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Go to the communityThe week of 7 Nov to 13 Nov · No. 35 in the world
Who is left behind, and the gap between rich and poor.
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
Where it splits peopleMe first ↔ Us first
Inequality and poverty · 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
Wave elections in the United States
No. 2 · 14.7k viewsShare of Wikipedia reading in the world, 7 – 13 Nov · 489.3k 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 · 20.2m 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
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Its share of each country’s attention, against the world’s
Phrases new or growing in this week’s English-language headlines, against the 8 weeks before
Martha Stewart · Halloween
New14 headlines · 13 outlets
Martha Stewart now blames Craig Melvin for homeless Halloween costume disaster after 'tone-deaf' backlashdailymail.com
end homelessness · Carney · highlight Budget
New13 headlines · 11 outlets
'We can get it done': Liberal MP touts Carney's plan to end homelessness in 10 yearstoronto.citynews.ca
Nithya Raman · LA · Mamdani
New12 headlines · 11 outlets
NYC's Zohran Mamdani and LA's Nithya Raman reveal their coldness toward the homelessnypost.com
Nicolas Cage · little bit homeless
New7 headlines · 7 outlets
Nicolas Cage says he's 'a little bit homeless' after sinkhole damaged homeglobalnews.ca
Chris Rock · porn addiction
New6 headlines · 6 outlets
Chris Rock Says Porn Addiction Helped Destroy His Marriageipowerrichmond.com
social media
Rising4 headlines · 4 outlets
Expert warns under-16 social media ban may shift addictionhalsteadgazette.co.uk
opioid settlement
Rising4 headlines · 4 outlets
Evansville Opens Applications for $500K Opioid Settlement Fund14news.com
drug addiction
Rising7 headlines · 5 outlets
Russell Brand's drug addiction and ex-wife Katy Perry left out of rape triallbc.co.uk
The stories and events behind this week
Inequality and poverty
Inequality and poverty · this week
Its tone against its usual, and each feeling against the average news
Brighter than usual
Tone −1.80 · usual −2.29
Each bar compares a feeling with the average news here; the tick marks the average.
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