Europe · Saturday, 7 November 2026
Iceland
No written brief today: there’s too little data for one, or the draft didn’t pass our checks.
Rising
Top today
Breakout
Anna Archivist, CC0 Rising
New
Breakout
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Barbie Simons, CC BY 3.0 Breakout
Breakout
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Raph_PH, CC BY 4.0 Rising
Everyday apps here: Hreyfill · 2AM CAM · X · Jólin · Wolt. 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 1,667 articles by the country’s own news sites over the last 7 days. How we read the news
Share of the coverage
- Budget 2027 college fees refund: How to claim your €150 back (irishmirror.ie)
How the news sounds
- Tone−0.2positive minus negative words per 100usually −0.2The GDELT Project
- Anxiety1.0× usual2.2 words per 1,000usually 2.1The GDELT Project
- Fear1.2× usual0.9 words per 1,000usually 0.8The GDELT Project
- Anger1.1× usual4.6 words per 1,000usually 4.1The GDELT Project
- Sadness1.0× usual6.9 words per 1,000usually 6.6The GDELT Project
- Happiness1.0× usual5.4 words per 1,000usually 5.4The GDELT Project
- Financial uncertainty1.0× usual20.8 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
By category
Business & economy
Everyday app
Cars & transport
Everyday app
Falling Everyday app
Everyday app
Education & careers
Falling Everyday app
Falling Everyday app
Fashion & beauty
Everyday app
Health & wellness
Falling Everyday app
Falling Everyday app
3HeartWatch: Heart Rate Monitor
Falling Everyday app
Money & crypto
2indó
Falling Everyday app
Movies & TV
Breakout
New
Breakout
Politics & world affairs
The White House, Public domain
Sports
Falling Everyday app
Travel & places
XEvansGambitx, CC BY-SA 4.0 3Berlin U-Bahn Guide and Route Planner
Everyday app
Industries here
Music 52Media & entertainment 29Tech & software 15Fashion & beauty 4Travel & tourism 3Gaming 3Advertising & marketing 3Telecom & internet 2Education 2Food & beverage 1Restaurants & hospitality 1Retail & e-commerce 1Sports & fitness 1Finance & banking 1Crypto & digital assets 1Cars & mobility 1Transport & logistics 1Health & pharma 1Government & public sector 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
Society
- People online98.2%2024 · +0.3 pts since 2023World Bank (ITU) · CC BY 4.0
- Trust in the national government36.4%OECD Trust Survey2023 · −14.0 pts since 2021OECD Trust Survey
Charts
Netflix · TV
1The One About Matthew Perry
Breakout
2Nobody Wants This
Falling
3Lupin
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4A Couple of Lies
5Love Is Blind
6Minimum wage
7The Fall of El Mayo
8The Diplomat
Falling
Press photo, Public domain 9East of Eden
Falling
Netflix Top 10 · 2026-11-01
Netflix · Films
1The Drop
Breakout
2Money Train
New
3Surviving Hurricane Otis
4Collision Course
5Animals
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6Man Up
7Hot Wheels Let's Race: Attack of the T-Rex
Falling
8Far and Away
9White Chicks
10Unabomber
Netflix Top 10 · 2026-11-01
Apple Music · Artists
1Tate McRae
2Hafdís Huld
Barbie Simons, CC BY 3.0 5Ariana Grande
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Apple Music · 2026-11-08
App Store · Free apps
1Óskar
2ZEESAM
3Hreyfill
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4Claude by Anthropic
5ChatGPT
6Electronic Travel Authorisation
Falling
7Takk
8Auðkenni
9WhatsApp
10Costco Wholesale Iceland
Rising
Show the top 100
App Store · 2026-11-08
App Store · Paid apps
1Nefna
Breakout
2Noir - Dark Mode for Safari
3SensorLog
4Chromagraph Camera
Falling
5Makeover Pro - Custom CSS
62AM CAM
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7Stop Motion Studio Pro
8Toca Hair Salon 2
9Universe in a Nutshell
Falling
10VESC Tool
Show the top 50
App Store · 2026-11-08
Data credits: App Store · Apple Music · Netflix Top 10 · Wikipedia. These signals show what people look up, watch, play and buy online. How it works.