Streaming and screen culture
30.0% of attention this weekMost readWikipedia
- Ramayana: Part 120.9k views
- Godzilla Minus Zero9.6k views
- VisionQuest8.2k views
The week of 7 Nov to 13 Nov · Compared with the world
Singapore
The zeitgeist this week
What stands out in Singapore’s attention is AI everywhere (30.1%, 9.6× the world). The news sounds darker than usual.
Singapore’s zeitgeist, by theme
Its Wikipedia reading this week, each page counted once, in its main theme · Select a theme to see what’s inside it · How it’s counted
Blind spots
Where attention and coverage don’t line up
- Read more than coveredPrivacy and online safety41×
Singapore · The week of 7 Nov to 13 Nov
Seen from inside and outside
How the world sees this country this week: the news abroad, pictures and videos.
Singapore, officially the Republic of Singapore, is an island country and city-state in Southeast Asia. Its territory comprises a main island, over 60 satellite islands and islets, and one outlying islet. The country is about one degree of latitude (137 kilometres or 85 miles) north of the equator, off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, bordering the Strait of Malacca to the west, the Singapore Strait to the south along with the Riau Islands in Indonesia, the South China Sea to the east and the Straits of Johor along with the State of Johor in Malaysia to the north.
- Imej tercalar, mampukah Jensen Huang kekal terajui Nvidia, Berita Duniaberitaharian.sg · 2 outlets
- Car skids, ends up on grass verge near Tampines HDB blockasiaone.com
- Who should pay for Singapore's cross-border power links?businesstimes.com.sg
- 【真假之外】间谍疑云加桃色纠葛：黄仁勋风波中的网络信息越拼越复杂？zaobao.com.sg
- Honest Bedok coffee shop server returns $20,000 cashstraitstimes.com
- ஆஸ்திரேலியா ஆசியா உறவை வலுப்படுத்த லீ சியன் லூங் அழைப்புtamilmurasu.com.sg
- CIIE opens doors to global opportunities for Singaporean businesses: Singapore Business Federation CEOshanghainews.net · 2 outlets
- Nvidia's CEO probe and Singapore ties: Will future chip orders suffer?asianews.network · 2 outlets
- Singapore Tests First District 'Scrabble Crossing' Pilot at Joo Chiat Roadenglish.pravda.ru · 2 outlets
- Singapore Airlines First Class suitessmh.com.au · 2 outlets
- 'Largest double bed in the sky': Singapore Airlines gets new cabinsthestar.com.my · 2 outlets
- Singapore-based senior IT executive shot dead over parking dispute in Faridabadthehindu.com · 2 outlets
Pictures
The Supreme Court (left) and Parliament House (right) where the Singapore Parliament sitsZKang123 · CC BY-SA 4.0 
The Speakers' Corner at Hong Lim Park provides a public demonstration area, which are often restricted in other parts of the country.ZKang123 · CC BY-SA 4.0 
A R151 MRT train leaving Eunos stationS5A-0043 · CC BY 4.0 
Public bus in SingaporeS5A-0043 · CC BY 2.0 
Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD) campusWzhkevin · CC BY-SA 4.0 
National University Hospital is the second largest hospital in the city, serving one million patients yearly.Chainwit. · CC BY 4.0
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Photos from Wikipedia’s articles, on Wikimedia Commons
Singapore · The week of 7 Nov to 13 Nov
Who’s in the news
The people and organizations named in the most news stories about this place this week.
