Streaming and screen culture
33.3% of attention this weekMost readWikipedia
- Lidiya Fedoseyeva-Shukshina6.9k views
- Yuri Kayurov1.7k views
- Maria Shukshina1.2k views
The week of 7 Nov to 13 Nov · Compared with the world
KazakhstanLimited data
The zeitgeist this week
What stands out in Kazakhstan’s attention is AI everywhere (5.0%, 1.6× the world). New gadgets is rising (±0.0 pts) and the news sounds darker than usual.
Kazakhstan’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
Shifts
What is gaining and losing ground
- NewNew gadgets
Blind spots
Where attention and coverage don’t line up
- Read more than coveredNew gadgets58×
Kazakhstan · 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.
Kazakhstan, officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a landlocked country situated primarily in Central Asia, with a portion of its territory extending into Eastern Europe. It borders Russia to the north and west, China to the east, Kyrgyzstan to the southeast, Uzbekistan to the south, and Turkmenistan to the southwest, and it has a coastline along the Caspian Sea. The capital is Astana, and the country's largest city and principal cultural and economic center is Almaty, which served as the capital until 1997.
- Казахстанцам вернули более 2 млрд тенге за некачественные товары и услугиtime.kz · 2 outlets
- Kazakhstan's Economic Growth Up 4.5% in First 10 Months of 2026astanatimes.com
- Три проекта завершат до паводковkazpravda.kz
- "Самұрық-Қазына" қор басшысының ұсталуына қатысты жаңа мәлімдеме жасадыzhasalash.kz
- Шоу мирового уровня: театр имени Наталии Сац вернулся домой и дал три спектакля365info.kz
- От Ахметова до Бишимбаева: громкие коррупционные дела в Казахстанеforbes.kz
- Astana Motors, poster child of Kazakh diversification, faces growing painsnikkei.com · 3 outlets
- Nostrum's Kazakhstan hydrocarbon processing up 13.26% in nine monthstrend.az · 3 outlets
- Kazakhstan-linked hackers used AI to steal Tajik government documents, researchers sayakipress.com · 2 outlets
- Kazakhstan proposes new PPA mechanism to reduce offtake risks, plans storage auctionsfinanznachrichten.de
- Dubai Media Council, Consulate General of Kazakhstan bring Kazakh stories to Dubai screensazerbaijannews.net
- Kazakhstan Plans 20,000 Ton Gasoline Export to Tajikistan While Seeking Druzhba Pipeline Restartenglish.pravda.ru
Pictures
Train 22 Kyzylorda – Semipalatinsk, hauled by a Kazakhstan Temir Zholy 2TE10U diesel locomotive. Picture taken near Aynabulak, Kazakhstan.Kabelleger / David Gubler ( http://www.bahnbilder.ch ) · CC BY-SA 3.0 
Kazakh National University of ArtsKen and Nyetta · CC BY 2.0 
International Astana Action Film Festival, 2010K Zhestovskaya · CC BY-SA 3.0 
Kazakh food preparation began to develop in the 13th centurySteve Evans from Bangalore, India · CC BY 2.0 
Horse riders in traditional dress demonstrate Kazakhstan's equestrian culture by playing a kissing game, Kyz Kuu ("Chase the Girl"), one of a number of…SSGT JEREMY T. LOCK · Public domain ![Funerary depiction of long-haired Göktürks in the Kazakh Steppe. Miho funerary couch, c. 570 CE.[44]](https://img.currentzeitgeist.com/c/3493675f31960d280cf035ed.jpg)
Funerary depiction of long-haired Göktürks in the Kazakh Steppe. Miho funerary couch, c. 570 CE.[44]Unidentified photographer · CC BY-SA 4.0
![Funerary depiction of long-haired Göktürks in the Kazakh Steppe. Miho funerary couch, c. 570 CE.[44]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Turanid_looking_Western_Gokturk%E2%80%93Ak-Hun_Turkic_men%2C_Miho_Museum.jpg)
Photos from Wikipedia’s articles, on Wikimedia Commons
On YouTube
Kazakhstan · 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
2.0× last week
2.4× last week
