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Europe · Thursday, 5 November 2026

Norway

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


Rising

  1. 1Battle.net

    Breakout

    Gaming · App Store · #5 in free apps

  2. Bildeeier: Kjell Daniel Sørli, CC BY 3.0

    2Odd Sørli

    New

    Celebrities & creators · Wikipedia · 1,912 reads

  3. Saturnmondays, CC BY 4.0

    3Adéla

    Rising

    Music · Apple Music · #2 in songs

  4. 4A Couple of Lies

    Breakout

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

  5. 5Football Manager 27

    Breakout

    Gaming · Steam · #7 in top sellers


Top today

  1. 1Battle.net

    Breakout

    Gaming · App Store · #5 in free apps

  2. 2A Couple of Lies

    Breakout

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

  3. 3Football Manager 27

    Breakout

    Gaming · Steam · #7 in top sellers

  4. Rama, CC BY-SA 2.0 fr

    4Weapon

    Breakout

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

  5. Saturnmondays, CC BY 4.0

    5Adéla

    Rising

    Music · Apple Music · #2 in songs

  6. Unidentified photographer. Photo taken by the Norwegian police authorities in T…, CC BY-SA 4.0

    6Henry Rinnan

    Weekly

    Celebrities & creators · Wikipedia · 3,386 reads

  7. 7The One About Matthew Perry

    New

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

  8. Bildeeier: Kjell Daniel Sørli, CC BY 3.0

    8Odd Sørli

    New

    Celebrities & creators · Wikipedia · 1,912 reads

  9. 9Phantom Blade Zero

    Breakout

    Gaming · Steam · #3 in top sellers

  10. 10The Drop

    Rising

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

Everyday apps here: Holdbart Handleklubb · SkyView® · Stylebook · Kitch'n · Telia Norway. 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 831 articles by the country’s own news sites today. How we read the news

Share of the coverage

  1. Cost of living More than usual Anxious
    4.2% of the news · usually 0.6% · 6.6× usual · 35 articles
  2. 2.3% of the news · usually 1.4% · 1.6× usual · 19 articles
  3. 1.8% of the news · usually 2.8% · 15 articles
  4. 1.7% of the news · usually 1.0% · 1.8× usual · 14 articles
  5. 1.4% of the news · usually 2.0% · 12 articles
  6. 1.3% of the news · usually 0.8% · 1.6× usual · 11 articles
  7. 0.5% of the news · usually 1.0% · 4 articles
  8. 0.4% of the news · usually 0.6% · 3 articles

    Survey · 2023 50% Worried about climate change (Climate Change Opinion Survey (Meta, Yale), survey of Facebook users)

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. U.S. Senate Photographic Studio, Public domain

    1Jon Ossoff

    New

    Politics & world affairs · Wikipedia · 1,691 reads

  2. Franmarie Metzler, Public domain

    2Deb Haaland

    New

    Politics & world affairs · Wikipedia · 1,588 reads

  3. Tarjei Kvamme, CC BY-SA 4.0

    3Martin Sleipnes

    Rising

    Business & economy · Wikipedia · 986 reads

  4. 42026 United States elections

    Weekly

    Politics & world affairs · Wikipedia · 1,365 reads

  5. Conlan Houston, CC BY-SA 4.0

    5Abdul El-Sayed

    Weekly

    Politics & world affairs · Wikipedia · 2,537 reads

  6. Helene C. Stikkel, Public domain

    6Johan Jørgen Holst

    Rising

    Politics & world affairs · Wikipedia · 735 reads

  7. Crispijn van de Passe the Elder, Public domain

    7Guy Fawkes

    Rising

    Politics & world affairs · Wikipedia · 725 reads

  8. Tarre10, CC BY 4.0

    8Sindre Reinholt

    Weekly

    Society & beliefs · Wikipedia · 1,441 reads

Rising on Google

Searches that grew the most in the week from Sunday, 25 October 2026, in most of the country’s regions.

  1. bodø/glimt mot vikingBreakout
  2. ebolavirusBreakout
  3. oljeraffineriBreakout
  4. chelsea mot man. united+4,800%
  5. martin aune+3,750%
  6. ffk mot rosenborg+3,100%
  7. harald rønneberg+2,600%
  8. bjarne brøndbo+2,250%
  9. ronny brede aase+1,900%
  10. gjert ingebrigtsen+1,650%

