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Europe · Monday, 9 November 2026

Netherlands

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Rising

  1. 1The One About Matthew Perry

    New

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

  2. 2The Drop

    Breakout

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

  3. The White House, Public domain

    3Jensen Huang

    New

    Business & economy · Wikipedia · 11,249 reads

  4. The Come Up Show, CC BY 2.0

    4Drake

    Rising

    Music · Apple Music · #41 in songs

  5. 5Horses of Hoofprint Bay

    Breakout

    Gaming · Steam · #8 in top sellers


Top today

  1. 1The Drop

    Breakout

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

  2. 2michal o

    Breakout

    Other · Google Trends · 10,000+ searches

  3. 3The One About Matthew Perry

    New

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

  4. The White House, Public domain

    4Jensen Huang

    New

    Business & economy · Wikipedia · 11,249 reads

  5. 5Horses of Hoofprint Bay

    Breakout

    Gaming · Steam · #8 in top sellers

  6. 6NPO Start

    New

    Movies & TV · App Store · #29 in free apps

  7. 7Bureau Sport Podcast

    Back

    Sports · Apple Podcasts · #21 in podcasts

  8. 8nieuwe topper

    Breakout

    Other · Google Trends · 5,000+ searches

  9. 9EE35 フィルムカメラ

    New

    Tech & AI · App Store · #15 in paid apps

  10. 10Loftia

    Breakout

    Gaming · Steam · #9 in top sellers

Everyday apps here: AYBL · AnkiMobile Flashcards · drawnames | Secret Santa app · Braintoss · Babyphone 3G. 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 1,815 articles by the country’s own news sites today. How we read the news

Share of the coverage

  1. 1.9% of the news · usually 1.5% · 35 articles
  2. 1.6% of the news · usually 1.1% · 29 articles

    Survey · Apr 2026 22% name “The conflict in the Middle East” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)

    Survey · Apr 2026 15% name “Security and defence” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)

    Survey · Apr 2026 5% name “Russia’s invasion of Ukraine” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)

  3. 1.3% of the news · usually 1.0% · 24 articles

    Survey · Apr 2026 1% name “Unemployment” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)

  4. 1.1% of the news · usually 1.2% · 20 articles

    Survey · Apr 2026 7% name “Health” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)

  5. 0.8% of the news · usually 0.3% · 2.3× usual · 14 articles

    Survey · 2023 45% Worried about climate change (Climate Change Opinion Survey (Meta, Yale), survey of Facebook users)

    Survey · Apr 2026 13% name “The environment and risks related to climate change” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)

  6. 0.8% of the news · usually 1.2% · 14 articles

    Survey · Apr 2026 20% name “Immigration” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)

  7. 0.7% of the news · usually 1.2% · 13 articles

    Survey · Apr 2026 15% name “Threats to democracy (for example through information manipulation)” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)

  8. 0.7% of the news · usually 0.7% · 12 articles

    Survey · Apr 2026 38% name “Housing” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)

    Survey · Apr 2026 30% name “Rising prices / inflation / cost of living” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)

    Survey · Apr 2026 5% name “The economic situation” 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. The White House, Public domain

    1Jensen Huang

    New

    Business & economy · Wikipedia · 11,249 reads

  2. Rijksoverheid, CC0

    2Frans Weekers

    New

    Politics & world affairs · Wikipedia · 7,654 reads

  3. Coolcaesar, CC BY-SA 4.0

    3Nvidia

    Rising

    Business & economy · Wikipedia · 3,590 reads

  4. 4Tom Berendsen

    Rising

    Politics & world affairs · Google Trends · 500+ searches

  5. The White House, Public domain

    5Stephen Miller

    Rising

    Politics & world affairs · Wikipedia · 2,414 reads

  6. 6Micky Adriaansens

    Rising

    Politics & world affairs · Wikipedia · 2,366 reads

  7. Alokjain19883105, CC BY-SA 4.0

    7Diwali

    Rising

    Society & beliefs · Wikipedia · 1,844 reads

  8. FaceMePLS, CC BY 2.0

    8Royal Dutch Touring Club

    Rising

    Business & economy · Google Trends · 200+ searches

Rising on Google

Searches that grew the most in the week from Sunday, 1 November 2026, in most of the country’s regions.

