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

Faith and meaning

Religion, belief and life's big questions.

Share of the world’s attention
1.6%
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

The leading theme in 5 countries:UruguayPeruArgentinaGeorgiaGhana

Where it splits peopleTradition Change

Faith and meaning · this week

Current Zeitgeist

Breakdown

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

75.6%Other Religion & faith

Total100.0%

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

Most read in Other Religion & faith

  1. 1

    Pope Leo XIV

    No. 1 · 391k viewsRicardo Stuckert, CC BY-SA 4.0
  2. 2

    Martin of Tours

    No. 2 · 120k viewsSimone Martini, Public domain
  3. 3

    Pope Francis

    No. 3 · 112.8k viewsKorea.net / Korean Culture and Information Service (Jeon Han), CC BY-SA 2.0
  4. 4

    Pope John Paul II

    No. 4 · 78.2k viewsUnknown author Unknown author, CC BY 3.0 pl

Share of Wikipedia reading in the world, 7 – 13 Nov · 5.4m page views · Open in the explorer

Inside Society & beliefs

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

23.1%News & information
  1. Everything else3.4%Population & generations 1.6% · Values & ethics 1.2% · Other Society & beliefs 0.5% · Immigration 0.1%

Total100.0%

In colour: counted in this theme

Share of Wikipedia reading in the world, 7 – 13 Nov · 23.6m page views · Open in the explorer

Companies people read about

The most-read companies in it on Wikipedia this week

  1. Branch Davidians
  2. Soka Gakkai
  3. Orange Order
  4. Unification Church
  5. Radha Soami Satsang Beas

Where it’s biggest

Its share of each country’s attention this week

0 to 4% 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. Bob Dylan · Dylan Meets · meets Pope Leo

    New

    20 headlines · 18 outlets

    Bob Dylan Meets Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican During Italy Tourhot969.com

  2. Buddhist

    New

    14 headlines · 13 outlets

    Bhutan builds and consecrates 108 Buddhist stupas in just 9 hours, enters Guinness World Recordshindustantimes.com

  3. South America · Pope Leo begins · South American

    New

    14 headlines · 13 outlets

    Pope Leo begins South America tour in 'fairly good shape'manilatimes.net

  4. Diwali

    New

    10 headlines · 10 outlets

    Shehbaz Sharif extends Diwali greetings: 'Hindus a valued part of Pakistan's national fabric'hindustantimes.com

  5. Remembrance

    New

    9 headlines · 9 outlets

    Remembrance Sunday parades and services in Pembrokeshirewesterntelegraph.co.uk

  6. Saint

    Rising

    9 headlines · 9 outlets

    San Luigi dei Francesi: Caravaggio's Saint Matthew cycle and the history of France's church in Rome, an LTN art break…livetradingnews.com

  7. God

    Rising

    10 headlines · 10 outlets

    'This suffering is not from God': Archbishop Msusa calls for national unitynyasatimes.com

Current stories

The stories and events behind this week

  1. express.pk

  2. dagen.no

  3. indcatholicnews.com

  4. m24.ru

  5. az-online.de

News · 5 · Indicative

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On social media

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Discussion

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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 +0.53 · usual +0.17

Calmer than the average news, no feeling stands out

  • Anxiety0.8×
  • Fear1.1×
  • Anger0.9×
  • Sadness0.9×

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

News · 21.2k · Solid
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