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Americas · Friday, 6 November 2026

Panama

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


Rising

  1. 1PhaseChecker

    Breakout

    Tech & AI · App Store · #5 in paid apps

  2. 2Punch by Caja de Ahorros

    Breakout

    Tech & AI · App Store · #1 in free apps

  3. 3The Fall of El Mayo

    New

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

  4. 4Collision Course

    New

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

  5. Presidencia de la República del Ecuador, Public domain

    5Santiago Peña

    New

    Politics & world affairs · Wikipedia · 948 reads


Top today

  1. Presidencia de la República del Ecuador, Public domain

    1Santiago Peña

    New

    Politics & world affairs · Wikipedia · 948 reads

  2. 2loteria de hoy

    Sustained

    Other · Google Trends · 2,000+ searches

  3. 3The Fall of El Mayo

    New

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

  4. 4Lupin

    Rising

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

  5. 5Collision Course

    New

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

  6. 6Ueno Bank

    New

    Money & crypto · Wikipedia · 429 reads

  7. 7El Niño–Southern Oscillation

    Sustained

    Other · Google Trends · 2,000+ searches

  8. 8Punch by Caja de Ahorros

    Breakout

    Tech & AI · App Store · #1 in free apps

  9. 9Return to Sender

    New

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

  10. 10Coat of arms of Panama

    Rising

    Other · Wikipedia · 416 reads

Everyday apps here: Rush Align · Davivienda PA · Weather Bot: Alerts and Radar · WayShot:Aesthetic Photo Editor · Instants, an Instagram app. 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 1,633 articles by the country’s own news sites over the last 7 days. How we read the news

Share of the coverage

  1. Democracy and elections More than usual
    3.4% of the news · usually 1.8% · 1.9× usual · 56 articles
  2. 1.1% of the news · usually 0.8% · 18 articles
  3. 1.1% of the news · usually 1.1% · 18 articles
  4. 1.0% of the news · usually 1.0% · 17 articles
  5. 0.5% of the news · usually 1.1% · 8 articles
  6. 0.4% of the news · usually 0.4% · 6 articles

    Survey · 2023 91% Worried about climate change (Climate Change Opinion Survey (Meta, Yale), survey of Facebook users)

  7. 0.2% of the news · usually 0.1% · 2.0× usual · 3 articles
  8. 0.0% of the news · usually 0.3% · 0 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. Presidencia de la República del Ecuador, Public domain

