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Europe · Saturday, 7 November 2026

Portugal

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


Rising

  1. 1WorkOutDoors

    Breakout

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

  2. 2The One About Matthew Perry

    New

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

  3. Олег Батрак, CC BY-SA 3.0

    3Paulo Fonseca

    New

    Sports · Google Trends · 200+ searches

  4. 4Collision Course

    Breakout

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

  5. 5Manager for Scooters

    Breakout

    Travel & places · App Store · #2 in paid apps


Top today

  1. 1Plutónio

    Rising

    Music · Apple Music · #1 in songs

  2. Олег Батрак, CC BY-SA 3.0

    2Paulo Fonseca

    New

    Sports · Google Trends · 200+ searches

  3. 3Collision Course

    Breakout

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

  4. 4WorkOutDoors

    Breakout

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

  5. 5The One About Matthew Perry

    New

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

  6. 6Programa Cujo Nome Estamos Legalmente Impedidos de Dizer

    Weekly

    Politics & world affairs · Apple Podcasts · #2 in podcasts

  7. 7Renata Cambra

    Rising

    Politics & world affairs · Wikipedia · 3,352 reads

  8. 8Joaquim Nicolau

    New

    Movies & TV · Wikipedia · 2,765 reads

  9. 9Contraditório

    Rising

    Politics & world affairs · Apple Podcasts · #30 in podcasts

  10. 10Almeno Gonçalves

    New

    Movies & TV · Wikipedia · 1,247 reads

Everyday apps here: K72 SMPC Montijo · Moment Pro Camera II · Vidi · Media Center · Urbexplore Ibérica · Glovo: Food delivery. 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 1,410 articles by the country’s own news sites today. How we read the news

Share of the coverage

  1. 1.3% of the news · usually 1.8% · 18 articles

    Survey · Apr 2026 11% name “Unemployment” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)

  2. 1.1% of the news · usually 2.0% · 16 articles

    Survey · Apr 2026 40% name “Health” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)

  3. 1.1% of the news · usually 1.7% · 16 articles

    Survey · Apr 2026 7% name “The conflict in the Middle East” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)

    Survey · Apr 2026 6% name “Russia’s invasion of Ukraine” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)

    Survey · Apr 2026 4% name “Security and defence” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)

  4. 1.0% of the news · usually 1.8% · 14 articles
  5. 0.7% of the news · usually 0.1% · 5.1× usual · 10 articles

    Survey · Apr 2026 11% name “Immigration” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)

  6. 0.5% of the news · usually 1.1% · 7 articles

    Survey · Apr 2026 1% name “Threats to democracy (for example through information manipulation)” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)

  7. 0.2% of the news · usually 0.2% · 3 articles

    Survey · 2023 90% Worried about climate change (Climate Change Opinion Survey (Meta, Yale), survey of Facebook users)

    Survey · Apr 2026 2% name “The environment and risks related to climate change” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)

  8. 0.1% of the news · usually 0.5% · 1 articles

    Survey · Apr 2026 44% name “Rising prices / inflation / cost of living” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)

    Survey · Apr 2026 32% name “Housing” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)

    Survey · Apr 2026 16% 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. 1Renata Cambra

    Rising

    Politics & world affairs · Wikipedia · 3,352 reads

  2. The White House, Public domain

    2Stephen Miller

    New

    Politics & world affairs · Google Trends · 100+ searches

  3. Conlan Houston, CC BY-SA 4.0

    3Abdul El-Sayed

    Rising

    Politics & world affairs · Wikipedia · 784 reads

  4. Presidencia de la República del Ecuador, Public domain

    4Santiago Peña

    New

    Politics & world affairs · Wikipedia · 810 reads

  5. 52026 United States elections

    Weekly

    Politics & world affairs · Wikipedia · 635 reads

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

    6Jon Ossoff

    Rising

    Politics & world affairs · Wikipedia · 482 reads

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

    7Gadi Eisenkot

    Breakout

    Politics & world affairs · Wikipedia · 454 reads

  8. 8Workers United

    Rising

    Politics & world affairs · Wikipedia · 400 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. porto estorilBreakout
  2. inundaçãoBreakout
  3. casa pia sportingBreakout
  4. barcelona alavésBreakout
  5. ranking escolas 2026Breakout
  6. sofia escobarBreakout
  7. onde saiu o milhão?Breakout
  8. le havre ac psg+4,500%
  9. custódia gallego+2,700%
  10. refinaria de petróleo+2,300%

