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Europe · Tuesday, 10 November 2026

Germany

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


Rising

  1. 1Sinners

    New

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

  2. Raph_PH, CC BY 4.0

    2Olivia Dean

    Rising

    Music · Apple Music · #15 in songs

  3. Sven Teschke, CC BY-SA 3.0

    3Bad Sassendorf

    Breakout

    Travel & places · Google Trends · 2,000+ searches

  4. 4Anno 117

    Breakout

    Gaming · Steam · #5 in top sellers

  5. 5A Couple of Lies

    Breakout

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


Top today

  1. Sven Teschke, CC BY-SA 3.0

    1Bad Sassendorf

    Breakout

    Travel & places · Google Trends · 2,000+ searches

  2. 2Anno 117

    Breakout

    Gaming · Steam · #5 in top sellers

  3. 3A Couple of Lies

    Breakout

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

  4. 4Copa TS

    Weekly

    Sports · Apple Podcasts · #14 in podcasts

  5. 5Collision Course

    Rising

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

  6. 6Sinners

    New

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

  7. Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 4.0

    7Russell Brand

    New

    Music · Wikipedia · 49,975 reads

  8. 8Taken: Natalee Holloway

    New

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

  9. Прикли, CC0

    9Claude

    Breakout

    Tech & AI · Google Trends · 2,000+ searches

  10. 10Potato Please

    Breakout

    Gaming · Steam · #8 in top sellers

Everyday apps here: AOK Ident · Moment Pro Camera II · Führerschein 2026 PRO · Whisper Notes - Voz para Texto · AEVO-Held Prüfungsvorbereitung. 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 15,958 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 2.5% · 532 articles
  2. 2.6% of the news · usually 2.1% · 407 articles

    Survey · Apr 2026 13% name “The conflict in the Middle East” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)

    Survey · Apr 2026 12% name “Russia’s invasion of Ukraine” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)

    Survey · Apr 2026 12% name “Security and defence” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)

  3. 1.7% of the news · usually 1.7% · 268 articles

    Survey · Apr 2026 4% name “Health” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)

  4. Climate More than usual
    1.7% of the news · usually 0.9% · 2.0× usual · 267 articles

    Survey · 2023 66% Worried about climate change (Climate Change Opinion Survey (Meta, Yale), survey of Facebook users)

    Survey · Apr 2026 8% name “The environment and risks related to climate change” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)

  5. 1.3% of the news · usually 1.5% · 200 articles

    Survey · Apr 2026 12% name “Threats to democracy (for example through information manipulation)” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)

  6. 1.2% of the news · usually 1.0% · 184 articles

    Survey · Apr 2026 4% name “Unemployment” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)

  7. Immigration More than usual
    0.8% of the news · usually 0.4% · 2.2× usual · 132 articles

    Survey · Apr 2026 14% name “Immigration” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)

  8. 0.6% of the news · usually 0.5% · 97 articles

    Survey · Apr 2026 36% name “Rising prices / inflation / cost of living” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)

    Survey · Apr 2026 20% name “The economic situation” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)

    Survey · Apr 2026 10% name “Housing” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)

How the news sounds

Also in the news

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. Прикли, CC0

    1Claude

    Breakout

    Tech & AI · Google Trends · 2,000+ searches

  2. The White House, Public domain

    2Jensen Huang

    Breakout

    Business & economy · Wikipedia · 35,619 reads

  3. Polska Agencja Prasowa (PAP); cropped by Beyond My Ken ( talk ) 09:46, 12 May 2…, Public domain

    3Rudolf Höss

    New

    Politics & world affairs · Wikipedia · 32,210 reads

  4. Sänger, CC BY-SA 4.0

    4Deutschlandticket

    Rising

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

  5. 5Nintendo

    Rising

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

  6. Superbass, CC BY-SA 4.0

    6Hubert Aiwanger

    Rising

    Politics & world affairs · Wikipedia · 20,215 reads

  7. 7PlayStation Store

    Rising

    Tech & AI · Google Trends · 500+ searches

  8. ChrisHamburg, CC BY-SA 3.0

    8Norddeutscher Rundfunk

    Rising

    Business & economy · Google Trends · 500+ searches

Rising on Google

Searches that grew the most in the week from Sunday, 1 November 2026, in most of the country’s regions.