6.0× last week
5.7× last week
Organizations
Kazakhstan · The week of 30 Oct to 5 Nov
On social media
Going around online in Kazakhstan
What Kazakhstan’s own news sites say went viral, trended or got people talking online this week
- Kazakhs share their impressions of Tokayev’s book on social mediakazpravda.kz · 4 Nov ·
Translated from Russian - A resident of Kyzylorda Region fined for swearing during a TikTok livestreamcaravan.kz · 2 Nov · Translated from Russian
- Filmed misconduct by officials and police: Blogger ASKO sentenced to 4.5 years in prisonazh.kz · 2 Nov · Translated from Russian
- Woman insults Allah during TikTok livestream: Kazakhs call for investigationazh.kz · 2 Nov · Translated from Russian
- Woman fined for using obscene language on TikTokkazpravda.kz · 2 Nov · Translated from Russian
- A TikTok comment led to a mass brawlastanatv.kz · 1 Nov · Translated from Russian
Headlines: GDELT, from each country’s own news sites; each links to its article
Kazakhstan
Discussion
Kazakhstan · 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
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Clifford Berryman, Public domain Breakout
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The White House, Public domain New
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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 1,548 articles by the country’s own news sites over the last 7 days. How we read the news
Share of the coverage
- В Алматы внедрили единый цифровой архив медицинских снимков (centralasia.media)
- 疫苗的远航——生物技术新质生产力赋能"一带一路"建设_中华网 (china.com)
- UNEP alerts curb methane at 46 sources in 13 countries (newsghana.com.gh)
- Africa: COP31 - Nigeria Among 14 Countries Targeted for Methane Reduction Support (allafrica.com)
How the news sounds
- Tone−1.3positive minus negative words per 100usually −0.7The GDELT Project
- Anxiety1.0× usual2.5 words per 1,000usually 2.5The GDELT Project
- Fear0.8× usual0.5 words per 1,000usually 0.6The GDELT Project
- Anger1.0× usual4.7 words per 1,000usually 4.9The GDELT Project
- Sadness1.0× usual5.8 words per 1,000usually 5.9The GDELT Project
- Happiness1.0× usual5.5 words per 1,000usually 5.5The GDELT Project
- Financial uncertainty1.0× usual8.3 words per 1,000usually 8.5The 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.
The White House, Public domain New
Пресс-служба Президента России, CC BY 4.0 Rising
Rising
Jelson25, Public domain Rising
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Sandro Halank, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 Rising
U.S. Department of Defense, Public domain Rising
Coolcaesar, CC BY-SA 4.0
By category
Business & economy
The White House, Public domain New
Jelson25, Public domain Rising
Rising
Movies & TV
duma.gov.ru, CC BY 4.0
Politics & world affairs
Пресс-служба Президента России, CC BY 4.0 Rising
Rising
Sandro Halank, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 Rising
Society & beliefs
Bennylin, CC BY 4.0
Sports
Новости Дагестан, CC BY 3.0 Rising
Rising
Rick Dikeman, CC BY-SA 3.0 Rising
Industries here
Sports & fitness 4Government & public sector 4Media & entertainment 3Travel & tourism 2
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
- Inflation10.3%Jul 2026 · −0.1 pts since Jun 2026World Bank GEM · CC BY 4.0
- Unemployment4.8%Mar 2020 · ±0.0 pts since Feb 2020World Bank GEM · CC BY 4.0
- GDP growth6.5%2025 · +1.5 pts since 2024World Bank · CC BY 4.0
Research
Most-published fields last month
- Education
- Law
- Political Science and International Relations
- Geography, Planning and Development
Data credits: Google Trends · Wikipedia. These signals show what people look up, watch, play and buy online. How it works.