Streaming and screen culture
21.9% of attention this weekMost readWikipedia
- Stacy Keach6.9k views
- David Walliams4.9k views
- Ronald Zehrfeld3.4k views
The week of 7 Nov to 13 Nov · Compared with the world
Switzerland
The zeitgeist this week
What stands out in Switzerland’s attention is AI everywhere (5.5%, 1.8× the world). The news sounds brighter than usual.
Switzerland’s zeitgeist, by theme
Its Wikipedia reading this week, each page counted once, in its main theme · Select a theme to see what’s inside it · How it’s counted
Current stories
The stories and events behind this week
Blind spots
Where attention and coverage don’t line up
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Switzerland · The week of 7 Nov to 13 Nov
Seen from inside and outside
How the world sees this country this week: the news abroad, pictures and videos.
Switzerland, officially the Swiss Confederation, is a landlocked country located at the intersection of Central, Western, and Southern Europe. It is bordered by Germany to the north, France to the west, Austria and Liechtenstein to the east, and Italy to the south.
- Zurich-Aktie etwas tiefer: ZIF Immobilien Direkt Schweiz will Kapital erhöhenfinanzen.ch
- «Le Visage du capital», de Laurent Binet, ou quand un procès devient aussi captivant qu'un romanletemps.ch
- A1: des vaches sur l'autoroute ont perturbé le trafic près de Morges24heures.ch
- Paraguay: Ex-Präsident Peña in Untersuchungshafttagesanzeiger.ch
- GIFF 2026 : "La Gradiva" de Marine Atlan remporte le Reflet d'Orrts.ch
- Cracovie: ce que l'on sait de la fusillade qui a fait six mortstdg.ch
- Delhi world's most polluted major city on eve of Diwali, Swiss group saysthestar.com.my · 4 outlets
- New way of detecting date-rape drug use found in Switzerlandphilstar.com · 3 outlets
- Forget Switzerland! This Kashmir train ride offers stunning snow-covered mountain views at a fraction of the costmoneycontrol.com
- Switzerland and International IDEA sign new multiyear core funding agreement to support democracyidea.int
- 스위스 주장 자카, 종아리 부상으로 네이션스리그 2경기 결장etoday.co.kr
- 何猷亨旧爱名媛陈可欣晒照曝喜讯 瑞士顶级医院诞下儿子 | 娱乐orientaldaily.com.my
Pictures
![The Greater Zurich Area, home to 1.5 million inhabitants and 150,000 companies, is one of the most important economic centres in the world.[151]](https://img.currentzeitgeist.com/c/f7d2d7066b8db3cd272ed214.jpg)
The Greater Zurich Area, home to 1.5 million inhabitants and 150,000 companies, is one of the most important economic centres in the world.[151]Hansueli Krapf This file was uploaded with Commonist . · CC BY-SA 3.0 
Traditional wrestlingRoman Koch · CC BY-SA 3.0 
Farmer families, dressed in traditional clothing, guiding cattle down from the Swiss AlpsBen-Xi · CC BY-SA 4.0 
Old wooden houses in ZinalEarth explorer · Public domain 
Switzerland's mountainous terrain helps to store gold in underground bunkers.Simon Koopmann · CC BY-SA 2.5 
Founded in 44 BC by Lucius Munatius Plancus, Augusta Raurica (near Basel) was the first Roman settlement on the Rhine and is now among the most important…Wladyslaw · CC BY-SA 3.0
![The Greater Zurich Area, home to 1.5 million inhabitants and 150,000 companies, is one of the most important economic centres in the world.[151]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Aerial_view_of_Zurich.JPG)
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Photos from Wikipedia’s articles, on Wikimedia Commons
Switzerland · The week of 7 Nov to 13 Nov
Who’s in the news
The people and organizations named in the most news stories about this place this week.
