Streaming and screen culture
31.2% of attention this weekMost readWikipedia
- Stacy Keach113.7k views
- The Zone of Interest107.4k views
- Clue35.2k views
The week of 7 Nov to 13 Nov · Compared with the world
Germany
The zeitgeist this week
What stands out in Germany’s attention is Wars and security (7.2%, 1.7× the world). The news sounds as usual.
Germany’s zeitgeist, by theme
Its Wikipedia reading this week, each page counted once, in its main theme · Select a theme to see what’s inside it · How it’s counted
Current stories
The stories and events behind this week
Thomas Wolf , www.foto-tw.de, CC BY-SA 3.0
Blind spots
Where attention and coverage don’t line up
- Read more than coveredNature, wildlife and pollution7.8×
Germany · The week of 7 Nov to 13 Nov
Seen from inside and outside
How the world sees this country this week: the news abroad, pictures and videos.
Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Western and Central Europe. It lies between the Baltic Sea and the North Sea to the north with the Alps to the south. Its 16 constituent states have a total population of over 83 million, making it the most populous member state of the European Union (EU). Germany borders Denmark to the north; Poland and the Czech Republic to the east; Austria and Switzerland to the south; and France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands to the west.
- Erstmals seit 1982: Demokrat holt Senatssitz in Mississippibadische-zeitung.de · 2 outlets
- Neubaur vor erneuter Kür als Grünen-Frontfrau zur NRW-Wahlbbv-net.de · 2 outlets
- Vjačeslav Mihailovič Skrjabin i Molotovljev kokteldw.com
- Diamond Estates Wines & Spirits Inc.: Diamond Estates Wines & Spirits Announces Completion of Debenture Principal and…finanznachrichten.de
- Grafings erster Hüttenzauber startet: Eisfläche, Almhütte und Kabarettmerkur.de
- Klingbeil will Steuerklassen kippen – Elterngeld droht zu sinkenkreiszeitung.de
- Germany can't spare more Patriots for Ukraineeuropesun.com
- Vermist meisje (13) uit Berlijn dood gevonden in huis naast zwaargewonde 22-jarige mannos.nl
- Berlin Wall pieces go on display in northeast Arkansas' National Cold War Center | Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazettenwaonline.com
- Patriots hope trip to Germany is fresh startpressherald.com
- 日本やドイツなど9カ国に「化石賞」 COP31の首脳欠席批判「国際協力の暗い兆候」sankei.com · 2 outlets
- Unul dintre opozanții lui Putin și-a anulat deplasarea la Berlin, după ce a fost avertizat că ar putea fi asasinatdigi24.ro
Pictures
Martin Luther, born in Eisleben in 1483, challenged the indulgences of the Catholic Church, giving rise to the Reformation and Protestantism.Lucas Cranach the Elder · Public domain 
Berchtesgaden National Park in BavariaJörg Braukmann · CC BY-SA 4.0 
High-speed trains like this ICE 3 connect the whole of Germany.Sebastian Terfloth User:Sese_Ingolstadt · CC BY-SA 3.0 
A bilingual street sign in both German and Lower Sorbian in Cottbus (Chóśebuz), BrandenburgFile:Bilinguale Straßenbeschilderung Cottbus.jpg : svolks derivative work: Geor… · CC BY-SA 3.0 
Heidelberg University, Germany's oldest institution of higher learning and generally considered one of its most renownedFile:Heidelberg Universitätsbibliothek 2003.jpg : Jan Beckendorf derivative wor… · CC BY-SA 2.0 ![The Hospital of the Holy Spirit in Lübeck, established in 1286, is a precursor to modern hospitals.[266]](https://img.currentzeitgeist.com/c/9e916a752e6d8eac9b083069.jpg)
The Hospital of the Holy Spirit in Lübeck, established in 1286, is a precursor to modern hospitals.[266]BjoernEisbaer · CC BY-SA 3.0
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![The Hospital of the Holy Spirit in Lübeck, established in 1286, is a precursor to modern hospitals.[266]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Heiligen-Geist-Hospital_(L%C3%BCbeck).jpg)
Photos from Wikipedia’s articles, on Wikimedia Commons
Germany · The week of 7 Nov to 13 Nov
Who’s in the news
The people and organizations named in the most news stories about this place this week.
