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Europe · Friday, 6 November 2026

Romania

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Rising

  1. 1Season 25

    Breakout

    Music · Apple Music · #1 in songs

  2. 2PRISMATIC

    Rising

    Music · Apple Podcasts · #31 in podcasts

  3. 3Collision Course

    Breakout

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

  4. 4A Couple of Lies

    New

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

  5. Iaconianni family, CC BY-SA 3.0

    5Ramona Badescu

    New

    Politics & world affairs · Wikipedia · 3,624 reads


Top today

  1. 1Season 25

    Breakout

    Music · Apple Music · #1 in songs

  2. 2Collision Course

    Breakout

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

  3. Iaconianni family, CC BY-SA 3.0

    3Ramona Badescu

    New

    Politics & world affairs · Wikipedia · 3,624 reads

  4. 4Lupin

    Rising

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

  5. 5A Couple of Lies

    New

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

  6. Rama, CC BY-SA 2.0 fr

    6Weapon

    Rising

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

  7. 7Aerozen

    Rising

    Music · Apple Music · #3 in songs

  8. 8UDDI

    New

    Celebrities & creators · Wikipedia · 1,261 reads

  9. 9Punctul pe Știri cu Magda Grădinaru

    Rising

    Politics & world affairs · Apple Podcasts · #19 in podcasts

  10. Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 4.0

    10Russell Brand

    New

    Music · Wikipedia · 1,014 reads

Everyday apps here: SEPHORA - Maquillage, Parfum · Trendyol: Online Shopping · Auchan Retail Shopping · Manager for Scooters · Farmacia Tei. 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 4,530 articles by the country’s own news sites today. How we read the news

Share of the coverage

  1. Democracy and elections More than usual
    3.6% of the news · usually 2.1% · 1.7× usual · 163 articles

    Survey · Apr 2026 8% name “Threats to democracy (for example through information manipulation)” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)

  2. 2.7% of the news · usually 2.9% · 122 articles

    Survey · Apr 2026 12% name “Security and defence” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)

    Survey · Apr 2026 11% name “The conflict in the Middle East” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)

    Survey · Apr 2026 10% name “Russia’s invasion of Ukraine” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)

  3. 1.7% of the news · usually 1.6% · 79 articles
  4. 1.3% of the news · usually 0.9% · 59 articles

    Survey · Apr 2026 6% name “Unemployment” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)

  5. 1.3% of the news · usually 0.9% · 58 articles

    Survey · Apr 2026 41% name “Rising prices / inflation / cost of living” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)

    Survey · Apr 2026 27% name “The economic situation” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)

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

  6. 1.2% of the news · usually 1.3% · 52 articles

    Survey · Apr 2026 12% name “Health” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)

  7. 0.7% of the news · usually 0.6% · 30 articles

    Survey · 2023 67% Worried about climate change (Climate Change Opinion Survey (Meta, Yale), survey of Facebook users)

    Survey · Apr 2026 5% name “The environment and risks related to climate change” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)

  8. 0.4% of the news · usually 0.4% · 20 articles

    Survey · Apr 2026 2% name “Immigration” 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. Iaconianni family, CC BY-SA 3.0

    1Ramona Badescu

    New

    Politics & world affairs · Wikipedia · 3,624 reads

  2. Conlan Houston, CC BY-SA 4.0

    2Abdul El-Sayed

    Rising

    Politics & world affairs · Wikipedia · 1,076 reads

  3. Julian P Guffogg, CC BY 2.0

    3Michaelmas

    Rising

    Society & beliefs · Wikipedia · 1,473 reads

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

    4Jon Ossoff

    New

    Politics & world affairs · Wikipedia · 772 reads

  5. Partidul Social Democrat from Romania, CC BY 2.0

    5Daniel Chițoiu

    New

    Politics & world affairs · Wikipedia · 687 reads

  6. Silar, CC BY-SA 4.0

    6Black Friday

    New

    Society & beliefs · Wikipedia · 683 reads

  7. 72026 United States elections

    Rising

    Politics & world affairs · Wikipedia · 1,392 reads

  8. 8eMAG

    Rising

    Business & economy · Wikipedia · 435 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. rapid bucureşti csikszeredaBreakout
  2. petrolul cfr clujBreakout
  3. barcelona alavésBreakout
  4. corvinul hunedoara argeș piteștiBreakout
  5. barcelona vs alavés+4,500%
  6. ordonanță trenuleț+4,000%
  7. poziții rapid bucureşti vs fk csikszereda+3,600%
  8. le havre psg+3,550%
  9. drona iasi+2,850%
  10. insula iubirii 30 octombrie 2026+2,400%

