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Americas · Saturday, 7 November 2026

Panama

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


Rising

  1. 1Editor fotos cara y cuerpo

    Breakout

    Tech & AI · App Store · #2 in paid apps

  2. 2The Fall of El Mayo

    New

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

  3. 3Collision Course

    New

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

  4. Presidencia de la República del Ecuador, Public domain

    4Santiago Peña

    New

    Politics & world affairs · Wikipedia · 760 reads

  5. 5ifarhu

    Sustained

    Other · Google Trends · 10,000+ searches


Top today

  1. Presidencia de la República del Ecuador, Public domain

    1Santiago Peña

    New

    Politics & world affairs · Wikipedia · 760 reads

  2. 2ifarhu

    Sustained

    Other · Google Trends · 10,000+ 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. 6Tonosí

    Sustained

    Other · Google Trends · 2,000+ searches

  7. 7Coat of arms of Panama

    Rising

    Other · Wikipedia · 372 reads

  8. 8Return to Sender

    New

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

  9. 9Editor fotos cara y cuerpo

    Breakout

    Tech & AI · App Store · #2 in paid apps

  10. 總統府, CC BY 2.0

    10Pedro Alliana

    New

    Politics & world affairs · Wikipedia · 309 reads

Everyday apps here: ReelShort - Stream Drama & TV · Waze · McDonald's: Cupons e Delivery · Amazon Shopping · Global Bank 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 1,640 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
    3.5% of the news · usually 1.8% · 2.0× usual · 57 articles
  2. 1.2% of the news · usually 1.1% · 19 articles
  3. 1.0% of the news · usually 1.0% · 16 articles
  4. 1.0% of the news · usually 0.7% · 16 articles
  5. 0.6% of the news · usually 1.1% · 10 articles
  6. 0.3% of the news · usually 0.5% · 5 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. 0.1% of the news · usually 0.3% · 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. Presidencia de la República del Ecuador, Public domain

    1Santiago Peña

    New

    Politics & world affairs · Wikipedia · 760 reads

  2. 總統府, CC BY 2.0

    2Pedro Alliana

    New

    Politics & world affairs · Wikipedia · 309 reads

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

    32026 Panama earthquake

    New

    Nature, climate & disasters · Wikipedia · 267 reads

  4. unknown artist for New York Times, Public domain

    4Secession of Panama from Colombia

    Rising

    Business & economy · Wikipedia · 183 reads

  5. 5Gonzalo Moratorio

    Sustained

    Science & space · Google Trends · 500+ searches

  6. 6Ueno Bank

    Money & crypto · Wikipedia · 175 reads

  7. Hamilton Richards, CC BY-SA 3.0

    7Edsger W. Dijkstra

    Business & economy · Wikipedia · 174 reads

  8. 8Colorado Party

    Politics & world affairs · Wikipedia · 102 reads


By category

Business & economy

  1. unknown artist for New York Times, Public domain

    1Secession of Panama from Colombia

    Rising

    Wikipedia · 183 reads

  2. Hamilton Richards, CC BY-SA 3.0

    2Edsger W. Dijkstra

    Wikipedia · 174 reads

  3. 3TurboScan™ Pro: PDF scanner

    App Store · #45 in paid apps

Cars & transport

  1. 1Holding Pattern Trainer

    Falling Everyday app

    App Store · #17 in paid apps

  2. 2MapOut

    Everyday app

    App Store · #25 in paid apps

Nature, climate & disasters

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

    12026 Panama earthquake

    New

    Wikipedia · 267 reads

  2. 2Sismo Detector

    Everyday app

    App Store · #1 in paid apps

  3. 3Weather Bot: Alerts and Radar

    Falling Everyday app

    App Store · #12 in paid apps

Crime & justice

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

    1Joran van der Sloot

    Wikipedia · 96 reads

Books, arts & history

  1. 1Siddur – Annotated Edition

    Falling Everyday app

    App Store · #24 in paid apps

Education & careers

  1. 1Prepware Aviation Maintenance

    App Store · #5 in paid apps

  2. 2Car parts for Hyundai (EPC)