    1Santiago Peña

    New

    Politics & world affairs · Wikipedia · 948 reads

  2. 2Ueno Bank

    New

    Money & crypto · Wikipedia · 429 reads

  3. Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain

    3School

    Sustained

    Business & economy · Google Trends · 2,000+ searches

  4. U.S. Army photo by Pfc. Carolyn Dodge, Public domain

    42026 Panama earthquake

    New

    Nature, climate & disasters · Wikipedia · 295 reads

  5. unknown artist for New York Times, Public domain

    5Secession of Panama from Colombia

    Rising

    Business & economy · Wikipedia · 231 reads

  6. 6First Call for Independence

    Business & economy · Wikipedia · 182 reads

  7. 總統府, CC BY 2.0

    7Pedro Alliana

    Politics & world affairs · Wikipedia · 133 reads

  8. 8Colorado Party

    Politics & world affairs · Wikipedia · 114 reads


By category

Business & economy

  1. Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain

    1School

    Sustained

    Google Trends · 2,000+ searches

  2. unknown artist for New York Times, Public domain

    2Secession of Panama from Colombia

    Rising

    Wikipedia · 231 reads

  3. 3First Call for Independence

    Wikipedia · 182 reads

Cars & transport

  1. 1MapOut

    Falling Everyday app

    App Store · #17 in paid apps

  2. 2CoNav

    Everyday app

    App Store · #29 in paid apps

  3. 3ETA - GPS & maps driving times

    Everyday app

    App Store · #36 in paid apps

Nature, climate & disasters

  1. U.S. Army photo by Pfc. Carolyn Dodge, Public domain

    12026 Panama earthquake

    New

    Wikipedia · 295 reads

  2. 2Weather Bot: Alerts and Radar

    Everyday app

    App Store · #3 in paid apps

  3. 3Sismo Detector

    Everyday app

    App Store · #1 in paid apps

Crime & justice

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

    1Joran van der Sloot

    Wikipedia · 90 reads

Books, arts & history

  1. 1Siddur – Annotated Edition

    Falling Everyday app

    App Store · #16 in paid apps

Education & careers

  1. 1WolframAlpha Classic

    App Store · #50 in paid apps

  2. 2Prepware Commercial Pilot

    Everyday app

    App Store · #27 in paid apps

  3. 3PhET Simulations

    Everyday app

    App Store · #30 in paid apps

Fashion & beauty

  1. 1Punto Pago

    App Store · #93 in free apps

  2. 2As Gastronómico

    Everyday app

    App Store · #33 in free apps

  3. 3MoonWorx Lunar Calendar

    Everyday app

    App Store · #43 in paid apps

Food & drink

  1. 1McDonald's: Cupons e Delivery

    Everyday app

    App Store · #36 in free apps

Gaming

  1. 1Akinator

    App Store · #49 in paid apps

Health & wellness

  1. 1Código Azul - RCP & ACLS

    App Store · #6 in paid apps

  2. 2Ortho Traumapedia

    Everyday app

    App Store · #32 in paid apps

  3. 3CobbMeter CE

    Everyday app

    App Store · #38 in paid apps

Money & crypto

  1. 1Ueno Bank

    New

    Wikipedia · 429 reads

  2. 2Banca Móvil Personal CA

    App Store · #65 in free apps

  3. 3BAC Mobile Banking

    SpanishBanca Móvil BAC

    App Store · #85 in free apps

Movies & TV

  1. 1The Fall of El Mayo

    New

    Netflix Top 10 · #2 in TV

  2. 2Lupin

    Rising

    Netflix Top 10 · #1 in TV

  3. 3Collision Course

    New

    Netflix Top 10 · #2 in films

Music

  1. Tony Dandrades, CC BY 3.0

    1Myke Towers

    Rising

    Apple Music · #4 in songs

  2. Junta de Andalucía, CC BY-SA 2.0

    2Karol G

    Apple Music · #1 in songs

  3. Omar Courtz, CC BY 3.0

    3Omar Courtz

    Apple Music · #2 in songs

Celebrities & creators

  1. Francarballopy, CC BY-SA 4.0

    1Leticia Ocampos

    Wikipedia · 93 reads

Politics & world affairs

  1. Presidencia de la República del Ecuador, Public domain

    1Santiago Peña

    New

    Wikipedia · 948 reads

  2. 總統府, CC BY 2.0

    2Pedro Alliana

    Wikipedia · 133 reads

  3. 3Colorado Party

    Wikipedia · 114 reads

Sports

  1. 1UEFA Europa League

    Google Trends · 1,000+ searches

  2. Totti, CC BY-SA 4.0

    2UEFA Conference League

    Google Trends · 500+ searches

  3. Bryan Berlin, CC BY-SA 4.0

    3Nico Paz

    Wikipedia · 119 reads

Tech & AI

  1. 1Punch by Caja de Ahorros

    Breakout

    App Store · #1 in free apps

  2. 2Prepware Instrument Pilot

    Breakout

    App Store · #4 in paid apps

  3. 3PhaseChecker

    Breakout

    App Store · #5 in paid apps

Travel & places

  1. Editchi, CC BY-SA 4.0

    1Beşiktaş

    Sustained

    Google Trends · 200+ searches

  2. 2Paraguay

    New

    Google Trends · 500+ searches

  3. panama flag, CC BY-SA 4.0

    3Panama

    Google Trends · 1,000+ searches


Industries here

Music 32Media & entertainment 19Tech & software 10Sports & fitness 5Government & public sector 5Travel & tourism 3Fashion & beauty 1Advertising & marketing 1AI 1Finance & banking 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

Research

Most-published fields last month

  • Education
    41 papers
  • Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
    16 papers · rising +123%
  • Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
    15 papers

OpenAlex

    Society


    Charts

    Netflix · TV

    1. 1Lupin

      Rising

    2. 2The Fall of El Mayo

      New

    3. 4Nobody Wants This

    4. 5The One About Matthew Perry

    5. 6Doctor X: Mafia in White

      Falling

    6. 9Dead-End Job

    7. 10Below

      Falling

    Netflix Top 10 · 2026-11-01

    Netflix · Films

    1. 1Surviving Hurricane Otis

    2. 2Collision Course

      New

    3. 3Return to Sender

      New

    4. 4This Is Not a Test

    5. 5Sniper

    6. 6Animals

      Falling

    7. 7Armored

    8. 8Corpse Bride

    9. 9Anyone but You

      Falling

    10. 10Primate

      Falling

    Netflix Top 10 · 2026-11-01

    Apple Music · Artists

    1. Junta de Andalucía, CC BY-SA 2.0

      1Karol G

    2. Omar Courtz, CC BY 3.0

      2Omar Courtz

    3. 3W Sound, Hades66 & Ovy On the Drums

    4. Tony Dandrades, CC BY 3.0

      4Myke Towers

      Rising

    5. 5Bad Bunny

    6. 7Anuel AA

    Apple Music · 2026-11-07

    App Store · Free apps

    1. 1Punch by Caja de Ahorros

      Breakout

    2. 2Global Bank App

    3. 3BlinkDrama - Dramas y series

    4. 4Meta AI

    5. 5SismoLive Panamá

      Falling

    6. 6ChatGPT

    7. 7Temu

    8. 8FlickReels - AI Story & Drama

      Falling

    9. 9DramaWave - Dramas & Reels

      Falling

    10. 10WayShot:Aesthetic Photo Editor

    Show the top 100

      App Store · 2026-11-07

      App Store · Paid apps

      1. 1Sismo Detector

      2. 2Mis Alertas de Terremotos Pro

      3. 3Weather Bot: Alerts and Radar

      4. 4Prepware Instrument Pilot

        Breakout

      5. 5PhaseChecker

        Breakout

      6. 6Código Azul - RCP & ACLS

      7. 7Rarevision VHS: Retro Cam

      8. 8Holding Pattern Trainer

      9. 9Scrivener

      10. 10Master Collection

      Show the top 50

        App Store · 2026-11-07


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