Google Trends


By category

Business & economy

  1. 1Circle K

    Rising

    App Store · #7 in free apps

  2. Tarjei Kvamme, CC BY-SA 4.0

    2Martin Sleipnes

    Rising

    Wikipedia · 986 reads

  3. 3E24-podden

    Rising

    Apple Podcasts · #35 in podcasts

Cars & transport

  1. Alexander-93, CC BY-SA 4.0

    1Toyota C-HR

    Google Trends · 500+ searches

  2. 2Solocator - GPS Field Camera

    App Store · #38 in paid apps

  3. 3Elton

    App Store · #99 in free apps

Crime & justice

  1. 1Svarttrost

    Breakout

    Apple Podcasts · #4 in podcasts

  2. 2Krimpodden

    Weekly

    Apple Podcasts · #5 in podcasts

  3. 3AVHØRT AKTUELT

    Rising

    Apple Podcasts · #24 in podcasts

Books, arts & history

  1. 1Synnøve og Vanessa

    Weekly

    Apple Podcasts · #3 in podcasts

  2. 2Roar Baglemo

    Rising

    Wikipedia · 1,288 reads

  3. 3The Rest Is History

    Rising

    Apple Podcasts · #27 in podcasts

Education & careers

  1. 1Relasjonspodden

    Apple Podcasts · #20 in podcasts

  2. 2Foreldrerådet

    Apple Podcasts · #62 in podcasts

  3. 3Strikkehjelpen

    App Store · #48 in paid apps

Fashion & beauty

  1. FLOTUS – Melania Trump, Public domain

    1Melania Trump

    Rising

    Google Trends · 1,000+ searches

  2. SkinGlow by Kimmarie / Dr. Billy Ingram [1], CC BY 4.0

    2Kimmarie Johnson

    Google Trends · 200+ searches

  3. 3Marna Haugen

    Wikipedia · 465 reads

Food & drink

  1. 1Love, Manuela

    App Store · #21 in paid apps

  2. 2Paprika Recipe Manager 3

    App Store · #34 in paid apps

  3. 3McDonald's

    App Store · #82 in free apps

Gaming

  1. 1Battle.net

    Breakout

    App Store · #5 in free apps

  2. 2Football Manager 27

    Breakout

    Steam · #7 in top sellers

  3. 3Phantom Blade Zero

    Breakout

    Steam · #3 in top sellers

Health & wellness

  1. 1Gukild & Johaug

    Rising

    Apple Podcasts · #7 in podcasts

  2. 2Leger om livet

    Apple Podcasts · #18 in podcasts

  3. 3Atlas der Humananatomie 2027

    App Store · #37 in paid apps

Money & crypto

  1. Aylakinn, CC BY-SA 4.0

    1Nasdaq

    Google Trends · 500+ searches

  2. 2SpareBank 1 Mobilbank

    App Store · #95 in free apps

  3. 3Handelsbanken NO - Mobile Bank

    Falling Everyday app

    App Store · #12 in free apps

Movies & TV

  1. 1A Couple of Lies

    Breakout

    Netflix Top 10 · #1 in TV

  2. Rama, CC BY-SA 2.0 fr

    2Weapon

    Breakout

    Netflix Top 10 · #1 in films

  3. 3The One About Matthew Perry

    New

    Netflix Top 10 · #2 in TV

Music

  1. Saturnmondays, CC BY 4.0

    1Adéla

    Rising

    Apple Music · #2 in songs

  2. Rick Munroe, CC BY-SA 4.0

    2Ella Langley

    Rising

    Apple Music · #4 in songs

  3. Justin Higuchi, CC BY 4.0

    3Stella Lefty

    Rising

    Apple Music · #16 in songs

Celebrities & creators

  1. Unidentified photographer. Photo taken by the Norwegian police authorities in T…, CC BY-SA 4.0

    1Henry Rinnan

    Weekly

    Wikipedia · 3,386 reads

  2. Bildeeier: Kjell Daniel Sørli, CC BY 3.0

    2Odd Sørli

    New

    Wikipedia · 1,912 reads

  3. 3Spårtsklubben

    Weekly

    Apple Podcasts · #1 in podcasts

Politics & world affairs

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

    1Jon Ossoff

    New

    Wikipedia · 1,691 reads

  2. Franmarie Metzler, Public domain

    2Deb Haaland

    New

    Wikipedia · 1,588 reads

  3. 3Hanna & de heldige

    Weekly

    Apple Podcasts · #12 in podcasts

Science & space

  1. 1Marianne Heiberg

    Wikipedia · 170 reads

  2. 2Bjarne Jenshus

    Wikipedia · 104 reads

Society & beliefs

  1. 1The Ezra Klein Show

    Rising

    Apple Podcasts · #17 in podcasts

  2. 2Konspirasjonspodden

    Rising

    Apple Podcasts · #41 in podcasts

  3. 3MÍMIR&MARSDAL – den venstrevridde podkasten

    Rising

    Apple Podcasts · #16 in podcasts

Sports

  1. Кирилл Венедиктов, CC BY-SA 3.0

    1Babacar Sarr

    Rising

    Wikipedia · 1,069 reads

  2. 2Sint-Truidense VV

    Rising

    Wikipedia · 963 reads

  3. 3TV 2 Snakk Sport!