People
The White House, Public domain 4.8× last week
2.4× last week
The White House, Public domain New
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Organizations
The New York Times Company, Public domain 14.8× last week
3.2× last week
Germany · The week of 30 Oct to 5 Nov
On social media
Going around online in Germany
What Germany’s own news sites say went viral, trended or got people talking online this week
- Olivia Jones: “I’ve always taken a shitstorm as a tailwind”merkur.de · 4 Nov · Translated from German
- Olivia Jones: “I’ve always taken a shitstorm as a tailwind”express.de · 4 Nov · Translated from German
- 300 Million Views, One Viral Diss Track, and a Nomination: Nicole Arbour Is up for Comedy & Entertainment Creator of the Yearfinanznachrichten.de · 4 Nov
- Knitting boom: How “Maschenwahn” is benefiting from the TikTok trendop-online.de · 4 Nov · Translated from German
- “This has to be satire”: BMW faces a shitstorm over an Instagram posthna.de · 3 Nov · Translated from German
- Sharenting: The impact on children when parents share their lives on social mediawelt.de · 3 Nov · Translated from German
- Okra water for high blood sugar: The TikTok trend has a flaw in its reasoningaz-online.de · 3 Nov · Translated from German
- Janine Kunze is stunned by disturbing TikTok content: “What kind of world do we live in?”focus.de · 3 Nov · Translated from German
- Maria Leiskau lives with almost 80 animals – over 400,000 followers on TikTok and Instagramwz-net.de · 3 Nov · Translated from German
- Between Grandma’s recipe and the TikTok trend: Dr. Oetker’s 2026 baking study shows that Christmas ...presseportal.de · 3 Nov · Translated from German
- Between Grandma’s recipe and the TikTok trend: Dr. Oetker’s 2026 baking study shows that Christmas remains a celebration of the classicsfinanznachrichten.de · 3 Nov · Translated from German
- Meta, TikTok and X lose to Ofcom and must provide moderation data dating back to 2024drweb.de · 2 Nov · Translated from German
The TikTok videos, Instagram posts and YouTube videos the most-liked Bluesky posts in German shared this week.
Shared from TikTok
How private equity gutted your local mall.
Elizabeth Warren
Jamal on aid needed for housing, nutrition and health care related things
Queer Survival East Africa
Annie | Triathlon
When Philipp Amthor eats in Vienna, there’s Leberkäse from Upper Austria! 😋🙌🏼 (CP)
Translated from GermanClaudia Bauer
America’s largest grocery store should be out of business-1
Khalessi Pelham
Translated from PolishArkadiusz Myrcha
cozycomics
- Translated from German
Zwischen den Zeilen Podcast
Shared from Instagram
- Translated from German
Lotta Antifascista
- Translated from German
Mosaik Köln Mülheim e.V.
HBD to #MINHYUK with #MONSTAX 💓
몬스타엑스 MONSTA X
- Translated from German
Queere Bürofreunde🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
- Translated from German
Energiegemeinschaft Schlei eG
- Translated from German
WZ • Wiener Zeitung
Translated from SwedishShared from YouTube
Each plays here in its platform’s own player, loaded only when you press play; the platform’s terms apply. Counts: Bluesky’s public search (the likes and reposts of the posts that shared each one) · Headlines: GDELT, from each country’s own news sites; each links to its article
Germany
Discussion
Germany · The week of 7 Nov to 13 Nov
Startups people read about
Germany · Friday, 13 November 2026
Trending
No written brief today: there’s too little data for one, or the draft didn’t pass our checks.