Google Trends


By category

Business & economy

  1. 1Economia dia a dia

    Rising

    Apple Podcasts · #35 in podcasts

  2. 2Trace Brazuca

    Wikipedia · 2,780 reads

  3. 3El Corte Inglés

    App Store · #41 in free apps

Cars & transport

  1. 1MotoMirror

    App Store · #34 in paid apps

  2. 2Urbexplore Ibérica

    Everyday app

    App Store · #21 in paid apps

  3. 3Blitzer.de PRO

    Everyday app

    App Store · #5 in paid apps

Nature, climate & disasters

  1. USGS, Public domain

    11755 Lisbon earthquake

    Rising

    Wikipedia · 198 reads

Crime & justice

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

    1Joran van der Sloot

    Rising

    Wikipedia · 306 reads

  2. Photo by Max Morse for TechCrunch TechCrunch, CC BY 2.0

    2Elizabeth Holmes

    Wikipedia · 462 reads

  3. 3As Sombras de Duarte Lima

    Apple Podcasts · #19 in podcasts

Books, arts & history

  1. Józef Pitschmann, Public domain
  2. 25 Continentes

    Apple Podcasts · #39 in podcasts

  3. 3E o Resto é História

    Apple Podcasts · #13 in podcasts

Education & careers

  1. 1Dicionário Língua Gestual PRO

    App Store · #15 in paid apps

  2. 2Knots 3D

    App Store · #31 in paid apps

  3. 3Ear Cat - Music Ear Training

    App Store · #44 in paid apps

Fashion & beauty

  1. FLOTUS – Melania Trump, Public domain

    1Melania Trump

    Rising

    Wikipedia · 265 reads

  2. 2My Repsol

    App Store · #68 in free apps

  3. 3Cloud Baby Monitor

    App Store · #37 in paid apps

Food & drink

  1. 1Vinho: Safras & Maturidade

    App Store · #50 in paid apps

  2. 2TheFork ristoranti e offerte

    Everyday app

    App Store · #63 in free apps

  3. 3McDonald's

    Everyday app

    App Store · #53 in free apps

Gaming

  1. 1The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time

    Google Trends · 100+ searches

  2. 2Heyyyy: a história responde-te

    App Store · #70 in free apps

  3. 3Silk 2 – Generative Art

    App Store · #47 in paid apps

Health & wellness

  1. 1Cardiógrafo Clássico

    App Store · #35 in paid apps

  2. 2Voz de Cama

    Apple Podcasts · #21 in podcasts

  3. 3CoPE Paediatric Emergency

    App Store · #42 in paid apps

Money & crypto

  1. 1My Budget Book

    App Store · #40 in paid apps

  2. 2MB WAY

    Everyday app

    App Store · #34 in free apps

  3. 3Klarna: Smarter everyday money

    Falling Everyday app

    App Store · #49 in free apps

Movies & TV

  1. 1Collision Course

    Breakout

    Netflix Top 10 · #1 in films

  2. 2The One About Matthew Perry

    New

    Netflix Top 10 · #2 in TV

  3. 3Joaquim Nicolau

    New

    Wikipedia · 2,765 reads

Music

  1. 1Plutónio

    Rising

    Apple Music · #1 in songs

  2. Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 4.0

    2Russell Brand

    Breakout

    Wikipedia · 564 reads

  3. Anonymous Unknown author, Public domain

    3Federico García Lorca

    New

    Wikipedia · 539 reads

Celebrities & creators

  1. 1Renascença - Extremamente Desagradável

    Apple Podcasts · #1 in podcasts

  2. 2O Homem que Mordeu o Cão

    Falling

    Apple Podcasts · #3 in podcasts

  3. 3CARROSSEL

    Apple Podcasts · #41 in podcasts

Politics & world affairs

  1. 1Programa Cujo Nome Estamos Legalmente Impedidos de Dizer

    Weekly

    Apple Podcasts · #2 in podcasts

  2. 2Renata Cambra

    Rising

    Wikipedia · 3,352 reads

  3. 3Contraditório

    Rising

    Apple Podcasts · #30 in podcasts

Science & space

  1. Till Credner, CC BY-SA 3.0

    1Orion

    Wikipedia · 349 reads

Society & beliefs

  1. 1A Beleza das Pequenas Coisas

    Weekly

    Apple Podcasts · #23 in podcasts

  2. 2Fundação (FFMS) - [IN]Pertinente

    Apple Podcasts · #42 in podcasts

  3. 3Prova Oral

    Apple Podcasts · #12 in podcasts

Sports

  1. Олег Батрак, CC BY-SA 3.0

    1Paulo Fonseca

    New

    Google Trends · 200+ searches

  2. Nehme1499, CC BY-SA 4.0

    2Gustavo Varela

    Breakout

