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Asia · Wednesday, 11 November 2026

Sri Lanka

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


Rising

  1. 1SKRWT

    Breakout

    Tech & AI · App Store · #4 in paid apps

  2. 2Kauriburi: The Cursed Temple

    New

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

  3. 3Sai Abhyankkar

    Rising

    Music · Apple Music · #5 in songs

  4. 4Scene

    Rising

    Movies & TV · Wikipedia · 1,537 reads

  5. 5Rush Hour

    New

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


Top today

  1. https://silverscreen.in, CC BY-SA 3.0

    1Anirudh Ravichander

    Weekly

    Music · Apple Music · #10 in songs

  2. 2Scene

    Rising

    Movies & TV · Wikipedia · 1,537 reads

  3. 3Rush Hour

    New

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

  4. 4SKRWT

    Breakout

    Tech & AI · App Store · #4 in paid apps

  5. 5Kauriburi: The Cursed Temple

    New

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

  6. 6Ramayana: Part 1

    Rising

    Movies & TV · Wikipedia · 2,713 reads

  7. 7Dead-End Job

    Rising

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

  8. 8JANANA

    Rising

    Music · Apple Music · #13 in songs

  9. 9Final Destination Bloodlines

    New

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

  10. 10වැස්ස

    Breakout

    Other · Google Trends · 2,000+ searches

Everyday apps here: WhatsApp · Uber · Shadowrocket · YouTube app · NEJM Image Challenge. 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 348 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 3.5% · 10 articles
  2. 2.6% of the news · usually 1.7% · 1.5× usual · 9 articles
  3. 2.6% of the news · usually 1.4% · 1.9× usual · 9 articles
  4. 1.2% of the news · usually 0.6% · 2.1× usual · 4 articles

    Survey · 2023 90% Worried about climate change (Climate Change Opinion Survey (Meta, Yale), survey of Facebook users)

  5. 1.2% of the news · usually 0.9% · 4 articles
  6. 0.6% of the news · usually 1.7% · 2 articles
  7. 0.3% of the news · usually 0.8% · 1 articles
  8. 0.3% of the news · usually 0.5% · 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.

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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. 1Kaviya Maran

    Breakout

    Business & economy · Google Trends · 1,000+ searches

  2. 2TV Derana

    Breakout

    Business & economy · Google Trends · 500+ searches

  3. The White House, Public domain

    3Jensen Huang

    Rising

    Business & economy · Wikipedia · 350 reads

  4. Daily Mirror, Public domain

    4Daily Mirror

    Rising

    Business & economy · Google Trends · 100+ searches

  5. 5University of Kelaniya

    Education & careers · Wikipedia · 583 reads

  6. 6Kalanithi Maran

    Business & economy · Wikipedia · 291 reads

  7. Louis le Grand, Public domain

    7Cleopatra

    Politics & world affairs · Wikipedia · 181 reads


By category

Business & economy

  1. 1Kaviya Maran

    Breakout

    Google Trends · 1,000+ searches

  2. 2TV Derana

    Breakout

    Google Trends · 500+ searches

  3. The White House, Public domain

    3Jensen Huang

    Rising

    Wikipedia · 350 reads

Cars & transport

  1. 1Theodolite

    Rising

    App Store · #3 in paid apps

Books, arts & history

  1. Sahibdin, Public domain

    1Ramayana

    Rising

    Wikipedia · 211 reads

Education & careers

  1. 1University of Kelaniya

    Wikipedia · 583 reads

  2. 2Seabook+

    Falling Everyday app

    App Store · #13 in paid apps

  3. 3Sarath Driving School Student

    Falling Everyday app

    App Store · #15 in paid apps

Fashion & beauty

  1. 1Cavin: The Skating Collective

    App Store · #89 in free apps

  2. 2Helakuru Superapp - Sri Lanka

    Everyday app

    App Store · #30 in free apps

Food & drink

  1. Original uploader was TalShiar at nl.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0

    1XXXX

    Wikipedia · 156 reads

  2. 2Pizza Hut Sri Lanka

    App Store · #97 in free apps

  3. 3Domino's Pizza Sri Lanka

    Everyday app

    App Store · #35 in free apps

Gaming

  1. 1Grand Theft Auto VI

    Breakout

    Google Trends · 500+ searches

  2. 2Project I.G.I.