  1. thomas loudon+3,950%
  2. willem ii pec+3,750%
  3. fortuna telstar+3,700%
  4. ado sparta rotterdam+3,550%
  5. maximumsnelheid+3,350%
  6. kjeld nuis+2,200%
  7. jehovah's getuigen+2,000%
  8. guus hiddink+2,000%
  9. gft-bak+1,850%
  10. corse+1,650%

Google Trends


By category

Business & economy

  1. The White House, Public domain

    1Jensen Huang

    New

    Wikipedia · 11,249 reads

  2. Coolcaesar, CC BY-SA 4.0

    2Nvidia

    Rising

    Wikipedia · 3,590 reads

  3. FaceMePLS, CC BY 2.0

    3Royal Dutch Touring Club

    Rising

    Google Trends · 200+ searches

Cars & transport

  1. No machine-readable author provided. Juanma juesas assumed (based on copyright…, Public domain

    1Bultaco

    Wikipedia · 398 reads

  2. 2ANWB Onderweg & Wegenwacht

    Everyday app

    App Store · #76 in free apps

  3. 3Flitsmeister

    Everyday app

    App Store · #91 in free apps

Nature, climate & disasters

  1. Ho.siminn, CC BY-SA 3.0

    11999 Jiji earthquake

    Wikipedia · 285 reads

  2. 2WeatherPro

    Everyday app

    App Store · #19 in paid apps

Crime & justice

  1. Aruba Police Force (KPA, #13234), Public domain

    1Joran van der Sloot

    New

    Wikipedia · 4,116 reads

  2. 2De Zaak X

    Weekly

    Apple Podcasts · #10 in podcasts

  3. Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain

    3Kristallnacht

    Rising

    Wikipedia · 1,331 reads

Books, arts & history

  1. 1Etenstijd!

