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Europe · Tuesday, 10 November 2026

Iceland

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


Rising

  1. 1Unora

    Breakout

    Tech & AI · App Store · #1 in paid apps

  2. 2Taken: Natalee Holloway

    Breakout

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

  3. Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 4.0

    3Russell Brand

    New

    Music · Wikipedia · 295 reads

  4. 4Heist

    Breakout

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

  5. 5Things 3 (iOS)

    Breakout

    Tech & AI · App Store · #2 in paid apps


Top today

  1. 1Unora

    Breakout

    Tech & AI · App Store · #1 in paid apps

  2. 2Taken: Natalee Holloway

    Breakout

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

  3. 3Heist

    Breakout

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

  4. Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 4.0

    4Russell Brand

    New

    Music · Wikipedia · 295 reads

  5. Anna Archivist, CC0

    5Anna's Archive

    Rising

    Tech & AI · Wikipedia · 348 reads

  6. 6Things 3 (iOS)

    Breakout

    Tech & AI · App Store · #2 in paid apps

  7. 7A Couple of Lies

    Rising

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

  8. 8A Dog's Perfect Christmas

    New

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

  9. Peculiar Realm, CC BY-SA 4.0

    9David Walliams

    New

    Movies & TV · Wikipedia · 293 reads

  10. 10Sing 2

    New

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

Everyday apps here: AliExpress - Shopping App · Microsoft Authenticator · RÚV · Namfus · Landsbankinn. Apps that top the charts every day. They’re listed after what’s new or in the news.


Franchises and brands here

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 1,691 articles by the country’s own news sites over the last 7 days. How we read the news

Share of the coverage

  1. 1.2% of the news · usually 1.3% · 21 articles
  2. 1.2% of the news · usually 2.3% · 20 articles
  3. 0.7% of the news · usually 0.6% · 11 articles
  4. 0.6% of the news · usually 0.4% · 1.5× usual · 10 articles
  5. 0.4% of the news · usually 0.3% · 6 articles
  6. 0.2% of the news · usually 0.4% · 4 articles
  7. 0.2% of the news · usually 0.8% · 4 articles
  8. 0.1% of the news · usually 0.1% · 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.

Pro The news mood day by day for the last 90 days, with each issue’s share, as CSV and PDF. Try Pro free for 7 days →


