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Europe · Saturday, 7 November 2026

Italy

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Rising

  1. 1You, Me, Us

    Breakout

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

  2. 2Football Manager 27

    Breakout

    Gaming · Steam · #4 in top sellers

  3. Junta de Andalucía, CC BY-SA 2.0

    3Karol G

    Rising

    Music · Apple Music · #4 in songs

  4. 4Actually

    Rising

    Politics & world affairs · Apple Podcasts · #48 in podcasts

  5. 5Dentro il mistero

    Rising

    Crime & justice · Apple Podcasts · #50 in podcasts


Top today

  1. 1You, Me, Us

    Breakout

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

  2. Niccolò Caranti, CC BY-SA 4.0

    2Manuela Moreno

    Weekly

    Society & beliefs · Wikipedia · 25,079 reads

  3. 3Phantom Blade Zero

    Breakout

    Gaming · Steam · #1 in top sellers

  4. 4Football Manager 27

    Breakout

    Gaming · Steam · #4 in top sellers

  5. 5Collision Course

    New

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

  6. 6Jimmy Ghione

    Weekly

    Movies & TV · Wikipedia · 14,955 reads

  7. 7Lupin

    Rising

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

  8. Junta de Andalucía, CC BY-SA 2.0

    8Karol G

    Rising

    Music · Apple Music · #4 in songs

  9. 9Elisa True Crime

    Rising

    Crime & justice · Apple Podcasts · #2 in podcasts

  10. Clément Bucco-Lechat, CC BY-SA 3.0

    10Alessandro Matri

    Weekly

    Sports · Wikipedia · 12,020 reads

Everyday apps here: Televideo · Chromagraph Camera · Google Gemini · DramaWave - Dramas & Reels · Procreate. 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 11,696 articles by the country’s own news sites today. How we read the news

Share of the coverage

  1. 2.9% of the news · usually 2.4% · 340 articles

    Survey · Apr 2026 19% name “The conflict in the Middle East” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)

    Survey · Apr 2026 14% name “Security and defence” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)

    Survey · Apr 2026 9% name “Russia’s invasion of Ukraine” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)

  2. 1.8% of the news · usually 1.3% · 214 articles

    Survey · Apr 2026 6% name “Threats to democracy (for example through information manipulation)” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)

  3. 1.3% of the news · usually 1.2% · 154 articles

    Survey · Apr 2026 11% name “Unemployment” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)

  4. 1.2% of the news · usually 1.2% · 144 articles

    Survey · Apr 2026 9% name “Health” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)

  5. 1.0% of the news · usually 1.3% · 119 articles
  6. 0.7% of the news · usually 0.6% · 79 articles

    Survey · Apr 2026 13% name “Immigration” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)

  7. 0.6% of the news · usually 0.8% · 69 articles

    Survey · 2023 79% Worried about climate change (Climate Change Opinion Survey (Meta, Yale), survey of Facebook users)

    Survey · Apr 2026 8% name “The environment and risks related to climate change” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)

  8. 0.6% of the news · usually 0.7% · 69 articles

    Survey · Apr 2026 31% name “Rising prices / inflation / cost of living” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)

    Survey · Apr 2026 21% name “The economic situation” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)

    Survey · Apr 2026 3% name “Housing” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)

How the news sounds

Also in the news

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. Niccolò Caranti, CC BY-SA 4.0

    1Manuela Moreno

    Weekly

    Society & beliefs · Wikipedia · 25,079 reads

  2. The White House, Public domain

    2Stephen Miller

    Rising

    Politics & world affairs · Wikipedia · 4,171 reads

  3. יהב טרודלר (Yahav Trudler - Yahav Studio‬‏), CC BY-SA 3.0

    3Gadi Eisenkot

    Rising

    Politics & world affairs · Wikipedia · 5,291 reads

  4. 42026 United States elections

    Rising

    Politics & world affairs · Wikipedia · 2,903 reads

  5. Camera dei Deputati, CC BY 4.0

    5Trifone Altieri

    Rising

    Politics & world affairs · Wikipedia · 3,447 reads

  6. Daniel Torok, Public domain

    6Donald Trump

    Rising

    Politics & world affairs · Wikipedia · 2,034 reads

  7. Mario Nunes Vais, Public domain

    7Margherita Sarfatti

    Rising

    Politics & world affairs · Wikipedia · 3,391 reads

  8. TeamEG00, Public domain

    8Marc Márquez

    Rising

    Business & economy · Wikipedia · 2,757 reads

Rising on Google

Searches that grew the most in the week from Sunday, 25 October 2026, in most of the country’s regions.

