Big Tech and platforms
21.5% of attention this weekNo headlines on this theme this week
Open the Big Tech and platforms pageThe week of 7 Nov to 13 Nov · Compared with the world
Iceland
Iceland’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
Mood
How the news sounds, and how people say they feel
How the news sounds
As usual
Tone −0.27 · usual −0.18
- Anxiety1.0× usual
- Fear0.9× usual
- Anger0.9× usual
- Sadness1.0× usual
Iceland · 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.
Iceland is a Nordic island country between the Arctic Ocean and the North Atlantic Ocean, located on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge between Europe and North America. It is Europe's westernmost and most sparsely populated country. Its capital and largest city is Reykjavík, which is home to about 35% of the country's roughly 395,000 residents (excluding nearby towns/suburbs, which are separate municipalities and contribute a further substantial percentage). The official language of the country is Icelandic.
- Ég fór til vinnu – ekki til að missa heilsunaskessuhorn.is · 2 outlets
- Notendasamráð sem lykill að endurreisn Grindavíkurvisir.is
- Selfoss og Þróttur hafa áhuga á Stefáni Þórfotbolti.net
- Iceland Delays Departure Centre Until December 2027icelandreview.com
- Ásdís með róttæka tillögu til að leysa samgönguvandanndv.is
- Blái Tréfillinn er kominn í sölu á Olís, N1 og Lyfjufeykir.is
- Macron's surprise hug, Iceland PM's sideways glance: The awkward moment caught on camera in Dublinmoneycontrol.com
- Dinnertime chaos as ready meal supplier to Lidl, Aldi and Iceland falls into administration | News UKmetro.co.uk
- Urgent product recall issued over Walkers crisps sold in Iceland supermarketsgetsurrey.co.uk
- VT Markets startet die Realityshow „Gold Cup 2026 Island Finale" mit hohen Einsätzenprnewswire.com
- 冰島《卡特拉地質公園》【DAY5】-冰島最容易抵達的冰川之一,零距離的冰川初體驗【世界地質公園】 索爾黑馬冰川Solheimajokull, 索爾黑馬桑德爾飛機殘骸Solheimasandur Plane Wreck - 言不及義的流浪癖udn.com
- 9. November 1946: Island tritt den Vereinten Nationen beisn.at
Pictures
Turf houses have been constructed since Iceland was settled in the 9th century.No machine-readable author provided. Morini~commonswiki assumed (based on copyr… · Public domain 
Ósvör, a replica of an old fishing outpost outside BolungarvíkHerbert Ortner, Vienna, Austria · CC BY 2.5 
Nordic prime ministers and the president of Finland visiting the White House in 2016, with Iceland's Sigurður second from the leftChuck Kennedy · Public domain 
Akureyri is the largest town in Iceland outside the Capital Region. Most rural towns are based on the fishing industry, which provides 40% of Iceland's exports.Andrii Gladii · CC BY-SA 4.0 
Long-distance bus operated by the public bus company StrætóKK70088 · CC BY-SA 2.0 
A church in the northwest of IcelandEysteinn Guðni Guðnason · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Photos from Wikipedia’s articles, on Wikimedia Commons
Iceland · 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
New
New
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Organizations
Iceland
Discussion
Iceland · Friday, 13 November 2026
Trending
No written brief today: there’s too little data for one, or the draft didn’t pass our checks.
Rising
Breakout
Bryan Berlin, CC BY-SA 4.0 Remy, CC BY 4.0 3U2
Breakout
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Rising
Top today
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Remy, CC BY 4.0 2U2
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Bryan Berlin, CC BY-SA 4.0 Anna Archivist, CC0 Rising
Rising
Breakout
The White House, Public domain New
10Sing 2
New
Franchises and brands here
- Sing franchise
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 1,764 articles by the country’s own news sites over the last 7 days. How we read the news
Share of the coverage
- 黄仁勋落幕！噪音、污染、电费单……美国人为什么讨厌AI数据中心？ _ 东方财富网 (eastmoney.com)
- 黄仁勋落幕！噪音、污染、电费单……美国人为什么讨厌AI数据中心？ (sina.com.cn)
How the news sounds
- Tone−0.3positive minus negative words per 100usually −0.2The GDELT Project
- Anxiety0.9× usual2.1 words per 1,000usually 2.2The GDELT Project
- Fear0.9× usual0.7 words per 1,000usually 0.8The GDELT Project
- Anger0.9× usual4.0 words per 1,000usually 4.3The GDELT Project
- Sadness1.0× usual6.5 words per 1,000usually 6.7The GDELT Project
- Happiness1.0× usual5.4 words per 1,000usually 5.4The GDELT Project
- Financial uncertainty1.0× usual20.3 words per 1,000usually 20.2The GDELT Project
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.
Anna Archivist, CC0 Rising
The White House, Public domain New
Coolcaesar, CC BY-SA 4.0
By category
Business & economy
The White House, Public domain New
Coolcaesar, CC BY-SA 4.0
Books, arts & history
J. Malcolm Greany, Public domain
Movies & TV
Breakout
Breakout
Rising
Music
Remy, CC BY 4.0 1U2
Breakout
Breakout
Sanchez Productions, CC BY-SA 4.0 Breakout
Sports
Bryan Berlin, CC BY-SA 4.0 Oscar0123, CC BY-SA 4.0 Светлана Бекетова, CC BY-SA 3.0
Travel & places
Raggatt2000, CC BY-SA 3.0
Industries here
Music 66Media & entertainment 22Sports & fitness 5Travel & tourism 1Tech & software 1Nonprofits & NGOs 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
- Inflation5.4%Sept 2026Eurostat
- Unemployment5.9%Sept 2026Eurostat
- Central bank rate8.00%Oct 2026 · ±0.00 pts since Sept 2026BIS
- Real house prices-2.4%Q2 2026 · −0.4 pts since Q1 2026BIS
- GDP growth1.3%2025 · +2.6 pts since 2024World Bank · CC BY 4.0
- Currency vs the euro136.6ISK per euro13 Nov 2026 · euro −0.1% since 6 Nov 2026European Central Bank · available free of charge from the ECB
Business
Research
Most-published fields last month
- Genetics
- Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
- Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
Society
- Trust in the national government36.4%OECD Trust Survey2023 · −14.0 pts since 2021OECD Trust Survey
Charts
Netflix · TV
1Taken: Natalee Holloway
Breakout
2A Couple of Lies
Rising
3The One About Matthew Perry
Falling
4Black Doves
5Nobody Wants This
Falling
6Anesthesia
7Lupin
Falling
8Instadocs: Jane Doe v. Cornell
9Love Is Blind
Falling
Press photo, Public domain 10East of Eden
Netflix Top 10 · 2026-11-08
Netflix · Films
1Heist
Breakout
2Sing 2
New
3A Dog's Perfect Christmas
New
4Collision Course
5Gail Daughtry and the Celebrity Sex Pass
水性ペン, CC BY-SA 4.0 6Sing
7Christmas at the Palace
8Evil Dead Burn
9Return to Christmas Creek
10Christmas in Love
Netflix Top 10 · 2026-11-08
Apple Music · Artists
Remy, CC BY 4.0 1U2
Breakout
Sanchez Productions, CC BY-SA 4.0 2Don Toliver
Breakout
3Hafdís Huld
Falling
4Tate McRae
Falling
5Musa Opimin
Breakout
Apple Music · 2026-11-14
Data credits: Apple Music · Netflix Top 10 · Wikipedia. These signals show what people look up, watch, play and buy online. How it works.