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 · 348 reads

  2. The White House, Public domain

    2Jensen Huang

    New

    Business & economy · Wikipedia · 190 reads


By category

Business & economy

  1. The White House, Public domain

    1Jensen Huang

    New

    Wikipedia · 190 reads

  2. 2Boozt.com

    Rising

    App Store · #9 in free apps

  3. 3MTP

    App Store · #80 in free apps

Cars & transport

  1. 1Isorka

    App Store · #47 in free apps

  2. 2GPX-Viewer

    Everyday app

    App Store · #35 in paid apps

Nature, climate & disasters

  1. 1Iceland at Night

    Everyday app

    App Store · #19 in free apps

  2. 2Weather Mate Pro - Forecast

    Falling Everyday app

    App Store · #17 in paid apps

Books, arts & history

  1. 1The End of Everything

    Wikipedia · 99 reads

Education & careers

  1. 1Vala Leikskóli

    App Store · #63 in free apps

  2. 2Google Translate

    App Store · #96 in free apps

  3. 3Namfus

    Everyday app

    App Store · #25 in free apps

Fashion & beauty

  1. 1SmartThings

    App Store · #66 in free apps

  2. 2Happið

    App Store · #68 in free apps

  3. 3Ísland.is - Stafrænt Ísland

    Everyday app

    App Store · #23 in free apps

Gaming

  1. 1Battle.net

    App Store · #69 in free apps

Health & wellness

  1. 1Katla Fitness

    App Store · #53 in free apps

  2. 2Euneo: Rehab & Recovery

    App Store · #64 in free apps

  3. 3Huckleberry: Baby Tracker

    App Store · #95 in free apps

Money & crypto

  1. 1Netgíró

    App Store · #49 in free apps

  2. 2Íslandsbanki

    App Store · #88 in free apps

  3. 3Landsbankinn

    Everyday app

    App Store · #35 in free apps

Movies & TV

  1. 1Taken: Natalee Holloway

    Breakout

    Netflix Top 10 · #1 in TV

  2. 2Heist

    Breakout

    Netflix Top 10 · #1 in films

  3. 3A Couple of Lies

    Rising

    Netflix Top 10 · #2 in TV

Music

  1. Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 4.0

    1Russell Brand

    New

    Wikipedia · 295 reads

  2. Katherine Shaw at English Wikipedia, CC BY 2.5

    2Hafdís Huld

    Weekly

    Apple Music · #2 in songs

  3. 3midiLFOs - midi modulator

    Rising

    App Store · #12 in paid apps

Sports

  1. Bryan Berlin, CC BY-SA 4.0

    1Mauricio Pochettino

    New

    Wikipedia · 220 reads

  2. 2Abler

    Everyday app

    App Store · #16 in free apps

  3. 3SmartRider

    Everyday app

    App Store · #47 in paid apps

Tech & AI

  1. 1Unora

    Breakout

    App Store · #1 in paid apps

  2. Anna Archivist, CC0

    2Anna's Archive

    Rising

    Wikipedia · 348 reads

  3. 3Things 3 (iOS)

    Breakout

    App Store · #2 in paid apps

Travel & places

  1. 1ESTA Mobile

    Everyday app

    App Store · #39 in free apps

  2. 2Icelandair

    Everyday app

    App Store · #18 in free apps

  3. 3Hreyfill

    Everyday app

    App Store · #44 in free apps


Industries here

Music 54Media & entertainment 26Tech & software 13Sports & fitness 4Fashion & beauty 3Health & pharma 3Travel & tourism 2Telecom & internet 2Food & beverage 1Restaurants & hospitality 1Gaming 1Finance & banking 1Crypto & digital assets 1Cars & mobility 1Transport & logistics 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.

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 euro137.2ISK per euro10 Nov 2026 · euro +0.7% since 3 Nov 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
    7 papers
  • Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
    7 papers · rising +41%
  • Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
    7 papers · rising +90%

OpenAlex

    Society


    Charts

    Netflix · TV

    1. 1Taken: Natalee Holloway

      Breakout

    2. 2A Couple of Lies

      Rising

    3. 3The One About Matthew Perry

      Falling

    4. 4Black Doves

    5. 5Nobody Wants This

      Falling

    6. 6Anesthesia

    7. 7Lupin

      Falling

    8. 8Instadocs: Jane Doe v. Cornell

    9. 9Love Is Blind

      Falling

    10. Press photo, Public domain

      10East of Eden

    Netflix Top 10 · 2026-11-08

    Netflix · Films

    1. 1Heist

      Breakout

    2. 2Sing 2

      New

    3. 3A Dog's Perfect Christmas

      New

    4. 4Collision Course

    5. 5Gail Daughtry and the Celebrity Sex Pass

    6. 水性ペン, CC BY-SA 4.0

      6Sing

    7. 7Christmas at the Palace

    8. 8Evil Dead Burn

    9. 9Return to Christmas Creek

    10. 10Christmas in Love

    Netflix Top 10 · 2026-11-08

    Apple Music · Artists

    1. 1Tate McRae

    2. Katherine Shaw at English Wikipedia, CC BY 2.5

      2Hafdís Huld

      Rising

    3. 5Kamari Larion

      Falling

    4. 7Adéla

      Rising

    5. 10Drake

      Rising

    Apple Music · 2026-11-11

    App Store · Free apps

    1. 1Óskar

    2. 2ZEESAM

    3. 3Claude by Anthropic

      Rising

    4. 4Electronic Travel Authorisation

      Rising

    5. 5RÚV

      Rising

    6. 6Auðkenni

      Rising

    7. 7ChatGPT

    8. 8Landspítali

    9. 9Boozt.com

      Rising

    10. 10Technogym - training & gym app

      Falling

    Show the top 100

      App Store · 2026-11-11

      App Store · Paid apps

      1. 1Unora

        Breakout

      2. 2Things 3 (iOS)

        Breakout

      3. 3Squeezy

      4. 4Nefna

        Rising

      5. 5Plezy: Media Server Client

        Breakout

      6. 6AnkiMobile Flashcards

        Breakout

      7. 7Complete Vocal Technique

        New

      8. 8Wipr 2

        New

      9. 9Iceland Driving test 2026

        New

      10. 10atvTools

        New

      Show the top 50

        App Store · 2026-11-11


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