  1. udinese romaBreakout
  2. nonna silvi+4,600%
  3. luna ward+4,050%
  4. silvana bini+2,900%
  5. barcellona alavés+2,650%
  6. uova salmonella+2,150%
  7. classifica di udinese calcio as roma+2,100%
  8. chelsea manchester united+1,900%
  9. le havre psg+1,900%
  10. bologna monza+1,500%

Google Trends


By category

Business & economy

  1. TeamEG00, Public domain

    1Marc Márquez

    Rising

    Wikipedia · 2,757 reads

  2. 2Black Box - La scatola nera della finanza

    Apple Podcasts · #7 in podcasts

  3. Frederick Burr Opper, Public domain

    3Fake news

    Google Trends · 200+ searches

Cars & transport

  1. 1Blitzer.de PRO

    Everyday app

    App Store · #2 in paid apps

Nature, climate & disasters

  1. 12002 Molise earthquakes

    Wikipedia · 1,588 reads

Crime & justice

  1. 1Elisa True Crime

    Rising

    Apple Podcasts · #2 in podcasts

  2. 2Melania Rea

    New

    Wikipedia · 9,762 reads

  3. 3Dentro il mistero

    Rising

    Apple Podcasts · #50 in podcasts

Books, arts & history

  1. Fabrizioferri, CC BY-SA 3.0

    1Rula Jebreal

    Rising

    Wikipedia · 2,698 reads

  2. 3Alessandro Barbero Podcast - La Storia

    Apple Podcasts · #14 in podcasts

Education & careers

  1. 1Official Car/Bike DTT-Ireland

    App Store · #26 in paid apps

  2. 2Quiz Patente Nautica 2025

    App Store · #27 in paid apps

  3. 3Il Sestante

    App Store · #30 in paid apps

Fashion & beauty

  1. 1SmartThings

    App Store · #94 in free apps

  2. 2Samira Lui

    Wikipedia · 2,447 reads

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

    3Kimmarie Johnson

    Wikipedia · 1,457 reads

Food & drink

  1. 1KFC Italia

    App Store · #31 in free apps

  2. 2Burger King Italia

    App Store · #72 in free apps

  3. 3TheFork ristoranti e offerte

    App Store · #92 in free apps

Gaming

  1. 1Phantom Blade Zero

    Breakout

    Steam · #1 in top sellers

  2. 2Football Manager 27

    Breakout

    Steam · #4 in top sellers

  3. 3Probably Stolen

    New

    Steam · #17 in top sellers

Health & wellness

  1. 1HealthFit

    App Store · #31 in paid apps

  2. 2BruxApp Cloud

    Falling Everyday app

    App Store · #22 in paid apps

  3. 3Monash FODMAP Diet

    Everyday app

    App Store · #21 in paid apps

Money & crypto

  1. 1Poste Italiane

    Everyday app

    App Store · #23 in free apps

  2. 2Satispay: Conto e investimenti

    Falling Everyday app

    App Store · #53 in free apps

  3. 3Klarna: Smarter everyday money

    Everyday app

    App Store · #37 in free apps

Movies & TV

  1. 1You, Me, Us

    Breakout

    Netflix Top 10 · #1 in films

  2. 2Collision Course

    New

    Netflix Top 10 · #2 in films

  3. 3Jimmy Ghione

    Weekly

    Wikipedia · 14,955 reads

Music

  1. Junta de Andalucía, CC BY-SA 2.0

    1Karol G

    Rising

    Apple Music · #4 in songs

  2. salvatore capalbi, CC BY-SA 2.0

    2Francesco Sarcina

    Rising

    Wikipedia · 6,489 reads

  3. Harald Krichel, CC BY-SA 4.0

    3Mercédesz Henger

    Rising

    Wikipedia · 5,753 reads

Celebrities & creators

  1. Basilica Cattedrale di Como, CC BY 3.0

    1Alberto Ravagnani

    Weekly

    Wikipedia · 12,827 reads

  2. 2Lo Zoo di 105

    Apple Podcasts · #6 in podcasts

  3. 3KATIA

    Apple Podcasts · #56 in podcasts

Politics & world affairs

  1. 1Actually

    Rising

    Apple Podcasts · #48 in podcasts

  2. The White House, Public domain

    2Stephen Miller

    Rising

    Wikipedia · 4,171 reads

  3. יהב טרודלר (Yahav Trudler - Yahav Studio‬‏), CC BY-SA 3.0

    3Gadi Eisenkot

    Rising

    Wikipedia · 5,291 reads

Science & space

  1. 1Geopop - Le Scienze nella vita di tutti i giorni

    Apple Podcasts · #29 in podcasts

Society & beliefs

  1. Niccolò Caranti, CC BY-SA 4.0

    1Manuela Moreno

    Weekly

    Wikipedia · 25,079 reads

  2. 2Di Nuovo BARBERO - Alessandro Barbero Podcast

    Rising

    Apple Podcasts · #21 in podcasts

  3. 3Passa dal BSMT

    Apple Podcasts · #9 in podcasts

Sports

  1. Clément Bucco-Lechat, CC BY-SA 3.0

    1Alessandro Matri

    Weekly

    Wikipedia · 12,020 reads

  2. md.faisalzaman from Worcester, MA, CC BY 2.0

    2Alberto Aquilani

    Rising

    Wikipedia · 5,287 reads

  3. Mess, CC BY-SA 3.0

    3Serse Cosmi

    Breakout

    Wikipedia · 4,822 reads

Startups

  1. 1Lime

    App Store · #60 in free apps

Tech & AI

  1. 1Netflix Game Controller

    Weekly

    App Store · #11 in free apps

  2. 2buddy UniCredit

    Rising

    App Store · #8 in free apps

  3. 3Reverse Audio

    Rising

    App Store · #10 in free apps

Travel & places

  1. UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), CC BY 3.0

    1Uruguay

    Wikipedia · 3,360 reads

  2. 2Paraguay

    Wikipedia · 3,053 reads

  3. Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Rapid Response Team, NASA/GSFC, Public domain

    3Italy

    Wikipedia · 2,220 reads


Industries here

Media & entertainment 38Gaming 16Music 11Sports & fitness 10Government & public sector 10Tech & software 6Fashion & beauty 1Advertising & marketing 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.

