Streaming and screen culture
59.0% of attention this weekMost readWikipedia
- Ramayana: Part 117.4k views
- Naslen1.3k views
- Pooja Hegde1.1k views
The week of 7 Nov to 13 Nov · Compared with the world
Sri Lanka
The zeitgeist this week
What stands out in Sri Lanka’s attention is Streaming and screen culture (29.4%, 1.6× the world). Football is rising (±0.0 pts) and the news sounds as usual.
Sri Lanka’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
- NewFootball
Blind spots
Where attention and coverage don’t line up
- Covered more than readWars and security0.0×
Sri Lanka · 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.
Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, formerly known as Ceylon, is an island country in South Asia. It is located in the Indian Ocean, southwest of the Bay of Bengal, and is separated from India by the Gulf of Mannar and the Palk Strait. Sri Lanka shares a maritime border with the Maldives to the southwest and India to the northwest, and lies across the Bay of Bengal from Bangladesh and Myanmar to the northeast and the Andaman and Nicobar Islands of India to the east.
- අද රාත්රියේ ප්රදේශ කිහිපයකට මි.මී 100ට වැඩි තද වැසිitnnews.lk · 2 outlets
- Uber backs Sri Lanka's next wave of tech entrepreneurscolombogazette.com · 2 outlets
- What social media can, and cannot shape or predict around electionsft.lk · 2 outlets
- Buddhist Monk Ven. Kassapa Thero Among Seven Remanded Until Late Novemberlankanewspapers.com · 2 outlets
- NZ vs IND 4th ODI: New Zealand look to avoid series defeat, as Iyer set for ODI captaincy debutsrilankasource.com
- 13-hr water cut in several areas of Gampaha & Kelaniya tomorrowsrilankamirror.com
- Pakistan declare first innings at 434-9 against Sri Lanka in Rawalpindi Testpakobserver.net · 8 outlets
- From Ahmedabad to Karachi, Colombo and Caracas: Diwali celebrations around the worldhindustantimes.com
- In pics: Sri Lanka, Canada pavilions at 9th CIIE in Shanghaien.people.cn
- Israeli tourists laugh as they push Sri Lankan boat worker into seasiasat.com
- Gradual Losses Preceded a Sharp Break in Sri Lanka's Wild Elephant Social Networknatureworldnews.com
- As Sri Lanka Buries More Than 300, Here Are 10 of the Innocent Lives Lostncregister.com
Pictures
Sri Lanka's most widely known export, Ceylon tea, which ISO considers the cleanest tea in the world in terms of pesticide residues. Sri Lanka is also the…Pulasti ( talk ) ( Uploads ) · Public domain 
Hindu devotees engaging in Kavadi at a temple in VavuniyaRegunathan Umapathy · CC BY-SA 4.0 
Female dancers in traditional Kandyan dressU.S. Department of State from United States · Public domain 
A Low Country drummer playing the traditional Yak BéraSteve Evans from India and USA · CC BY 2.0 
Sri Lankan rice and curryLankan Foodie · CC BY-SA 4.0 
Traditional Sri Lankan harvesting danceBrendan · CC BY 2.0
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Photos from Wikipedia’s articles, on Wikimedia Commons
Sri Lanka · 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
19.0× last week
The White House, Public domain 7.7× last week
15.0× last week
22.5× last week
4.3× last week
13.3× last week
4.3× last week
Organizations
2.4× last week
Sri Lanka
Discussion
Sri Lanka · Friday, 13 November 2026
Trending
No written brief today: there’s too little data for one, or the draft didn’t pass our checks.
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Everyday apps here: Temu · Google Gemini · Money Manager (Remove Ads) · BOC Flex · COLREG 72: Rules of the Road. Apps that top the charts every day. They’re listed after what’s new or in the news.
