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Americas · Saturday, 7 November 2026

Costa Rica

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


Rising

  1. 1The One About Matthew Perry

    Breakout

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

  2. Jacek Halicki, CC BY 3.0

    2Cold front

    Sustained

    Other · Google Trends · 1,000+ searches

  3. 3Return to Sender

    Breakout

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

  4. Presidencia de la República del Ecuador, Public domain

    4Santiago Peña

    New

    Politics & world affairs · Wikipedia · 394 reads

  5. 5PeakFinder

    Breakout

    Tech & AI · App Store · #4 in paid apps


Top today

  1. 1The One About Matthew Perry

    Breakout

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

  2. 2Return to Sender

    Breakout

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

  3. Presidencia de la República del Ecuador, Public domain

    3Santiago Peña

    New

    Politics & world affairs · Wikipedia · 394 reads

  4. Jacek Halicki, CC BY 3.0

    4Cold front

    Sustained

    Other · Google Trends · 1,000+ searches

  5. 5The Fall of El Mayo

    New

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

  6. 6Lupin

    Rising

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

  7. 7Collision Course

    New

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

  8. Unknown photographer, Public domain

    8Actor

    Sustained

    Other · Google Trends · 1,000+ searches

  9. 9PeakFinder

    Breakout

    Tech & AI · App Store · #4 in paid apps

  10. 10Jüz

    Sustained

    Other · Google Trends · 500+ searches

Everyday apps here: Motion Camera Pro · ReelShort - Stream Drama & TV · YouTube app · Procreate · KFC Costa Rica. Apps that top the charts every day. They’re listed after what’s new or in the news.


Franchises and brands here

Topics that belong to the same franchise, brand, series or maker on Wikidata, among the topics on the country pages today.


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 139 articles by the country’s own news sites over the last 7 days. How we read the news

Share of the coverage

  1. 2.9% of the news · usually 7.0% · 4 articles
  2. 2.9% of the news · usually 2.3% · 4 articles
  3. 2.9% of the news · usually 2.9% · 4 articles
  4. 1.4% of the news · usually 0.5% · 3.1× usual · 2 articles
  5. 0.7% of the news · usually 1.4% · 1 articles
  6. 0.7% of the news · usually 0.9% · 1 articles
  7. 0.0% of the news · usually 0.3% · 0 articles

    Survey · 2023 92% Worried about climate change (Climate Change Opinion Survey (Meta, Yale), survey of Facebook users)

  8. 0.0% of the news · usually 0.8% · 0 articles

How the news sounds

News coverage in more than 100 languages, machine-translated and counted with English word lists, from The GDELT Project.

Pro The news mood day by day for the last 90 days, with each issue’s share, as CSV and PDF. Try Pro free for 7 days →


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. Presidencia de la República del Ecuador, Public domain

    1Santiago Peña

    New

    Politics & world affairs · Wikipedia · 394 reads

  2. 2Clima

    Business & economy · Google Trends · 10,000+ searches

  3. 總統府, CC BY 2.0

    3Pedro Alliana

    Politics & world affairs · Wikipedia · 141 reads

  4. Hamilton Richards, CC BY-SA 3.0

    4Edsger W. Dijkstra

    Business & economy · Wikipedia · 126 reads

  5. Ricardo Stuckert, CC BY-SA 4.0

    5Pope Leo XIV

    Society & beliefs · Wikipedia · 121 reads

  6. 6Ueno Bank

    Money & crypto · Wikipedia · 108 reads

  7. Anna Archivist, CC0

    7Anna's Archive

    Tech & AI · Wikipedia · 104 reads

  8. 8Colorado Party

    Politics & world affairs · Wikipedia · 95 reads


By category

Business & economy

  1. 1Clima

    Google Trends · 10,000+ searches

  2. Hamilton Richards, CC BY-SA 3.0

    2Edsger W. Dijkstra

    Wikipedia · 126 reads

  3. 3Bacardi

    Google Trends · 100+ searches

Education & careers

  1. 1St. Josemaria

    App Store · #12 in paid apps

  2. 2Tren de ladrillos (completo)

