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Europe · Friday, 6 November 2026

Iceland

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Rising

  1. 1Pedi STAT

    Breakout

    Tech & AI · App Store · #4 in paid apps

  2. 2The One About Matthew Perry

    Breakout

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

  3. 3Money Train

    New

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

  4. 4Nanna Kristín Magnúsdóttir

    New

    Movies & TV · Wikipedia · 446 reads

  5. Picikepocok22, CC BY 4.0

    5Tate McRae

    Breakout

    Music · Apple Music · #1 in songs


Top today

  1. 1The One About Matthew Perry

    Breakout

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

  2. 2Nanna Kristín Magnúsdóttir

    New

    Movies & TV · Wikipedia · 446 reads

  3. 3Money Train

    New

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

  4. 4The Drop

    Breakout

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

  5. Picikepocok22, CC BY 4.0

    5Tate McRae

    Breakout

    Music · Apple Music · #1 in songs

  6. 6Lupin

    Rising

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

  7. Anna Archivist, CC0

    7Anna's Archive

    Rising

    Tech & AI · Wikipedia · 338 reads

  8. Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 4.0

    8Russell Brand

    New

    Music · Wikipedia · 265 reads

  9. The Come Up Show, CC BY 2.0

    9Drake

    Breakout

    Music · Apple Music · #4 in songs

  10. 10Pedi STAT

    Breakout

    Tech & AI · App Store · #4 in paid apps

Everyday apps here: Meta AI · Procreate · Suno - AI Songs, Music, Lyrics · HBO Max · Ísland.is - Stafrænt Ísland. 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 1,686 articles by the country’s own news sites over the last 7 days. How we read the news

Share of the coverage

  1. 1.7% of the news · usually 2.3% · 28 articles
  2. 1.0% of the news · usually 1.3% · 16 articles
  3. 0.5% of the news · usually 0.7% · 9 articles
  4. 0.3% of the news · usually 0.7% · 5 articles
  5. 0.2% of the news · usually 0.4% · 4 articles
  6. 0.2% of the news · usually 0.4% · 4 articles
  7. 0.1% of the news · usually 0.1% · 1 articles
  8. 0.1% of the news · usually 0.3% · 1 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. Anna Archivist, CC0

    1Anna's Archive

    Rising

    Tech & AI · Wikipedia · 338 reads

  2. Conlan Houston, CC BY-SA 4.0

    2Abdul El-Sayed

    Politics & world affairs · Wikipedia · 112 reads

  3. Antonioaesparza, CC BY-SA 4.0

    3James Talarico

    Politics & world affairs · Wikipedia · 108 reads

  4. 42026 United States elections

    Politics & world affairs · Wikipedia · 97 reads


By category

Business & economy

  1. 1ZARA

    App Store · #56 in free apps

  2. 2Löður

    App Store · #61 in free apps

  3. 3Pósturinn

    App Store · #83 in free apps

Cars & transport

  1. 1MapOut

    App Store · #9 in paid apps

  2. 2Hopp - Go Further

    App Store · #80 in free apps

  3. 3GPX-Viewer

    Everyday app

    App Store · #37 in paid apps

Nature, climate & disasters

  1. 1AeroWeather Pro

    Falling Everyday app

    App Store · #28 in paid apps

  2. 2My Aurora Forecast Pro

    Falling Everyday app

    App Store · #30 in paid apps

Crime & justice

  1. Aruba Police Force (KPA, #13234), Public domain

    1Joran van der Sloot

    Wikipedia · 102 reads

Education & careers

  1. 1Universe in a Nutshell

    App Store · #1 in paid apps

  2. 2Knopen 3D (Knots 3D)

