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Europe · Thursday, 12 November 2026

Hungary

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


Rising

  1. 1JOY Hungary

    New

    Business & economy · App Store · #15 in free apps

  2. 2Spirit Talker ®

    New

    Fashion & beauty · App Store · #6 in paid apps

  3. 3Anesthesia

    New

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

  4. 4My Best Friend

    Breakout

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

  5. 5Istanbul Convention

    Breakout

    Other · Google Trends · 10,000+ searches


Top today

  1. 1My Best Friend

    Breakout

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

  2. 2Istanbul Convention

    Breakout

    Other · Google Trends · 10,000+ searches

  3. 3JOY Hungary

    New

    Business & economy · App Store · #15 in free apps

  4. 4Spirit Talker ®

    New

    Fashion & beauty · App Store · #6 in paid apps

  5. 5HetiVálasz

    Weekly

    Politics & world affairs · Apple Podcasts · #2 in podcasts

  6. 6Anesthesia

    New

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

  7. 7A Couple of Lies

    Rising

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

  8. 8András Kulja

    Breakout

    Politics & world affairs · Google Trends · 2,000+ searches

  9. The White House, Public domain

    9Jensen Huang

    New

    Business & economy · Wikipedia · 4,396 reads

  10. 10Taken: Natalee Holloway

    New

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

Everyday apps here: Myprotein: Fitness & Shopping · eMAG.hu · Monash FODMAP Diet · Money Pro: Personal Finance AR · AnkiMobile Flashcards. 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 1,362 articles by the country’s own news sites today. How we read the news

Share of the coverage

  1. 2.9% of the news · usually 2.8% · 39 articles

    Survey · Apr 2026 13% name “Russia’s invasion of Ukraine” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)

    Survey · Apr 2026 8% name “Security and defence” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)

    Survey · Apr 2026 7% name “The conflict in the Middle East” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)

  2. 2.1% of the news · usually 1.8% · 29 articles

    Survey · Apr 2026 35% name “Rising prices / inflation / cost of living” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)

    Survey · Apr 2026 26% name “The economic situation” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)

    Survey · Apr 2026 6% name “Housing” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)

  3. 2.0% of the news · usually 1.5% · 27 articles

    Survey · Apr 2026 25% name “Health” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)

  4. 1.5% of the news · usually 1.2% · 21 articles
  5. 0.9% of the news · usually 1.7% · 12 articles

    Survey · Apr 2026 10% name “Threats to democracy (for example through information manipulation)” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)

  6. 0.8% of the news · usually 1.3% · 11 articles

    Survey · Apr 2026 3% name “Unemployment” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)

  7. 0.5% of the news · usually 0.8% · 7 articles

    Survey · 2023 81% Worried about climate change (Climate Change Opinion Survey (Meta, Yale), survey of Facebook users)

    Survey · Apr 2026 3% name “The environment and risks related to climate change” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)

  8. 0.2% of the news · usually 0.3% · 3 articles

    Survey · Apr 2026 6% name “Immigration” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)

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. 1András Kulja

    Breakout

    Politics & world affairs · Google Trends · 2,000+ searches

  2. The White House, Public domain

    2Jensen Huang

    New

    Business & economy · Wikipedia · 4,396 reads

  3. Coolcaesar, CC BY-SA 4.0

    3Nvidia

    New

    Business & economy · Wikipedia · 2,047 reads

  4. 4István Tiborcz

    Breakout

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

  5. The White House, Public domain

    5Viktor Orbán

    Rising

    Politics & world affairs · Wikipedia · 1,745 reads

  6. Török Levente, CC BY-SA 4.0

    6Judit Varga

    Rising

    Politics & world affairs · Wikipedia · 3,826 reads

  7. Pieter Brueghel the Elder, Public domain

    7St. Martin's Day

    Rising

    Society & beliefs · Wikipedia · 1,705 reads

  8. Carl Pietzner, Public domain

    8Franz Joseph I

    Breakout

    Politics & world affairs · Wikipedia · 874 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. sarkvidékekBreakout
  2. valencia–real madrid+4,700%
  3. nottingham forest–manchester city+3,200%
  4. fodor zsóka+2,700%
  5. philippe jaenada+2,650%
  6. gajdos lászló+2,150%
  7. krakko+2,100%
  8. energiatárolás+2,000%
  9. szomszédjogok+1,900%
  10. elektromos áram+1,850%

