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The week of 7 Nov to 13 Nov · No. 5 in the world

Music and live events

Songs, artists, tours and festivals.

Share of the world’s attention: 5.8%
Change: –
12 weeks
Share of trending lists: 22.1%world averageUnited States 5.4%United Kingdom 4.2%Japan 12.9%What’s on the charts this week

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:Finland Mexico

Where it splits peopleHuman-made AI-made

Music and live events · this week

Current Zeitgeist

Breakdown

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

Place

90.7%Artists & bands

Everything else0.7%Tours & festivals 0.4% · Other Music 0.3%

Total100.0%

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

Most read in Artists & bands

1
Katy Perry
No. 1 · 248.3k viewsColleen Sturtevant, CC BY-SA 4.0
2
Anirudh Ravichander
No. 2 · 213.7k viewshttps://silverscreen.in, CC BY-SA 3.0
3
Phil Collins
No. 3 · 177.9k viewsRaph_PH, CC BY 2.0
4
Michael Jackson
No. 4 · 162.3k viewsMatthew Rolston; Distributed by Epic Records, Public domain
5
Avril Lavigne
No. 5 · 157.3k viewsRaph_PH, CC BY 2.0

Share of Wikipedia reading in the world, 7 – 13 Nov · 47.9m page views · Open in the explorer

Inside Culture & entertainment

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

62.1%Movies & TV

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

Companies people read about

The most-read companies in it on Wikipedia this week

Starto Entertainment
Lollapalooza
Death Grips
Musician

How big it is

Published figures, each from its source

US$125.5bnMusic, radio and podcasts revenue worldwide, 2025estimatePwC Global Entertainment & Media Outlook 2026–2030 (press release)
US$31.7bnRecorded music revenue worldwide, 2025IFPI, Global Music Report 2026
69.6%Streaming’s share of recorded music revenue, 2025IFPI, Global Music Report 2026

Where it’s biggest

Its share of each country’s attention this week

0 to 7% or moreNo data

Biggest share

Its share of each country’s attention, against the world’s

New and growing

Phrases new or growing in this week’s English-language headlines, against the 2 weeks before

Hollywood
New
6 headlines · 6 outlets
November Weekend Highlights: From Giselle to Hollywood Soundtracksastanatimes.com
2Baba
New
5 headlines · 5 outlets
2Baba ends 6-year album wait, announces new projectquicknews-africa.net
Bob Dylan
New
5 headlines · 5 outlets
Bob Dylan songs about God that are easy on the earaleteia.org
Dolly Parton
New
5 headlines · 5 outlets
3 Songs Written by Dolly Parton That Became Incredible Hits for Other Artistsamericansongwriter.com
tribute concert
New
5 headlines · 5 outlets
Tribute concert to support Tauranga's homelesssunlive.co.nz
Christmas
Rising
15 headlines · 15 outlets
Urmston Choral Society to perform two Christmas concertsmessengernewspapers.co.uk
Eurovision Asia
Rising
8 headlines · 7 outlets
Seventeen Countries Interested in Competing in Eurovision Asia 2027eurovoix.com
King
Rising
8 headlines · 7 outlets
King James Phiri draws crowds for new album launchmalawi24.com

Current stories

The stories and events behind this week

Music and live events

Discussion

Music and live events · this week

Emotions

How its news sounds

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

Brighter than usual

Tone +2.31 · usual +1.77

Calmer than the average news, no feeling stands out

Anxiety0.5×
Fear0.9×
Anger0.5×
Sadness0.9×

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

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