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Asia · Friday, 6 November 2026

Taiwan

No written brief today: there’s too little data for one, or the draft didn’t pass our checks.


Rising

  1. 1呱吉

    Breakout

    Society & beliefs · Apple Podcasts · #1 in podcasts

  2. 2Collision Course

    New

    Movies & TV · Netflix Top 10 · #3 in films

  3. 3Probably Stolen

    Breakout

    Gaming · Steam · #2 in top sellers

  4. Rico Shen, CC BY-SA 4.0

    4Kao Chin Su-mei

    New

    Politics & world affairs · Wikipedia · 11,792 reads

  5. 5大仁來開槓

    Rising

    Business & economy · Apple Podcasts · #21 in podcasts


Top today

  1. 1Where the Mask Ends

    Weekly

    Movies & TV · Netflix Top 10 · #1 in TV

  2. 2Dead-End Job

    New

    Movies & TV · Netflix Top 10 · #4 in TV

  3. K-POPIT 케이팝잇, CC BY 4.0

    3Rescene

    Rising

    Music · Apple Music · #9 in songs

  4. 4Phantom Blade Zero

    Weekly

    Gaming · Steam · #1 in top sellers

  5. The White House, Public domain

    5BTS

    Rising

    Music · Apple Music · #21 in songs

  6. https://www.youtube.com/@_TV10, CC BY 4.0

    6Ive

    Weekly

    Music · Apple Music · #11 in songs

  7. 7呱吉

    Breakout

    Society & beliefs · Apple Podcasts · #1 in podcasts

  8. 8Probably Stolen

    Breakout

    Gaming · Steam · #2 in top sellers

  9. 9Surviving Hurricane Otis

    Rising

    Movies & TV · Netflix Top 10 · #1 in films

  10. 10Collision Course

    New

    Movies & TV · Netflix Top 10 · #3 in films

Everyday apps here: ShopBack · 山林日誌 · Threads · 世界迷霧 · FlickReels - AI Story & Drama. Apps that top the charts every day. They’re listed after what’s new or in the news.


What the news is talking about

How much of the news here is about each issue today, and how it sounds, compared with the past 4 weeks. From 4,881 articles by the country’s own news sites today. How we read the news

Share of the coverage

  1. AI Anxious
    7.5% of the news · usually 5.7% · 366 articles
  2. 4.5% of the news · usually 5.7% · 217 articles
  3. 1.6% of the news · usually 1.8% · 77 articles
  4. 0.7% of the news · usually 1.1% · 36 articles
  5. 0.7% of the news · usually 0.8% · 35 articles
  6. 0.6% of the news · usually 0.5% · 28 articles
  7. 0.4% of the news · usually 0.1% · 3.1× usual · 18 articles

    Survey · 2023 81% Worried about climate change (Climate Change Opinion Survey (Meta, Yale), survey of Facebook users)

  8. 0.2% of the news · usually 0.2% · 8 articles

How the news sounds

News coverage in more than 100 languages, machine-translated and counted with English word lists, from The GDELT Project.

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Issues people are looking up

The top topics in politics, the economy, tech, science, health, climate, education and society that people here read and search about today.

  1. Rico Shen, CC BY-SA 4.0

    1Kao Chin Su-mei

    New

    Politics & world affairs · Wikipedia · 11,792 reads

  2. 2Chen Chien-chih

    New

    Politics & world affairs · Wikipedia · 6,133 reads

  3. Studio Incendo, CC BY 2.0

    3Joshua Wong

    New

    Politics & world affairs · Wikipedia · 3,839 reads

  4. 4HBO Max

    Tech & AI · App Store · #23 in free apps

  5. 5United States midterm election

    Rising

    Politics & world affairs · Wikipedia · 3,306 reads

  6. 62026 United States elections

    Rising

    Politics & world affairs · Wikipedia · 5,155 reads

  7. 柯辦, CC BY-SA 4.0

    7Ko Chih-en

    Rising

    Politics & world affairs · Wikipedia · 3,614 reads

  8. Sunstarlee, CC BY-SA 3.0

    8Chin Heui-chu

    Rising

    Politics & world affairs · Google Trends · 200+ searches

Rising on Google

Searches that grew the most in the week from Sunday, 25 October 2026, in most of the country’s regions.

