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Asia · Thursday, 5 November 2026

Indonesia

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


Rising

  1. 1Baking A Murder

    Rising

    Celebrities & creators · Apple Podcasts · #29 in podcasts

  2. 2Jangan Buang Ibu

    Breakout

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

  3. 3Dead-End Job

    New

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

  4. Ministry of State Secretariat of the Republic of Indonesia (Kementerian Sekreta…, Public domain

    4Joko Widodo

    Breakout

    Politics & world affairs · Wikipedia · 3,864 reads

  5. 5Warkop DKI: Viralin Doooong..!!

    New

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


Top today

  1. 1WhatsApp

    Weekly

    Tech & AI · App Store · #34 in free apps

  2. 2Dead-End Job

    New

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

  3. 3Jangan Buang Ibu

    Breakout

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

  4. 4Slamet Uliandi

    New

    Celebrities & creators · Wikipedia · 19,535 reads

  5. 5Warkop DKI: Viralin Doooong..!!

    New

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

  6. People's Representative Council of Republic of Indonesia, Public domain

    6Roy Suryo

    New

    Politics & world affairs · Wikipedia · 18,552 reads

  7. 7Mishari bin Rashid Alafasy

    Rising

    Music · Apple Podcasts · #4 in podcasts

  8. 8Rapot

    Rising

    Celebrities & creators · Apple Podcasts · #3 in podcasts

  9. 9Ahrie Sonta Nasution

    New

    Celebrities & creators · Wikipedia · 7,137 reads

  10. Ministry of State Secretariat of the Republic of Indonesia (Kementerian Sekreta…, Public domain

    10Joko Widodo

    Breakout

    Politics & world affairs · Wikipedia · 3,864 reads

Everyday apps here: EE35 フィルムカメラ · Little Bean: Pregnancy Skin · Shopee Indonesia · Fold by Fold · AnkiMobile Flashcards. 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 4,072 articles by the country’s own news sites today. How we read the news

Share of the coverage

  1. Jobs and work More than usual
    1.7% of the news · usually 0.8% · 2.1× usual · 70 articles
  2. 1.5% of the news · usually 1.5% · 62 articles
  3. 1.3% of the news · usually 2.0% · 53 articles

    Survey · 2023 76% Worried about climate change (Climate Change Opinion Survey (Meta, Yale), survey of Facebook users)

  4. 1.3% of the news · usually 1.3% · 51 articles
  5. 1.2% of the news · usually 1.0% · 48 articles
  6. 1.0% of the news · usually 0.9% · 42 articles
  7. 0.6% of the news · usually 0.5% · 26 articles
  8. 0.3% of the news · usually 0.4% · 11 articles

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. 1WhatsApp

    Weekly

    Tech & AI · App Store · #34 in free apps

  2. People's Representative Council of Republic of Indonesia, Public domain

    2Roy Suryo

    New

    Politics & world affairs · Wikipedia · 18,552 reads

  3. Ministry of State Secretariat of the Republic of Indonesia (Kementerian Sekreta…, Public domain

    3Joko Widodo

    Breakout

    Politics & world affairs · Wikipedia · 3,864 reads

  4. Antara TV Indonesia, CC BY 3.0

    4Tifauzia Tyassuma

    New

    Science & space · Wikipedia · 2,939 reads

  5. 52026 United States elections

    Rising

    Politics & world affairs · Wikipedia · 4,211 reads

  6. Conlan Houston, CC BY-SA 4.0

    6Abdul El-Sayed

    Rising

    Politics & world affairs · Wikipedia · 8,035 reads

  7. Vedolique, CC BY-SA 4.0

    7Hamka

    Weekly

    Politics & world affairs · Wikipedia · 2,880 reads

  8. United States Senate, Public domain

    8United States Senate

    Rising

    Politics & world affairs · Wikipedia · 2,085 reads

Rising on Google

Searches that grew the most in the week from Sunday, 25 October 2026, in most of the country’s regions.

  1. chelsea vs man utdBreakout
  2. dewa united vs persija jakartaBreakout
  3. barcelona vs alavésBreakout
  4. persebaya vs persijapBreakout
  5. persik vs persitaBreakout
  6. le havre vs psg+4,600%
  7. klasemen dewa united vs persija jakarta+4,550%
  8. klasemen chelsea vs manchester united f.c.+4,300%
  9. arema fc vs bali united+4,100%
  10. winr.pics+3,550%

