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Europe · Thursday, 12 November 2026

Switzerland

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Rising

  1. 1WeatherPro

    Back

    Nature, climate & disasters · App Store · #15 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. Pavel Kazachkov, CC BY 2.0

    4Russia

    Breakout

    Travel & places · Google Trends · 1,000+ searches

  5. 5My Best Friend

    New

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


Top today

  1. 1OK, America?

    Weekly

    Politics & world affairs · Apple Podcasts · #14 in podcasts

  2. 2Taken: Natalee Holloway

    New

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

  3. Pavel Kazachkov, CC BY 2.0

    3Russia

    Breakout

    Travel & places · Google Trends · 1,000+ searches

  4. The White House, Public domain

    4Jensen Huang

    Breakout

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

  5. 5WeatherPro

    Back

    Nature, climate & disasters · App Store · #15 in paid apps

  6. 6My Best Friend

    New

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

  7. 7Colette Kress

    New

    Business & economy · Wikipedia · 5,428 reads

  8. 8A Dog's Perfect Christmas

    New

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

  9. L214, CC BY 3.0 fr

    9Cruelty to animals

    Breakout

    Other · Google Trends · 1,000+ searches

  10. 10Final Fantasy XIV

    Back

    Gaming · Steam · #15 in top sellers

Everyday apps here: TypeDraw · Claude by Anthropic · LiveATC Air Radio · myAXA CH · Action. 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 1,787 articles by the country’s own news sites today. How we read the news

Share of the coverage

  1. 3.1% of the news · usually 2.6% · 56 articles
  2. Jobs and work More than usual
    2.5% of the news · usually 1.3% · 2.0× usual · 45 articles
  3. 2.0% of the news · usually 2.4% · 36 articles
  4. 1.8% of the news · usually 1.5% · 32 articles
  5. 0.8% of the news · usually 1.0% · 14 articles

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

  6. 0.8% of the news · usually 0.7% · 14 articles
  7. 0.7% of the news · usually 2.1% · 12 articles
  8. 0.7% of the news · usually 0.9% · 12 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

    Breakout

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

  2. 2Colette Kress

    New

    Business & economy · Wikipedia · 5,428 reads

  3. 3SS United States

    New

    Business & economy · Wikipedia · 1,631 reads

  4. Coolcaesar, CC BY-SA 4.0

    4Nvidia

    Rising

    Business & economy · Wikipedia · 6,229 reads

  5. Fuzheado, CC BY 4.0

    5Lisa Su

    Rising

    Business & economy · Wikipedia · 1,247 reads

  6. Anh De France, CC0

    6Éric Zemmour

    Rising

    Politics & world affairs · Google Trends · 200+ searches

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

    7Pete Hegseth

    Rising

    Politics & world affairs · Google Trends · 200+ searches

  8. 8Michaël Buffat

    Rising

    Politics & world affairs · Wikipedia · 665 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

    Breakout

    Google Trends · 1,000+ searches

  2. 2Colette Kress

    New

    Wikipedia · 5,428 reads

  3. 3SS United States

    New

    Wikipedia · 1,631 reads

Cars & transport

  1. BuickCentury04, CC BY-SA 4.0

    1Pontiac Aztek

    Wikipedia · 156 reads

  2. 2Blitzer.de PRO

    Everyday app

    App Store · #2 in paid apps

  3. 3JOYA - Einfach laden.

    Falling Everyday app

    App Store · #38 in free apps

Nature, climate & disasters

  1. 1WeatherPro

    Back

    App Store · #15 in paid apps

Crime & justice

  1. 1Mord auf Ex

    Rising

    Apple Podcasts · #2 in podcasts

  2. 2PLOT HOUSE

    Rising

    Apple Podcasts · #28 in podcasts

  3. 3Aktenzeichen XY… Unvergessene Verbrechen

    Rising

    Apple Podcasts · #19 in podcasts

Books, arts & history

  1. 1Films based on works by Edgar Wallace

    Rising

    Apple Podcasts · #50 in podcasts

  2. 2Black Out

    Rising

    Google Trends · 100+ searches

  3. 3Was bisher geschah

    Apple Podcasts · #12 in podcasts

Education & careers

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

    Rising

    German{ungeskriptet} - Der Meinungsfreiheit verpflichtet.

    Apple Podcasts · #26 in podcasts

  2. 2Learning with Johnny

    GermanWissen mit Johnny

    Apple Podcasts · #48 in podcasts

  3. 3One Hour of History – Deutschlandfunk Nova

    GermanEine Stunde History - Deutschlandfunk Nova

    Apple Podcasts · #87 in podcasts

Fashion & beauty

  1. 1schlüssfach.ch

    App Store · #72 in free apps

  2. 2SmartThings

    App Store · #97 in free apps

  3. Open Media Ltd, CC BY-SA 3.0

    3Christine Keeler

    Wikipedia · 163 reads

Gaming

  1. 1Final Fantasy XIV

    Back

    Steam · #15 in top sellers

  2. 2Call of Duty®

    Breakout

    Steam · #9 in top sellers

  3. 3Potato Please

    New

    Steam · #16 in top sellers

Health & wellness

  1. 1AutoSleep: Watch Sleep Tracker

    App Store · #35 in paid apps

  2. 2Atlas der Humananatomie 2027

    App Store · #36 in paid apps

  3. 3NeuroZittern

    App Store · #42 in paid apps

Money & crypto

  1. 1MyGenerali

    App Store · #84 in free apps

  2. 2Yuh - Deine App. Dein Geld.

