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Europe · Thursday, 5 November 2026

Malta

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


Rising

  1. 1StbEmuTV (Pro)

    Breakout

    Movies & TV · App Store · #1 in paid apps

  2. 2Dave & Tems

    Rising

    Music · Apple Music · #23 in songs

  3. 3The One About Matthew Perry

    New

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

  4. 4Collision Course

    Breakout

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

  5. Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 4.0

    5Russell Brand

    New

    Music · Wikipedia · 401 reads


Top today

  1. 1Collision Course

    Breakout

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

  2. Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 4.0

    2Russell Brand

    New

    Music · Wikipedia · 401 reads

  3. 3The One About Matthew Perry

    New

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

  4. 4Lupin

    Rising

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

  5. Conlan Houston, CC BY-SA 4.0

    5Abdul El-Sayed

    New

    Politics & world affairs · Wikipedia · 321 reads

  6. 6StbEmuTV (Pro)

    Breakout

    Movies & TV · App Store · #1 in paid apps

  7. Jr. Smith IV, CC BY 4.0

    7Zara Larsson

    Rising

    Music · Apple Music · #19 in songs

  8. Genesis7777777, CC0

    8Raye

    Rising

    Music · Apple Music · #38 in songs

  9. 9Dave & Tems

    Rising

    Music · Apple Music · #23 in songs

  10. Drew de F Fawkes, CC BY 2.0

    10Sombr

    Rising

    Music · Apple Music · #14 in songs

Everyday apps here: Instants, an Instagram app · myAPS · epic Malta · Instagram · ReelyGo - Stream Short Dramas. 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 494 articles that mention the country today. How we read the news

Share of the coverage

  1. AI More than usual
    8.9% of the news · usually 0.7% · 12.2× usual · 44 articles
  2. Jobs and work More than usual
    5.7% of the news · usually 0.9% · 6.0× usual · 28 articles

    Survey · Apr 2026 2% name “Unemployment” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)

  3. Cost of living More than usual
    4.3% of the news · usually 0.6% · 6.6× usual · 21 articles

    Survey · Apr 2026 41% name “Rising prices / inflation / cost of living” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)

    Survey · Apr 2026 24% name “Housing” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)

    Survey · Apr 2026 8% name “The economic situation” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)

  4. 1.4% of the news · usually 1.5% · 7 articles

    Survey · Apr 2026 11% name “The conflict in the Middle East” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)

    Survey · Apr 2026 6% name “Security and defence” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)

    Survey · Apr 2026 4% name “Russia’s invasion of Ukraine” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)

  5. 1.0% of the news · usually 0.3% · 3.3× usual · 5 articles

    Survey · Apr 2026 14% name “The environment and risks related to climate change” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)

  6. 0.6% of the news · usually 0.7% · 3 articles

    Survey · Apr 2026 5% name “Threats to democracy (for example through information manipulation)” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)

  7. 0.2% of the news · usually 0.2% · 1 articles

    Survey · Apr 2026 6% name “Health” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)

  8. 0.2% of the news · usually 0.6% · 1 articles

    Survey · Apr 2026 29% name “Immigration” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)

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. Conlan Houston, CC BY-SA 4.0