People
84.4× last week
The White House, Public domain 44.7× last week
Daniel Torok, Public domain 7.8× last week
New
New
New
18.7× last week
4.2× last week
Organizations
The New York Times Company, Public domain 30.5× last week
65.8× last week
72.5× last week
House Foreign Affairs Committee
31.0× last week
Singapore · The week of 30 Oct to 5 Nov
On social media
Going around online in Singapore
What Singapore’s own news sites say went viral, trended or got people talking online this week
- Woman arrested over viral KL mall altercation involving 2 kids, admits involvementasiaone.com · 4 Nov
- Singapore Customs director-general goes viral with Tamil movie-style entranceasiaone.com · 4 Nov
- “Haram Is Still Haram” - Netizens Rebuke Siti Saleha for Celebrating Halloweenrotikaya.com · 3 Nov ·
Translated from Malay - “Everyone Makes Mistakes” - Tony Eusoff Asks Netizens to ‘Move On’ from the Zahirah MacWilson Issuerotikaya.com · 3 Nov · Translated from Malay
- Ma Tianyu announces he’s ‘deleting Yang Mi,’ trends online; truth behind his decision to block Sun Yi revealedzaobao.com.sg · 3 Nov ·
Translated from Chinese - Chinese media personality Qin Shuo sues Douyin Group vice president Li Liang over insinuations that he has ties to Tencentzaobao.com.sg · 2 Nov · Translated from Chinese
- Gen Z perspectives: Chris Lee exits, memes return and Instagram goes longmarketing-interactive.com · 30 Oct
Headlines: GDELT, from each country’s own news sites; each links to its article
Singapore
Discussion
Singapore · The week of 7 Nov to 13 Nov
Startups people read about
Singapore · Friday, 13 November 2026
Trending
No written brief today: there’s too little data for one, or the draft didn’t pass our checks.
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Weekly
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Back
New
Everyday apps here: Chromagraph Camera · Tiny Computers · AnkiMobile Flashcards · Helpling SG: Home Services App · DBS PayLah!. 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 557 articles by the country’s own news sites today. How we read the news
Share of the coverage
- Why Singapore, Johor and Riau Islands should build a cross-border ecosystem for AI (businesstimes.com.sg)
- 美光科技加码新加坡 扩产布局AI与先进制造 (zaobao.com.sg)
- S'pore steps up carbon market push forward with grants, new initiatives at COP31 (straitstimes.com)
- 推动亚细安碳市场合作 新马印泰业者更新备忘录 (zaobao.com.sg)
Survey · 2023 72% Worried about climate change (Climate Change Opinion Survey (Meta, Yale), survey of Facebook users)
- Cele 3 scenarii ale Iranului pentru a opri războiul cu SUA (stiripesurse.ro)
- Nvidia, chi sarà il successore di Jensen Huang? (famigliacristiana.it)
- Irene Tham – Asia News Network (asianews.network)
- FDA Approves Imfinzi Plus Padcev for Some With Muscle-Invasive Bladder Cancer (curetoday.com)
- Baby among 750 Filipinos repatriated from Sabah (thestar.com.my)
- Immigration check posts open, take-offs awaited (indiatimes.com)
How the news sounds
- Tone−1.0positive minus negative words per 100usually −0.8The GDELT Project
- Anxiety0.9× usual2.9 words per 1,000usually 3.2The GDELT Project
- Fear0.9× usual0.6 words per 1,000usually 0.6The GDELT Project
- Anger0.9× usual4.6 words per 1,000usually 5.3The GDELT Project
- Sadness1.0× usual7.1 words per 1,000usually 6.8The GDELT Project
- Happiness1.0× usual5.4 words per 1,000usually 5.4The GDELT Project
- Financial uncertainty0.9× usual7.5 words per 1,000usually 7.9The GDELT Project
Also in the news
- Economic policy uncertainty242.0from newspaper coverage; 100 = long-run averageJul 2026 · −33.5 since Jun 2026Davis (2016), PolicyUncertainty.com · CC BY 4.0
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.