Google Trends


By category

Business & economy

  1. 1eMAG

    Rising

    Wikipedia · 435 reads

  2. 2The Diary of a CEO

    Apple Podcasts · #5 in podcasts

  3. Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain

    3School

    Google Trends · 1,000+ searches

Cars & transport

  1. Acabashi, CC BY-SA 4.0

    1Citroën

    Google Trends · 200+ searches

  2. 2CoNav

    App Store · #36 in paid apps

Nature, climate & disasters

  1. 1Metar-Taf

    App Store · #38 in paid apps

Crime & justice

  1. 1Crime Junkie

    Apple Podcasts · #39 in podcasts

  2. 2Morbid: A True Crime Podcast

    Apple Podcasts · #22 in podcasts

  3. 3MrBallen Podcast: Strange, Dark & Mysterious Stories

    Falling

    Apple Podcasts · #30 in podcasts

Books, arts & history

  1. 1Podcastul de Istorie

    Rising

    Apple Podcasts · #36 in podcasts

  2. J. Malcolm Greany, Public domain

    2Ansel Adams

    Rising

    Wikipedia · 523 reads

  3. Wikimedia Commons, Public domain

    3Eratosthenes

    Rising

    Wikipedia · 223 reads

Education & careers

  1. 1Mind Architect

    Falling

    Apple Podcasts · #6 in podcasts

  2. 2Amenzi Frecvente

    App Store · #28 in paid apps

  3. 3Amenzi Deseuri/ Mediu

    App Store · #29 in paid apps

Fashion & beauty

  1. FLOTUS – Melania Trump, Public domain

    1Melania Trump

    Rising

    Wikipedia · 354 reads

  2. 2Spirit Talker ®

    App Store · #4 in paid apps

  3. SkinGlow by Kimmarie / Dr. Billy Ingram [1], CC BY 4.0

    3Kimmarie Johnson

    Wikipedia · 277 reads

Food & drink

  1. 1Love, Manuela

    App Store · #34 in paid apps

  2. 2Frigyes Vomberg

    Wikipedia · 146 reads

  3. 3McDonald's

    Everyday app

    App Store · #67 in free apps

Gaming

  1. 1Monkey Preschool Lunchbox

    App Store · #49 in paid apps

  2. 2Grand Theft Auto VI

    Wikipedia · 131 reads

Health & wellness

  1. 1Huberman Lab

    Apple Podcasts · #16 in podcasts

  2. 2AutoSnore: Snore Recorder

    GermanAutoSnore: Schnarch-Rekorder

    App Store · #30 in paid apps

  3. 3Feel Better, Live More with Dr Rangan Chatterjee

    Apple Podcasts · #56 in podcasts

Money & crypto

  1. Wikimedia Commons, Public domain

    1Banca Transilvania

    Wikipedia · 133 reads

  2. 2BT Pay

    Everyday app

    App Store · #20 in free apps

  3. 3CryptoAnalyzer

    Everyday app

    App Store · #19 in paid apps

Movies & TV

  1. 1Collision Course

    Breakout

    Netflix Top 10 · #1 in films

  2. 2Lupin

    Rising

    Netflix Top 10 · #1 in TV

  3. 3A Couple of Lies

    New

    Netflix Top 10 · #3 in TV

Music

  1. 1Season 25

    Breakout

    Apple Music · #1 in songs

  2. 2Aerozen

    Rising

    Apple Music · #3 in songs

  3. Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 4.0

    3Russell Brand

    New

    Wikipedia · 1,014 reads

Celebrities & creators

  1. 1UDDI

    New

    Wikipedia · 1,261 reads

  2. 2RSS Reloaded

    Rising

    Apple Podcasts · #41 in podcasts

  3. 3Poog with Kate Berlant and Jacqueline Novak

    Rising

    Apple Podcasts · #47 in podcasts

Politics & world affairs

  1. Iaconianni family, CC BY-SA 3.0

    1Ramona Badescu

    New

    Wikipedia · 3,624 reads

  2. 2Punctul pe Știri cu Magda Grădinaru

    Rising

    Apple Podcasts · #19 in podcasts

  3. Conlan Houston, CC BY-SA 4.0

    3Abdul El-Sayed

    Rising

    Wikipedia · 1,076 reads

Science & space

  1. 1The Rest Is Science

    Apple Podcasts · #29 in podcasts

  2. 2Hidden Brain

    Apple Podcasts · #58 in podcasts

  3. 3StarTalk

    Apple Podcasts · #40 in podcasts

Society & beliefs

  1. Julian P Guffogg, CC BY 2.0

    1Michaelmas

    Rising

    Wikipedia · 1,473 reads

  2. Silar, CC BY-SA 4.0

    2Black Friday

    New

    Wikipedia · 683 reads

  3. 3Fain & Simplu Podcast

    Apple Podcasts · #1 in podcasts

Sports

  1. 1Tiberiu Ușeriu

    New

    Wikipedia · 883 reads

  2. Gérald Garitan, CC BY-SA 4.0

    2Alexandra Shubladze

    New

    Google Trends · 500+ searches

  3. si.robi, CC BY-SA 2.0

    3Taylor Fritz

    Rising

    Wikipedia · 300 reads

Tech & AI

  1. 1Altex

