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Europe · Saturday, 7 November 2026

Switzerland

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


Rising

  1. 1Schweizer Jasstafel

    Rising

    Gaming · App Store · #13 in paid apps

  2. 2The One About Matthew Perry

    New

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

  3. Raph_PH, CC BY 4.0

    3Olivia Dean

    Rising

    Music · Apple Music · #19 in songs

  4. 4Collision Course

    Breakout

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

  5. 5Football Manager 27

    Breakout

    Gaming · Steam · #8 in top sellers


Top today

  1. 1Lupin

    Weekly

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

  2. 2Collision Course

    Breakout

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

  3. The White House, Public domain

    3Stephen Miller

    New

    Politics & world affairs · Wikipedia · 3,507 reads

  4. 4Schweizer Jasstafel

    Rising

    Gaming · App Store · #13 in paid apps

  5. 5The One About Matthew Perry

    New

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

  6. 6Football Manager 27

    Breakout

    Gaming · Steam · #8 in top sellers

  7. Kilian J. Kessler, CC BY-SA 2.0

    7Bligg

    New

    Music · Wikipedia · 2,459 reads

  8. 8Phantom Blade Zero

    Breakout

    Gaming · Steam · #4 in top sellers

  9. 9The Birthday Gift

    New

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

  10. 10Netflix Game Controller

    Weekly

    Tech & AI · App Store · #26 in free apps

Everyday apps here: Ochsner Shoes · C&A Mode Online Shop · DOSENBACH · Moment Pro Camera II · Chromagraph 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 849 articles by the country’s own news sites today. How we read the news

Share of the coverage

  1. Democracy and elections More than usual
    3.4% of the news · usually 2.0% · 1.7× usual · 29 articles
  2. 2.9% of the news · usually 2.6% · 25 articles
  3. 1.9% of the news · usually 1.1% · 1.8× usual · 16 articles
  4. 1.2% of the news · usually 2.4% · 10 articles
  5. 0.8% of the news · usually 1.8% · 7 articles
  6. 0.6% of the news · usually 1.1% · 5 articles

    Survey · 2023 72% Worried about climate change (Climate Change Opinion Survey (Meta, Yale), survey of Facebook users)

  7. 0.5% of the news · usually 0.9% · 4 articles
  8. 0.1% of the news · usually 0.8% · 1 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. The White House, Public domain

    1Stephen Miller

    New

    Politics & world affairs · Wikipedia · 3,507 reads

  2. Superbass, CC BY-SA 4.0

    2Hubert Aiwanger

    New

    Politics & world affairs · Wikipedia · 1,076 reads

  3. The White House, Public domain

    3Susie Wiles

    Rising

    Politics & world affairs · Wikipedia · 912 reads

  4. U.S. Senate Photographic Studio, Public domain

    4Jon Ossoff

    Rising

    Politics & world affairs · Wikipedia · 827 reads

  5. 52026 United States elections

    Rising

    Politics & world affairs · Wikipedia · 762 reads

  6. Presidencia de la República del Ecuador, Public domain

    6Santiago Peña

    Rising

    Politics & world affairs · Wikipedia · 895 reads

  7. Syn 2023, CC BY-SA 3.0 de

    7Ilse Aigner

    Rising

    Politics & world affairs · Wikipedia · 1,525 reads

  8. Antonioaesparza, CC BY-SA 4.0

    8James Talarico

    Rising

    Politics & world affairs · Wikipedia · 672 reads

Rising on Google

Searches that grew the most in the week from Sunday, 25 October 2026, in most of the country’s regions.

  1. baur au lac hotel+4,300%
  2. michelle gisin+3,900%
  3. bayern – dortmund+3,700%
  4. st. gallen – servette+2,900%
  5. alain prost+2,800%
  6. bayern dortmund+2,800%
  7. barcelona – alaves+2,600%
  8. barcelone – deportivo alavés+2,150%
  9. otto waalkes+1,850%
  10. le havre – paris-sg+1,550%