    Wikipedia · 1,045 reads

  3. 3Crown Jewel

    New

    Wikipedia · 690 reads

Tech & AI

  1. 1WorkOutDoors

    Breakout

    App Store · #4 in paid apps

  2. 2Vinted: Sell vintage clothes

    Rising

    App Store · #7 in free apps

  3. 3Worten

    Rising

    App Store · #8 in free apps

Travel & places

  1. 1Manager for Scooters

    Breakout

    App Store · #2 in paid apps

  2. XEvansGambitx, CC BY-SA 4.0

    2Kraków

    Rising

    Wikipedia · 496 reads

  3. CIA, Public domain

    3Portugal

    Wikipedia · 527 reads


Industries here

Media & entertainment 29Government & public sector 19Music 12Sports & fitness 11Tech & software 7Travel & tourism 2Education 2Retail & e-commerce 1Fashion & beauty 1Advertising & marketing 1Telecom & internet 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

  • Inflation3.9%Oct 2026 · +0.3 pts since Sept 2026Eurostat
  • Unemployment5.6%Sept 2026Eurostat
  • Consumer confidence97.4100 = long-run averageMay 2026 · −0.3 since Apr 2026OECD
  • Central bank rate2.50%Oct 2026 · ±0.00 pts since Sept 2026BIS
  • Real house prices12.8%Q2 2026 · −2.4 pts since Q1 2026BIS
  • GDP growth1.9%2025 · −0.4 pts since 2024World Bank · CC BY 4.0
  • Youth unemployment20.2%2025 · −1.5 pts since 2024World Bank (ILO estimate) · CC BY 4.0

Business

  • Business confidence99.9100 = long-run averageApr 2026 · −0.2 since Mar 2026OECD
  • New businesses128.62021 = 100Q2 2026Eurostat
  • Bankruptcy declarations105.22021 = 100Q2 2026Eurostat

Research

Most-published fields last month

  • Sociology and Political Science
    118 papers
  • Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
    117 papers
  • Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
    108 papers · rising +52%
  • Physiology
    87 papers · rising +45%

OpenAlex

    Society


    Charts

    Netflix · TV

    1. 1Lupin

    2. 2The One About Matthew Perry

      New

    3. 3Nobody Wants This

    4. 5The Gift of Deceit

    5. 8The Fall of El Mayo

    6. 9Fading Grandeur

    7. 10Below

      Falling

    Netflix Top 10 · 2026-11-01

    Netflix · Films

    1. 1Collision Course

      Breakout

    2. 2Surviving Hurricane Otis

      Falling

    3. 3Weapon

    4. 4Speak No Evil

    5. 5Blacklight

    6. 6Animals

      Falling

    7. 7Plane

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

      Falling

    9. 9Cold Pursuit

    10. 10You, Me, Us

    Netflix Top 10 · 2026-11-01

    Apple Music · Artists

    1. 1Plutónio

    Apple Music · 2026-11-08

    Apple Podcasts · Shows

    1. 1Renascença - Extremamente Desagradável

    2. 2Programa Cujo Nome Estamos Legalmente Impedidos de Dizer

      Breakout

    3. 3O Homem que Mordeu o Cão

      Falling

    4. 4Eixo do Mal

    5. 5Assim Vamos Ter de Falar de Outra Maneira

    6. 6Irritações

      Breakout

    7. 7Bem-vindo a mais um episódio de.

    8. 8Expresso da Manhã

      Falling

    9. 9A História do Dia

    10. 10RFM - Ninguém POD comigo

    Show the top 100

      Apple Podcasts · 2026-11-08

      App Store · Free apps

      1. 1K72 SMPC Montijo

        Rising

      2. 2O Meu Pingo Doce

      3. 3Claude by Anthropic

      4. 4MEO BLUETICKET

        Falling

      5. 5ChatGPT

      6. 6ReelShort - Stream Drama & TV

      7. 7Vinted: Sell vintage clothes

        Rising

      8. 8Worten

        Rising

      9. 9Meta AI

      10. 10Lidl

      Show the top 100

        App Store · 2026-11-08

        App Store · Paid apps

        1. 1Chromagraph Camera

        2. 2Manager for Scooters

          Breakout

        3. 3swimstats live

        4. 4WorkOutDoors

          Breakout

        5. 5Blitzer.de PRO

        6. 6IRFSpro

          Falling

        7. 7Moment Pro Camera II

          Rising

        8. 8Monash FODMAP Diet

        9. 92AM CAM

        10. 10Soro - For Sonos

        Show the top 50

          App Store · 2026-11-08


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