    Rising

    Apple Podcasts · #28 in podcasts

Tech & AI

  1. 1PeakFinder

    Breakout

    App Store · #4 in paid apps

  2. 2Vegkamera

    App Store · #6 in paid apps

  3. 3Frame Crop – Art Mode

    App Store · #10 in paid apps

Travel & places

  1. User Charles01, CC BY-SA 3.0

    1Sint-Truiden

    Rising

    Wikipedia · 598 reads

  2. UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), CC BY 3.0

    2Sweden

    Google Trends · 1,000+ searches

  3. 3Georgia

    Google Trends · 200+ searches


Industries here

Government & public sector 17Media & entertainment 15Gaming 13Music 13Sports & fitness 8Nonprofits & NGOs 3Tech & software 2Travel & tourism 1Fashion & beauty 1Health & pharma 1Education 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

  • Business confidence99.8100 = long-run averageMar 2026 · −0.1 since Feb 2026OECD
  • New businesses8,774Oct 2026 · −9.7% on Sept 2026Brønnøysund Register Centre
  • Bankruptcy declarations134.42021 = 100Q2 2026Eurostat

Research

Most-published fields last month

  • History
    446 papers · rising +1350%
  • Religious studies
    173 papers
  • Education
    153 papers · rising +67%
  • Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
    101 papers · rising +129%

OpenAlex

    Society


    Charts

    Netflix · TV

    1. 1A Couple of Lies

      Breakout

    2. 2The One About Matthew Perry

      New

    3. 3Nobody Wants This

    4. 4Lupin

    5. Press photo, Public domain

      5East of Eden

      Falling

    6. 6The Diplomat

      Falling

    7. 7Love Is Blind

    8. 8Below

      Falling

    9. 10The Fall of El Mayo

    Netflix Top 10 · 2026-11-01

    Netflix · Films

    1. Rama, CC BY-SA 2.0 fr

      1Weapon

      Breakout

    2. 2The Drop

      Rising

    3. 3Far and Away

      New

    4. 4Hot Wheels Let's Race: Attack of the T-Rex

      Falling

    5. 5Animals

      Falling

    6. 6Surviving Hurricane Otis

    7. 7Collision Course

    8. 8Unabomber

    9. 9Nowhere to Run

    10. 10Man Up

    Netflix Top 10 · 2026-11-01

    Apple Music · Artists

    1. 1Tate McRae

    2. Saturnmondays, CC BY 4.0

      2Adéla

      Rising

    3. 3Olivia Rodrigo

      Falling

    4. Rick Munroe, CC BY-SA 4.0

      4Ella Langley

      Rising

    5. 5Sienna Spiro

      Falling

    6. 6Ashe

    7. 7Zara Larsson

    8. 8ULD

    9. 9Shakira

    Apple Music · 2026-11-06

    Apple Podcasts · Shows

    1. 1Spårtsklubben

      Rising

    2. 2Forklart

      Falling

    3. 3Synnøve og Vanessa

      Breakout

    4. 4Svarttrost

      Breakout

    5. 5Krimpodden

      Breakout

    6. 6The Mission

      Falling

    7. 7Gukild & Johaug

      Breakout

    8. 8AVHØRT

      Falling

    9. 9Wolfgang Wee Uncut

    10. 10Jan Thomas og Einar blir venner

      Breakout

    Show the top 100

      Apple Podcasts · 2026-11-06

      App Store · Free apps

      1. 1Apotek 1

      2. 2Ønskeskyen

      3. 3Ønsk

      4. 4Claude by Anthropic

      5. 5Battle.net

        Breakout

      6. 6Shop

      7. 7Circle K

        Rising

      8. 8PostNord Norge

      9. 9Helsenorge

      10. 10Spenn – Flexible points

      Show the top 100

        App Store · 2026-11-06

        App Store · Paid apps

        1. 1Unora

        2. 2Chromagraph Camera

        3. 3AnkiMobile Flashcards

        4. 4PeakFinder

          Breakout

        5. 5Sun Seeker - Tracker & Compass

        6. 6Vegkamera

        7. 7Stylebook

          Rising

        8. 8SkyView®

          Breakout

        9. 9Barseltid - Oslo

          Falling

        10. 10Frame Crop – Art Mode

        Show the top 50

          App Store · 2026-11-06

          Steam · Top sellers

          1. 1Counter-Strike 2

            Rising

          2. 2Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4

            Falling

          3. 3Phantom Blade Zero

            Breakout

          4. 4Aion 2

          5. 5EA Sports FC 27

            Falling

          6. 7Football Manager 27

            Breakout

          7. 8War Thunder

          8. 9Aniimo

            Breakout

          9. 10Crimson Desert

            Breakout

          Show the top 100

            Steam data provided by Valve · 2026-10-27


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