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The week of 7 Nov to 13 Nov · No. 1 in the world

Streaming and screen culture

Films, series, anime and the shows everyone watches.

Share of the world’s attention
17.9%Dominant
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 4 countries:Sri LankaIndiaCanadaRéunion

Streaming and screen culture · this week

Current Zeitgeist

Breakdown

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

61.8%Actors & directors
  1. Everything else0.6%Anime 0.4% · Other Movies & TV 0.1% · Streaming services 0.1%

Total100.0%

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

Most read in Actors & directors

  1. 1

    Stacy Keach

    No. 1 · 988.8k viewsColumbia Pictures Television, Public domain
  2. 2

    David Walliams

    No. 2 · 967k viewsPeculiar Realm, CC BY-SA 4.0
  3. 3

    Sylvester Stallone

    No. 3 · 210.8k viewsGeorges Biard, CC BY-SA 3.0
  4. 4

    Keira Knightley

    No. 4 · 196.2k viewsAndrea Raffin, CC BY-SA 3.0
  5. 5

    Dane Cook

    No. 5 · 191.1k viewsCourtney Cook, CC BY-SA 3.0

Share of Wikipedia reading in the world, 7 – 13 Nov · 174.9m 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

  1. Netflix
  2. Channel 4
  3. Angel Studios
  4. Fox News
  5. Channel 3
  6. Tubi

Where it’s biggest

Its share of each country’s attention this week

0 to 21% 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 3 weeks before

  1. Natalee Holloway

    New

    6 headlines · 6 outlets

    FBI Footage Shows Joran van der Sloot Extorting Natalee Holloway's Mother for $250,000 in New Netflix Docuseriesaol.com

  2. American Idol

    New

    5 headlines · 5 outlets

    Kellie Pickler on Life After 'American Idol': 'I'm Very Blessed'lonestar995fm.com

  3. Funke Akindele

    New

    5 headlines · 5 outlets

    Funke Akindele targets N5bn with new movie, defends marketing stylepunchng.com

  4. John Wick

    New

    5 headlines · 5 outlets

    Simak lagi warta soal film animasi "John Wick", pencatatan hak ciptaantaranews.com

  5. Apple TV

    New

    4 headlines · 4 outlets

    Netflix, Disney+, Apple TV, Prime Video, Crave's must-watchorangeville.com

  6. Emmy

    Rising

    13 headlines · 12 outlets

    New BBC drama starring Emmy award-winning actor spotted filming in Oldhammanchestereveningnews.co.uk

  7. HBO

    Rising

    10 headlines · 7 outlets

    12-Part HBO Miniseries With Black Panther Star Gives An Acting Masterclassscreenrant.com

  8. Love Island · Island star

    Rising

    15 headlines · 15 outlets

    Love Island star jack Fincham 'arrested after Sidcup crash'london-now.co.uk

Current stories

The stories and events behind this week

  1. mirror.co.uk

  2. express.co.uk

  3. cnwest.com

  4. wapt.com

  5. otempo.com.br

News · 5 · Indicative

Streaming and screen culture · The week of 30 Oct to 5 Nov

On social media

Social →

The TikTok videos, Instagram posts and YouTube videos about this theme the most-liked Bluesky posts shared this week, and the topics trending on Bluesky.

Shared from YouTube

  1. Mystery Skulls Animated - When I'm With You

    MysteryBen27

    Shared in 1 post · 6,960 likes and reposts

  2. creature girl

    James Baxter

    Shared in 1 post · 4,507 likes and reposts

  3. 【Special Announcement】“Bocchi the Rock! The Movie: Starry Footsteps” to premiere in 2027!

    Translated from Japanese

    アニメ「ぼっち・ざ・ろっく!」公式チャンネル

    Shared in 2 posts · 2,474 likes and reposts

  4. Jeffrey (1994) - Patrick Stewart - Gay role models

    Michael M

    Shared in 1 post · 2,175 likes and reposts

  5. A Brief, Insufficient Tribute To the Late Great Sir Patrick Stewart

    Jessie Gender After Dark

    Shared in 1 post · 1,594 likes and reposts

Trending on Bluesky

Topics Bluesky lists as trending this week (worldwide, mostly in English)

Each plays here in its platform’s own player, loaded only when you press play; the platform’s terms apply. Counts: Bluesky’s public search (the likes and reposts of the posts that shared each one)

Streaming and screen culture

Discussion

Streaming and screen culture · this week

Emotions

How its news sounds

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

As usual

Tone +0.83 · usual +0.71

Mostly fear, 1.9× the average

  • Anxiety1.0×
  • Fear1.9×
  • Anger0.9×
  • Sadness0.9×

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

News · 22.8k · Solid
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