Google Trends


By category

Business & economy

  1. Press Service of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, CC BY 4.0

    1Dana White

    Rising

    Wikipedia · 507 reads

  2. KovacsDaniel, CC BY-SA 4.0

    2Peter Zumthor

    Rising

    Wikipedia · 369 reads

  3. 320 Minuten

    Google Trends · 1,000+ searches

Cars & transport

  1. 1MapOut

    Everyday app

    App Store · #15 in paid apps

  2. 2Blitzer.de PRO

    Everyday app

    App Store · #1 in paid apps

  3. 3Shell

    Everyday app

    App Store · #76 in free apps

Nature, climate & disasters

  1. 1WeatherPro

    Everyday app

    App Store · #33 in paid apps

Crime & justice

  1. Aruba Police Force (KPA, #13234), Public domain

    1Joran van der Sloot

    Rising

    Wikipedia · 650 reads

  2. 2ARD Crime Time – Der True Crime Podcast

    Apple Podcasts · #11 in podcasts

Books, arts & history

  1. J. Malcolm Greany, Public domain

    1Ansel Adams

    Wikipedia · 1,272 reads

  2. 2Films based on works by Edgar Wallace

    Apple Podcasts · #47 in podcasts

  3. 3Was bisher geschah

    Apple Podcasts · #24 in podcasts

Education & careers

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

    Rising

    German{ungeskriptet} - Der Meinungsfreiheit verpflichtet.