    Apple Podcasts · #54 in podcasts

  2. 2Met Groenteman in de kast

    Falling

    Apple Podcasts · #13 in podcasts

  3. 3OVT

    Apple Podcasts · #56 in podcasts

Education & careers

  1. 1Omdenken Podcast

    Weekly

    Apple Podcasts · #20 in podcasts

  2. 2Sunnah App

    Everyday app

    App Store · #78 in free apps

Fashion & beauty

  1. 1drawnames | Secret Santa app

    Everyday app

    App Store · #2 in free apps

  2. 2Babyphone 3G

    Everyday app

    App Store · #2 in paid apps

  3. 3Stylebook

    Falling Everyday app

    App Store · #12 in paid apps

Food & drink

  1. 1Happje

    App Store · #37 in paid apps

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

    2XXXX

    Wikipedia · 802 reads

  3. Dorota Trupp, CC BY-SA 2.0

    3Marco Pierre White

    Wikipedia · 268 reads

Gaming

  1. 1Horses of Hoofprint Bay

    Breakout

    Steam · #8 in top sellers

  2. 2Loftia

    Breakout

    Steam · #9 in top sellers

  3. 3FINAL FANTASY XIV: Evercold

    New

    Steam · #11 in top sellers

Health & wellness

  1. 1Essential Anatomy 5

    Everyday app

    App Store · #18 in paid apps

  2. 2BeterDichtbij

    Everyday app

    App Store · #37 in free apps

  3. 3Basic-Fit

    Everyday app

    App Store · #54 in free apps

Money & crypto

  1. 1Ockto

    Everyday app

    App Store · #55 in free apps

  2. 2Tikkie

    Everyday app

    App Store · #22 in free apps

  3. 3Klarna: Smarter everyday money

    Everyday app

    App Store · #31 in free apps

Movies & TV

  1. 1The Drop

    Breakout

    Netflix Top 10 · #1 in films

  2. 2The One About Matthew Perry

    New

    Netflix Top 10 · #2 in TV

  3. 3NPO Start

    New

    App Store · #29 in free apps

Music

  1. Ronn, CC BY-SA 4.0

    1Nick Schilder

    Rising

    Google Trends · 500+ searches

  2. Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 4.0

    2Russell Brand

    Rising

    Wikipedia · 19,355 reads

  3. The Come Up Show, CC BY 2.0

    3Drake

    Rising

    Apple Music · #41 in songs

Celebrities & creators

  1. 1Zo Opgelost

    Weekly

    Apple Podcasts · #24 in podcasts

  2. 2Rachel Hazes

    Rising

    Google Trends · 500+ searches

  3. 3Oos Kesbeke

    Weekly

    Wikipedia · 2,732 reads

Politics & world affairs

  1. 1De Spindoctors

    Back

    Apple Podcasts · #23 in podcasts

  2. Rijksoverheid, CC0

    2Frans Weekers

    New

    Wikipedia · 7,654 reads

  3. 3Amerika in 15 minuten

    Weekly

    Apple Podcasts · #3 in podcasts

Science & space

  1. 1Alice S. Huang

    Rising

    Wikipedia · 1,378 reads

  2. 2Ondertussen in de kosmos

    Apple Podcasts · #43 in podcasts

  3. 3De Universiteit van Nederland Podcast

    Falling

    Apple Podcasts · #48 in podcasts

Society & beliefs

  1. Alokjain19883105, CC BY-SA 4.0

    1Diwali

    Rising

    Wikipedia · 1,844 reads

  2. Pieter Brueghel the Elder, Public domain

    2St. Martin's Day

    Rising

    Wikipedia · 1,225 reads

  3. 3Elodie Verweij

    Rising

    Wikipedia · 849 reads

Sports

  1. 1Bureau Sport Podcast

    Back

    Apple Podcasts · #21 in podcasts

  2. Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0

    2Oscar Piastri

    Breakout

    Google Trends · 2,000+ searches

  3. 3NOS Voetbalpodcast

    Weekly

    Apple Podcasts · #6 in podcasts

Tech & AI

  1. 1EE35 フィルムカメラ

    New

    App Store · #15 in paid apps

  2. 2Tiny Computers

    Rising

    App Store · #20 in paid apps

  3. Anna Archivist, CC0

    3Anna's Archive

    Rising

    Wikipedia · 3,359 reads

Travel & places

  1. Marjon from The Netherlands, CC BY-SA 2.0

    1Purmerend

    Rising

    Google Trends · 500+ searches

  2. Kleuske, CC BY-SA 3.0

    2Enschede

    Rising

    Google Trends · 200+ searches

  3. Darwinek, CC BY-SA 3.0

    3Senegal

    Rising

    Google Trends · 100+ searches


Industries here

Gaming 20Media & entertainment 18Sports & fitness 11Government & public sector 10Music 7Travel & tourism 3Tech & software 3Advertising & marketing 1Telecom & internet 1Insurance 1Education 1Nonprofits & NGOs 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

  • Inflation3.3%Oct 2026 · +0.3 pts since Sept 2026Eurostat
  • Unemployment4.0%Sept 2026Eurostat
  • Consumer confidence97.7100 = long-run averageMay 2026 · −0.3 since Apr 2026OECD
  • Central bank rate2.50%Oct 2026 · ±0.00 pts since Sept 2026BIS
  • Real house prices1.2%Q2 2026 · −1.5 pts since Q1 2026BIS
  • GDP growth1.8%2025 · +0.7 pts since 2024World Bank · CC BY 4.0
  • Youth unemployment8.8%2025 · +0.1 pts since 2024World Bank (ILO estimate) · CC BY 4.0
  • Job postings115.21 Feb 2020 = 10023 Oct 2026 · +2.9 since 24 Jul 2026Indeed Hiring Lab · CC BY 4.0

