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Asia · Friday, 6 November 2026

Qatar

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


Rising

  1. 1ريس الهجن

    Breakout

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

  2. Bojan Lazarevic, ZivojinMisic slike, CC BY 3.0

    2Brighton

    Sustained

    Travel & places · Google Trends · 500+ searches

  3. 3Scene

    New

    Movies & TV · Wikipedia · 997 reads

  4. 4Baththa

    New

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

  5. 5Obsess

    New

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


Top today

  1. 1Baththa

    New

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

  2. 2Lupin

    Rising

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

  3. 3Obsess

    New

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

  4. 4Ramayana: Part 1

    Rising

    Movies & TV · Wikipedia · 2,019 reads

  5. 5Scene

    New

    Movies & TV · Wikipedia · 997 reads

  6. Conlan Houston, CC BY-SA 4.0

    6Abdul El-Sayed

    Rising

    Politics & world affairs · Wikipedia · 1,066 reads

  7. Bojan Lazarevic, ZivojinMisic slike, CC BY 3.0

    7Brighton

    Sustained

    Travel & places · Google Trends · 500+ searches

  8. Junta de Andalucía, CC BY-SA 2.0

    8Karol G

    Rising

    Music · Apple Music · #1 in songs

  9. Michiel1972, CC BY-SA 3.0

    9Getafe

    Sustained

    Other · Google Trends · 500+ searches

  10. ColliderVideo . Uploader cropped., CC BY 3.0

    10Hans Zimmer

    New

    Music · Google Trends · 1,000+ searches

Everyday apps here: Claude by Anthropic · HAYYOH · AIVI - Online Fashion Store · Rafeeq: Food Delivery in Qatar · Shadowrocket. 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 791 articles by the country’s own news sites over the last 7 days. How we read the news

Share of the coverage

  1. 2.3% of the news · usually 1.8% · 18 articles
  2. 1.8% of the news · usually 2.7% · 14 articles

    Survey · 2023 70% Worried about climate change (Climate Change Opinion Survey (Meta, Yale), survey of Facebook users)

  3. 1.6% of the news · usually 2.4% · 13 articles
  4. 1.6% of the news · usually 1.4% · 13 articles
  5. 1.6% of the news · usually 2.0% · 13 articles
  6. 0.5% of the news · usually 0.5% · 4 articles
  7. 0.4% of the news · usually 0.1% · 4.2× usual · 3 articles
  8. 0.4% of the news · usually 0.2% · 1.6× usual · 3 articles

How the news sounds

News coverage in more than 100 languages, machine-translated and counted with English word lists, from The GDELT Project.

Pro The news mood day by day for the last 90 days, with each issue’s share, as CSV and PDF. Try Pro free for 7 days →


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. Conlan Houston, CC BY-SA 4.0