Economy

  • Inflation5.6%Oct 2026 · +1.4 pts since Sept 2026Eurostat
  • Unemployment6.3%Sept 2026Eurostat
  • Consumer confidence97.9100 = long-run averageMay 2026 · −0.3 since Apr 2026OECD
  • Central bank rate2.50%Oct 2026 · ±0.00 pts since Sept 2026BIS
  • Real house prices1.0%Q2 2026 · −2.7 pts since Q1 2026BIS
  • GDP growth0.5%2025 · −0.2 pts since 2024World Bank · CC BY 4.0
  • Youth unemployment20.5%2025 · +0.3 pts since 2024World Bank (ILO estimate) · CC BY 4.0
  • Job postings137.71 Feb 2020 = 10023 Oct 2026 · +3.3 since 24 Jul 2026Indeed Hiring Lab · CC BY 4.0

Business

  • Business confidence100.0100 = long-run averageApr 2026 · −0.1 since Mar 2026OECD
  • New businesses98.42021 = 100Q3 2026 · −0.5 since Q2 2026Eurostat
  • Bankruptcy declarations118.32021 = 100Q3 2026 · +8.4 since Q2 2026Eurostat

Research

Most-published fields last month

  • Astronomy and Astrophysics
    741 papers · rising +33%
  • Surgery
    577 papers
  • Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
    566 papers
  • Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
    532 papers · rising +28%

OpenAlex

    Society


    Charts

    Netflix · TV

    1. 1Lupin

    2. 3Nobody Wants This

    3. 6A Couple of Lies

    4. 7The One About Matthew Perry

    5. 8Real Men

      Falling

    6. 9Dead-End Job

    7. 10Below

      Falling

    Netflix Top 10 · 2026-11-01

    Netflix · Films

    1. 1You, Me, Us

      Breakout

    2. 2Collision Course

      New

    3. 3Surviving Hurricane Otis

      Falling

    4. 4Animals

    5. 5The Guardian

    6. 6Cortina Express

      Falling

    7. 7Nowhere to Run

    8. 8The Drop

      Falling

    9. 9Halloween

    10. 10Clown in A Cornfield

    Netflix Top 10 · 2026-11-01

    Apple Music · Artists

    1. 1Kid Yugi

    2. 2Geolier

    3. 3Pinguini Tattici Nucleari

    4. Junta de Andalucía, CC BY-SA 2.0

      4Karol G

      Rising

    5. 5Sfera Ebbasta

    6. 7Alfa

    7. 8Tony Boy

      Falling

    8. 10Shiva

    Apple Music · 2026-11-08

    Apple Podcasts · Shows

    1. 1La Zanzara

    2. 2Elisa True Crime

      Rising

    3. 3Indagini

    4. 4Non hanno un amico

      Falling

    5. 5Stories

    6. 6Lo Zoo di 105

    7. 7Black Box - La scatola nera della finanza

    8. 8SEIETRENTA - La rassegna stampa di Chora Media

    9. 9Passa dal BSMT

    10. 10SUPERNOVA

    Show the top 100

      Apple Podcasts · 2026-11-08

      App Store · Free apps

      1. 1Google Gemini

        Rising

      2. 2Claude by Anthropic

        Rising

      3. 3CieID

        Falling

      4. 4ChatGPT

      5. 5Vinted: Sell vintage clothes

      6. 6Meta AI

        Rising

      7. 7Instants, an Instagram app

      8. 8buddy UniCredit

        Rising

      9. 9DramaWave - Dramas & Reels

        Rising

      10. 10Reverse Audio

        Rising

      Show the top 100

        App Store · 2026-11-08

        App Store · Paid apps

        1. 1e-Connect

        2. 2Blitzer.de PRO

        3. 3Chromagraph Camera

          Breakout

        4. 4Metronet

        5. 5Threema for iOS

          Falling

        6. 6Procreate

          Rising

        7. 7Tiny Computers

        8. 8Shadowrocket

        9. 9Televideo

          Rising

        10. 10TypeDraw

          Breakout

        Show the top 50

          App Store · 2026-11-08

          Steam · Top sellers

          1. 1Phantom Blade Zero

            Breakout

          2. 2Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4

            Falling

          3. 3Aion 2

          4. 4Football Manager 27

            Breakout

          5. 5EA Sports FC 27

          6. 7Aniimo

            Rising

          7. 8Crimson Desert

            Rising

          8. 10Counter-Strike 2

          Show the top 100

            Steam data provided by Valve · 2026-10-27


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