Google Trends


By category

Business & economy

  1. 1JOY Hungary

    New

    App Store · #15 in free apps

  2. The White House, Public domain

    2Jensen Huang

    New

    Wikipedia · 4,396 reads

  3. 3Hold After Hours

    Weekly

    Apple Podcasts · #4 in podcasts

Cars & transport

  1. 1Light Pollution Map

    App Store · #43 in paid apps

  2. 2Blitzer.de PRO

    Falling Everyday app

    App Store · #15 in paid apps

Crime & justice

  1. 1Tax evasion

    Rising

    Google Trends · 500+ searches

  2. U.S. Government copyright, Public domain

    2Abu Ghraib torture and prisoner abuse

    Rising

    Wikipedia · 458 reads

  3. Bope75, CC BY-SA 4.0

    3Péter Tasnádi

    Wikipedia · 957 reads

Books, arts & history

  1. Louis-Maurice Boutet de Monvel, Public domain

    1Paul Gauguin

    Weekly

    Wikipedia · 257 reads

  2. 2Impossible Chronicle

    Weekly

    HungarianKéptelen Krónika

    Apple Podcasts · #9 in podcasts

  3. 3Incredible History Podcast

    HungarianHihetetlen Történelem Podcast

    Apple Podcasts · #10 in podcasts

Education & careers

  1. 1Knots 3D

    App Store · #26 in paid apps

  2. 2SkyView®

    App Store · #29 in paid apps

  3. 3Learning Easy English

    Apple Podcasts · #68 in podcasts

Fashion & beauty

  1. 1Spirit Talker ®

    New

    App Store · #6 in paid apps

  2. 2Cloud Baby Monitor

    App Store · #25 in paid apps

  3. Zétényi János, CC BY-SA 4.0

    3Judit Marjai

    Wikipedia · 123 reads

Food & drink

  1. 1foodora: Order food online

    Everyday app

    Swedishfoodora: Beställ mat online

    App Store · #19 in free apps

  2. 2Kifli.hu - Grocery Delivery

    Everyday app

    App Store · #20 in free apps

  3. 3McDonald's

    Everyday app

    App Store · #34 in free apps

Gaming

  1. 1Grand Theft Auto VI

    Wikipedia · 439 reads

  2. 2Grand Theft Auto

    Wikipedia · 197 reads

Health & wellness

  1. 1HeartWatch: Heart Rate Monitor

    App Store · #30 in paid apps

  2. 2PushFit Pro

    App Store · #42 in paid apps

  3. 3ProBikeGarage: Bicycle tracker

    App Store · #44 in paid apps

Money & crypto

  1. 1Money Pro: Personal Finance AR

    Everyday app

    App Store · #18 in paid apps

  2. 2Klarna: Smarter everyday money

    Everyday app

    App Store · #47 in free apps

  3. 3Simple #MakeItEasy

    Everyday app

    App Store · #62 in free apps

Movies & TV

  1. 1My Best Friend

    Breakout

    Netflix Top 10 · #1 in films

  2. 2Anesthesia

    New

    Netflix Top 10 · #2 in TV

  3. 3A Couple of Lies

    Rising

    Netflix Top 10 · #1 in TV

Music

  1. 1Heni Dér

    Breakout

    Google Trends · 2,000+ searches

  2. 2Telex After

    Rising

    Apple Podcasts · #38 in podcasts

  3. Stekovics Gáspár, CC BY-SA 4.0

    3Gábor Presser

    Rising

    Wikipedia · 695 reads

Celebrities & creators

  1. 1Jár a krémes!

    Rising

    Apple Podcasts · #50 in podcasts

  2. Elekes Andor, CC BY 4.0

    2László Windisch

    Rising

    Wikipedia · 1,517 reads

  3. 3Tamás Cs. Király

    Rising

    Wikipedia · 619 reads

Politics & world affairs

  1. 1HetiVálasz

    Weekly

    Apple Podcasts · #2 in podcasts

  2. 2András Kulja

    Breakout

    Google Trends · 2,000+ searches

  3. The White House, Public domain

    3Viktor Orbán

    Rising

    Wikipedia · 1,745 reads

Science & space

  1. 1Qubit Podcast

    Apple Podcasts · #17 in podcasts

  2. 2Pogi Podcast

    Apple Podcasts · #22 in podcasts

  3. 3My Blue Zone

    HungarianAz Én Kék Zónám

    Apple Podcasts · #28 in podcasts

Society & beliefs

  1. Pieter Brueghel the Elder, Public domain

    1St. Martin's Day

    Rising

    Wikipedia · 1,705 reads

  2. Silar, CC BY-SA 4.0

    2Black Friday

    Rising

    Wikipedia · 229 reads

  3. 3RoadMovie Podcast

    Apple Podcasts · #56 in podcasts

Sports

  1. Bert Verhoeff for Anefo, CC BY-SA 3.0 nl

    1Carlos Babington

    Breakout

    Google Trends · 1,000+ searches

  2. Granada, CC BY-SA 4.0

    2Niklas Süle

    New

    Wikipedia · 1,727 reads

  3. Lynchg at English Wikipedia, Public domain

    3Márton Fülöp

    New

    Wikipedia · 1,466 reads

Tech & AI

  1. 1BorderWatcher

    Rising

    App Store · #3 in paid apps

  2. 2Pipefitter

    Back

    App Store · #10 in paid apps

  3. 3Whisper Notes - Speech to Text

    Rising

    App Store · #5 in paid apps

Travel & places

  1. Zsoca85 at Hungarian Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0

    1Szolnok

    Rising

    Google Trends · 500+ searches

  2. https://www.flickr.com/people/klmircea/ KLmircea, Public domain

    2Romania

    Rising

    Google Trends · 100+ searches

  3. xiangyang17, CC BY-SA 2.0

    3Taiwan

    Rising

    Wikipedia · 481 reads


Industries here

Media & entertainment 20Government & public sector 14Music 12Sports & fitness 8Tech & software 5Travel & tourism 3Retail & e-commerce 1Fashion & beauty 1Telecom & internet 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