  1. mainz – bayernBreakout
  2. hsv – mönchengladbachBreakout
  3. starkregenBreakout
  4. dortmund – elversbergBreakout
  5. vfb stuttgart – werder bremenBreakout
  6. hertha – wolfsburg+3,750%
  7. dynamo – greuther fürth+3,350%
  8. groß polzin+3,250%
  9. flugzeug a2+3,200%
  10. valencia – real madrid+2,850%

Google Trends


By category

Business & economy

  1. The White House, Public domain

    1Jensen Huang

    Breakout

    Wikipedia · 35,619 reads

  2. Sänger, CC BY-SA 4.0

    2Deutschlandticket

    Rising

    Google Trends · 1,000+ searches

  3. 3Nintendo

    Rising

    Google Trends · 1,000+ searches

Cars & transport

  1. 1ImmoScout24 - Immobilien

    Everyday app

    App Store · #95 in free apps

Nature, climate & disasters

  1. 1WeatherPro

    Everyday app

    App Store · #30 in paid apps

Crime & justice

  1. Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain

    1Walter Rauff

    Rising

    Wikipedia · 20,186 reads

  2. 2Die Zeit – Verbrechen

    Weekly

    Apple Podcasts · #10 in podcasts

  3. 3Schwarze Akte - True Crime

    Apple Podcasts · #35 in podcasts

Books, arts & history

  1. 1Was bisher geschah

    Rising

    Apple Podcasts · #7 in podcasts

  2. Thomas Annan / Adam Cuerden, Public domain

    2David Livingstone

    Rising

    Wikipedia · 9,661 reads

  3. Virtual Futures, CC BY 3.0

    3M. John Harrison

    Rising

    Wikipedia · 8,719 reads

Education & careers

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

    German{ungeskriptet} - Der Meinungsfreiheit verpflichtet.

    Apple Podcasts · #6 in podcasts

  2. 2One Hour of History – Deutschlandfunk Nova

    GermanEine Stunde History - Deutschlandfunk Nova

    Apple Podcasts · #21 in podcasts

  3. 3Learning with Johnny

    GermanWissen mit Johnny

    Apple Podcasts · #27 in podcasts

Fashion & beauty

  1. Soppakanuuna, CC BY-SA 3.0

    1Lenita Airisto

    Wikipedia · 3,280 reads

  2. Superbass, CC BY-SA 4.0

    2Lola Weippert

    Wikipedia · 1,286 reads

  3. 3Rossmann

    Everyday app

    App Store · #19 in free apps

Food & drink

  1. 1EDEKA

    Everyday app

    App Store · #16 in free apps

  2. 2REWE – Supermarket

    Everyday app

    GermanREWE - Supermarkt

    App Store · #48 in free apps

  3. 3mise – Essensplaner

    Everyday app

    App Store · #66 in free apps

Gaming

  1. 1Anno 117

    Breakout

    Steam · #5 in top sellers

  2. 2Potato Please

    Breakout

    Steam · #8 in top sellers

  3. 3Horses of Hoofprint Bay

    New

    Steam · #13 in top sellers

Health & wellness

  1. 1Monash FODMAP Diet

    App Store · #28 in paid apps

  2. 2Psychologie to go!