    App Store · #90 in free apps

  3. 3myAXA CH

    Everyday app

    App Store · #29 in free apps

Movies & TV

  1. 1Taken: Natalee Holloway

    New

    Netflix Top 10 · #2 in TV

  2. 2My Best Friend

    New

    Netflix Top 10 · #2 in films

  3. 3A Dog's Perfect Christmas

    New

    Netflix Top 10 · #3 in films

Music

  1. Granada, CC BY-SA 4.0

    1Delta Goodrem

    New

    Wikipedia · 1,846 reads

  2. Columbia Pictures Television, Public domain

    2Stacy Keach

    New

    Wikipedia · 1,350 reads

  3. Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 4.0

    3Russell Brand

    Rising

    Wikipedia · 1,170 reads

Celebrities & creators

  1. Maryland GovPics, CC BY 4.0

    1Chris Malachowsky

    Rising

    Wikipedia · 901 reads

  2. 2Curtis Priem

    Rising

    Wikipedia · 721 reads

  3. משפחה, Public domain

    3אברהם ברזני

    Rising

    Wikipedia · 414 reads

Politics & world affairs

  1. 1OK, America?

    Weekly

    Apple Podcasts · #14 in podcasts

  2. 2Alles klar, Amerika?

    Rising

    Apple Podcasts · #22 in podcasts

  3. 3Les Grosses Têtes

    Rising

    Apple Podcasts · #3 in podcasts

Science & space

  1. 1Aha! Ten Minutes of Everyday Knowledge

    GermanAha! Zehn Minuten Alltags-Wissen

    Apple Podcasts · #57 in podcasts

  2. Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0

    2Marie Pasteur

    Wikipedia · 454 reads

  3. 3Knowledge | SWR

    GermanDas Wissen | SWR

    Apple Podcasts · #55 in podcasts

Society & beliefs

  1. 1Hotel Matze

    Weekly

    Apple Podcasts · #9 in podcasts

  2. 2Die Thronfolge

    Apple Podcasts · #45 in podcasts

  3. 3Focus

    Apple Podcasts · #39 in podcasts

Sports

  1. 1SCHLIIFTS? - der Eishockey-Podcast der Schweiz

    Rising

    Apple Podcasts · #29 in podcasts

  2. Christophe95, CC BY-SA 3.0

    2Roman Josi

    Breakout

    Google Trends · 500+ searches

  3. Werner100359, CC BY-SA 4.0

    3Sebastiano Esposito

    Rising

    Wikipedia · 1,176 reads

Startups

  1. 1Anthropic

    Wikipedia · 130 reads

Tech & AI

  1. 1Tiny Computers

    Rising

    App Store · #12 in paid apps

  2. 2Microsoft Outlook

    Rising

    Google Trends · 100+ searches

  3. 3Schlafprotokoll 2.0

    App Store · #20 in paid apps

Travel & places

  1. Pavel Kazachkov, CC BY 2.0

    1Russia

    Breakout

    Google Trends · 1,000+ searches

  2. EmDee, CC BY-SA 3.0

    2Belgium

    Rising

    Google Trends · 200+ searches

  3. Hunanuk, CC0

    3Turkey

    Rising

    Google Trends · 200+ searches


Industries here

Gaming 21Media & entertainment 13Government & public sector 9Sports & fitness 8Travel & tourism 6Music 4Tech & software 2Education 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
  • Youth unemployment9.0%2025 · +0.8 pts since 2024World Bank (ILO estimate) · CC BY 4.0
  • Currency vs the euro0.923CHF per euro12 Nov 2026 · euro +0.6% since 5 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. 6Adéla

    7. 7Shakira

    8. 8Pink

    9. 9Season 25

    10. 10Ashe

    Show the top 100

      Apple Music · 2026-11-13

      Apple Podcasts · Shows

      1. 1Echo der Zeit

      2. 2Mord auf Ex

        Rising

      3. 3Les Grosses Têtes

        Rising

      4. 4RONZHEIMER.

      5. 5Kaulitz Hills - Senf aus Hollywood

      6. 6Apropos – der tägliche Podcast

      7. 7Podcast am Pistenrand

        Falling

      8. 8Mordlust

      9. 9Hotel Matze

        Rising

      10. 10NZZ Akzent

      Show the top 100

        Apple Podcasts · 2026-11-13

        App Store · Free apps

        1. 1Claude by Anthropic

          Rising

        2. 2Raiffeisen

          Falling

        3. 3AGOV access

        4. 4debiX+

        5. 5DOSENBACH

          Falling

        6. 6Shop

        7. 7Die Schweizerische Post

        8. 8ChatGPT

        9. 9Microsoft Authenticator

        10. 10Allianz

        Show the top 100

          App Store · 2026-11-13

          App Store · Paid apps

          1. 1iTheorie Auto Theorie Schweiz

          2. 2Blitzer.de PRO

          3. 3Threema for iOS

          4. 4iTheorie Mofa & E-Bike Schweiz

          5. 5Auto Theorie Fahrlehrer24

          6. 6AnkiMobile Flashcards

          7. 7AutoTheorie in 7 Minuten CH

          8. 8Faiseurs Secrets

          9. 9Monash FODMAP Diet

          10. 10TypeDraw

            Rising

          Show the top 50

            App Store · 2026-11-13

            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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