New
The White House, Public domain Rising
Fuzheado, CC BY 4.0 New
Coolcaesar, CC BY-SA 4.0 Rising
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U.S. Department of Defense, Public domain Rising
The New York Times Company, Public domain Rising
By category
Business & economy
New
The White House, Public domain Rising
Fuzheado, CC BY 4.0 New
Cars & transport
Everyday app
Books, arts & history
Sahibdin, Public domain Rising
J. Malcolm Greany, Public domain
Fashion & beauty
Myles Kalus Anak Jihem, CC BY-SA 4.0 Myles Kalus Anak Jihem, CC BY-SA 4.0
Food & drink
Original uploader was TalShiar at nl.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 1XXXX
Photo: Andreas Praefcke, Public domain Everyday app
Health & wellness
AutoSnore: Schnarch-Rekorder
Money & crypto
Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 1HSBC
Rising
Everyday app
Movies & TV
Weekly
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Music
Brandon Lim, CC BY-SA 2.0 Rising
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Celebrities & creators
Maryland GovPics, CC BY 4.0 Rising
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Politics & world affairs
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Science & space
2Puck
Ferdinand Joubert, Public domain
Sports
Bryan Berlin, CC BY-SA 4.0 Bryan Berlin, CC BY-SA 4.0 Rising
Tech & AI
1Pretend Piano: Air Instruments
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Travel & places
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Industries here
Gaming 19Media & entertainment 11Travel & tourism 9Tech & software 7Government & public sector 7Music 5Sports & fitness 3Advertising & marketing 2Nonprofits & NGOs 2Food & beverage 1Telecom & internet 1Finance & banking 1Insurance 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 news0reports of events, mostly in English13 Nov 2026The GDELT Project
- Violence in the news6reports of events, mostly in English13 Nov 2026The GDELT Project
Economy
- Inflation2.3%Jul 2026 · +0.3 pts since Jun 2026World Bank GEM · CC BY 4.0
- Unemployment2.0%Jun 2026 · ±0.0 pts since May 2026World Bank GEM · CC BY 4.0
- Real house prices1.0%Q2 2026 · −0.8 pts since Q1 2026BIS
- GDP growth5.0%2025 · −0.3 pts since 2024World Bank · CC BY 4.0
- Currency vs the euro1.424SGD per euro13 Nov 2026 · euro −0.5% since 6 Nov 2026European Central Bank · available free of charge from the ECB
Research
Most-published fields last month
- Artificial Intelligence
- Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering
- Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
Society
- Say humans mainly cause climate change50.2%survey of Facebook users2023Meta Data for Good and Yale Program on Climate Change Communication · CC0 (public domain)
- Want climate made a high government priority65.9%survey of Facebook users2023Meta Data for Good and Yale Program on Climate Change Communication · CC0 (public domain)
Charts
Netflix · TV
1Dead-End Job
Rising
2Doctor X: Mafia in White
Falling
3Where the Mask Ends
Falling
4Taken: Natalee Holloway
5100 Days of Deception
6Lupin
Falling
7Akka: The Protectors
8The One About Matthew Perry
Falling
9Black Doves
10The Apothecary Diaries
Netflix Top 10 · 2026-11-08
Netflix · Films
1Rush Hour
Breakout
2Kong Tao
3Final Destination Bloodlines
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4Rush Hour 2
5Haunting of Mount Welirang
6Sonic the Hedgehog 3
7Baththa
Falling
8Collision Course
9Rush Hour 3
10The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
Netflix Top 10 · 2026-11-08
Apple Music · Artists
1The Weeknd
2Tate McRae
3Adéla
4A2O & A2O LITE
5Olivia Dean
6Olivia Rodrigo
7Ariana Grande
Apple Music · 2026-11-14
Apple Podcasts · Shows
1Global News Podcast
2The Daily
3The Diary of a CEO
Rising
4The Economist Podcasts
5声动早咖啡
Falling
6CNBC's "Fast Money"
7The Rest Is History
8The Journal.
Rising
9FT News Briefing
10Yah Lah But
Falling
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Apple Podcasts · 2026-11-14
App Store · Free apps
1Muse from Meta
2CapCut
3Temu
4Pinduoduo
5ChatGPT
6My SIMBA
7红果短剧 - 海量热门短剧随心看
8VPN - Super Unlimited Proxy ™
9Google Gemini
10TikTok ティックトック
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App Store · 2026-11-14
App Store · Paid apps
1Shadowrocket
2Chromagraph Camera
Rising
3Pretend Piano: Air Instruments
Breakout
4Tiny Computers
Rising
5AnkiMobile Flashcards
Rising
6Moment Pro Camera II
Falling
7Auday - All-Day Watch Recorder
Rising
8Money Manager (Remove Ads)
Falling
9Folium
Back
10Procreate
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App Store · 2026-11-14
Steam · Top sellers
1Aion 2
2Football Manager 27
Rising
3Phantom Blade Zero
Falling
4Dota 2
5PUBG: Battlegrounds
Rising
6Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4
Falling
7Counter-Strike 2
8Loftia
Breakout
9Probably Stolen
10Escape from Tarkov
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Steam data provided by Valve · 2026-11-03
Data credits: App Store · Apple Music · Apple Podcasts · Google Trends · Netflix Top 10 · Steam data provided by Valve · Wikipedia. These signals show what people look up, watch, play and buy online. How it works.