    App Store · #23 in paid apps

  3. 3Moon Globe HD

    Falling Everyday app

    App Store · #18 in paid apps

Fashion & beauty

  1. 1Board Game Stats

    App Store · #9 in paid apps

  2. 2SmartThings

    App Store · #87 in free apps

  3. 3OmTV daily video

    Everyday app

    App Store · #64 in free apps

Food & drink

  1. 1Burger King Costa Rica

    App Store · #91 in free apps

  2. 2KFC Costa Rica

    Everyday app

    App Store · #17 in free apps

  3. 3McDonald's: Cupons e Delivery

    Everyday app

    App Store · #30 in free apps

Gaming

  1. 17 Wonders Companion

    App Store · #21 in paid apps

  2. 2Pocket God

    App Store · #47 in paid apps

Health & wellness

  1. 1Snellen test

    App Store · #19 in paid apps

  2. 2Monash FODMAP Diet

    Everyday app

    App Store · #5 in paid apps

  3. 3EDUS

    Falling Everyday app

    App Store · #22 in free apps

Money & crypto

  1. 1Ueno Bank

    Wikipedia · 108 reads

  2. 2BAC Mobile Banking

    Falling Everyday app

    SpanishBanca Móvil BAC

    App Store · #38 in free apps

  3. 3BN Móvil

    Falling Everyday app

    App Store · #61 in free apps

Movies & TV

  1. 1The One About Matthew Perry

    Breakout

    Netflix Top 10 · #1 in TV

  2. 2Return to Sender

    Breakout

    Netflix Top 10 · #1 in films

  3. 3The Fall of El Mayo

    New

    Netflix Top 10 · #3 in TV

Music

  1. Junta de Andalucía, CC BY-SA 2.0

    1Karol G

    Apple Music · #1 in songs

  2. 2Guitar Pro

    App Store · #3 in paid apps

Politics & world affairs

  1. Presidencia de la República del Ecuador, Public domain

    1Santiago Peña

    New

    Wikipedia · 394 reads

  2. 總統府, CC BY 2.0

    2Pedro Alliana

    Wikipedia · 141 reads

  3. 3Colorado Party

    Wikipedia · 95 reads

Society & beliefs

  1. Ricardo Stuckert, CC BY-SA 4.0

    1Pope Leo XIV

    Wikipedia · 121 reads

Sports

  1. Like tears in rain derivative work: Kacir, CC BY-SA 4.0

    1Carlos Alcaraz

    Sustained

    Google Trends · 100+ searches

  2. Bryan Berlin, CC BY-SA 4.0

    2Nico Paz

    Wikipedia · 110 reads

  3. Scoelho86, CC BY-SA 4.0

    3Jorge Luis Pinto

    Google Trends · 200+ searches

Tech & AI

  1. 1PeakFinder

    Breakout

    App Store · #4 in paid apps

  2. 2Flipcorder: Retro Camcorder

    App Store · #2 in paid apps

  3. 3Spark - Ren'Py Novels

    App Store · #10 in paid apps

Travel & places

  1. 1Paraguay

    Wikipedia · 103 reads

  2. 2Costa Rica

    Wikipedia · 98 reads

  3. 3Airbnb

    Everyday app

    App Store · #47 in free apps


Industries here

Music 28Media & entertainment 23Tech & software 13Sports & fitness 8Telecom & internet 5Education 4Fashion & beauty 3Government & public sector 3Travel & tourism 2Health & pharma 2Food & beverage 1Gaming 1Advertising & marketing 1AI 1Finance & banking 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

Business

  • Business confidence100.4100 = long-run averageMay 2026 · −0.3 since Apr 2026OECD

Research

Most-published fields last month

  • Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
    19 papers · rising +30%
  • Sociology and Political Science
    18 papers · rising +55%
  • Education
    15 papers

OpenAlex

    Society


    Charts

    Netflix · TV

    1. 1The One About Matthew Perry

      Breakout

    2. 2Lupin

      Rising

    3. 3The Fall of El Mayo

      New

    4. 4Nobody Wants This

    5. 6Doctor X: Mafia in White

    6. 8Dead-End Job

    7. 9Dragon Ball Super: Beerus

      Falling

    8. 10Below

      Falling

    Netflix Top 10 · 2026-11-01

    Netflix · Films

    1. 1Return to Sender

      Breakout

    2. 2Surviving Hurricane Otis

      Falling

    3. 3Collision Course

      New

    4. 4Corpse Bride

    5. 5This Is Not a Test

    6. 6Animals

      Falling

    7. 7Anyone but You

    8. 8Ice Age

    9. 9Armored

    10. 10Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs

    Netflix Top 10 · 2026-11-01

    Apple Music · Artists

    1. Junta de Andalucía, CC BY-SA 2.0

      1Karol G

    2. 2W Sound, Hades66 & Ovy On the Drums

    3. 3Omar Courtz

    4. 4Bad Bunny

    5. 6Anuel AA

    6. 8Køddy G, THE FAVORITES & Fharid On The Beat

    7. 9Blessd

    Apple Music · 2026-11-08

    App Store · Free apps

    1. 1Meta AI

    2. 2BAC

    3. 3ChatGPT

    4. 4Temu

    5. 5BlinkDrama - Short Dramas

    6. 6ReelShort - Stream Drama & TV

      Breakout

    7. 7WayShot:Aesthetic Photo Editor

    8. 8Google Maps

    9. 9CapCut

    10. 10YouTube app

      Rising

    Show the top 100

      App Store · 2026-11-08

      App Store · Paid apps

      1. 1Chromagraph Camera

      2. 2Flipcorder: Retro Camcorder

      3. 3Guitar Pro

      4. 4PeakFinder

        Breakout

      5. 5Monash FODMAP Diet

      6. 6Threema for iOS

      7. 7Motion Camera Pro

        Rising

      8. 8Procreate

        Breakout

      9. 9Board Game Stats

      10. 10Spark - Ren'Py Novels

      Show the top 50

        App Store · 2026-11-08


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