Google Trends


By category

Business & economy

  1. 1The Diary of a CEO

    Rising

    Apple Podcasts · #9 in podcasts

  2. Lembaga Pendidikan Indonesia, Public domain

    2Hashim Djojohadikusumo

    Weekly

    Wikipedia · 1,184 reads

  3. Government of Jakarta, Public domain

    3Sumitro Djojohadikusumo

    Weekly

    Wikipedia · 835 reads

Cars & transport

  1. 1CoNav

    App Store · #13 in paid apps

  2. 2Sun Seeker - Tracker & Compass

    App Store · #40 in paid apps

  3. 3Alpin Quest PRO – Outdoor GPS

    Everyday app

    App Store · #34 in paid apps

Crime & justice

  1. 1Lentera Malam (Podcast Horor)

    Apple Podcasts · #1 in podcasts

  2. 2GUILT

    Apple Podcasts · #35 in podcasts

  3. 3Rotten Mango

    Apple Podcasts · #8 in podcasts

Books, arts & history

  1. Pulso Cristiano, CC BY-SA 2.0

    1Rick Warren

    Rising

    Apple Podcasts · #16 in podcasts

  2. J. Malcolm Greany, Public domain

    2Ansel Adams

    Rising

    Wikipedia · 1,272 reads

  3. 3Contemporary Piano Music

    Apple Podcasts · #24 in podcasts

Education & careers

  1. 1Suara Berkelas

    Falling

    Apple Podcasts · #6 in podcasts

  2. 2e-Sword LT: Bible Study to Go

    App Store · #28 in paid apps

  3. 3The Mel Robbins Podcast

    Apple Podcasts · #17 in podcasts

Fashion & beauty

  1. Kementerian Pemuda dan Olahraga, Public domain

    1Didit Hediprasetyo

    Wikipedia · 286 reads

  2. 2MyTelkomsel

    Everyday app

    App Store · #50 in free apps

  3. 3myIM3

    Everyday app

    App Store · #67 in free apps

Food & drink

  1. Original uploader was TalShiar at nl.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0

    1XXXX

    Wikipedia · 335 reads

  2. 2J.CO

    Everyday app

    App Store · #89 in free apps

  3. 3Astro - Groceries in Minutes

    Everyday app

    App Store · #83 in free apps

Gaming

  1. 1Bing: Let's Play

    App Store · #43 in paid apps

  2. 2Pocket God

    App Store · #48 in paid apps

Health & wellness

  1. 1Pediatric Blood Pressure AAP

    App Store · #19 in paid apps

  2. 2The Mindset Mentor

    Apple Podcasts · #49 in podcasts

  3. 3Tempat Berteduh

    Apple Podcasts · #37 in podcasts

Money & crypto

  1. 1Yup - VISA & Credit 0%*

    App Store · #93 in free apps

  2. 2BRImo BRI

    Everyday app

    App Store · #19 in free apps

  3. 3ShopeePay – Dompet Serba Bisa

    Everyday app

    App Store · #13 in free apps

Movies & TV

  1. 1Dead-End Job

    New

    Netflix Top 10 · #2 in TV

  2. 2Jangan Buang Ibu

    Breakout

    Netflix Top 10 · #1 in films

  3. 3Warkop DKI: Viralin Doooong..!!

    New

    Netflix Top 10 · #3 in films

Music

  1. 1Mishari bin Rashid Alafasy

    Rising

    Apple Podcasts · #4 in podcasts

  2. The White House, Public domain

    2Andrea Bocelli

    Rising

    Wikipedia · 1,487 reads

  3. Justin Higuchi from Los Angeles, CA, USA, CC BY 2.0

    3LANY

    Apple Music · #1 in songs

Celebrities & creators

  1. 1Slamet Uliandi

    New

    Wikipedia · 19,535 reads

  2. 2Rapot

    Rising

    Apple Podcasts · #3 in podcasts

  3. 3Ahrie Sonta Nasution

    New

    Wikipedia · 7,137 reads

Politics & world affairs

  1. People's Representative Council of Republic of Indonesia, Public domain

    1Roy Suryo

    New

    Wikipedia · 18,552 reads

  2. Ministry of State Secretariat of the Republic of Indonesia (Kementerian Sekreta…, Public domain

    2Joko Widodo

    Breakout

    Wikipedia · 3,864 reads

  3. 3Global News Podcast

    Rising

    Apple Podcasts · #7 in podcasts

Science & space

  1. Antara TV Indonesia, CC BY 3.0

    1Tifauzia Tyassuma

    New

    Wikipedia · 2,939 reads

  2. Polda Papua, Public domain

    2Tito Karnavian

    Rising

    Wikipedia · 2,278 reads

  3. Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain

    3Raden Asnawi

    Google Trends · 100+ searches

Society & beliefs

  1. 1Besok Pagi (Podcast Pendakian Horor)