  • Inflation2.1%Sept 2026Eurostat
  • Unemployment4.6%Sept 2026Eurostat
  • Consumer confidence102.4100 = long-run averageMay 2026 · +0.9 since Apr 2026OECD
  • Central bank rate5.50%Oct 2026 · ±0.00 pts since Sept 2026BIS
  • Real house prices8.2%Q2 2026 · −4.1 pts since Q1 2026BIS
  • GDP growth0.5%2025 · −0.2 pts since 2024World Bank · CC BY 4.0
  • Youth unemployment14.2%2025 · −0.9 pts since 2024World Bank (ILO estimate) · CC BY 4.0
  • Currency vs the euro365.0HUF per euro12 Nov 2026 · euro +0.5% since 5 Nov 2026European Central Bank · available free of charge from the ECB

Business

  • Business confidence98.8100 = long-run averageApr 2026 · +0.3 since Mar 2026OECD
  • New businesses94.02021 = 100Q3 2026 · +1.0 since Q2 2026Eurostat
  • Bankruptcy declarations273.72021 = 100Q3 2026 · −22.2 since Q2 2026Eurostat

Research

Most-published fields last month

  • Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
    73 papers · rising +195%
  • Education
    71 papers
  • Sociology and Political Science
    71 papers
  • Astronomy and Astrophysics
    65 papers · rising +83%

OpenAlex

    Society


    Charts

    Netflix · TV

    1. 1A Couple of Lies

      Rising

    2. 2Anesthesia

      New

    3. 3Taken: Natalee Holloway

      New

    4. 4Lupin

      Falling

    5. 5Black Doves

    6. 6Dead-End Job

    7. 7The One About Matthew Perry

      Falling

    8. 8Nobody Wants This

      Falling

    Netflix Top 10 · 2026-11-08

    Netflix · Films

    1. 1My Best Friend

      Breakout

    2. 2Collision Course

      Falling

    3. 3A Dog's Perfect Christmas

      New

    4. 4Black Bag

    5. 5Sing 2

    6. 6The Birthday Gift

    7. 水性ペン, CC BY-SA 4.0

      7Sing

    8. 8You, Me, Us

      Falling

    9. Immanuel Giel, CC BY 3.0

      9Shrek

    10. 10Animals

      Falling

    Netflix Top 10 · 2026-11-08

    Apple Music · Artists

    1. 1Marics Peti, KKevin & DZSINDZSER

    2. 2Desh

    3. 3Beton.Hofi

    4. 4VINI & Nagy Bogi

    5. 7KKevin

    6. 8T. Danny

    7. 9Mehringer & sosehol

    8. 10Nagy Bogi

    Apple Music · 2026-11-13

    Apple Podcasts · Shows

    1. 1Balázsék

    2. 2HetiVálasz

      Breakout

    3. 3HVG podcastok

      Falling

    4. 4Hold After Hours

      Rising

    5. 5Bochkor

    6. 6Portfolio Checklist

      Falling

    7. 7444 podcastek

      Falling

    8. 8The Happy Hour Show

    9. 9Impossible Chronicle

      Falling

    10. 10Incredible History Podcast

    Show the top 100

      Apple Podcasts · 2026-11-13

      App Store · Free apps

      1. 1Budicheck: Toilet Map

      2. 2Notino: profumi e cosmetici

      3. 3eMAG.hu

        Rising

      4. 4Allegro

      5. 5Claude by Anthropic

      6. 6Google Gemini

      7. 7Sinsay - moda e shopping

      8. 8Shady: Recent Follow Tracker

        Falling

      9. 9MÁVPlusz

        Rising

      10. 10Digitális Állampolgár

      Show the top 100

        App Store · 2026-11-13

        App Store · Paid apps

        1. 1Threema for iOS

        2. 2AnkiMobile Flashcards

          Rising

        3. 3BorderWatcher

          Rising

        4. 4Monash FODMAP Diet

          Rising

        5. 5Whisper Notes - Speech to Text

          Rising

        6. 6Spirit Talker ®

          New

        7. 7Manager for Scooters

          Falling

        8. 8Chromagraph Camera

          Falling

        9. 9FORScan Lite - for Ford, Mazda

          Rising

        10. 10Pipefitter

          Back

        Show the top 50

          App Store · 2026-11-13


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