  1. 友達 破產+4,000%
  2. 勇士 對 湖人+3,550%
  3. 末路 兼職+2,100%
  4. 台北 市長 辯論+1,800%
  5. 崔佛岩+1,650%
  6. 辯論+1,550%
  7. 李博偉 醫師+1,400%
  8. 江 和樹+1,300%
  9. 高雄 市長 辯論+1,150%
  10. 同志 遊行 時間+900%

Google Trends


By category

Business & economy

  1. 1大仁來開槓

    Rising

    Apple Podcasts · #21 in podcasts

  2. Monaneko, CC BY 3.0

    2Nikkei 225

    Google Trends · 2,000+ searches

  3. 3兆華與股惑仔

    Apple Podcasts · #4 in podcasts

Cars & transport

  1. 1神盾測速照相

    App Store · #72 in free apps

  2. 2樂客導航王全3D Pro

    Everyday app

    App Store · #22 in paid apps

Crime & justice

  1. 1我在案發現場

    Apple Podcasts · #9 in podcasts

  2. 2罪癖 Crimophilia

    Apple Podcasts · #92 in podcasts

  3. 百战天虫, CC BY-SA 4.0

    3Murder of Abby Choi

    Wikipedia · 629 reads

Books, arts & history

  1. J. Malcolm Greany, Public domain

    1Ansel Adams

    Rising

    Wikipedia · 4,022 reads

  2. 2時間的女兒:八卦歷史

    Apple Podcasts · #23 in podcasts

  3. 3下一本讀什麼?

