Mariah Carey

    5. Raph_PH, CC BY 2.0

      5The Killers

      Rising

    6. 6Wham!

    7. 7Olivia Rodrigo

    8. 8Taylor Swift

    9. 9Adéla

    Apple Music · 2026-11-10

    Apple Podcasts · Shows

    1. 1Thema des Tages

      Rising

    2. 2Ö1 Journale

      Rising

    3. 3Mord auf Ex

      Rising

    4. 4RONZHEIMER.

    5. 5Lanz & Precht

      Falling

    6. Schlobido, CC BY-SA 4.0

      6Stories from History

    7. 7Inside Austria

    8. 8Next Door Crimes

      Rising

    9. 9FALTER Radio

    10. 10Frühstück bei mir

      Rising

    Show the top 100

      Apple Podcasts · 2026-11-10

      App Store · Free apps

      1. 1Claude by Anthropic

      2. 2VVT Tickets

      3. 3ChatGPT

      4. 4Shop

      5. 5Google Gemini

      6. 6Vinted: Sell vintage clothes

      7. 7ID Austria

      8. 8Meine ÖGK

      9. 9CapCut

      10. 10Lidl

      Show the top 100

        App Store · 2026-11-10

        App Store · Paid apps

        1. 1Blitzer.de PRO

        2. 2AnkiMobile Flashcards

        3. 3Threema for iOS

        4. 4Manager for Scooters

        5. 5PeakFinder

        6. 6Chromagraph Camera

        7. 7Procreate

        8. 8TeleGuard

        9. 9Rupteur Sensor

        10. 10miCal - der Kalender

          Rising

        Show the top 50

          App Store · 2026-11-10

          Steam · Top sellers

          1. 1Aion 2

          2. 2Counter-Strike 2

            Rising

          3. 3Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4

            Falling

          4. 4Football Manager 27

            Rising

          5. 5EA Sports FC 27

          6. 6Anno 117

            Breakout

          7. 8Phantom Blade Zero

            Falling

          8. 9Final Fantasy XIV

            Breakout

          9. 10Potato Please

            Breakout

          Show the top 100

            Steam data provided by Valve · 2026-11-03


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