People
Daniel Torok, Public domain 10.4× last week
11.9× last week
8.3× last week
6.8× last week
28.5× last week
4.8× last week
Organizations
The New York Times Company, Public domain 2.0× last week
4.3× last week
8.3× last week
Switzerland · The week of 30 Oct to 5 Nov
On social media
Going around online in Switzerland
What Switzerland’s own news sites say went viral, trended or got people talking online this week
- UK: Harry and Meghan in Brussels to discuss young people and social medialematin.ch · 4 Nov ·
Translated from French - TikTok: Study refutes any role as an incubator of violencerts.ch · 4 Nov · Translated from French
- Picdump 212 – Memes, balm for the soulwatson.ch · 4 Nov ·
Translated from German - Midterms 2026: The funniest memes and reactions to Trump’s defeatwatson.ch · 4 Nov · Translated from German
- Fascization and digitalization: “You can’t arrest a meme”woz.ch · 4 Nov · Translated from German
- Oiviredet: Unemployed Zurich academic goes viralbazonline.ch · 3 Nov · Translated from German
- Terror alert in Moscow: teenager arrested over TikTok threats after tip from the United Stateslaregione.ch · 1 Nov ·
Translated from Italian
Headlines: GDELT, from each country’s own news sites; each links to its article
Switzerland
Discussion
Switzerland · The week of 7 Nov to 13 Nov
Startups people read about
Switzerland · Friday, 13 November 2026
Trending
No written brief today: there’s too little data for one, or the draft didn’t pass our checks.
Rising
New
J24N, CC BY-SA 4.0 4SDM
Breakout
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Top today
iHeartRadioCA, CC BY 3.0 Rising
New
J24N, CC BY-SA 4.0 5SDM
Breakout
The White House, Public domain New
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New
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Everyday apps here: Shadowrocket · Microsoft Outlook · Uber · MapOut · Blitzer.de PRO. 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 1,572 articles by the country’s own news sites today. How we read the news
Share of the coverage
- Agenda - Faith and War - Photo Exhibition (tio.ch · Translated from Italian)
- Jede 10. Backware bei Migros und Coop aus dem Ausland (derbund.ch)
- Agenda - Faith and War - Photo Exhibition (tio.ch ·
- Heilpädagoge für KI-Lernbot ausgezeichnet (volksstimme.ch)
- SWISS PROCESS DAY 2026: Prozessmanagement wird strategisch, KI übernimmt die Fleissarbeit (computerworld.ch)
- Was in Zizers entsteht, wirkt weltweit (suedostschweiz.ch)
- Vaccinazioni | lo scudo d'inverno (zazoom.it)
- Polarwirbel schwächelt so früh wie noch nie: Droht ein eisiger Winter? (20min.ch)
- S'pore steps up carbon market push forward with grants, new initiatives at COP31 (straitstimes.com)
Survey · 2023 72% Worried about climate change (Climate Change Opinion Survey (Meta, Yale), survey of Facebook users)
- Drum prüfe, wer sich ewig bindet! (volksstimme.ch)
- Zürcher Kantonsrat lanciert «Weg der Demokratie» (tagesanzeiger.ch)
How the news sounds
- Tone−1.1positive minus negative words per 100usually −1.5The GDELT Project
- Anxiety0.9× usual2.9 words per 1,000usually 3.1The GDELT Project
- Fear0.8× usual0.9 words per 1,000usually 1.0The GDELT Project
- Anger0.9× usual5.6 words per 1,000usually 6.5The GDELT Project
- Sadness1.0× usual8.0 words per 1,000usually 7.8The GDELT Project
- Happiness1.0× usual5.4 words per 1,000usually 5.4The GDELT Project
- Financial uncertainty1.1× usual9.0 words per 1,000usually 8.5The 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.
The White House, Public domain New
Coolcaesar, CC BY-SA 4.0 Rising
New
Breakout
OSeveno, CC BY-SA 3.0 Rising
Emily J. Higgins, Public domain Rising
Rising
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Rising on Google
Searches that grew the most in the week from Sunday, 1 November 2026, in most of the country’s regions.
