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Asia · Saturday, 7 November 2026

Indonesia

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


Rising

  1. 1Jangan Buang Ibu

    Breakout

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

  2. 2Dead-End Job

    New

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

  3. 3Crime Junkie

    Rising

    Crime & justice · Apple Podcasts · #44 in podcasts

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

    4Roy Suryo

    New

    Politics & world affairs · Wikipedia · 8,576 reads

  5. 5GUILT

    Rising

    Crime & justice · Apple Podcasts · #30 in podcasts


Top today

  1. 1Dead-End Job

    New

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

  2. 2Jangan Buang Ibu

    Breakout

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

  3. Official twitter of the Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy/ Indonesian To…, Public domain

    3Tulus

    Weekly

    Music · Apple Music · #2 in songs

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

    4Roy Suryo

    New

    Politics & world affairs · Wikipedia · 8,576 reads

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

    New

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

  6. Antara TV Indonesia, CC BY 3.0

    6Tifauzia Tyassuma

    New

    Science & space · Wikipedia · 4,577 reads

  7. K-POPIT 케이팝잇, CC BY 4.0

    7The Remarried Empress

    New

    Movies & TV · Wikipedia · 4,477 reads

  8. 8Ahrie Sonta Nasution

    New

    Celebrities & creators · Wikipedia · 4,083 reads

  9. 9GUILT

    Rising

    Crime & justice · Apple Podcasts · #30 in podcasts

  10. General Elections Commission, Public domain

    10Mangkunegara IX

    New

    Celebrities & creators · Wikipedia · 3,511 reads

Everyday apps here: DramaBox - Stream Drama Shorts · Chromagraph Camera · Nusuk | نسك · Google Maps · LumaFusion. 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 2,294 articles by the country’s own news sites today. How we read the news

Share of the coverage

  1. Democracy and elections More than usual
    2.5% of the news · usually 1.0% · 2.5× usual · 58 articles
  2. 1.8% of the news · usually 2.0% · 41 articles

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

  3. Jobs and work More than usual
    1.6% of the news · usually 0.8% · 1.9× usual · 37 articles
  4. 1.6% of the news · usually 1.3% · 37 articles
  5. 1.3% of the news · usually 0.9% · 30 articles
  6. 1.0% of the news · usually 1.5% · 22 articles
  7. 0.5% of the news · usually 0.5% · 11 articles
  8. 0.3% of the news · usually 0.4% · 7 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. People's Representative Council of Republic of Indonesia, Public domain

    1Roy Suryo

    New

    Politics & world affairs · Wikipedia · 8,576 reads

  2. Antara TV Indonesia, CC BY 3.0

    2Tifauzia Tyassuma

    New

    Science & space · Wikipedia · 4,577 reads

  3. Conlan Houston, CC BY-SA 4.0

    3Abdul El-Sayed

    Rising

    Politics & world affairs · Wikipedia · 3,875 reads

  4. Vedolique, CC BY-SA 4.0

    4Hamka

    Weekly

    Politics & world affairs · Wikipedia · 3,046 reads

  5. Polda Papua, Public domain

    5Tito Karnavian

    Rising

    Science & space · Wikipedia · 3,613 reads

  6. 6Paundrakarna

    New

    Politics & world affairs · Wikipedia · 2,283 reads

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

    7Joko Widodo

    Rising

    Politics & world affairs · Wikipedia · 2,515 reads

  8. 82026 United States elections

    Rising

    Politics & world affairs · Wikipedia · 2,018 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. 1Think Fast Talk Smart: Communication Techniques

    Rising

    Apple Podcasts · #27 in podcasts

  2. Rizal Febri Ardiansyah, CC BY-SA 4.0

    2Rosalia Indah

    Rising

    Wikipedia · 976 reads

  3. WikiFido, CC BY-SA 4.0

    3Yandex

    Wikipedia · 1,586 reads

Cars & transport

  1. 1CoNav

    Everyday app

    App Store · #25 in paid apps

  2. 2Alpin Quest PRO – Outdoor GPS

    Everyday app

    App Store · #26 in paid apps

Crime & justice

  1. 1GUILT

    Rising

    Apple Podcasts · #30 in podcasts

  2. 2Crime Junkie

    Rising

    Apple Podcasts · #44 in podcasts

  3. 3Lentera Malam (Podcast Horor)

