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Asia · Thursday, 5 November 2026

Israel

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


Rising

  1. 1Gmail

    Rising

    Tech & AI · App Store · #16 in free apps

  2. 2סויסה + 1

    Breakout

    Politics & world affairs · Apple Podcasts · #3 in podcasts

  3. 3Sonic the Hedgehog 3

    Breakout

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

  4. 4The One About Matthew Perry

    Breakout

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

  5. 5Yosi Harari

    New

    Celebrities & creators · Wikipedia · 2,509 reads


Top today

  1. 1Gmail

    Rising

    Tech & AI · App Store · #16 in free apps

  2. 2סויסה + 1

    Breakout

    Politics & world affairs · Apple Podcasts · #3 in podcasts

  3. 3Sonic the Hedgehog 3

    Breakout

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

  4. 4The One About Matthew Perry

    Breakout

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

  5. 5Collision Course

    New

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

  6. 6Yosi Harari

    New

    Celebrities & creators · Wikipedia · 2,509 reads

  7. 7הקול מקצועי

    Breakout

    Sports · Apple Podcasts · #23 in podcasts

  8. Dean Stockings, CC BY-SA 4.0

    8Boy George

    Rising

    Music · Google Trends · 1,000+ searches

  9. הצלם אלכס קולומויסקי וידיעות אחרונות, CC BY-SA 3.0

    9Dalia Itzik

    New

    Politics & world affairs · Google Trends · 100+ searches

  10. Conlan Houston, CC BY-SA 4.0

    10Abdul El-Sayed

    Rising

    Politics & world affairs · Wikipedia · 3,099 reads

Everyday apps here: Procreate · WayShot:Aesthetic Photo Editor · Meta AI · Stop Motion Studio Pro · Tiny Computers. 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 2,648 articles by the country’s own news sites today. How we read the news

Share of the coverage

  1. 10.6% of the news · usually 11.1% · 280 articles
  2. 4.0% of the news · usually 4.6% · 106 articles
  3. 1.1% of the news · usually 0.9% · 30 articles
  4. 1.0% of the news · usually 1.5% · 27 articles
  5. 0.7% of the news · usually 0.4% · 1.7× usual · 18 articles
  6. 0.6% of the news · usually 0.5% · 16 articles
  7. 0.2% of the news · usually 0.6% · 6 articles
  8. 0.1% of the news · usually 0.3% · 2 articles

    Survey · 2023 72% Worried about climate change (Climate Change Opinion Survey (Meta, Yale), survey of Facebook users)