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Everyday apps here: Uber · EDEKA · TeamSpeak 3 · Babyphone 3G · HeartWatch: Heart Rate Monitor. 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 15,939 articles by the country’s own news sites today. How we read the news
Share of the coverage
- Bekannt aus dem Bergwerk: Neues Gesicht im Vorstand des Plauener Stadtmarketings (freiepresse.de)
- Kommentar zum Volkstrauertag: Warum der Krieg nah an Stuhr heranrückt (weser-kurier.de)
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)
- Grippe und Covid 19 - Lange Nacht des Impfens soll Impfquote stärken (deutschlandfunk.de)
- Jannis (16) ist schwerstbehindert, sein Bruder Jona (7) wächst gesund auf – dank Millionen-Therapie (focus.de)
Survey · Apr 2026 4% name “Health” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)
- Naturschutz: Streuobstwiesen im Kreis Ludwigsburg: Zwischen Aufgeben und Engagement (stuttgarter-nachrichten.de)
- "Fridays for Future" demonstriert in Berlin und Wittenberge (rbb24.de)
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)
- Gemeinderat Staffhorst wählt Güber erneut zum Bürgermeister (kreiszeitung.de)
- Theater Tempus fugit in Lörrach: „Animal Farm" in die Gegenwart geholt (schwarzwaelder-bote.de)
Survey · Apr 2026 12% name “Threats to democracy (for example through information manipulation)” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)
- Immigration More than usual
- Neuer Bericht: Eingewanderte beziehen deutlich öfter Bürgergeld (soester-anzeiger.de)
- Asylverfahren: Amt wollte Baby alleine abschieben (moz.de)
Survey · Apr 2026 14% name “Immigration” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)
- Jupiter trifft Mars: Seltenes Spektakel schon jetzt am Morgenhimmel (soester-anzeiger.de)
- BA-Haushalt 2027: Hohe Arbeitslosigkeit belastet Finanzen - Einsparungen in der ... (presseportal.de)
Survey · Apr 2026 4% name “Unemployment” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)
- Cost of living Anxious
- Vom alten Gutshof zur Luxus-Villa: Millionen-Anwesen steht zum Verkauf (wa.de)
- Aktien Frankfurt Eröffnung: DAX legt Verschnaufpause ein – Nvidia-Turbulenzen hallen nach | wallstreetONLINE (wallstreet-online.de)
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
- Tone−1.3positive minus negative words per 100usually −1.5The GDELT Project
- Anxiety0.9× usual2.7 words per 1,000usually 2.9The GDELT Project
- Fear0.8× usual0.8 words per 1,000usually 1.0The GDELT Project
- Anger0.9× usual5.6 words per 1,000usually 6.4The GDELT Project
- Sadness1.0× usual9.7 words per 1,000usually 9.8The GDELT Project
- Happiness1.0× usual5.4 words per 1,000usually 5.4The GDELT Project
- Financial uncertainty1.0× usual9.5 words per 1,000usually 9.4The GDELT Project
Also in the news
- Economic policy uncertainty720.6from newspaper coverage; 100 = long-run averageJul 2026 · −219.7 since Jun 2026Baker, Bloom and Davis (2016), PolicyUncertainty.com · CC BY 4.0
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.
The White House, Public domain Rising
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Coolcaesar, CC BY-SA 4.0 Rising
Original glass negative (LC-BH824-4754) made by Andrew Burgess, one of Mathew B…, Public domain Rising
Superbass, CC BY-SA 4.0 Rising
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Searches that grew the most in the week from Sunday, 1 November 2026, in most of the country’s regions.
By category
Business & economy
The White House, Public domain Rising
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Cars & transport
VW_Werk_Altes_Heizkraftwerk.jpg : Richard Bartz derivative work: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0 Rising
Everyday app
Nature, climate & disasters
Everyday app
2Wettergott - Dein Wunschwetter
Everyday app
Crime & justice
Weekly
Abagnale & Associates (Work for Hire), CC BY-SA 4.0 Rising
Books, arts & history
Nadar, Public domain Rising
Education & careers
1{unscripted} – Committed to freedom of opinion.
