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The week of 7 Nov to 13 Nov · No. 23 in the world

News, media and trust

Who people believe, misinformation and the media itself.

Share of the world’s attention
0.8%
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

Where it splits peopleTrust in institutions Distrust

News, media and trust · this week

Current Zeitgeist

Breakdown

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

76.4%News & information

Total100.0%

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

Most read in News & information

  1. 1

    Chris Hansen

    No. 1 · 92.7k viewsNoagrayevsky, CC BY-SA 4.0
  2. 2

    Montserrat Domínguez

    No. 2 · 48k viewsORAIN GIPUZKOA (youtube), CC BY 3.0
  3. 3

    Peaches Geldof

    No. 3 · 43.5k viewsPeaches_Geldof.jpg : LGEPR derivative work: Off2riorob ( talk ), CC BY 2.0
  4. 4

    Rachel Maddow

    No. 4 · 42k viewsPhilipRomanoPhoto, CC BY 4.0
  5. 5

    Lenita Airisto

    No. 5 · 41.9k viewsSoppakanuuna, CC BY-SA 3.0

Share of Wikipedia reading in the world, 7 – 13 Nov · 7.2m 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. Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation
  2. Google
  3. Rockstar Games
  4. Laika, LLC
  5. BBC
  6. DC Studios

Startups people read about

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

  1. Roblox Corporationfounded 2004 · Backed by Greylock, Index Ventures +11.2k
  2. Humble Bundlefounded 2010 · Backed by Y Combinator1.1k
  3. Scribdfounded 2006 · Backed by Y Combinator, Khosla Ventures +1994
  4. The Athleticfounded 2016 · Backed by Y Combinator106
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. INEC

    New

    6 headlines · 6 outlets

    2027: INEC solicits UN, UK support against foreign misinformationnationalaccordnewspaper.com

  2. James Bond · Jack Lowden

    New

    6 headlines · 6 outlets

    Kristin Scott Thomas backs Slow Horses co-star Jack Lowden to be next James Bondaol.co.uk

  3. Chief Marketing Officer

    New

    5 headlines · 5 outlets

    Midland States Bank Names Matt Peno Chief Marketing Officerthexradio.com

  4. Vice President

    New

    5 headlines · 4 outlets

    Who is Neha Malhotra? Meet Zee Live's new senior vice president of marketing — Know about her education and careerlivemint.com

  5. WWE

    New

    5 headlines · 3 outlets

    Backstage News On WWE WrestleMania 43 Date, When It's Expected To Be Announcedwrestlinginc.com

  6. TikTok

    Rising

    4 headlines · 4 outlets

    TikTok Search Ads Are Becoming Real Search Advertisingsearchenginejournal.com

News, media and trust

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

As usual

Tone −0.16 · usual −0.09

Calmer than the average news, no feeling stands out

  • Anxiety0.8×
  • Fear0.8×
  • Anger0.7×
  • Sadness0.8×

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

News · 2.1k · Solid
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