    Rising

    Apple Podcasts · #15 in podcasts

  2. 2Abdur-Rahman as-Sudais

    Weekly

    Apple Podcasts · #25 in podcasts

  3. 3Helmy Yahya Bicara

    Apple Podcasts · #30 in podcasts

Sports

  1. Bryan Berlin, CC BY-SA 4.0

    1Nico Paz

    Breakout

    Wikipedia · 2,656 reads

  2. Niels98, CC BY-SA 4.0

    2Anastasios Douvikas

    New

    Wikipedia · 2,505 reads

  3. Floflo62, CC BY-SA 3.0

    3RC Lens

    Rising

    Wikipedia · 1,953 reads

Tech & AI

  1. 1WhatsApp

    Weekly

    App Store · #34 in free apps

  2. 2PhotoUnlocked

    App Store · #12 in paid apps

  3. 3Brain Wave - Sharp Mind ™

    App Store · #20 in paid apps

Travel & places

  1. Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0

    1Bournemouth

    Google Trends · 1,000+ searches

  2. Halley Pacheco de Oliveira, CC BY-SA 3.0

    2Botafogo

    Google Trends · 500+ searches

  3. Legohun, CC BY-SA 3.0

    3Ferencváros

    Google Trends · 100+ searches


Industries here

Media & entertainment 21Sports & fitness 16Government & public sector 12Music 8Nonprofits & NGOs 3Travel & tourism 2Advertising & marketing 2Tech & software 2Telecom & internet 2Science & research 2Cars & mobility 1Transport & logistics 1Health & pharma 1Education 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 confidence98.8100 = long-run averageMar 2026 · +0.0 since Feb 2026OECD

Research

Most-published fields last month

  • Education
    6,172 papers
  • Sociology and Political Science
    2,386 papers
  • Accounting
    2,382 papers

OpenAlex

    Society


    Charts

    Netflix · TV

    1. 1Doctor X: Mafia in White

    2. 2Dead-End Job

      New

    3. 3100 Days of Deception

      Falling

    4. 4Where the Mask Ends

    5. 5Lupin

    6. 6Take Charge of My Heart

      Falling

    7. 7Alas Roban the Series

    8. 9Shadows of the Ten Ninja

    9. 10Adili Idola Celebrity Roast: Reza Oktovian

    Netflix Top 10 · 2026-11-01

    Netflix · Films

    1. 1Jangan Buang Ibu

      Breakout

    2. 2Dance of the Damned

      Falling

    3. 3Warkop DKI: Viralin Doooong..!!

      New

    4. 4Cerita Lila

      Falling

    5. 5Kuyank

      Falling

    6. 6Gara-Gara Warisan

    7. 7Teka Teki Tika

    8. 8Surviving Hurricane Otis

    9. 9Lembayung

      Falling

    10. 10Khadam

      Falling

    Netflix Top 10 · 2026-11-01

    Apple Music · Artists

    1. Justin Higuchi from Los Angeles, CA, USA, CC BY 2.0

      1LANY

    2. 2Olivia Rodrigo

    3. 3Tulus

    4. 4Adrian Khalif

    5. 5Ashe

    6. 8Naykilla

    7. 9Denny Caknan

    8. 10Kahitna

    Apple Music · 2026-11-06

    Apple Podcasts · Shows

    1. 1Lentera Malam (Podcast Horor)

    2. 2Podcast Seminggu

    3. 3Rapot

      Rising

    4. 4Mishari bin Rashid Alafasy

      Rising

    5. 5BKR Brothers

    6. 6Suara Berkelas

      Falling

    7. 7Global News Podcast

      Rising

    8. 8Rotten Mango

    9. 9The Diary of a CEO

      Rising

    10. 10Do You See What I See?

    Show the top 100

      Apple Podcasts · 2026-11-06

      App Store · Free apps

      1. 1FlickReels - AI Story & Drama

      2. 2Disney+

      3. 3Threads

      4. 4GoPay: Transfer, Payment, QRIS

      5. 5Shopee Indonesia

        Rising

      6. 6SeaBank

      7. 7DANA Dompet Digital Indonesia

      8. 8DramaWave - Dramas & Reels

        Falling

      9. 9Mobile JKN

      10. 10ChatGPT

      Show the top 100

        App Store · 2026-11-06

        App Store · Paid apps

        1. 1Al Quran Translation

        2. 2Little Bean: Pregnancy Skin

          Rising

        3. 3iFake - Funny Fake Messages Creator

        4. 4Chromagraph Camera

          Falling

        5. 5Shadowrocket

        6. 6Money Manager (Remove Ads)

        7. 7YoungPhoto - Aesthetic Camera

        8. 8PadLab - Live Pads

        9. 9Threema for iOS

        10. 10ROLLIE'S: 35mm Film Camera

        Show the top 50

          App Store · 2026-11-06


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