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Europe · Wednesday, 11 November 2026

Switzerland

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Rising

  1. 1Cleartune

    Back

    Music · App Store · #14 in paid apps

  2. 2Taken: Natalee Holloway

    New

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

  3. 3Anno 117

    Breakout

    Gaming · Steam · #7 in top sellers

  4. 4My Best Friend

    New

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

  5. Brian Ziff, CC BY-SA 4.0

    5The Weeknd

    Rising

    Music · Apple Music · #48 in songs


Top today

  1. 1Black Doves

    Rising

    Movies & TV · Netflix Top 10 · #4 in TV

  2. 2Cleartune

    Back

    Music · App Store · #14 in paid apps

  3. 3Taken: Natalee Holloway

    New

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

  4. Columbia Pictures Television, Public domain

    4Stacy Keach

    Breakout

    Music · Google Trends · 2,000+ searches

  5. 5My Best Friend

    New

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

  6. 6météo demain

    Breakout

    Other · Google Trends · 5,000+ searches

  7. The White House, Public domain

    7Jensen Huang

    New

    Business & economy · Wikipedia · 3,708 reads

  8. 8NZZ Geopolitik

    Weekly

    Politics & world affairs · Apple Podcasts · #24 in podcasts

  9. 9iTheorie Traktor Theorie 2026

    Rising

    Gaming · App Store · #13 in paid apps

  10. 10Emergency call

    Breakout

    Other · Google Trends · 2,000+ searches

Everyday apps here: JOYA - Einfach laden. · HappyCow - Vegan Food Near You · Rumpfzirkel · Monash FODMAP Diet · myAXA CH. 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 1,682 articles by the country’s own news sites today. How we read the news

Share of the coverage

  1. 3.3% of the news · usually 2.4% · 55 articles
  2. Jobs and work More than usual
    2.8% of the news · usually 1.3% · 2.2× usual · 47 articles
  3. 2.2% of the news · usually 2.1% · 37 articles
  4. 2.2% of the news · usually 2.7% · 37 articles
  5. Climate More than usual
    1.6% of the news · usually 1.0% · 1.6× usual · 27 articles

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

  6. 1.2% of the news · usually 0.9% · 20 articles
  7. 1.1% of the news · usually 1.7% · 19 articles
  8. 0.9% of the news · usually 0.7% · 15 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

    1Jensen Huang

    New

    Business & economy · Wikipedia · 3,708 reads

  2. 2Michaël Buffat

    Breakout

    Politics & world affairs · Google Trends · 100+ searches

  3. Coolcaesar, CC BY-SA 4.0

    3Nvidia

    Breakout

    Business & economy · Wikipedia · 1,260 reads

  4. Pieter Brueghel the Elder, Public domain

    4St. Martin's Day

    Rising

    Society & beliefs · Wikipedia · 899 reads

  5. Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0

    5Remembrance Day

    Rising

    Society & beliefs · Wikipedia · 627 reads

  6. Comet Photo AG (Zürich), CC BY-SA 4.0

    6Stephan Schmidheiny

    Rising

    Business & economy · Wikipedia · 626 reads

  7. U.S. Department of Defense, Public domain

    7Pete Hegseth

    Rising

    Politics & world affairs · Wikipedia · 735 reads

  8. 8SS United States

    Rising

    Business & economy · Wikipedia · 611 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. luzern – young boys+3,100%
  2. wiley maple+2,350%
  3. urs kliby+2,200%
  4. valencia – real madrid+2,100%
  5. mainz – bayern+2,000%
  6. valence – real madrid+1,600%
  7. fabienne louves+1,300%
  8. sebastián lelio+1,250%
  9. flüelapass+1,200%
  10. grasshoppers – lausanne-sport+1,200%

Google Trends


By category

Business & economy

  1. The White House, Public domain

    1Jensen Huang

    New

    Wikipedia · 3,708 reads

  2. Coolcaesar, CC BY-SA 4.0

    2Nvidia

    Breakout

    Wikipedia · 1,260 reads

  3. Comet Photo AG (Zürich), CC BY-SA 4.0

    3Stephan Schmidheiny

    Rising

    Wikipedia · 626 reads

Cars & transport

  1. DLR German Aerospace Center, CC BY 2.0

    1Schlörwagen

    Wikipedia · 144 reads

  2. 2JOYA - Einfach laden.