    App Store · #9 in paid apps

  3. 3Speak & Learn English: Learna

    App Store · #99 in free apps

Fashion & beauty

  1. 1Campeon pass

    App Store · #80 in free apps

  2. 2OmTV daily video

    Everyday app

    App Store · #68 in free apps

  3. 3As Gastronómico

    Everyday app

    App Store · #40 in free apps

Food & drink

  1. 1McDonald's: Cupons e Delivery

    Everyday app

    App Store · #24 in free apps

Gaming

  1. 1Akinator

    App Store · #38 in paid apps

  2. 2LingoLooper: Juego AI idiomas

    App Store · #86 in free apps

Health & wellness

  1. 1AutoSleep: Watch Sleep Tracker

    App Store · #40 in paid apps

  2. 2Fitness Buddy+ Gym Workout Log

    App Store · #41 in paid apps

  3. 3Walkbucks - Step Counting

    App Store · #96 in free apps

Money & crypto

  1. 1Trust: Crypto & Bitcoin Wallet

    App Store · #18 in free apps

  2. 2Ueno Bank

    Wikipedia · 175 reads

  3. 3Money Pro: Personal Finance AR

    App Store · #46 in paid 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. Junta de Andalucía, CC BY-SA 2.0

    1Karol G

    Apple Music · #1 in songs

  2. Omar Courtz, CC BY 3.0

    3Omar Courtz

    Apple Music · #2 in songs

Celebrities & creators

  1. Mary Thompson, CC BY-SA 2.0

    1Natalee Holloway

    Wikipedia · 91 reads

Politics & world affairs

  1. Presidencia de la República del Ecuador, Public domain

    1Santiago Peña

    New

    Wikipedia · 760 reads

  2. 總統府, CC BY 2.0

    2Pedro Alliana

    New

    Wikipedia · 309 reads

  3. 3Colorado Party

    Wikipedia · 102 reads

Science & space

  1. 1Gonzalo Moratorio

    Sustained

    Google Trends · 500+ searches

Sports

  1. Timmy96, CC0

    1Josh King

    Wikipedia · 163 reads

  2. Estevoaei, CC BY-SA 4.0

    2Jesús de Miguel

    Wikipedia · 140 reads

  3. 3JJ Gabriel

    Wikipedia · 123 reads

Tech & AI

  1. 1Editor fotos cara y cuerpo

    Breakout

    App Store · #2 in paid apps

  2. 2PedidosYa: Food Delivery

    Rising

    SpanishPedidosYa: Comida a Domicilio

    App Store · #10 in free apps

  3. 3Tiny Computers

    App Store · #3 in paid apps

Travel & places

  1. 1Paraguay

    Wikipedia · 127 reads

  2. panama flag, CC BY-SA 4.0

    2Panama

    Wikipedia · 115 reads

  3. 3Manager for Scooters

    Everyday app

    App Store · #26 in paid apps


Industries here

Music 25Media & entertainment 21Tech & software 9Sports & fitness 4Government & public sector 3Travel & tourism 2Telecom & internet 2Finance & banking 2Education 2Crypto & digital assets 1Science & research 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. 4Bad Bunny

    5. 5Myke Towers

    6. 6Anuel AA

    7. 9Køddy G, THE FAVORITES & Fharid On The Beat

    Apple Music · 2026-11-08

    App Store · Free apps

    1. 1ReelShort - Stream Drama & TV

      Breakout

    2. 2Punch by Caja de Ahorros

      Falling

    3. 3Meta AI

    4. 4BlinkDrama - Short Dramas

    5. 5Temu

    6. 6ChatGPT

    7. 7DramaWave - Dramas & Reels

    8. 8WayShot:Aesthetic Photo Editor

    9. 9Global Bank App

      Falling

    10. 10PedidosYa: Food Delivery

      Rising

    Show the top 100

      App Store · 2026-11-08

      App Store · Paid apps

      1. 1Sismo Detector

      2. 2Editor fotos cara y cuerpo

        Breakout

      3. 3Tiny Computers

      4. 4Mis Alertas de Terremotos Pro

        Falling

      5. 5Prepware Aviation Maintenance

      6. 6Calculadora Horas y Minutos

      7. 7Nomad Sculpt

      8. 8Paquete Hondata

      9. 9Car parts for Hyundai (EPC)

      10. 10Map Chart Mosaic

      Show the top 50

        App Store · 2026-11-08


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