    Apple Podcasts · #19 in podcasts

  2. 2One Hour of History – Deutschlandfunk Nova

    GermanEine Stunde History - Deutschlandfunk Nova

    Apple Podcasts · #46 in podcasts

  3. 3Learning with Johnny

    GermanWissen mit Johnny

    Apple Podcasts · #33 in podcasts

Fashion & beauty

  1. 1OmTV daily video

    App Store · #78 in free apps

  2. 2Fressnapf App

    App Store · #83 in free apps

  3. FLOTUS – Melania Trump, Public domain

    3Melania Trump

    Wikipedia · 191 reads

Food & drink

  1. 1McDonald's

    Everyday app

    App Store · #55 in free apps

  2. 2Just Eat CH

    Everyday app

    App Store · #32 in free apps

Gaming

  1. 1Schweizer Jasstafel

    Rising

    App Store · #13 in paid apps

  2. 2Football Manager 27

    Breakout

    Steam · #8 in top sellers

  3. 3Phantom Blade Zero

    Breakout

    Steam · #4 in top sellers

Health & wellness

  1. 1Notfallguru

    App Store · #36 in paid apps

  2. 2Georg Werner

    Wikipedia · 257 reads

  3. 3Monash FODMAP Diet

    Everyday app

    App Store · #12 in paid apps

Money & crypto

  1. 1Klarna: Smarter everyday money

    Falling Everyday app

    App Store · #64 in free apps

  2. 2PostFinance TWINT

    Everyday app

    App Store · #87 in free apps

Movies & TV

  1. 1Lupin

    Weekly

    Netflix Top 10 · #1 in TV

  2. 2Collision Course

    Breakout

    Netflix Top 10 · #1 in films

  3. 3The One About Matthew Perry

    New

    Netflix Top 10 · #2 in TV

Music

  1. Kilian J. Kessler, CC BY-SA 2.0

    1Bligg

    New

    Wikipedia · 2,459 reads

  2. Gorupdebesanez, CC BY-SA 3.0

    2Leonard Cohen

    New

    Wikipedia · 1,781 reads

  3. Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 4.0

    3Russell Brand

    Breakout

    Wikipedia · 1,248 reads

Celebrities & creators

  1. 1Die Sprechstunde – mit Moser & Schelker

    Weekly

    Apple Podcasts · #5 in podcasts

  2. Office of the Vice President, Public domain

    2Katie Miller

    Rising

    Wikipedia · 827 reads

  3. 3Hobbylos

    Rising

    Apple Podcasts · #36 in podcasts

Politics & world affairs

  1. The White House, Public domain

    1Stephen Miller

    New

    Wikipedia · 3,507 reads

  2. Superbass, CC BY-SA 4.0

    2Hubert Aiwanger

    New

    Wikipedia · 1,076 reads

  3. The White House, Public domain

    3Susie Wiles

    Rising

    Wikipedia · 912 reads

Science & space

  1. 1Knowledge | SWR

    Rising

    GermanDas Wissen | SWR

    Apple Podcasts · #39 in podcasts

  2. 2SRF Knowledge

    GermanSRF Wissen

    Apple Podcasts · #76 in podcasts

  3. 3radioWissen

    Apple Podcasts · #65 in podcasts

Society & beliefs

  1. 1Sternstunde Philosophie

    Weekly

    Apple Podcasts · #9 in podcasts

  2. 2The Ezra Klein Show

    Rising

    Apple Podcasts · #26 in podcasts

  3. 3Relationship Universe

    Rising

    Apple Podcasts · #8 in podcasts

Sports

  1. Lanthan2003, CC BY-SA 4.0

    1Miro Muheim

    Breakout

    Google Trends · 1,000+ searches

  2. si.robi, CC BY-SA 2.0

    2Luca Van Assche

    Rising

    Wikipedia · 657 reads

  3. Yu Chu Chin, CC BY-SA 4.0

    3Kimi Antonelli

    Rising

    Wikipedia · 440 reads

Startups

  1. 1Lime

    App Store · #93 in free apps

Tech & AI

  1. 1Netflix Game Controller

    Weekly

    App Store · #26 in free apps

  2. Anna Archivist, CC0

    2Anna's Archive

    Wikipedia · 1,815 reads

  3. 3WayShot:Aesthetic Photo Editor

    App Store · #35 in free apps

Travel & places

  1. XEvansGambitx, CC BY-SA 4.0

    1Kraków

    Rising

    Wikipedia · 629 reads

  2. 2LiveATC Air Radio

    App Store · #22 in paid apps

  3. Schulerst, CC BY-SA 3.0

    3Zug

    Google Trends · 1,000+ searches


Industries here

Media & entertainment 21Gaming 19Music 16Government & public sector 16Sports & fitness 4Travel & tourism 2Tech & software 2Education 1Science & research 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
  • Youth unemployment9.0%2025 · +0.8 pts since 2024World Bank (ILO estimate) · CC BY 4.0
  • Currency vs the euro0.914CHF per euro6 Nov 2026 · euro −0.6% since 30 Oct 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

  • Molecular Biology
    296 papers
  • Artificial Intelligence
    289 papers
  • Surgery
    228 papers

OpenAlex

    Society


    Charts

    Netflix · TV

    1. 1Lupin

    2. 2The One About Matthew Perry

      New

    3. 3Nobody Wants This

      Falling

    4. 4A Couple of Lies

    5. 7The Fall of El Mayo

    6. 9The Diplomat

      Falling

    7. 10Below

      Falling

    Netflix Top 10 · 2026-11-01

    Netflix · Films

    1. 1Collision Course

      Breakout

    2. 2Surviving Hurricane Otis

      Falling

    3. 3The Birthday Gift

      New

    4. 4Animals

      Falling

    5. 5A Minecraft Movie

      Falling

    6. 6Unabomber

    7. 7You, Me, Us

    8. 8Hot Wheels Let's Race: Attack of the T-Rex

      Falling

    9. 9Far and Away

    10. 10Armored

    Netflix Top 10 · 2026-11-01

    Apple Music · Artists

    1. 1Tate McRae

    2. 2Karol G

    3. 3HUGEL, Imael Angel & Ultra Naté

    4. 4Shakira

    5. 5Adéla

    6. 6Pink

    7. 7Temper City

    8. 8Mariah Carey

      Rising

    9. 9Zara Larsson

    Apple Music · 2026-11-08

    Apple Podcasts · Shows

    1. 1Echo der Zeit

    2. 2Lanz & Precht

    3. 3RONZHEIMER.

    4. 4Les Grosses Têtes

    5. 5Die Sprechstunde – mit Moser & Schelker

      Breakout

    6. 6Baywatch Berlin

    7. 7Mord auf Ex

    8. 8Relationship Universe

      Rising

    9. 9Sternstunde Philosophie

      Breakout

    10. 10TRUE CRIME 187

    Show the top 100

      Apple Podcasts · 2026-11-08

      App Store · Free apps

      1. 1Raiffeisen

      2. 2DOSENBACH

        Rising

      3. 3Claude by Anthropic

        Falling

      4. 4C&A Mode Online Shop

        Rising

      5. 5debiX+

      6. 6ChatGPT

      7. 7Allianz

      8. 8Shop

      9. 9AGOV access

        Falling

      10. 10Uber

      Show the top 100

        App Store · 2026-11-08

        App Store · Paid apps

        1. 1Blitzer.de PRO

        2. 2iTheorie Auto Theorie Schweiz

        3. 3Threema for iOS

        4. 4AnkiMobile Flashcards

        5. 5iTheorie Mofa & E-Bike Schweiz

        6. 6Auto Theorie Fahrlehrer24

        7. 7AutoTheorie in 7 Minuten CH

        8. 8Babyphone 3G

        9. 9Chromagraph Camera

          Rising

        10. 10Faiseurs Secrets

        Show the top 50

          App Store · 2026-11-08

          Steam · Top sellers

          1. 1Aion 2

            Rising

          2. 2Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4

            Falling

          3. 3Counter-Strike 2

          4. 4Phantom Blade Zero

            Breakout

          5. 6EA Sports FC 27

            Falling

          6. 7Aniimo

            Rising

          7. 8Football Manager 27

            Breakout

          8. 9War Thunder

          9. 10Crimson Desert

            Breakout

          Show the top 100

            Steam data provided by Valve · 2026-10-27


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