    Falling

    Apple Podcasts · #66 in podcasts

  3. 3Einschlafen Podcast

    Apple Podcasts · #76 in podcasts

Money & crypto

  1. 1S-pushTAN

    Everyday app

    App Store · #21 in free apps

  2. 2Klarna: Smarter everyday money

    Everyday app

    App Store · #31 in free apps

  3. 3Trade Republic: Broker & Bank

    Everyday app

    App Store · #38 in free apps

Movies & TV

  1. 1A Couple of Lies

    Breakout

    Netflix Top 10 · #1 in TV

  2. 2Collision Course

    Rising

    Netflix Top 10 · #1 in films

  3. 3Sinners

    New

    Netflix Top 10 · #3 in films

Music

  1. Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 4.0

    1Russell Brand

    New

    Wikipedia · 49,975 reads

  2. Raph_PH, CC BY 4.0

    2Olivia Dean

    Rising

    Apple Music · #15 in songs

  3. The Come Up Show, CC BY 2.0

    3Drake

    Rising

    Apple Music · #33 in songs

Celebrities & creators

  1. Stefan Brending ( 2eight ), CC BY-SA 3.0 de

    1Teresa Enke

    Rising

    Wikipedia · 17,389 reads

  2. 2Hedwig Höß

    Rising

    Wikipedia · 11,803 reads

  3. 3Aurélie Carina Siewitz

    Rising

    Wikipedia · 10,641 reads

Politics & world affairs

  1. Polska Agencja Prasowa (PAP); cropped by Beyond My Ken ( talk ) 09:46, 12 May 2…, Public domain

    1Rudolf Höss

    New

    Wikipedia · 32,210 reads

  2. 2Apokalypse & Filterkaffee

    Weekly

    Apple Podcasts · #2 in podcasts

  3. Superbass, CC BY-SA 4.0

    3Hubert Aiwanger

    Rising

    Wikipedia · 20,215 reads

Science & space

  1. 1Der KI-Podcast

    Apple Podcasts · #56 in podcasts

  2. 2Aha! Ten Minutes of Everyday Knowledge

    GermanAha! Zehn Minuten Alltags-Wissen

    Apple Podcasts · #59 in podcasts

  3. 3Knowledge | SWR

    GermanDas Wissen | SWR

    Apple Podcasts · #45 in podcasts

Society & beliefs

  1. 1Zwischen den Zeilen

    Rising

    Apple Podcasts · #41 in podcasts

  2. 2Betreutes Fühlen

    Weekly

    Apple Podcasts · #26 in podcasts

  3. Pieter Brueghel the Elder, Public domain

    3St. Martin's Day

    Rising

    Wikipedia · 5,709 reads

Sports

  1. 1Copa TS

    Weekly

    Apple Podcasts · #14 in podcasts

  2. Original by User:Ina96, CC BY-SA 3.0

    2Robert Enke

    Rising

    Wikipedia · 19,280 reads

  3. Northside, CC BY-SA 3.0

    3Andreas Biermann

    Rising

    Wikipedia · 10,491 reads

Startups

  1. 1Anthropic

    Wikipedia · 2,187 reads

  2. U.S. Department of State, Public domain

    2KNDS

    Wikipedia · 1,452 reads

Tech & AI

  1. Прикли, CC0

    1Claude

    Breakout

    Google Trends · 2,000+ searches

  2. 2Fotouhr

    New

    App Store · #9 in paid apps

  3. 3PlayStation Store

    Rising

    Google Trends · 500+ searches

Travel & places

  1. Sven Teschke, CC BY-SA 3.0

    1Bad Sassendorf

    Breakout

    Google Trends · 2,000+ searches

  2. Vexillum, CC BY 3.0

    2Schwäbisch Gmünd

    Rising

    Google Trends · 500+ searches

  3. DennyBoll at English Wikipedia, Public domain

    3Waiblingen

    Rising

    Google Trends · 100+ searches


Industries here

Gaming 23Media & entertainment 18Government & public sector 9Sports & fitness 6Music 4Travel & tourism 3Tech & software 3AI 1Security & defence 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.

Politics in the news

  • Protests in the news4reports of events, mostly in English10 Nov 2026 · usually 4 a dayThe GDELT Project
  • Violence in the news36reports of events, mostly in English10 Nov 2026 · usually 17 a dayThe GDELT Project

Economy

  • Inflation2.8%Oct 2026 · −0.5 pts since Sept 2026Eurostat
  • Unemployment4.1%Sept 2026Eurostat
  • Consumer confidence98.3100 = long-run averageMay 2026 · −0.2 since Apr 2026OECD
  • Central bank rate2.50%Oct 2026 · ±0.00 pts since Sept 2026BIS
  • Real house prices-1.9%Q2 2026 · −0.9 pts since Q1 2026BIS
  • GDP growth0.2%2025 · +0.7 pts since 2024World Bank · CC BY 4.0
  • Youth unemployment6.9%2025 · +0.3 pts since 2024World Bank (ILO estimate) · CC BY 4.0
  • Job postings105.11 Feb 2020 = 10030 Oct 2026 · +1.7 since 31 Jul 2026Indeed Hiring Lab · CC BY 4.0