    Everyday app

    App Store · #15 in free apps

  3. 3MapOut

    Everyday app

    App Store · #27 in paid apps

Nature, climate & disasters

  1. 1Sturzstrom

    Rising

    Google Trends · 100+ searches

Crime & justice

  1. 1Mordlust

    Weekly

    Apple Podcasts · #6 in podcasts

  2. 2Beatrice van de Graaf

    Rising

    Wikipedia · 756 reads

  3. 3Aktenzeichen XY… Unvergessene Verbrechen

    Rising

    Apple Podcasts · #33 in podcasts

Books, arts & history

  1. Schlobido, CC BY-SA 4.0

    1Stories from History

    Weekly

    Apple Podcasts · #19 in podcasts

  2. Georges Seguin ( Okki ), CC BY-SA 3.0

    2Frédéric Boilet

    Rising

    Wikipedia · 530 reads

  3. 3Was bisher geschah

    Apple Podcasts · #12 in podcasts

Education & careers

  1. 1MyNotes.vd - École de Maturité

    App Store · #20 in paid apps

  2. 2Team Shake

    App Store · #25 in paid apps

  3. 3Learning with Johnny

    GermanWissen mit Johnny

    Apple Podcasts · #38 in podcasts

Fashion & beauty

  1. 1Nicola Cavanis

    Wikipedia · 176 reads

  2. 2JonBenét Ramsey

    Wikipedia · 142 reads

  3. 3Babyphone 3G

    Everyday app

    App Store · #28 in paid apps

Gaming

  1. 1iTheorie Traktor Theorie 2026

    Rising

    App Store · #13 in paid apps

  2. 2Final Fantasy XIV

    Back

    Steam · #15 in top sellers

  3. 3Call of Duty®

    Breakout

    Steam · #9 in top sellers

Health & wellness

  1. 1That’s Just How I Am! Stefanie Stahl’s psychology podcast for all the “normally messed-up”

    GermanSo bin ich eben! Stefanie Stahls Psychologie-Podcast für alle "Normalgestörten"

    Apple Podcasts · #90 in podcasts

  2. 2Marko Turina

    Wikipedia · 267 reads

  3. 3Rumpfzirkel

    Everyday app

    App Store · #18 in paid apps

Money & crypto

  1. 1one – Karten unter Kontrolle

    App Store · #92 in free apps

  2. 2UBS Access – Sicheres Log-in

    App Store · #94 in free apps

  3. 3myAXA CH

    Everyday app

    App Store · #62 in free apps

Movies & TV

  1. 1Black Doves

    Rising

    Netflix Top 10 · #4 in TV

  2. 2Taken: Natalee Holloway

    New

    Netflix Top 10 · #2 in TV

  3. 3My Best Friend

    New

    Netflix Top 10 · #2 in films

Music

  1. 1Cleartune

    Back

    App Store · #14 in paid apps

  2. Columbia Pictures Television, Public domain

    2Stacy Keach

    Breakout

    Google Trends · 2,000+ searches

  3. Anime kitty45, CC BY-SA 3.0

    3Justice

    Rising

    Apple Music · #31 in songs

Celebrities & creators

  1. 1Kaulitz Hills - Senf aus Hollywood

    Weekly

    Apple Podcasts · #5 in podcasts

  2. 2Gemischtes Hack

    Weekly

    Apple Podcasts · #13 in podcasts

  3. Simone Martini, Public domain

    3Martin of Tours

    Rising

    Wikipedia · 579 reads

Politics & world affairs

  1. 1NZZ Geopolitik

    Weekly

    Apple Podcasts · #24 in podcasts

  2. 2Michaël Buffat

    Breakout

    Google Trends · 100+ searches

  3. 3Hi. Greetings. Hello.