    Rising

    Wikipedia · 250 reads

Health & wellness

  1. 1WorkOutDoors

    Breakout

    App Store · #5 in paid apps

  2. 2NEJM Image Challenge

    Falling Everyday app

    App Store · #12 in paid apps

  3. 3Fitness Buddy+ Gym Workout Log

    Everyday app

    App Store · #39 in paid apps

Money & crypto

  1. 1My Money - Track Expenses

    New

    App Store · #9 in paid apps

  2. 2BOC Flex

    Falling Everyday app

    App Store · #20 in free apps

  3. 3ComBank Digital

    Everyday app

    App Store · #32 in free apps

Movies & TV

  1. 1Scene

    Rising

    Wikipedia · 1,537 reads

  2. 2Rush Hour

    New

    Netflix Top 10 · #2 in films

  3. 3Kauriburi: The Cursed Temple

    New

    Netflix Top 10 · #3 in TV

Music

  1. https://silverscreen.in, CC BY-SA 3.0

    1Anirudh Ravichander

    Weekly

    Apple Music · #10 in songs

  2. 2JANANA

    Rising

    Apple Music · #13 in songs

  3. 3Sai Abhyankkar

    Rising

    Apple Music · #5 in songs

Politics & world affairs

  1. Louis le Grand, Public domain

    1Cleopatra

    Wikipedia · 181 reads

  2. 2Anura Kumara Dissanayake

    Wikipedia · 103 reads

  3. 3Murasoli Maran

    Wikipedia · 101 reads

Society & beliefs

  1. Chrionexfleckeri1350, CC BY-SA 4.0

    1Singles' Day

    Wikipedia · 106 reads

Sports

  1. 1Kusal Mendis

    Breakout

    Google Trends · 5,000+ searches

  2. 2Dhananjaya de Silva

    New

    Wikipedia · 446 reads

  3. 3Pasindu Sooriyabandara

    Rising

    Google Trends · 2,000+ searches

Tech & AI

  1. 1SKRWT

    Breakout

    App Store · #4 in paid apps

  2. 2Go by HelaGo - Passenger Rides

    Breakout

    App Store · #8 in free apps

  3. 3YoungPhoto - Aesthetic Camera

    New

    App Store · #6 in paid apps

Travel & places

  1. Muhammad Ashar, CC BY-SA 4.0

    1Pakistan

    Google Trends · 20,000+ searches

  2. National Aeronautics & Space Administration, Public domain

    2Sri Lanka

    Google Trends · 20,000+ searches

  3. Binuka poojan, CC BY-SA 4.0

    3Sigiriya

    Wikipedia · 335 reads


Industries here

Media & entertainment 30Music 25Sports & fitness 6Tech & software 6Travel & tourism 3Gaming 2Food & beverage 1Cars & mobility 1Health & pharma 1Education 1Government & public sector 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

Research

Most-published fields last month

  • Plant Science
    34 papers
  • Artificial Intelligence
    34 papers
  • Civil and Structural Engineering
    23 papers · rising +149%

OpenAlex

    Society


    Charts

    Netflix · TV

    1. 1Akka: The Protectors

    2. 2Dead-End Job

      Rising

    3. 3Kauriburi: The Cursed Temple

      New

    4. 4A Couple of Lies

    5. 5Lupin

      Falling

    6. 6Doctor X: Mafia in White

    7. 7Taken: Natalee Holloway

    8. 8The Rainmaker

    9. 9Black Doves

    10. 10Nobody Wants This

      Falling

    Netflix Top 10 · 2026-11-08

    Netflix · Films

    1. 1Baththa

    2. 2Rush Hour

      New

    3. 3Final Destination Bloodlines

      New

    4. 4Me Before You

    5. 5Sonic the Hedgehog 3

    6. 6Sigma

    7. 7Don't Trouble the Trouble

    8. 8Collision Course

    9. 9The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

    10. 10Rush Hour 2

    Netflix Top 10 · 2026-11-08

    Apple Music · Artists

    1. 1Uvindu Ayshcharya & DILU Beats

    2. 2Sereena Batagoda

    3. 3Karol G

    4. 4Cozzy

    5. 5Sai Abhyankkar

      Rising

    6. 6Channuka & Cozzy

    7. 7Yasas Medagedara

    8. https://silverscreen.in, CC BY-SA 3.0

      10Anirudh Ravichander

    Apple Music · 2026-11-12

    App Store · Free apps

    1. 1Daraz Online Shopping App

    2. 2Uber

      Breakout

    3. 3Temu

    4. 4Meta AI

      Falling

    5. 5PickMe Sri Lanka

    6. 6ChatGPT

      Falling

    7. 7WhatsApp Business

    8. 8Go by HelaGo - Passenger Rides

      Breakout

    9. 9CapCut

    10. 10Tiktok

    Show the top 100

      App Store · 2026-11-12

      App Store · Paid apps

      1. 1Money Manager (Remove Ads)

      2. 2Shadowrocket

        Breakout

      3. 3Theodolite

        Breakout

      4. 4SKRWT

        Breakout

      5. 5WorkOutDoors

        Breakout

      6. 6YoungPhoto - Aesthetic Camera

        New

      7. 7Deck-Man: Cassette Player

        New

      8. 8Fart Together!

        New

      9. 9My Money - Track Expenses

        New

      10. 10Message Schedulers

        New

      Show the top 50

        App Store · 2026-11-12


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