{ungeskriptet} - Der Meinungsfreiheit verpflichtet.3One Hour of History – Deutschlandfunk Nova
Eine Stunde History - Deutschlandfunk Nova
Fashion & beauty
Original: Steffen Prößdorf ; Derivative work: WeiterWeg, CC BY-SA 4.0
Food & drink
Everyday app
Everyday app
Gaming
Breakout
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Money & crypto
1Klarna: Smarter everyday money
Everyday app
Everyday app
3Trade Republic: Broker & Bank
Everyday app
Movies & TV
Breakout
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Celebrities & creators
Weekly
Weekly
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Politics & world affairs
Weekly
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Science & space
1Aha! Ten Minutes of Everyday Knowledge
Aha! Zehn Minuten Alltags-Wissen
Society & beliefs
Superbass, CC BY-SA 4.0 Rising
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Sports
New
Stefan Brending ( 2eight ), CC BY-SA 3.0 de Breakout
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Industries here
Gaming 23Media & entertainment 11Music 11Sports & fitness 9Government & public sector 6Travel & tourism 1Tech & software 1Cars & mobility 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 news5reports of events, mostly in English13 Nov 2026 · usually 4 a dayThe GDELT Project
- Violence in the news17reports of events, mostly in English13 Nov 2026 · usually 16 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
- Job postings105.11 Feb 2020 = 10030 Oct 2026 · +1.7 since 31 Jul 2026Indeed Hiring Lab · CC BY 4.0
Business
Research
Most-published fields last month
- Plant Science
- Artificial Intelligence
- Astronomy and Astrophysics
Society
- Top concern36.0%Rising prices / inflation / cost of livingApr 2026European Commission, Standard Eurobarometer · CC BY 4.0
- Trust the national government41.0%Standard Eurobarometer 105Apr 2026 · +1.0 pts since Nov 2025European Commission, Standard Eurobarometer · CC BY 4.0
- Trust in the national government36.0%OECD Trust Survey2023OECD Trust Survey
- Trust the media45.0%Standard Eurobarometer 105Apr 2026European Commission, Standard Eurobarometer · CC BY 4.0
- Trust scientists81.0%Standard Eurobarometer 105Apr 2026European Commission, Standard Eurobarometer · CC BY 4.0
- Say humans mainly cause climate change39.1%survey of Facebook users2023Meta Data for Good and Yale Program on Climate Change Communication · CC0 (public domain)
- Want climate made a high government priority52.8%survey of Facebook users2023Meta Data for Good and Yale Program on Climate Change Communication · CC0 (public domain)
Charts
Netflix · TV
1A Couple of Lies
Breakout
2Lupin
Falling
3Taken: Natalee Holloway
New
4Anesthesia
5Dead-End Job
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6Black Doves
7Ghosts
10Will Trent
Netflix Top 10 · 2026-11-08
Netflix · Films
1Collision Course
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2The Birthday Gift
Falling
3Sinners
New
4My Best Friend
5A Dog's Perfect Christmas
6Christmas at the Palace
7A Minecraft Movie
Falling
8Sing 2
9Extrawurst
Falling
10The Perfect Storm
Netflix Top 10 · 2026-11-08
Apple Music · Artists
1Tate McRae
2Bantu Nation, Nu51, G-Mac, Des, Jazeek, Luciano, reezy & THIZZY52
Breakout
3Ashe
Falling
4HUGEL, Imael Angel & Ultra Naté
5Karol G
6The Killers
Falling
7Justice
8Season 25
9Sido
Falling
10Adéla
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Apple Music · 2026-11-14
Apple Podcasts · Shows
1RONZHEIMER.
2Lanz & Precht
Breakout
3Baywatch Berlin
Breakout
4Machtwechsel
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5Apokalypse & Filterkaffee
6Mord auf Ex
Falling
7Mordlust
Falling
8{unscripted} – Committed to freedom of opinion.
9Kaulitz Hills - Senf aus Hollywood
Falling
10Hotel Matze
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Apple Podcasts · 2026-11-14
App Store · Free apps
1AOK Ident
2Claude by Anthropic
3Nect Wallet
4ChatGPT
5Post & DHL
6Shop
7Google Gemini
8C&A Mode Online Shop
Rising
9Vinted: Sell vintage clothes
10Uber
Rising
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App Store · 2026-11-14
App Store · Paid apps
1Blitzer.de PRO
2Threema for iOS
3Führerschein 2026 GOLD
4AnkiMobile Flashcards
5TypeDraw
6Tiny Computers
7TeleGuard
8Notfallguru
9Shadowrocket
10Manager for Scooters
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App Store · 2026-11-14
Steam · Top sellers
1Aion 2
2Counter-Strike 2
Rising
3Football Manager 27
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4Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4
Falling
5Anno 117
Breakout
Falling
7EA Sports FC 27
Breakout
9Probably Stolen
10Steam Deck
Rising
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Steam data provided by Valve · 2026-11-03
Data credits: App Store · Apple Music · Apple Podcasts · Google Trends · Netflix Top 10 · Steam data provided by Valve · Wikipedia. These signals show what people look up, watch, play and buy online. How it works.