    1Abdul El-Sayed

    New

    Politics & world affairs · Wikipedia · 321 reads

  2. U.S. Senate Photographic Studio, Public domain

    2Jon Ossoff

    Politics & world affairs · Wikipedia · 133 reads

  3. 32026 United States elections

    Politics & world affairs · Wikipedia · 125 reads


By category

Business & economy

  1. 1Rozie - Cleaning Services

    App Store · #84 in free apps

  2. 2AliExpress - Shopping App

    App Store · #89 in free apps

  3. 3Lava Rewards

    App Store · #92 in free apps

Nature, climate & disasters

  1. 1Earthquake Network

    Everyday app

    App Store · #16 in paid apps

  2. 2Windfinder Pro: Wind & Weather

    Everyday app

    App Store · #24 in paid apps

  3. 3Living Earth - Clock & Weather

    Everyday app

    App Store · #34 in paid apps

Education & careers

  1. 1WolframAlpha Classic

    App Store · #50 in paid apps

  2. 2Star Walk 2 Pro: Sky Map Live

    Everyday app

    App Store · #14 in paid apps

  3. 3PhET Simulations

    Everyday app

    App Store · #18 in paid apps

Food & drink

  1. 1Magic Stamp

    Everyday app

    App Store · #20 in free apps

Gaming

  1. 1Articulation Essentials

    App Store · #17 in paid apps

  2. 2Big Bang Patterns

    App Store · #21 in paid apps

  3. 3Battle.net

    App Store · #52 in free apps

Health & wellness

  1. 1AI Calorie Tracker – FoodPilot

    App Store · #83 in free apps

  2. 2Saħħti

    App Store · #100 in free apps

  3. 3Nomo Widgets

    Everyday app

    App Store · #20 in paid apps

Money & crypto

  1. 1myAPS

    Everyday app

    App Store · #12 in free apps

  2. 2BOV Mobile

    Everyday app

    App Store · #17 in free apps

  3. 3Taptap Send: Money Transfer

    Everyday app

    App Store · #40 in free apps

Movies & TV

  1. 1Collision Course

    Breakout

    Netflix Top 10 · #1 in films

  2. 2The One About Matthew Perry

    New

    Netflix Top 10 · #2 in TV

  3. 3Lupin

    Rising

    Netflix Top 10 · #1 in TV

Music

  1. Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 4.0

    1Russell Brand

    New

    Wikipedia · 401 reads

  2. Jr. Smith IV, CC BY 4.0

    2Zara Larsson

    Rising

    Apple Music · #19 in songs

  3. Genesis7777777, CC0

    3Raye

    Rising

    Apple Music · #38 in songs

Celebrities & creators

  1. Mike M. Cohen, CC BY 3.0

    1Alex Warren

    Apple Music · #15 in songs

Politics & world affairs

  1. Conlan Houston, CC BY-SA 4.0

    1Abdul El-Sayed

    New

    Wikipedia · 321 reads

  2. U.S. Senate Photographic Studio, Public domain

    2Jon Ossoff

    Wikipedia · 133 reads

  3. 32026 United States elections

    Wikipedia · 125 reads

Sports

  1. Bryan Berlin, CC BY-SA 4.0

    1Cristiano Ronaldo

    Wikipedia · 125 reads

  2. Ardfern, CC BY-SA 4.0

    2Teun Koopmeiners

    Wikipedia · 103 reads

  3. Estevoaei, CC BY-SA 4.0

    3Jesús de Miguel

    Wikipedia · 96 reads

Tech & AI

  1. 1Revolut app

    Rising

    App Store · #9 in free apps

  2. 2Tiny Computers

    App Store · #2 in paid apps

  3. 3Driving Theory Test 4 in 1 Kit

    App Store · #3 in paid apps

Travel & places

  1. 1LiveATC Air Radio

    Falling Everyday app

    App Store · #7 in paid apps

  2. 2Ryanair

    Falling Everyday app

    App Store · #8 in free apps

  3. 3Manager for Scooters

    Falling Everyday app

    App Store · #5 in paid apps


Industries here

Music 53Media & entertainment 25Tech & software 12Gaming 6Sports & fitness 6Advertising & marketing 6Education 4Telecom & internet 3Government & public sector 3Travel & tourism 1Retail & e-commerce 1Cars & mobility 1Transport & logistics 1Health & pharma 1Legal & professional services 1Jobs, HR & staffing 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

Business

  • New businesses94.42021 = 100Q2 2026Eurostat
  • Bankruptcy declarations22.22021 = 100Q2 2026Eurostat

Society


Charts

Netflix · TV

  1. 1Lupin

    Rising

  2. 2The One About Matthew Perry

    New

  3. 3Nobody Wants This

    Falling

  4. 5A Couple of Lies

  5. 6The Fall of El Mayo

  6. 9The Diplomat

    Falling

  7. 10Below

    Falling

Netflix Top 10 · 2026-11-01

Netflix · Films

  1. 1Collision Course

    Breakout

  2. 2Surviving Hurricane Otis

    Falling

  3. 3Animals

  4. 4Nowhere to Run

  5. 5Money Train

  6. 6Greenfingers

  7. 7Far and Away

  8. 8You, Me, Us

  9. 9Armored

    Falling

  10. 10Avaraachan & Sons

Netflix Top 10 · 2026-11-01

Apple Music · Artists

  1. 1Tate McRae

  2. 2HUGEL, Imael Angel & Ultra Naté

  3. 3Karol G

  4. 4Adéla

  5. 5Sienna Spiro

    Falling

  6. 7Olivia Rodrigo

  7. 8Ashe

  8. 9Jade Thirlwall

  9. 10Taylor Swift

Apple Music · 2026-11-06

App Store · Free apps

  1. 1Just Walk: Earn Rewards

  2. 2Claude by Anthropic

  3. 3ChatGPT

  4. 4Instants, an Instagram app

    Breakout

  5. 5Meta AI

  6. 6Microsoft Authenticator

    Rising

  7. 7Electronic Travel Authorisation

  8. 8Ryanair

    Falling

  9. 9Revolut app

    Rising

  10. 10Google Gemini

Show the top 100

    App Store · 2026-11-06

    App Store · Paid apps

    1. 1StbEmuTV (Pro)

      Breakout

    2. 2Tiny Computers

    3. 3Driving Theory Test 4 in 1 Kit

    4. 4The Great White App

    5. 5Manager for Scooters

      Falling

    6. 6Moment Pro Camera II

      Falling

    7. 7LiveATC Air Radio

      Falling

    8. 8Malta Driving Theory Revision

      Falling

    9. 9Unora

      Falling

    10. 10DVR Calculator

      Falling

    Show the top 50

      App Store · 2026-11-06


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