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The week of 7 Nov to 13 Nov · Compared with the world

Spain

The zeitgeist this week

What stands out in Spain’s attention is Football (6.1%, 2.8× the world). The news sounds brighter than usual.

Spain’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

Blind spots

Where attention and coverage don’t line up

  • Covered more than readMental health and wellbeing0.1×
Reading and news · 8m · Solid

Spain · 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.

Spain, officially the Kingdom of Spain, is a country in Southern and Western Europe with territories in North Africa. Featuring the southernmost point of continental Europe, it is the largest country in Southern Europe and the fourth-most populous European Union (EU) member state. Spanning the majority of the Iberian Peninsula, its territory also includes the Canary Islands, in the Eastern Atlantic Ocean; the Balearic Islands, in the Western Mediterranean Sea; and the autonomous cities of Ceuta and Melilla, in mainland Africa.

From Wikipedia: Spain · CC BY-SA 4.0

Pictures

  • The family of Philip V. During the Enlightenment in Spain a new royal family reigned, the House of Bourbon.
    The family of Philip V. During the Enlightenment in Spain a new royal family reigned, the House of Bourbon.Louis-Michel van Loo · Public domain
  • Benidorm, one of Europe's largest coastal tourist destinations
    Benidorm, one of Europe's largest coastal tourist destinationsDiego Delso · CC BY-SA 3.0
  • A high-speed AVE Class 103 train in Zaragoza station. Spain has the longest high-speed rail network in Europe.[247]
    A high-speed AVE Class 103 train in Zaragoza station. Spain has the longest high-speed rail network in Europe.[247]CARLOS TEIXIDOR CADENAS · CC BY-SA 4.0
  • Madrid, the 2nd biggest metropolitan area in the European Union, is home to over a million Latin Americans.[268]
    Madrid, the 2nd biggest metropolitan area in the European Union, is home to over a million Latin Americans.[268]Eric Titcombe · CC BY 2.0
  • The University of Salamanca, one of the first European universities
    The University of Salamanca, one of the first European universitiesVictoria Rachitzky · CC BY 2.0
  • Spain or La Roja celebrating their 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup victory
    Spain or La Roja celebrating their 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup victoryStorm machine · CC BY-SA 4.0

Photos from Wikipedia’s articles, on Wikimedia Commons

Spain · 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

  1. Donald Trump

    347 stories

  2. Aston Villa

    287 stories

  3. Santa Maria

    240 stories

  4. Biso, CC BY 4.0

    Fermin Lopez

    191 stories

  5. Pope Leo

    136 stories

  6. Korea.net / Korean Culture and Information Service (Jeon Han), CC BY-SA 2.0

    Pope Francis

    129 stories

  7. Vladimir Putin

    128 stories

  8. Alex Baena

    122 stories

  9. Michael Carrick

    112 stories

  10. Zinedine Zidane

    11.1× last week

    111 stories

Organizations

  1. Champions League

    206 stories

  2. European Union

    187 stories

  3. Nations League

    175 stories

  4. Jebulon, CC0

    Catholic Church

    2.1× last week

    101 stories

  5. The New York Times Company, Public domain

    New York Times

    73 stories

  6. United Nations

    69 stories

  7. Popular Party

    13.0× last week

    65 stories

  8. Supreme Court

    43 stories

Names found in the news by the GDELT Project

Spain · The week of 30 Oct to 5 Nov

On social media

Social →

Going around online in Spain

What Spain’s own news sites say went viral, trended or got people talking online this week

Headlines: GDELT, from each country’s own news sites; each links to its article

Spain

Discussion

Spain · The week of 7 Nov to 13 Nov

Startups people read about

Backed by Y Combinator, a16z, Sequoia and other well-known investors · by Wikipedia views this week

  1. Facebook

    Big Tech and platforms · founded 2004 · 1,665 page views

    Backed by Founders Fund

  2. Anthropic

    Startups and building things · founded 2021 · 1,497 page views

    Backed by Spark Capital

  3. HaeB, CC BY-SA 4.0

    OpenAI

    Startups and building things · founded 2015 · 398 page views

    Backed by a16z, Sequoia +2

  4. Palantir

    Big Tech and platforms · founded 2003 · 103 page views

    Backed by Founders Fund

Backers according to Wikidata

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