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Asia · Thursday, 12 November 2026

Pakistan

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


Rising

  1. 1FoldTick

    Breakout

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

  2. 2Akka: The Protectors

    Rising

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

  3. 3Jurassic World Rebirth

    Breakout

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

  4. 4Ramayana: Part 1

    New

    Movies & TV · Wikipedia · 6,445 reads

  5. Maximilian Wild, CC BY-SA 4.0

    5Alan Walker

    New

    Music · Apple Music · #15 in songs


Top today

  1. 1Akka: The Protectors

    Rising

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

  2. 2Jurassic World Rebirth

    Breakout

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

  3. 3Ramayana: Part 1

    New

    Movies & TV · Wikipedia · 6,445 reads

  4. 4Machine Party

    Breakout

    Tech & AI · App Store · #4 in paid apps

  5. 5UsmanGee Universe: The Ultimate Collection

    Rising

    Music · Apple Podcasts · #1 in podcasts

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

    6XXXX

    Rising

    Food & drink · Wikipedia · 6,354 reads

  7. 7FoldTick

    Breakout

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

  8. Maximilian Wild, CC BY-SA 4.0

    8Alan Walker

    New

    Music · Apple Music · #15 in songs

  9. EmDee, CC BY-SA 3.0

    9Belgium

    Breakout

    Travel & places · Google Trends · 5,000+ searches

  10. The White House, Public domain

    10Jensen Huang

    New

    Business & economy · Wikipedia · 3,000 reads

Everyday apps here: ChatGPT · Maryam Ko Batayn · WhatsApp · VPN - Super Unlimited Proxy ™ · Money Manager (Remove Ads). 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 1,200 articles by the country’s own news sites today. How we read the news

Share of the coverage

  1. 6.6% of the news · usually 7.5% · 79 articles
  2. Climate More than usual
    2.7% of the news · usually 0.6% · 4.2× usual · 32 articles

    Survey · 2023 73% Worried about climate change (Climate Change Opinion Survey (Meta, Yale), survey of Facebook users)

  3. 1.6% of the news · usually 1.8% · 19 articles
  4. 1.3% of the news · usually 1.7% · 16 articles
  5. 1.3% of the news · usually 1.4% · 15 articles
  6. 0.9% of the news · usually 0.7% · 11 articles
  7. 0.4% of the news · usually 0.7% · 5 articles
  8. 0.3% of the news · usually 0.6% · 3 articles