    1Abdul El-Sayed

    Rising

    Politics & world affairs · Wikipedia · 1,066 reads

  2. DNEG, CC BY-SA 4.0

    2Namit Malhotra

    New

    Business & economy · Wikipedia · 195 reads

  3. Alan Wilson, CC BY-SA 2.0

    3Biman Bangladesh Airlines

    Business & economy · Google Trends · 1,000+ searches

  4. 42026 Israeli legislative election

    Politics & world affairs · Wikipedia · 138 reads

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

    5Gadi Eisenkot

    Politics & world affairs · Wikipedia · 133 reads

  6. Dmitryshein, CC BY-SA 4.0

    6Zohran Mamdani

    Politics & world affairs · Wikipedia · 131 reads


By category

Business & economy

  1. DNEG, CC BY-SA 4.0

    1Namit Malhotra

    New

    Wikipedia · 195 reads

  2. Alan Wilson, CC BY-SA 2.0

    2Biman Bangladesh Airlines

    Google Trends · 1,000+ searches

  3. 3Hans Zimmer discography

    Wikipedia · 104 reads

Cars & transport

  1. 1MilGPS

    App Store · #6 in paid apps

Books, arts & history

  1. J. Malcolm Greany, Public domain

    1Ansel Adams

    Rising

    Wikipedia · 427 reads

  2. Sahibdin, Public domain

    2Ramayana

    Wikipedia · 114 reads

Education & careers

  1. 1حفظ القرآن - إصدارة كاملة

    App Store · #10 in paid apps

  2. 2Color Quran Tafsil Al Maudu'i

    App Store · #14 in paid apps

  3. 3SkyView®

    Falling Everyday app

    App Store · #33 in paid apps

Fashion & beauty

  1. 1Salatuk - صلاتك

    App Store · #46 in paid apps

  2. 2big O'Clock

    Falling Everyday app

    App Store · #24 in paid apps

  3. 3Aura Rewards MENA

    Everyday app

    App Store · #57 in free apps

Food & drink

  1. 1Ninja - نينجا

    App Store · #95 in free apps

  2. 2Rafeeq: Food Delivery in Qatar

    Everyday app

    App Store · #11 in free apps

  3. 3Snoonu: Food Delivery・Shopping

    Everyday app

    App Store · #15 in free apps

Gaming

  1. 1Spelling Shed

    App Store · #12 in paid apps

Health & wellness

  1. 1HealthFit

    Falling Everyday app

    App Store · #28 in paid apps

  2. 2Run 5k - couch to 5k program

    Falling Everyday app

    App Store · #29 in paid apps

  3. 3HeartWatch: Heart Rate Monitor

    Falling Everyday app

    App Store · #34 in paid apps

Money & crypto

  1. 1위플 가계부 Pro

    App Store · #2 in paid apps

  2. 2Exness Trade: Online Trading

    App Store · #93 in free apps

  3. 3iPay Qatar Digital Account

    Everyday app

    App Store · #77 in free apps

Movies & TV

  1. 1Baththa

    New

    Netflix Top 10 · #2 in films

  2. 2Lupin

    Rising

    Netflix Top 10 · #1 in TV

  3. 3Obsess

    New

    Netflix Top 10 · #3 in TV

Music

  1. Junta de Andalucía, CC BY-SA 2.0

    1Karol G

    Rising

    Apple Music · #1 in songs

  2. ColliderVideo . Uploader cropped., CC BY 3.0

    2Hans Zimmer

    New

    Google Trends · 1,000+ searches

Celebrities & creators

  1. Nithya Raman, Public domain

    1Nithya Raman

    New

    Wikipedia · 192 reads

Politics & world affairs

  1. Conlan Houston, CC BY-SA 4.0

    1Abdul El-Sayed

    Rising

    Wikipedia · 1,066 reads

  2. 22026 Israeli legislative election

    Wikipedia · 138 reads

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

    3Gadi Eisenkot

    Wikipedia · 133 reads

Sports

  1. TeamEG00, Public domain

    1Grand Prix motorcycle racing

    Google Trends · 1,000+ searches

  2. 2AC Sparta Prague

    Google Trends · 500+ searches

  3. Philippine Sports Commission, Public domain

    3Alexandra Eala

    Google Trends · 500+ searches

Tech & AI

  1. 1ريس الهجن

    Breakout

    App Store · #5 in paid apps

  2. 2Arrow GPS Offline

    App Store · #1 in paid apps

  3. 3Whisper Notes: Speech to Text

    GermanWhisper Notes: Sprache zu Text

    App Store · #7 in paid apps

Travel & places

  1. Bojan Lazarevic, ZivojinMisic slike, CC BY 3.0

    1Brighton

    Sustained

    Google Trends · 500+ searches

  2. Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0

    2Bournemouth

    Google Trends · 500+ searches

  3. Legohun, CC BY-SA 3.0

    3Ferencváros

    Google Trends · 200+ searches


Industries here

Media & entertainment 31Music 28Tech & software 12Travel & tourism 6Sports & fitness 4Education 4Government & public sector 4Telecom & internet 3Fashion & beauty 2Gaming 1Advertising & marketing 1Finance & banking 1Crypto & digital assets 1Cars & mobility 1Transport & logistics 1Legal & professional services 1Jobs, HR & staffing 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

Research

Most-published fields last month

  • Artificial Intelligence
    32 papers
  • Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
    28 papers · rising +42%
  • Sociology and Political Science
    28 papers

OpenAlex

    Society


    Charts

    Netflix · TV

    1. 1Lupin

      Rising

    2. 2Doctor X: Mafia in White

      Falling

    3. 3Obsess

      New

    4. 4Akka: The Protectors

    5. 6Dead-End Job

    6. 7The One About Matthew Perry

    7. 10Nobody Wants This

    Netflix Top 10 · 2026-11-01

    Netflix · Films

    1. 1Manoj Bajpayee

    2. 2Baththa

      New

    3. 3Surviving Hurricane Otis

    4. 4Avaraachan & Sons

    5. 5Dhoomakethu

    6. 6The Witches

    7. 7Collision Course

    8. 8Dorothy

    9. 9The Addams Family

    10. 10The Paradise

      Falling

    Netflix Top 10 · 2026-11-01

    Apple Music · Artists

    1. Junta de Andalucía, CC BY-SA 2.0

      1Karol G

      Rising

    2. 2Tate McRae

      Falling

    3. 3Adéla

    4. 4Drake

    5. 5Marwan Pablo

    6. 6Future

    7. 7Ashe

    8. 10Tul8te

    Apple Music · 2026-11-07

    App Store · Free apps

    1. 1Meta AI

    2. 2Claude by Anthropic

      Rising

    3. 3ChatGPT

      Falling

    4. 4Lusail Tickets

    5. 5AliExpress - Shopping App

    6. 6Disney+

    7. 7Google Maps

    8. 8CapCut

    9. 9PayLater: Split Your Payments

    10. 10Google Gemini

    Show the top 100

      App Store · 2026-11-07

      App Store · Paid apps

      1. 1Arrow GPS Offline

      2. 2위플 가계부 Pro

      3. 3Tiny Computers

        Falling

      4. 4Shadowrocket

        Rising

      5. 5ريس الهجن

        Breakout

      6. 6MilGPS

      7. 7Whisper Notes: Speech to Text

      8. 8Procreate

      9. 9V2Box Pro - V2ray Client

      10. 10حفظ القرآن - إصدارة كاملة

      Show the top 50

        App Store · 2026-11-07


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