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. 1Gmail

    Rising

    Tech & AI · App Store · #16 in free apps

  2. הצלם אלכס קולומויסקי וידיעות אחרונות, CC BY-SA 3.0

    2Dalia Itzik

    New

    Politics & world affairs · Google Trends · 100+ searches

  3. Conlan Houston, CC BY-SA 4.0

    3Abdul El-Sayed

    Rising

    Politics & world affairs · Wikipedia · 3,099 reads

  4. U.S. Senate Photographic Studio, Public domain

    4Jon Ossoff

    New

    Politics & world affairs · Wikipedia · 1,726 reads

  5. U.S. Department of State, Public domain

    5Isaac Herzog

    Rising

    Politics & world affairs · Wikipedia · 1,923 reads

  6. Daniel Torok, Public domain

    6Donald Trump

    Rising

    Politics & world affairs · Google Trends · 500+ searches

  7. 72026 United States elections

    Weekly

    Politics & world affairs · Wikipedia · 1,441 reads

  8. אמיר דיב - Amir Deeb, CC BY-SA 4.0

    8Yousef Jabareen

    Rising

    Politics & world affairs · Wikipedia · 1,472 reads


By category

Business & economy

  1. 1מנועי הכסף

    Weekly

    Apple Podcasts · #26 in podcasts

  2. דיגיטל כאן תאגיד השידור הישראלי, CC BY-SA 4.0

    2Hayot Kiss

    Falling

    Apple Podcasts · #11 in podcasts

  3. 3האינטרסנטים

    Apple Podcasts · #14 in podcasts

Cars & transport

  1. 1Moovit: Public Transport Live

    Everyday app

    App Store · #57 in free apps

  2. 2HopOn Rav-Pass הופאון רב-פס

    Everyday app

    App Store · #92 in free apps

Crime & justice

  1. 1Shlomo Helbrans

    Rising

    Wikipedia · 426 reads

  2. U.S. Secretary of Defense, Public domain

    2Sara Netanyahu

    Rising

    Wikipedia · 359 reads

  3. 3Hamas

    Google Trends · 500+ searches

Books, arts & history

  1. 1The Rest Is History

    Rising

    Apple Podcasts · #43 in podcasts

  2. סטודיו תומאס תומר שלום (www.studio-thomas.co.il), CC BY-SA 3.0

    2Yotam Zimri

    Rising

    Wikipedia · 307 reads

  3. 3פופ אפ Pop up

    Apple Podcasts · #54 in podcasts

Education & careers

  1. 1עברתי

    App Store · #15 in paid apps

  2. 2Mensa Brain Test

    App Store · #35 in paid apps

  3. 3חושבים טוב

    Falling

    Apple Podcasts · #29 in podcasts

Fashion & beauty

  1. SkinGlow by Kimmarie / Dr. Billy Ingram [1], CC BY 4.0

    1Kimmarie Johnson

    New

    Wikipedia · 759 reads

  2. 2Mor Maman

    Rising

    Wikipedia · 753 reads

  3. עמית נעים (Amit Naim), CC BY-SA 3.0

    3Lia Elalouf

    Weekly

    Wikipedia · 1,387 reads

Food & drink

  1. Hartley, William W., Public domain

    1Salmon

    Google Trends · 1,000+ searches

  2. 2HAAT

    Everyday app

    App Store · #68 in free apps

Gaming

  1. 1Grand Theft Auto

    Google Trends · 100+ searches

Health & wellness

  1. 1SnoreClock - ¿Roncas?

    App Store · #31 in paid apps

  2. 2GSafe Watch

    App Store · #42 in paid apps

  3. 3Blood Pressure Companion Pro

    App Store · #50 in paid apps

Money & crypto

  1. פארוק, CC BY-SA 3.0

    1Tel Aviv Stock Exchange

    Google Trends · 200+ searches

  2. 2Bank Hapoalim

    Wikipedia · 126 reads

  3. 3Isracard - ישראכרט

    Everyday app

    App Store · #14 in free apps

Movies & TV

  1. 1Sonic the Hedgehog 3

    Breakout

    Netflix Top 10 · #1 in films

  2. 2The One About Matthew Perry

    Breakout

    Netflix Top 10 · #1 in TV

  3. 3Collision Course

    New

    Netflix Top 10 · #2 in films

Music

  1. Dean Stockings, CC BY-SA 4.0

    1Boy George

    Rising

    Google Trends · 1,000+ searches

  2. Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 4.0

    2Russell Brand

    New

    Wikipedia · 1,696 reads

  3. Ilan Besor, CC BY-SA 3.0

    3Yehudit Ravitz

    Rising

    Wikipedia · 2,310 reads

Celebrities & creators

  1. 1Yosi Harari

    New

    Wikipedia · 2,509 reads

  2. 2Margalit Har-Shefi

    New

    Wikipedia · 1,729 reads

  3. 3בגג של יצחקי

    Weekly

    Apple Podcasts · #12 in podcasts

Politics & world affairs

  1. 1סויסה + 1

    Breakout

    Apple Podcasts · #3 in podcasts

  2. הצלם אלכס קולומויסקי וידיעות אחרונות, CC BY-SA 3.0

    2Dalia Itzik

    New

    Google Trends · 100+ searches

  3. Conlan Houston, CC BY-SA 4.0

    3Abdul El-Sayed

    Rising

    Wikipedia · 3,099 reads

Science & space

  1. 1Osim Historia With Ran Levi

    Apple Podcasts · #13 in podcasts

  2. ערוץ 1, CC BY-SA 4.0

    2Moshe Kroy

    Wikipedia · 365 reads

  3. NASA, Public domain

    3Ilan Ramon

    Wikipedia · 311 reads

Society & beliefs

  1. 1Hesketos

    Rising

    Apple Podcasts · #30 in podcasts

  2. 2עושים תנ"ך עם יותם שטיינמן Osim Tanach

    Rising

    Apple Podcasts · #40 in podcasts

  3. 3Sigd

    Rising

    Wikipedia · 622 reads

Sports

  1. 1הקול מקצועי

    Breakout

    Apple Podcasts · #23 in podcasts

  2. Bryan Berlin, CC BY-SA 4.0

    2Cristiano Ronaldo

    Breakout

    Wikipedia · 1,031 reads

  3. 3Como 1907

    New

    Wikipedia · 825 reads

Tech & AI

  1. 1Gmail

    Rising

    App Store · #16 in free apps

  2. 2Dark Reader

    App Store · #9 in paid apps

  3. 3YouTube app

    App Store · #27 in free apps

Travel & places

  1. Janusz J., CC BY-SA 3.0

    1Jericho

    New

    Wikipedia · 901 reads

  2. Pxhere, CC0

    2Como

    Google Trends · 500+ searches

  3. 3WikiCamps Australia

    App Store · #30 in paid apps


Industries here

Media & entertainment 31Government & public sector 22Music 13Sports & fitness 8Tech & software 5Fashion & beauty 3Advertising & marketing 3Nonprofits & NGOs 3Food & beverage 1Travel & tourism 1Telecom & internet 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.