Business

  • Business confidence100.6100 = long-run averageApr 2026 · −0.0 since Mar 2026OECD
  • New businesses101.82021 = 100Q3 2026 · −0.9 since Q2 2026Eurostat
  • Bankruptcy declarations192.82021 = 100Q2 2026Eurostat

Research

Most-published fields last month

  • Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
    357 papers
  • Astronomy and Astrophysics
    331 papers · rising +34%
  • Artificial Intelligence
    284 papers
  • Human-Computer Interaction
    181 papers · rising +346%

OpenAlex

    Society


    Charts

    Netflix · TV

    1. 1Lupin

    2. 2The One About Matthew Perry

      New

    3. 3A Couple of Lies

      New

    4. 4Nobody Wants This

    5. 6The Diplomat

      Falling

    6. 8Below

      Falling

    7. 9The Perfect Lie

    8. 10Love is Blind: Netherlands

      Falling

    Netflix Top 10 · 2026-11-01

    Netflix · Films

    1. 1The Drop

      Breakout

    2. 2Eye of the Beholder

      Falling

    3. 3Weapon

    4. 4Collision Course

    5. 5Tummy Tom and the Lost Teddy Bear

    6. 6Surviving Hurricane Otis

    7. 7Tummy Tom: A New Friend for Tummy Tom

    8. 8Hot Wheels Let's Race: Attack of the T-Rex

      Falling

    9. 9Animals

      Falling

    10. 10The Witches

    Netflix Top 10 · 2026-11-01

    Apple Music · Artists

    1. 1Tate McRae

    2. 2Jamie Miller

    3. 3Ashe

    4. 4Olivia Rodrigo

    5. 5Sienna Spiro

    6. 6Ella Langley

    7. 7Adéla

    8. 8Isabèl Usher & Kraantje Pappie

    9. 9Olivia Dean

    Apple Music · 2026-11-10

    Apple Podcasts · Shows

    1. 1Maarten van Rossem & Tom Jessen

    2. 2Boekestijn en De Wijk

    3. 3Amerika in 15 minuten

      Rising

    4. 4de Volkskrant Elke Dag

    5. 5NRC Vandaag

      Rising

    6. 6NOS Voetbalpodcast

      Rising

    7. 7KieftJansenEgmondGijp

      Breakout

    8. 8NOS Met het Oog op Morgen

    9. 9Aaf en Lies lossen het wel weer op

      Falling

    10. 10De Zaak X

      Breakout

    Show the top 100

      Apple Podcasts · 2026-11-10

      App Store · Free apps

      1. 1AYBL

        Breakout

      2. 2drawnames | Secret Santa app

        Rising

      3. 3Claude by Anthropic

        Falling

      4. 4Shop

        Falling

      5. 5ChatGPT

      6. 6Joybuy-Don't just buy, Joybuy!

      7. 7Woolsocks: The money app

      8. 8Electronic Travel Authorisation

      9. 9Vinted: Sell vintage clothes

      10. 10Microsoft Authenticator

      Show the top 100

        App Store · 2026-11-10

        App Store · Paid apps

        1. 1AnkiMobile Flashcards

          Breakout

        2. 2Babyphone 3G

          Rising

        3. 3Chromagraph Camera

          Falling

        4. 4Liveuitslagen 2025 Pro

          Falling

        5. 5Blitzer.de PRO

        6. 6Braintoss

          Breakout

        7. 7Whisper Notes - Voz para Texto

          Rising

        8. 8Monash FODMAP Diet

        9. 9Shadowrocket

        10. 10TeleGuard

        Show the top 50

          App Store · 2026-11-10

          Steam · Top sellers

          1. 1Football Manager 27

            Rising

          2. 2Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4

            Falling

          3. 3EA Sports FC 27

          4. 4Counter-Strike 2

            Rising

          5. 5Final Fantasy XIV

            Breakout

          6. 6Steam Deck

            Rising

          7. 9Loftia

            Breakout

          8. 10Probably Stolen

          Show the top 100

            Steam data provided by Valve · 2026-11-03


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