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The week of 7 Nov to 13 Nov · No. 16 in the world

Cars and getting around

Cars, carmakers, trains and transport.

Share of the world’s attention
1.4%
Change
–
12 weeks

A third what people search for on Google, a third what they read on Wikipedia, a third what the news covers: attention, not market size. Games, for one, are played far more than they’re searched for or read about. How it’s measured

Not the leading theme in any country this week

Cars and getting around · this week

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Breakdown

What its reading is made of this week, part by part

49.6%Cars

Total100.0%

Select a part to open it or see what people read in it

Most read in Cars

  1. 1

    Tesla Cybercab

    No. 1 · 28.6k viewsDllu, CC BY-SA 4.0
  2. 2

    Tesla Cybertruck

    No. 2 · 27k viewsMr.choppers, CC BY-SA 3.0
  3. 3

    Yangwang U9

    No. 3 · 17.1k viewsMatti Blume, CC BY-SA 4.0
  4. 4

    Toyota Corolla

    No. 4 · 9.2k viewsオーバードライブ83, CC BY-SA 4.0
  5. 5

    Honda Civic

    No. 5 · 8.8k viewsKevauto, CC BY-SA 4.0

Share of Wikipedia reading in the world, 7 – 13 Nov · 2.8m page views · Open in the explorer

Inside Industry & economy

Every area’s share of its reading this week; this theme’s in colour

61.4%Other Industry & economy
  1. Everything else3.3%Manufacturing & materials 0.9% · Food & farming business 0.9% · Energy & utilities 0.7% · Advertising & marketing 0.4% · The economy 0.2% · Professional services 0.2%

Total100.0%

In colour: counted in this theme

Share of Wikipedia reading in the world, 7 – 13 Nov · 27.8m page views · Open in the explorer

Companies people read about

The most-read companies in it on Wikipedia this week

  1. Stellantis
  2. Roshel
  3. Mercedes-Benz
  4. Toyota
  5. BYD Auto
  6. Airbus

Startups people read about

Backed by Y Combinator, a16z, Sequoia and other well-known investors · by Wikipedia views in this theme this week

  1. DoorDashfounded 2012 · Backed by Y Combinator, Sequoia2.9k
  2. Ziplinefounded 2011 · Backed by a16z, Sequoia +2832
  3. Instacartfounded 2012 · Backed by Y Combinator, Sequoia +2440
  4. Boltfounded 2013 · Backed by Sequoia48
The week of 7 Nov to 13 Nov · Backers according to Wikidata

Where it’s biggest

Its share of each country’s attention this week

0 to 2% or moreNo data

Reading and news · 231.7m · Indicative

New and growing

Phrases new or growing in this week’s English-language headlines, against the 8 weeks before

  1. Cybertruck · wind down

    New

    24 headlines · 22 outlets

    Tesla to Wind Down Cybertruck Production by Mid-2027 to Make Room for Cybercabhngn.com

  2. GCC

    New

    11 headlines · 9 outlets

    GCC railway pact today; project to be ready by 2030omanobserver.om

  3. Geely

    New

    8 headlines · 4 outlets

    BYD, Geely to save this type of carcanberratimes.com.au

  4. Bucharest

    New

    7 headlines · 5 outlets

    KLM flight stranded in Bucharest after bomb threatdutchnews.nl

  5. auto policy

    New

    6 headlines · 6 outlets

    Govt unveils new auto policy with focus on affordable EVsdunyanews.tv

  6. bomb threats · hoax bomb · disrupt flights

    Rising

    93 headlines · 75 outlets

    Europe on alert as new wave of hoax bomb threats disrupts flights--China Economic Neten.ce.cn

  7. airport plans · Africa trade · Navi Mumbai

    Rising

    9 headlines · 8 outlets

    Mumbai airport plans to shift all flights on 14 international routes to Navi Mumbaithehindubusinessline.com

  8. Ford

    Rising

    10 headlines · 10 outlets

    Best small electric car to drive in UK named – not Ford, Audi or Peugeexpress.co.uk

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Emotions

How its news sounds

Its tone against its usual, and each feeling against the average news

Brighter than usual

Tone −0.48 · usual −0.78

Calmer than the average news, no feeling stands out

  • Anxiety0.7×
  • Fear0.7×
  • Anger0.5×
  • Sadness1.0×

Each bar compares a feeling with the average news here; the tick marks the average.

News · 23k · Solid
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