How the news sounds

Also in the news

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 · 3,000 reads

  2. Imran Khan, CC BY 3.0

    2Imran Khan

    Rising

    Politics & world affairs · Google Trends · 200+ searches

  3. יהב טרודלר (Yahav Trudler - Yahav Studio‬‏), CC BY-SA 3.0

    3Gadi Eisenkot

    Rising

    Politics & world affairs · Google Trends · 200+ searches

  4. 4Renminbi

    Rising

    Money & crypto · Google Trends · 100+ searches

  5. Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain

    5School

    Rising

    Business & economy · Google Trends · 100+ searches

  6. Coolcaesar, CC BY-SA 4.0

    6Nvidia

    Business & economy · Wikipedia · 1,422 reads


By category

Business & economy

  1. The White House, Public domain

    1Jensen Huang

    New

    Wikipedia · 3,000 reads

  2. 2My YouTube Story - The Creator Podcast

    Rising

    GermanMeine YouTube Story - Der Creator Podcast

    Apple Podcasts · #25 in podcasts

  3. Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain

    3School

    Rising

    Google Trends · 100+ searches

Crime & justice

  1. 1Crime Junkie

    Rising

    Apple Podcasts · #27 in podcasts

  2. Sobi2203, CC BY-SA 4.0

    2Saud Al-Shuraim

    Apple Podcasts · #35 in podcasts

Books, arts & history

  1. 1Umera Ahmed's Podcast

    Rising

    Apple Podcasts · #21 in podcasts

  2. 2Empire: World History

    Apple Podcasts · #20 in podcasts

Education & careers

  1. 1SkyView®

    New

    App Store · #12 in paid apps

  2. 2Youth Club Pakistan

    Apple Podcasts · #34 in podcasts

  3. 3Tafseer Al Qurtubi Pro

    App Store · #16 in paid apps

Fashion & beauty

  1. 1Fliqlo

    Falling Everyday app

    App Store · #30 in paid apps

  2. 2Post Club: A Little Typewriter

    Everyday app

    App Store · #49 in paid apps

  3. 3PakWheels: Buy & Sell Cars

    Everyday app

    App Store · #90 in free apps

Food & drink

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

    1XXXX

    Rising

    Wikipedia · 6,354 reads

  2. 2Cheezious

    App Store · #97 in free apps

  3. 3foodpanda: Food & Groceries

    Everyday app

    App Store · #32 in free apps

Gaming

  1. 1XXX

    Wikipedia · 1,270 reads

  2. 2Omnitrix Simulator Pro

    App Store · #24 in paid apps

  3. 3LetterSchool - Block Letters

    Falling

    App Store · #42 in paid apps

Health & wellness

  1. 1On Purpose with Jay Shetty

    Apple Podcasts · #28 in podcasts

  2. 2Huberman Lab

    Apple Podcasts · #55 in podcasts

  3. 3Atlas der Humananatomie 2027

    Falling Everyday app

    App Store · #36 in paid apps

Money & crypto

  1. 1Renminbi

    Rising

    Google Trends · 100+ searches

  2. 2Alfa by Bank Alfalah

    App Store · #99 in free apps

  3. 3MetaTrader 5

    App Store · #100 in free apps

Movies & TV

  1. 1Akka: The Protectors

    Rising

    Netflix Top 10 · #1 in TV

  2. 2Jurassic World Rebirth

    Breakout

    Netflix Top 10 · #1 in films

  3. 3Ramayana: Part 1

    New

    Wikipedia · 6,445 reads

Music

  1. 1UsmanGee Universe: The Ultimate Collection

    Rising

    Apple Podcasts · #1 in podcasts

  2. Maximilian Wild, CC BY-SA 4.0

    2Alan Walker

    New

    Apple Music · #15 in songs

  3. 3Jxggi, Dishant & Sickboi

    Rising

    Apple Music · #16 in songs

Celebrities & creators

  1. 1The Joe Rogan Experience

    Apple Podcasts · #19 in podcasts

  2. 2Conan O'Brien Needs a Friend

    Apple Podcasts · #58 in podcasts

  3. 3Two Hot Takes

    Apple Podcasts · #69 in podcasts

Politics & world affairs

  1. Imran Khan, CC BY 3.0

    1Imran Khan

    Rising

    Google Trends · 200+ searches

  2. יהב טרודלר (Yahav Trudler - Yahav Studio‬‏), CC BY-SA 3.0

    2Gadi Eisenkot

    Rising

    Google Trends · 200+ searches

  3. 3Global News Podcast

    Apple Podcasts · #12 in podcasts

Science & space

  1. 1StarTalk

    Apple Podcasts · #99 in podcasts

Society & beliefs

  1. 1Hidden Cults

    Apple Podcasts · #46 in podcasts

  2. 2Abdur-Rahman as-Sudais

    Apple Podcasts · #31 in podcasts

  3. 3Mufti Menk

    Apple Podcasts · #51 in podcasts

Sports

  1. Новости Дагестан, CC BY 3.0

    1Usman Nurmagomedov

    Rising

    Google Trends · 500+ searches

  2. 2FC Bayern Munich

    Rising

    Google Trends · 200+ searches

  3. House of Glory Wrestling, CC BY 3.0

    3Bronson Reed

    Rising

    Google Trends · 200+ searches

Tech & AI

  1. 1Machine Party

    Breakout

    App Store · #4 in paid apps

  2. 2FoldTick

    Breakout

    App Store · #2 in paid apps

  3. 3Procreate

    Back

    App Store · #7 in paid apps

Travel & places

  1. EmDee, CC BY-SA 3.0

    1Belgium

    Breakout

    Google Trends · 5,000+ searches

  2. Hunanuk, CC0

    2Turkey

    Breakout

    Google Trends · 5,000+ searches

  3. dronepicr, CC BY 2.0

    3Barcelona

    Rising

    Google Trends · 500+ searches


Industries here

Media & entertainment 24Music 19Travel & tourism 10Tech & software 10Sports & fitness 8Telecom & internet 2Cars & mobility 2Transport & logistics 2Education 2Government & public sector 2Nonprofits & NGOs 2Food & beverage 1Gaming 1Advertising & marketing 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.