    Falling Everyday app

    App Store · #20 in paid apps

  3. 3Nefna

    Everyday app

    App Store · #34 in paid apps

Fashion & beauty

  1. 1Buzz Hleðslubankar

    App Store · #12 in free apps

  2. 2Jólin

    App Store · #96 in free apps

  3. 3Ísland.is - Stafrænt Ísland

    Everyday app

    App Store · #16 in free apps

Food & drink

  1. 1Humble

    Everyday app

    App Store · #70 in free apps

Gaming

  1. 1Battle.net

    Falling

    App Store · #28 in free apps

  2. 2Evolytes

    App Store · #94 in free apps

Health & wellness

  1. 1Calm Harm

    Falling Everyday app

    App Store · #3 in paid apps

  2. 2HeartWatch: Heart Rate Monitor

    Falling Everyday app

    App Store · #16 in paid apps

  3. 3Speech Assistant AAC

    Falling Everyday app

    App Store · #23 in paid apps

Money & crypto

  1. 1indó

    Everyday app

    App Store · #49 in free apps

  2. 2Íslandsbanki

    Everyday app

    App Store · #71 in free apps

  3. 3Landsbankinn

    Falling Everyday app

    App Store · #91 in free apps

Movies & TV

  1. 1The One About Matthew Perry

    Breakout

    Netflix Top 10 · #1 in TV

  2. 2Nanna Kristín Magnúsdóttir

    New

    Wikipedia · 446 reads

  3. 3Money Train

    New

    Netflix Top 10 · #2 in films

Music

  1. Picikepocok22, CC BY 4.0

    1Tate McRae

    Breakout

    Apple Music · #1 in songs

  2. Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 4.0

    2Russell Brand

    New

    Wikipedia · 265 reads

  3. The Come Up Show, CC BY 2.0

    3Drake

    Breakout

    Apple Music · #4 in songs

Politics & world affairs

  1. Conlan Houston, CC BY-SA 4.0

    1Abdul El-Sayed

    Wikipedia · 112 reads

  2. Antonioaesparza, CC BY-SA 4.0

    2James Talarico

    Wikipedia · 108 reads

  3. 32026 United States elections

    Wikipedia · 97 reads

Sports

  1. 1Abler

    Everyday app

    App Store · #19 in free apps

  2. 2Bike Repair

    Everyday app

    App Store · #33 in paid apps

  3. 33stig – íslenskur körfubolti

    Everyday app

    App Store · #79 in free apps

Tech & AI

  1. Anna Archivist, CC0

    1Anna's Archive

    Rising

    Wikipedia · 338 reads

  2. 2Pedi STAT

    Breakout

    App Store · #4 in paid apps

  3. 3Hreyfill

    App Store · #5 in free apps

Travel & places

  1. 1Airbnb

    App Store · #98 in free apps

  2. 2Parka.is

    Everyday app

    App Store · #21 in free apps

  3. 3Icelandair

    Everyday app

    App Store · #14 in free apps


Industries here

Music 58Media & entertainment 25Tech & software 8Cars & mobility 3Government & public sector 3Travel & tourism 2Fashion & beauty 2Advertising & marketing 2Transport & logistics 2Retail & e-commerce 1Gaming 1Education 1Legal & professional services 1Jobs, HR & staffing 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
  • Youth unemployment8.7%2025 · −0.1 pts since 2024World Bank (ILO estimate) · CC BY 4.0
  • Currency vs the euro136.8ISK per euro6 Nov 2026 · euro +0.6% since 30 Oct 2026European Central Bank · available free of charge from the ECB

Business

  • New businesses91.52021 = 100Q3 2026 · −4.1 since Q2 2026Eurostat
  • Bankruptcy declarations108.92021 = 100Q3 2026 · −7.2 since Q2 2026Eurostat

Research

Most-published fields last month

  • Genetics
    11 papers
  • Physiology
    10 papers · rising +117%
  • Geophysics
    9 papers · rising +40%

OpenAlex

    Society


    Charts

    Netflix · TV

    1. 1The One About Matthew Perry

      Breakout

    2. 2Nobody Wants This

      Falling

    3. 3Lupin

      Rising

    4. 4A Couple of Lies

    5. 5Love Is Blind

    6. 6Minimum wage

    7. 7The Fall of El Mayo

    8. 8The Diplomat

      Falling

    9. Press photo, Public domain

      9East of Eden

      Falling

    Netflix Top 10 · 2026-11-01

    Netflix · Films

    1. 1The Drop

      Breakout

    2. 2Money Train

      New

    3. 3Surviving Hurricane Otis

    4. 4Collision Course

    5. 5Animals

      Falling

    6. 6Man Up

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

      Falling

    8. 8Far and Away

    9. 9White Chicks

    10. 10Unabomber

    Netflix Top 10 · 2026-11-01

    Apple Music · Artists

    1. Picikepocok22, CC BY 4.0

      1Tate McRae

      Breakout

    2. 2Hafdís Huld

    3. 3Adéla

      Falling

    4. The Come Up Show, CC BY 2.0

      4Drake

      Breakout

    Apple Music · 2026-11-07

    App Store · Free apps

    1. 1Óskar

    2. 2ZEESAM

    3. 3Claude by Anthropic

    4. 4Electronic Travel Authorisation

    5. 5Hreyfill

    6. 6ChatGPT

    7. 7Takk

    8. 8Auðkenni

    9. 9Landspítali

    10. 10WhatsApp

    Show the top 100

      App Store · 2026-11-07

      App Store · Paid apps

      1. 1Universe in a Nutshell

      2. 2Chromagraph Camera

      3. 3Calm Harm

        Falling

      4. 4Pedi STAT

        Breakout

      5. 5play_music_theory

      6. 6Procreate

        Breakout

      7. 7Dog Monitor

      8. 8Reeder

      9. 9MapOut

      10. 10Frost-Warner

      Show the top 50

        App Store · 2026-11-07


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