    Weekly

    Apple Podcasts · #10 in podcasts

Science & space

  1. Gregory H. Revera, CC BY-SA 3.0

    1Moon

    Rising

    Google Trends · 100+ searches

  2. 2Aha! Ten Minutes of Everyday Knowledge

    GermanAha! Zehn Minuten Alltags-Wissen

    Apple Podcasts · #73 in podcasts

  3. 3Knowledge | SWR

    GermanDas Wissen | SWR

    Apple Podcasts · #66 in podcasts

Society & beliefs

  1. 1Die Thronfolge

    Rising

    Apple Podcasts · #41 in podcasts

  2. Pieter Brueghel the Elder, Public domain

    2St. Martin's Day

    Rising

    Wikipedia · 899 reads

  3. 3Hotel Matze

    Rising

    Apple Podcasts · #14 in podcasts

Sports

  1. Sławek, CC BY-SA 2.0

    1Simon Ammann

    Breakout

    Google Trends · 1,000+ searches

  2. 2Sykora Gisler

    Rising

    Apple Podcasts · #20 in podcasts

  3. 3Podcast am Pistenrand

    Weekly

    Apple Podcasts · #2 in podcasts

Startups

  1. 1Anthropic

    Wikipedia · 189 reads

Tech & AI

  1. 1iTheorie Mofa & E-Bike Schweiz

    Rising

    App Store · #4 in paid apps

  2. Anna Archivist, CC0

    2Anna's Archive

    Wikipedia · 1,664 reads

  3. Gio Antonio, Public domain

    3ChatGPT

    Wikipedia · 958 reads

Travel & places

  1. Rama, CC BY-SA 2.0 fr

    1Lausanne

    Rising

    Google Trends · 1,000+ searches

  2. Raggatt2000, CC BY-SA 3.0

    2Bulgaria

    Rising

    Google Trends · 200+ searches

  3. Colin, CC BY 2.0

    3Bella Coola, British Columbia

    Rising

    Google Trends · 200+ searches


Industries here

Gaming 21Sports & fitness 11Media & entertainment 9Music 8Government & public sector 6Travel & tourism 3Tech & software 1Education 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 euro0.923CHF per euro11 Nov 2026 · euro +0.5% since 4 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
    328 papers
  • Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
    267 papers
  • Molecular Biology
    235 papers

OpenAlex

    Society


    Charts

    Netflix · TV

    1. 1Lupin

    2. 2Taken: Natalee Holloway

      New

    3. 3A Couple of Lies

    4. 4Black Doves

    5. 5Dead-End Job

    6. 6Nobody Wants This

      Falling

    7. 7The One About Matthew Perry

      Falling

    8. 9Anesthesia

    Netflix Top 10 · 2026-11-08

    Netflix · Films

    1. 1Collision Course

    2. 2My Best Friend

      New

    3. 3A Dog's Perfect Christmas

      New

    4. 4Sinners

    5. 5Ninho: Fame Ain’t Worth It

    6. 6The Birthday Gift

      Falling

    7. 7Sing 2

    8. 8Unprotected: Murder in Galicia

    9. 9Christmas in Love

    10. 10Heist

    Netflix Top 10 · 2026-11-08

    Apple Music · Artists

    1. 1Tate McRae

    2. 2Karol G

    3. 3HUGEL, Imael Angel & Ultra Naté

    4. 4Olivia Dean

    5. 5Temper City

    6. 6Shakira

    7. 7Adéla

    8. 8Pink

    9. 9Season 25

    10. 10Mariah Carey

      Rising

    Show the top 100

      Apple Music · 2026-11-12

      Apple Podcasts · Shows

      1. 1Echo der Zeit

      2. 2Podcast am Pistenrand

        Rising

      3. 3Mord auf Ex

        Falling

      4. 4RONZHEIMER.

      5. 5Kaulitz Hills - Senf aus Hollywood

        Breakout

      6. 6Mordlust

        Breakout

      7. 7Les Grosses Têtes

      8. 8Apropos – der tägliche Podcast

      9. 9Die Zeit – Verbrechen

        Falling

      10. 10Hi. Greetings. Hello.

        Breakout

      Show the top 100

        Apple Podcasts · 2026-11-12

        App Store · Free apps

        1. 1Raiffeisen

        2. 2Claude by Anthropic

        3. 3DOSENBACH

        4. 4AGOV access

        5. 5debiX+

        6. 6Shop

        7. 7Die Schweizerische Post

        8. 8ChatGPT

        9. 9Microsoft Authenticator

        10. 10Allianz

        Show the top 100

          App Store · 2026-11-12

          App Store · Paid apps

          1. 1iTheorie Auto Theorie Schweiz

          2. 2Blitzer.de PRO

          3. 3Threema for iOS

          4. 4iTheorie Mofa & E-Bike Schweiz

            Rising

          5. 5AnkiMobile Flashcards

          6. 6Auto Theorie Fahrlehrer24

          7. 7AutoTheorie in 7 Minuten CH

          8. 8Faiseurs Secrets

          9. 9iTheorie Lastwagen CH Premium

          10. 10Mofa Theorie Fahrlehrer24

            Rising

          Show the top 50

            App Store · 2026-11-12

            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. 7Anno 117

              Breakout

            7. 8Phantom Blade Zero

              Falling

            8. 10Cyberpunk 2077

              Rising

            Show the top 100

              Steam data provided by Valve · 2026-11-03


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