Politics in the news

  • Protests in the news2reports of events, mostly in English12 Nov 2026 · usually 3 a dayThe GDELT Project
  • Violence in the news52reports of events, mostly in English12 Nov 2026 · usually 35 a dayThe GDELT Project

Economy

Research

Most-published fields last month

  • Plant Science
    264 papers
  • Education
    192 papers
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering
    150 papers
  • Molecular Biology
    101 papers · rising +26%

OpenAlex

    Society


    Charts

    Netflix · TV

    1. 1Akka: The Protectors

      Rising

    2. 2Dead-End Job

    3. 3Lupin

      Falling

    4. 4Kauriburi: The Cursed Temple

    5. 5The Great Indian Kapil Show

    6. 6Roadies Rebirth

    7. 7Dhindora

      Falling

    8. 9Black Doves

    Netflix Top 10 · 2026-11-08

    Netflix · Films

    1. 1Jurassic World Rebirth

      Breakout

    2. 2Manoj Bajpayee

      Falling

    3. 3Collision Course

    4. 4Dilwali Diwali

    5. 5Meethe Mein Kya Hai

    6. 6Final Destination Bloodlines

    7. 7Baththa

    8. 8Rush Hour

    9. 9The Paradise

      Falling

    10. 10Sigma

    Netflix Top 10 · 2026-11-08

    Apple Music · Artists

    1. 1Hamza Malik & Zain Zohaib

    2. 2Satinder Sartaaj

    3. 3Murtaza Qizilbash

    4. 4Abdul Hannan

    5. 6Nabeel Shaukat Ali

    6. 7Karan Aujla

    7. 9Sachin-Jigar, Arijit Singh, Ed Sheeran, Madhubanti Bagchi & Kumaar

    Apple Music · 2026-11-13

    Apple Podcasts · Shows

    1. 1UsmanGee Universe: The Ultimate Collection

      Rising

    2. 2UsmanGee Universe | The Voice of Arijit Singh

      Falling

    3. 3EREN YEAGER

    4. 4UsmanGee Universe | Punjabi Anthems

    5. 5UsmanGee Universe | The Legend: Sidhu Moose Wala

    6. 6SRMN

    7. 7UsmanGee Universe | Geet'an Di Machine

    8. 8Quran with Urdu Translation

    9. 9Ali Hasnain Collection

    10. 10UsmanGee Universe | Endless Nostalgia

    Show the top 100

      Apple Podcasts · 2026-11-13

      App Store · Free apps

      1. 1ChatGPT

        Rising

      2. 2Tiktok

        Falling

      3. 3WhatsApp

        Falling

      4. 4CapCut

      5. 5Snapchat

      6. 6SuperVPN Fast VPN Client

        Rising

      7. 7Nusuk | نسك

      8. 8Facebook app

      9. 9Instagram

      10. 10WhatsApp Business

      Show the top 100

        App Store · 2026-11-13

        App Store · Paid apps

        1. 1Shadowrocket

        2. 2FoldTick

          Breakout

        3. 3Threema for iOS

          Breakout

        4. 4Machine Party

          Breakout

        5. 5Tasbeeh & Dhikr Counter

          Falling

        6. 6Money Manager (Remove Ads)

          Breakout

        7. 7Procreate

          Back

        8. 8Numpad 2

          Breakout

        9. 9Private LLM - Local AI Chat

          Back

        10. 10Moment Pro Camera II

          Back

        Show the top 50

          App Store · 2026-11-13


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