Business

  • Business confidence99.2100 = long-run averageApr 2026 · +0.1 since Mar 2026OECD
  • New businesses114.42021 = 100Q2 2026Eurostat
  • Bankruptcy declarations183.12021 = 100Q2 2026Eurostat

Research

Most-published fields last month

  • Plant Science
    10,157 papers · rising +2450%
  • Artificial Intelligence
    1,025 papers
  • Astronomy and Astrophysics
    875 papers · rising +29%

OpenAlex

    Society


    Charts

    Netflix · TV

    1. 1A Couple of Lies

      Breakout

    2. 2Lupin

      Falling

    3. 3Taken: Natalee Holloway

      New

    4. 4Anesthesia

    5. 5Dead-End Job

      Rising

    6. 6Black Doves

    7. 7Ghosts

    8. 10Will Trent

    Netflix Top 10 · 2026-11-08

    Netflix · Films

    1. 1Collision Course

      Rising

    2. 2The Birthday Gift

      Falling

    3. 3Sinners

      New

    4. 4My Best Friend

    5. 5A Dog's Perfect Christmas

    6. 6Christmas at the Palace

    7. 7A Minecraft Movie

      Falling

    8. 8Sing 2

    9. 9Extrawurst

      Falling

    10. 10The Perfect Storm

    Netflix Top 10 · 2026-11-08

    Apple Music · Artists

    1. 1Tate McRae

    2. 2Ashe

    3. 3HUGEL, Imael Angel & Ultra Naté

    4. 4Sido

    5. 5The Killers

    6. 6Adéla

    7. 7Karol G

    8. 8Taylor Swift

    9. 9Olivia Rodrigo

    10. 10Season 25

    Show the top 100

      Apple Music · 2026-11-11

      Apple Podcasts · Shows

      1. 1RONZHEIMER.

      2. 2Apokalypse & Filterkaffee

        Rising

      3. 3Mord auf Ex

        Falling

      4. 4Next Door Crimes

      5. 5Lanz & Precht

      6. 6{unscripted} – Committed to freedom of opinion.

      7. 7Was bisher geschah

        Rising

      8. 8Was jetzt?

      9. 9Baywatch Berlin

      10. 10Die Zeit – Verbrechen

        Rising

      Show the top 100

        Apple Podcasts · 2026-11-11

        App Store · Free apps

        1. 1AOK Ident

          Breakout

        2. 2Claude by Anthropic

          Falling

        3. 3Nect Wallet

        4. 4OTTO - Online Shopping & Möbel

          Falling

        5. 5Shop

        6. 6ChatGPT

          Falling

        7. 7Google Gemini

        8. 8Post & DHL

        9. 9Vinted: Sell vintage clothes

          Falling

        10. 10DEICHMANN Schuhe

        Show the top 100

          App Store · 2026-11-11

          App Store · Paid apps

          1. 1Blitzer.de PRO

          2. 2Threema for iOS

          3. 3AnkiMobile Flashcards

          4. 4Führerschein 2026 GOLD

          5. 5Notfallguru

          6. 6TeleGuard

          7. 7Moment Pro Camera II

            Breakout

          8. 8Führerschein 2026 PRO

            Rising

          9. 9Fotouhr

            New

          10. 10Chromagraph Camera

            Falling

          Show the top 50

            App Store · 2026-11-11

            Steam · Top sellers

            1. 1Aion 2

            2. 2Counter-Strike 2

              Rising

            3. 3Football Manager 27

              Rising

            4. 4Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4

              Falling

            5. 5Anno 117

              Breakout

            6. 7EA Sports FC 27

            7. 8Potato Please

              Breakout

            8. 9Probably Stolen

            9. 10Steam Deck

              Rising

            Show the top 100

              Steam data provided by Valve · 2026-11-03


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