Politics in the news

  • Protests in the news10reports of events, mostly in English5 Nov 2026 · usually 12 a dayThe GDELT Project
  • Violence in the news89reports of events, mostly in English5 Nov 2026 · usually 117 a dayThe GDELT Project

Economy

  • Inflation1.5%Jul 2026 · −0.1 pts since Jun 2026World Bank GEM · CC BY 4.0
  • Unemployment3.1%Jul 2026 · +0.2 pts since Jun 2026World Bank GEM · CC BY 4.0
  • Consumer confidence98.3100 = long-run averageApr 2026 · −0.5 since Mar 2026OECD
  • Central bank rate3.25%Oct 2026 · ±0.00 pts since Sept 2026BIS
  • Real house prices-3.3%Q2 2026 · −0.2 pts since Q1 2026BIS
  • GDP growth2.9%2025 · +2.0 pts since 2024World Bank · CC BY 4.0
  • Youth unemployment6.0%2025 · −0.1 pts since 2024World Bank (ILO estimate) · CC BY 4.0
  • Currency vs the euro3.560ILS per euro5 Nov 2026 · euro +2.6% since 29 Oct 2026European Central Bank · available free of charge from the ECB

Business

  • Business confidence101.7100 = long-run averageMar 2026 · −0.4 since Feb 2026OECD

Research

Most-published fields last month

  • Artificial Intelligence
    128 papers
  • Molecular Biology
    122 papers
  • Surgery
    109 papers
  • Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
    102 papers · rising +32%

OpenAlex

    Society


    Charts

    Netflix · TV

    1. 1The One About Matthew Perry

      Breakout

    2. 2Nobody Wants This

      Falling

    3. 3Lupin

    4. 4The Diplomat

      Falling

    5. 5A Couple of Lies

    6. 7The Fall of El Mayo

    7. Press photo, Public domain

      8East of Eden

      Falling

    8. 10Unforgettable

    Netflix Top 10 · 2026-11-01

    Netflix · Films

    1. 1Sonic the Hedgehog 3

      Breakout

    2. 2Collision Course

      New

    3. 3Surviving Hurricane Otis

    4. 4Far and Away

    5. 5Animals

      Falling

    6. 6Nowhere to Run

    7. 7Hot Wheels Let's Race: Attack of the T-Rex

      Falling

    8. 8Money Train

    9. 9The Addams Family

    10. 10You, Me, Us

    Netflix Top 10 · 2026-11-01

    Apple Music · Artists

    1. 1Mor

    2. 2Nadav Hanzis

    3. 3Ofek Adanek

    4. 4Roei Adam

    5. 5Odeya

    6. 8Osher Cohen

    7. 9Eden Ben Zaken & Sasson Efram Shaulov

    Apple Music · 2026-11-06

    Apple Podcasts · Shows

    1. 1אחד ביום

    2. 2הקרנף - עם יואב רבינוביץ׳

    3. 3סויסה + 1

      Breakout

    4. 4השבוע - פודקאסט הארץ

      Rising

    5. 5בזמן שעבדתם

    6. 6הפודקאסט של נדב פרי

      Rising

    7. 7בוקר חדש - טל ברמן, תם אהרון, אביה פרחי

    8. 8הפודיום

    9. 9תרגעו

    10. 10לוינסון על הבוקר

    Show the top 100

      Apple Podcasts · 2026-11-06

      App Store · Free apps

      1. 1Meta AI

        Breakout

      2. 2H&M

        Falling

      3. 3Claude by Anthropic

        Falling

      4. 4WayShot:Aesthetic Photo Editor

        Rising

      5. 5DramaWave - Dramas & Reels

        Falling

      6. 6Google Gemini

        Falling

      7. 7ChatGPT

      8. 8Temu

      9. 9CapCut

      10. 10Disney+

      Show the top 100

        App Store · 2026-11-06

        App Store · Paid apps

        1. 1AnkiMobile Flashcards

        2. 2Stop Motion Studio Pro

          Rising

        3. 3Procreate

          Breakout

        4. 4Chromagraph Camera

          Falling

        5. 5Shadowrocket

          Rising

        6. 6Monash FODMAP Diet

          Rising

        7. 7HappyCow - Vegan Food Near You

        8. 8Tiny Computers

          Rising

        9. 9Dark Reader

        10. 10תמרי - Module E

        Show the top 50

          App Store · 2026-11-06


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