By category
Business & economy
The White House, Public domain New
Coolcaesar, CC BY-SA 4.0 Rising
New
Cars & transport
Kevin Abato , www.grenexmedia.com, CC BY-SA 3.0 Everyday app
Everyday app
Nature, climate & disasters
Everyday app
Crime & justice
Maya-Anaïs Yataghène from Paris, France, CC BY 2.0 Rising
Weekly
Falling
Books, arts & history
Falling
Fashion & beauty
Myles Kalus Anak Jihem, CC BY-SA 4.0 Benoit Roubertou, CC BY 4.0
Gaming
Back
Breakout
New
Health & wellness
Everyday app
Money & crypto
Everyday app
Everyday app
Everyday app
Celebrities & creators
J24N, CC BY-SA 4.0 1SDM
Breakout
Back
Weekly
Politics & world affairs
Weekly
OSeveno, CC BY-SA 3.0 Rising
Rising
Science & space
- SRF Wissen
2Aha! Ten Minutes of Everyday Knowledge
Aha! Zehn Minuten Alltags-Wissen- Das Wissen | SWR
Society & beliefs
Silar, CC BY-SA 4.0 Rising
Sports
New
Breakout
Bryan Berlin, CC BY-SA 4.0 Rising
Travel & places
Juan Antonio Segal, CC BY-SA 4.0 Rising
Yann Caradec from Paris, France, CC BY-SA 2.0 Rising
Ralf Roletschek, CC BY-SA 1.0 fi Rising
Industries here
Gaming 20Sports & fitness 14Government & public sector 11Media & entertainment 10Music 7Travel & tourism 1Tech & software 1Health & pharma 1Education 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
- Inflation1.2%Sept 2026Eurostat
- Unemployment3.1%Jul 2026 · +0.0 pts since Jun 2026World Bank GEM · CC BY 4.0
- Consumer confidence96.9100 = long-run averageMay 2026 · −0.4 since Apr 2026OECD
- Central bank rate0.00%Oct 2026 · ±0.00 pts since Sept 2026BIS
- Real house prices3.0%Q2 2026 · −1.6 pts since Q1 2026BIS
- GDP growth1.3%2025 · −0.1 pts since 2024World Bank · CC BY 4.0
- Currency vs the euro0.927CHF per euro13 Nov 2026 · euro +1.3% since 6 Nov 2026European Central Bank · available free of charge from the ECB
Business
- Business confidence99.9100 = long-run averageApr 2026 · −0.3 since Mar 2026OECD
Research
Most-published fields last month
- Artificial Intelligence
- Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
- Molecular Biology
Society
- Trust in the national government61.9%OECD Trust Survey2023OECD Trust Survey
- Say humans mainly cause climate change44.2%survey of Facebook users2023Meta Data for Good and Yale Program on Climate Change Communication · CC0 (public domain)
- Want climate made a high government priority62.0%survey of Facebook users2023Meta Data for Good and Yale Program on Climate Change Communication · CC0 (public domain)
Charts
Netflix · TV
1Lupin
2Taken: Natalee Holloway
New
3A Couple of Lies
4Black Doves
5Dead-End Job
6Nobody Wants This
Falling
7The One About Matthew Perry
Falling
9Anesthesia
Netflix Top 10 · 2026-11-08
Netflix · Films
1Collision Course
2My Best Friend
New
3A Dog's Perfect Christmas
New
4Sinners
5Ninho: Fame Ain’t Worth It
6The Birthday Gift
Falling
7Sing 2
8Unprotected: Murder in Galicia
9Christmas in Love
10Heist
Netflix Top 10 · 2026-11-08
Apple Music · Artists
1Tate McRae
2Karol G
J24N, CC BY-SA 4.0 3SDM
Breakout
4HUGEL, Imael Angel & Ultra Naté
5Olivia Dean
6Shakira
7Adéla
8Temper City
Falling
9Season 25
Apple Music · 2026-11-14
Apple Podcasts · Shows
1Echo der Zeit
2Lanz & Precht
Breakout
3Mord auf Ex
Falling
4Les Grosses Têtes
5Baywatch Berlin
Breakout
6RONZHEIMER.
Falling
7Hotel Matze
8NZZ Akzent
9Apropos – der tägliche Podcast
Falling
10Kaulitz Hills - Senf aus Hollywood
Falling
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Apple Podcasts · 2026-11-14
App Store · Free apps
1Claude by Anthropic
2Raiffeisen
3debiX+
4DOSENBACH
5AGOV access
Falling
6Shop
7ChatGPT
8Die Schweizerische Post
9Allianz
10Google Gemini
Show the top 100
App Store · 2026-11-14
App Store · Paid apps
1iTheorie Auto Theorie Schweiz
2Blitzer.de PRO
3Threema for iOS
4Auto Theorie Fahrlehrer24
5AnkiMobile Flashcards
6iTheorie Mofa & E-Bike Schweiz
Falling
7AutoTheorie in 7 Minuten CH
8TypeDraw
9Monash FODMAP Diet
10Bootstheorie A+D Schweiz
Back
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App Store · 2026-11-14
Steam · Top sellers
1Aion 2
2Counter-Strike 2
Rising
3Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4
Falling
4Football Manager 27
Rising
5EA Sports FC 27
7Anno 117
Breakout
8Phantom Blade Zero
Falling
Breakout
10Cyberpunk 2077
Rising
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Steam data provided by Valve · 2026-11-03
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.