    Apple Podcasts · #1 in podcasts

Books, arts & history

  1. J. Malcolm Greany, Public domain

    1Ansel Adams

    Rising

    Wikipedia · 1,624 reads

  2. 2Doding Haleluya Simalungun

    App Store · #18 in paid apps

  3. 3Contemporary Piano Music

    Apple Podcasts · #19 in podcasts

Education & careers

  1. 1Coffee Break German

    Rising

    Apple Podcasts · #37 in podcasts

  2. 2Suara Berkelas

    Apple Podcasts · #5 in podcasts

  3. 3Anything Goes with Emma Chamberlain

    Apple Podcasts · #49 in podcasts

Fashion & beauty

  1. 1LokBox - Movies & Series

    App Store · #99 in free apps

  2. Kementerian Pemuda dan Olahraga, Public domain

    2Didit Hediprasetyo

    Wikipedia · 213 reads

  3. 3MyTelkomsel

    Everyday app

    App Store · #53 in free apps

Food & drink

  1. Kulttuurinavigaattori, CC BY-SA 4.0

    1Palm oil

    Google Trends · 100+ searches

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

    2XXXX

    Wikipedia · 474 reads

  3. 3Astro - Groceries in Minutes

    Everyday app

    App Store · #88 in free apps

Gaming

  1. 1Bing: Let's Play

    App Store · #48 in paid apps

  2. 2Pocket God

    App Store · #49 in paid apps

  3. 3Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas

    Wikipedia · 259 reads

Health & wellness

  1. 1The School of Greatness

    Rising

    Apple Podcasts · #40 in podcasts

  2. 2AutoSleep: Watch Sleep Tracker

    App Store · #21 in paid apps

  3. 3DrugDoses

    App Store · #45 in paid apps

Money & crypto

  1. 1Livin' by Mandiri

    Everyday app

    App Store · #12 in free apps

  2. 2ShopeePay – Dompet Serba Bisa

    Everyday app

    App Store · #15 in free apps

  3. 3wondr by BNI

    Everyday app

    App Store · #22 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. Official twitter of the Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy/ Indonesian To…, Public domain

    1Tulus

    Weekly

    Apple Music · #2 in songs

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

    2LANY

    Apple Music · #1 in songs

  3. Raph_PH, CC BY 4.0

    3Olivia Rodrigo

    Falling

    Apple Music · #3 in songs

Celebrities & creators

  1. 1Ahrie Sonta Nasution

    New

    Wikipedia · 4,083 reads

  2. General Elections Commission, Public domain

    2Mangkunegara IX

    New

    Wikipedia · 3,511 reads

  3. Asad Khalid, Public domain

    3Mangkunegara X

    Rising

    Wikipedia · 5,520 reads

Politics & world affairs

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

    1Roy Suryo

    New

    Wikipedia · 8,576 reads

  2. Conlan Houston, CC BY-SA 4.0

    2Abdul El-Sayed

    Rising

    Wikipedia · 3,875 reads

  3. Vedolique, CC BY-SA 4.0

    3Hamka

    Weekly

    Wikipedia · 3,046 reads

Science & space

  1. Antara TV Indonesia, CC BY 3.0

    1Tifauzia Tyassuma

    New

    Wikipedia · 4,577 reads

  2. Polda Papua, Public domain

    2Tito Karnavian

    Rising

    Wikipedia · 3,613 reads

  3. 3Teuku Jacob

    Wikipedia · 237 reads

Society & beliefs

  1. 1The Friday Podcast

    Rising

    Apple Podcasts · #35 in podcasts

  2. 2The Ezra Klein Show

    Apple Podcasts · #34 in podcasts

  3. 3BKR Brothers

    Apple Podcasts · #4 in podcasts

Sports

  1. The White House, Public domain

    1Liam Delap

    Rising

    Wikipedia · 1,122 reads

  2. Bryan Berlin, CC BY-SA 4.0

    2Nico Paz

    Rising

    Wikipedia · 1,301 reads

  3. Original uploader was Indonoob at en.wikipedia, Public domain

    3Persija Jakarta

    Google Trends · 10,000+ searches

Tech & AI

  1. 1Acquired

    Rising

    Apple Podcasts · #50 in podcasts

  2. 2TimeFix Camera Pro–Watermark

    App Store · #17 in paid apps

  3. 3FOTOYU

    App Store · #41 in free apps

Travel & places

  1. Viktar Palstsiuk, CC BY-SA 4.0

    1Málaga

    Google Trends · 1,000+ searches

  2. Rafael Deminicis, CC BY-SA 4.0

    2Vitória, Espírito Santo

    Google Trends · 500+ searches

  3. SMC, CC BY-SA 4.0

    3Wrexham

    Google Trends · 500+ searches


Industries here

Media & entertainment 26Government & public sector 14Sports & fitness 9Music 8Tech & software 4Nonprofits & NGOs 4Advertising & marketing 3Health & pharma 2Science & research 2Education 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. Official twitter of the Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy/ Indonesian To…, Public domain

      2Tulus

      Rising

    3. Raph_PH, CC BY 4.0

      3Olivia Rodrigo

      Falling

    4. 4Adrian Khalif

    5. 5Naykilla

    6. 6Ashe

    7. 7Denny Caknan

    8. 10Rex Orange County

    Apple Music · 2026-11-08

    Apple Podcasts · Shows

    1. 1Lentera Malam (Podcast Horor)

    2. 2Podcast Seminggu

    3. 3Rapot

    4. 4BKR Brothers

    5. 5Suara Berkelas

    6. 6Hanan Attaki

    7. 7Global News Podcast

    8. 8MENDOAN

    9. 9The Catch Up Club

    10. 10The Daily

      Rising

    Show the top 100

      Apple Podcasts · 2026-11-08

      App Store · Free apps

      1. 1FlickReels - AI Story & Drama

      2. 2Disney+

      3. 3GoPay: Transfer, Payment, QRIS

      4. 4Google Maps

        Rising

      5. 5Threads

      6. 6DANA Dompet Digital Indonesia

      7. 7Shopee Indonesia

      8. 8CapCut

        Rising

      9. 9BRImo BRI

        Falling

      10. 10SeaBank

      Show the top 100

        App Store · 2026-11-08

        App Store · Paid apps

        1. 1Al Quran Translation

        2. 2Chromagraph Camera

          Rising

        3. 3iFake - Funny Fake Messages Creator

        4. 4ROLLIE'S: 35mm Film Camera

        5. 5Little Bean: Pregnancy Skin

          Falling

        6. 6Shadowrocket

        7. 7YoungPhoto - Aesthetic Camera

          Rising

        8. 8DataMan - Data Usage Widget

        9. 9Money Manager (Remove Ads)

        10. 10PadLab - Live Pads

        Show the top 50

          App Store · 2026-11-08


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