Franchises and brands here
- Rush Hour series
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 329 articles by the country’s own news sites today. How we read the news
Share of the coverage
- LAUGFS Gas Hikes Domestic LP Gas Prices by Over 35% With Immediate Effect (lankanewspapers.com)
- 地缘难解实际利率爆冲，美联储集体喊通胀，黄金承压_金市直播_黄金网_中金在线 (cnfol.com)
- 国际人士：中国绿色转型为世界提供经验 (qianlong.com)
- 视频丨国际人士：中国绿色转型为世界提供经验 (baidu.com)
Survey · 2023 90% Worried about climate change (Climate Change Opinion Survey (Meta, Yale), survey of Facebook users)
- 輔選嘉義市議員候選人何苡睿 劉一德：台聯反共值得鄉親託付 - 嘉義市 (ltn.com.tw)
- 輔選嘉義市議員候選人何苡睿 劉一德：台聯反共值得鄉親託付 - 政治 (ltn.com.tw)
How the news sounds
- Tone−1.4positive minus negative words per 100usually −1.4The GDELT Project
- Anxiety1.0× usual3.1 words per 1,000usually 3.0The GDELT Project
- Fear1.0× usual0.5 words per 1,000usually 0.5The GDELT Project
- Anger0.7× usual4.5 words per 1,000usually 6.1The GDELT Project
- Sadness0.9× usual5.0 words per 1,000usually 5.6The GDELT Project
- Happiness1.0× usual5.4 words per 1,000usually 5.4The GDELT Project
- Financial uncertainty0.9× usual6.6 words per 1,000usually 7.4The 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 Breakout
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Business & economy
The White House, Public domain Breakout
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Cars & transport
Falling Everyday app
Crime & justice
Paul Wiegmans, Public domain Rising
Books, arts & history
Sahibdin, Public domain
Education & careers
Rising
Fashion & beauty
1Helakuru Superapp - Sri Lanka
Everyday app
2Cavin: The Skating Collective
Everyday app
Food & drink
Original uploader was TalShiar at nl.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 1XXXX
Everyday app
Gaming
Rising
Health & wellness
1Fitness Buddy+ Gym Workout Log
Everyday app
Everyday app
Money & crypto
Everyday app
Falling Everyday app
Everyday app
Movies & TV
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Music
https://silverscreen.in, CC BY-SA 3.0 Rising
The original uploader was Stephenjamesx at English Wikipedia ., CC BY 2.0 Rising
Celebrities & creators
Maryland GovPics, CC BY 4.0
Politics & world affairs
Louis le Grand, Public domain khamenei.ir, CC BY 4.0
Sports
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Tech & AI
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Industries here
Media & entertainment 27Music 20Travel & tourism 14Tech & software 10Sports & fitness 2Education 2Food & beverage 1Gaming 1Telecom & internet 1Health & pharma 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
- Inflation4.1%Dec 2016 · +0.7 pts since Nov 2016World Bank GEM · CC BY 4.0
- Unemployment3.9%Dec 2025 · ±0.0 pts since Nov 2025World Bank GEM · CC BY 4.0
- GDP growth5.0%2025 · −0.0 pts since 2024World Bank · CC BY 4.0
Research
Most-published fields last month
- Plant Science
- Artificial Intelligence
- Civil and Structural Engineering
Society
- Say humans mainly cause climate change51.8%survey of Facebook users2023Meta Data for Good and Yale Program on Climate Change Communication · CC0 (public domain)
- Want climate made a high government priority73.5%survey of Facebook users2023Meta Data for Good and Yale Program on Climate Change Communication · CC0 (public domain)
Charts
Netflix · TV
1Akka: The Protectors
2Dead-End Job
Rising
3Kauriburi: The Cursed Temple
New
4A Couple of Lies
5Lupin
Falling
6Doctor X: Mafia in White
7Taken: Natalee Holloway
8The Rainmaker
9Black Doves
10Nobody Wants This
Falling
Netflix Top 10 · 2026-11-08
Netflix · Films
1Baththa
2Rush Hour
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3Final Destination Bloodlines
New
4Me Before You
5Sonic the Hedgehog 3
6Sigma
7Don't Trouble the Trouble
8Collision Course
9The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
10Rush Hour 2
Netflix Top 10 · 2026-11-08
Apple Music · Artists
1Uvindu Ayshcharya & DILU Beats
2Sereena Batagoda
3Sai Abhyankkar
4Karol G
5Cozzy
6Channuka & Cozzy
7Yasas Medagedara
8Ravi Jay
Apple Music · 2026-11-14
App Store · Free apps
1Temu
Rising
2Daraz Online Shopping App
Falling
3ChatGPT
4Meta AI
5PickMe Sri Lanka
6Google Gemini
Rising
7WhatsApp Business
8CapCut
9Tiktok
10Google Maps
Show the top 100
App Store · 2026-11-14
App Store · Paid apps
1Money Manager (Remove Ads)
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2YoungPhoto - Aesthetic Camera
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3Navakatha Potha
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4International One Night
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5eDrawings Pro
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6RakugakiAR
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7Magic Packet: WOL Wake-on-LAN
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8iTablaPro & iLehra
New
9SSTP Connect
New
10CHART MAKR
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Show the top 50
App Store · 2026-11-14
Data credits: App Store · Apple Music · Google Trends · Netflix Top 10 · Wikipedia. These signals show what people look up, watch, play and buy online. How it works.