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Go to the communityThe week of 7 Nov to 13 Nov · No. 8 in the world
The past, art, books and what a culture remembers.
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 2 countries:
Mauritania
Jamaica
History and heritage · this week
Its average share of each country’s daily top 40 this week
It counts places on the daily charts (searches, apps, music, Netflix, Steam…), not people or money; some kinds of things have their own chart (games: Steam). How it’s measured
What its reading is made of this week, part by part
Total100.0%
Select a part to open it or see what people read in it
Share of Wikipedia reading in the world, 7 – 13 Nov · 30.2m page views · Open in the explorer
Every area’s share of its reading this week; this theme’s in colour
Total100.0%
In colour: counted in this theme
Share of Wikipedia reading in the world, 7 – 13 Nov · 281.7m page views · Open in the explorer
The most-read companies in it on Wikipedia this week
Its share of each country’s attention this week
0 to 4% or moreNo data
Its share of each country’s attention, against the world’s
Phrases new or growing in this week’s English-language headlines, against the 2 weeks before
Sharjah
New7 headlines · 4 outlets
Sharjah Ruler launches historical novel Al Julanda at book fairomanobserver.om
ancient Egyptian
New4 headlines · 4 outlets
Ancient Egyptian tomb shows how burial trends changed over hundreds of yearspopular-archaeology.com
Ancient Maya
New4 headlines · 4 outlets
Ancient Maya cities used a vivid red pigment in temples and burials; a new study finds the mineral left toxic mercury…indiatimes.com
Bengal
New4 headlines · 4 outlets
Bengal plans Partition Museum to chronicle trauma of 1947 splitindiatimes.com
debut novel
New4 headlines · 4 outlets
Myranda Wren's debut novel 'The Nighttimes' tells fantastical tale of 2 earthquakessantacruzsentinel.com
Booker · NJ
Rising12 headlines · 12 outlets
A book club for one: Why I collect every Booker Prize-winning hardcover on my shelftheglobeandmail.com
WWII veteran
Rising4 headlines · 4 outlets
Dennis Todd: Bendigo WWII veteran honoured after death at 101bendigoadvertiser.com.au
Centenary Bank
Rising4 headlines · 4 outlets
Bishop Zziwa calls for partnerships to tackle poverty as Centenary Bank launches bookntv.co.ug
The stories and events behind this week
History and heritage
History and heritage · this week
Its tone against its usual, and each feeling against the average news
As usual
Tone +1.01 · usual +1.00
Each bar compares a feeling with the average news here; the tick marks the average.
Türkiye
Algeria
Seychelles
Armenia
Poland
Morocco
Indonesia
Taiwan
Israel
Philippines
United States
United Kingdom
Japan
Georgia
Tanzania
Costa Rica
France
Pakistan
Portugal