    Rising

    App Store · #9 in free apps

  2. 2CITB Op/Spec HS&E test

    App Store · #10 in paid apps

  3. 3Rat And Mouse Sound Repeller

    App Store · #14 in paid apps

Travel & places

  1. 1Paraguay

    Rising

    Wikipedia · 674 reads

  2. 2Tonga

    Rising

    Wikipedia · 589 reads

  3. Colin, CC BY-SA 4.0

    3United Kingdom

    Google Trends · 1,000+ searches


Industries here

Media & entertainment 25Music 20Government & public sector 17Sports & fitness 6Fashion & beauty 4Travel & tourism 3Tech & software 3Retail & e-commerce 2Telecom & internet 1Education 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

  • Inflation6.5%Sept 2026Eurostat
  • Unemployment6.3%Sept 2026Eurostat
  • Central bank rate6.50%Oct 2026 · ±0.00 pts since Sept 2026BIS
  • Real house prices1.5%Q2 2026 · +3.5 pts since Q1 2026BIS
  • GDP growth0.7%2025 · −0.2 pts since 2024World Bank · CC BY 4.0
  • Youth unemployment24.5%2025 · +0.9 pts since 2024World Bank (ILO estimate) · CC BY 4.0
  • Currency vs the euro5.340RON per euro6 Nov 2026 · euro −0.1% since 30 Oct 2026European Central Bank · available free of charge from the ECB

Business

  • Business confidence99.5100 = long-run averageApr 2026 · −0.2 since Mar 2026OECD
  • New businesses99.62021 = 100Q2 2026Eurostat
  • Bankruptcy declarations52.32021 = 100Q2 2026Eurostat

Research

Most-published fields last month

  • Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
    91 papers · rising +101%
  • Sociology and Political Science
    89 papers
  • Political Science and International Relations
    67 papers
  • Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
    59 papers · rising +70%

OpenAlex

    Society


    Charts

    Netflix · TV

    1. 1Lupin

      Rising

    2. 3A Couple of Lies

      New

    3. 4The One About Matthew Perry

    4. 6The Fall of El Mayo

    5. 8Nobody Wants This

    6. 9Where the Mask Ends

      Falling

    7. Press photo, Public domain

      10East of Eden

      Falling

    Netflix Top 10 · 2026-11-01

    Netflix · Films

    1. 1Collision Course

      Breakout

    2. Rama, CC BY-SA 2.0 fr

      2Weapon

      Rising

    3. 3Surviving Hurricane Otis

      Falling

    4. 4Far and Away

    5. 5Animals

    6. 6Man Up

      Falling

    7. 7You, Me, Us

    8. 8The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It

    9. 9Nowhere to Run

    10. 10Ice Age: Collision Course

    Netflix Top 10 · 2026-11-01

    Apple Music · Artists

    1. 1Season 25

      Breakout

    2. 2Tate McRae

      Falling

    3. 3Aerozen

      Rising

    4. 4Berechet & Vanilla

    5. 5Karol G

    6. 7Vanilla

    7. 8MADATORRICELLI

    8. 9Bogdan DLP & BOB

    9. 10Adéla

    Apple Music · 2026-11-07

    Apple Podcasts · Shows

    1. 1Fain & Simplu Podcast

    2. 2Vorbitorincii-Baricade-Leaders

    3. 3Știrile Recorder

    4. 4România în Direct - Europa FM

      Rising

    5. 5The Diary of a CEO

    6. 6Mind Architect

      Falling

    7. 7Balázsék

    8. 8Morning Glory, cu Răzvan Exarhu

    9. 9Cufărul cu povești

    10. 10VREAU SĂ ȘTIU

    Show the top 100

      Apple Podcasts · 2026-11-07

      App Store · Free apps

      1. 1eMAG: Cumpărături online

      2. 2Trendyol: Online Shopping

        Rising

      3. 3SEPHORA - Maquillage, Parfum

        Rising

      4. 4Douglas Perfumes & Cosmetics

      5. 5Farmacia Tei

        Rising

      6. 6FAN Courier

      7. 7Ro CEI Reader

      8. 8SAMEDAY

      9. 9Altex

        Rising

      10. 10Reserved - shopping online

        Falling

      Show the top 100

        App Store · 2026-11-07

        App Store · Paid apps

        1. 1Blitzer.de PRO

        2. 2Manager for Scooters

          Rising

        3. 3The Observant Mom

          Falling

        4. 4Spirit Talker ®

        5. 5Threema for iOS

        6. 6Amenzi Rutiere

        7. 7Chromagraph Camera

        8. 8AnkiMobile Flashcards

          Rising

        9. 9SpetePOL

          Falling

        10. 10CITB Op/Spec HS&E test

        Show the top 50

          App Store · 2026-11-07


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