    Apple Podcasts · #34 in podcasts

Education & careers

  1. 1星城法規局

    App Store · #30 in paid apps

  2. 2文明百科

    App Store · #35 in paid apps

  3. 3大人的Small Talk

    Apple Podcasts · #43 in podcasts

Fashion & beauty

  1. 1心想事成+

    App Store · #41 in paid apps

  2. 2Easy Wallet 悠遊付

    Everyday app

    App Store · #48 in free apps

  3. 3有OPENPOINT真好

    Everyday app

    App Store · #88 in free apps

Food & drink

  1. 1Q Burger線上訂餐

    App Store · #73 in free apps

  2. 2拉亞漢堡 Laya Burger|Laya NOW

    App Store · #84 in free apps

  3. 3麥味登+

    Everyday app

    App Store · #38 in free apps

Gaming

  1. 1Phantom Blade Zero

    Weekly

    Steam · #1 in top sellers

  2. 2Probably Stolen

    Breakout

    Steam · #2 in top sellers

  3. 3FreshWomen - Season 3

    Breakout

    Steam · #8 in top sellers

Health & wellness

  1. 1姐妹悄悄話|SistersTalkTalkShow

    Apple Podcasts · #66 in podcasts

  2. 2烏烏陪你聊

    Apple Podcasts · #87 in podcasts

  3. 3Polam Kopitam poisoning incident

    Wikipedia · 810 reads

Money & crypto

  1. Aylakinn, CC BY-SA 4.0

    1Nasdaq

    Google Trends · 1,000+ searches

  2. 3理財幫手 AndroMoney

    Everyday app

    App Store · #17 in paid apps

Movies & TV

  1. 1Where the Mask Ends

    Weekly

    Netflix Top 10 · #1 in TV

  2. 2Dead-End Job

    New

    Netflix Top 10 · #4 in TV

  3. 3Surviving Hurricane Otis

    Rising

    Netflix Top 10 · #1 in films

Music

  1. K-POPIT 케이팝잇, CC BY 4.0

    1Rescene

    Rising

    Apple Music · #9 in songs

  2. The White House, Public domain

    2BTS

    Rising

    Apple Music · #21 in songs

  3. https://www.youtube.com/@_TV10, CC BY 4.0

    3Ive

    Weekly

    Apple Music · #11 in songs

Celebrities & creators

  1. thecollectivehk, CC BY 2.5

    1Chen Chun-han

    New

    Wikipedia · 3,807 reads

  2. 健人蓋伊, CC BY 3.0

    2Toyz

    Rising

    Wikipedia · 6,308 reads

  3. 3西北睪固酮

    Rising

    Apple Podcasts · #28 in podcasts

Politics & world affairs

  1. Rico Shen, CC BY-SA 4.0

    1Kao Chin Su-mei

    New

    Wikipedia · 11,792 reads

  2. 2Chen Chien-chih

    New

    Wikipedia · 6,133 reads

  3. Studio Incendo, CC BY 2.0

    3Joshua Wong

    New

    Wikipedia · 3,839 reads

Society & beliefs

  1. 1呱吉

    Breakout

    Apple Podcasts · #1 in podcasts

  2. 2豬探長推理故事集

    Rising

    Apple Podcasts · #3 in podcasts

  3. 3Tang Yang’s Chicken Wine House

    Rising

    Chinese唐陽雞酒屋

    Apple Podcasts · #12 in podcasts

Sports

  1. artubr, CC BY 2.0

    1League of Legends World Championship

    Rising

    Wikipedia · 911 reads

  2. 3BaM Video Delay

    App Store · #36 in paid apps

Tech & AI

  1. 1HBO Max

    App Store · #23 in free apps

  2. 2Netflix

    Google Trends · 2,000+ searches

  3. 3Canva

    Google Trends · 1,000+ searches

Travel & places

  1. Wikimedia Commons, Public domain

    1Papua New Guinea

    Rising

    Google Trends · 200+ searches

  2. UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), CC BY 3.0

    2United States

    Rising

    Wikipedia · 1,062 reads

  3. 3KKday-全球旅遊體驗

    App Store · #71 in free apps


Industries here

Media & entertainment 30Music 20Gaming 17Government & public sector 11Tech & software 2Travel & tourism 1Fashion & beauty 1


The numbers behind the mood

The latest official figures, with the period each one covers. Yearly numbers can be a year or more old.

Economy

Research

Most-published fields last month

  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering
    210 papers
  • Artificial Intelligence
    166 papers
  • Surgery
    148 papers · rising +27%
  • Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
    92 papers · rising +61%

OpenAlex

    Society


    Charts

    Netflix · TV

    1. 1Where the Mask Ends

    2. 2Driving Mom Crazy

    3. 3Doctor X: Mafia in White

    4. 4Dead-End Job

    5. 5The Apothecary Diaries

    6. 6100 Days of Deception

    7. 7Midnight Diner

    8. 8Cyberpunk: Edgerunners

      Falling

    9. 9Take Charge of My Heart

    10. 10Lupin

    Netflix Top 10 · 2026-11-01

    Netflix · Films

    1. 1Surviving Hurricane Otis

      Rising

    2. 2Evil Dead Burn

      Falling

    3. 3Collision Course

      New

    4. 4Black Bag

    5. 5Final Destination Bloodlines

    6. 6Unexpected Courage

    7. 7Sunshine Women's Choir

      Falling

    8. 8The Addams Family

    9. 9Animals

      Falling

    10. 10Where the River Flows

      Falling

    Netflix Top 10 · 2026-11-01

    Apple Music · Artists

    1. 1베스티

    2. 2A2O & A2O LITE

    3. 3Jess Lee

    4. 4Jay Chou

    5. 5Stefanie Sun

    6. 6Illit

    7. K-POPIT 케이팝잇, CC BY 4.0

      9Rescene

    8. 10Ateez

    Apple Music · 2026-11-07

    Apple Podcasts · Shows

    1. 1呱吉

      Breakout

    2. 2好味小姐開束縛我還你原形

    3. 3豬探長推理故事集

      Rising

    4. 4兆華與股惑仔

    5. 5Gooaye

      Falling

    6. 6游庭皓的財經皓角

      Falling

    7. 7從前從前

    8. 8Commute for Me

    9. 9我在案發現場

    10. 10吳淡如人生實用商學院

    Show the top 100

      Apple Podcasts · 2026-11-07

      App Store · Free apps

      1. 1Meta AI

      2. 2红果短剧 - 海量热门短剧随心看

      3. 3Health GO 健康夠

      4. 4Claude by Anthropic

      5. 5McDonald's

      6. 6Threads

        Rising

      7. 7ChatGPT

        Rising

      8. 8Grok Bot

      9. 9bilibili - Anime · Video HD

        Rising

      10. 10Coupang 酷澎購物 - 11.11 狂購祭

      Show the top 100

        App Store · 2026-11-07

        App Store · Paid apps

        1. 1靈體偵測器: 能量、超自然感測雷達

        2. 2Shadowrocket

        3. 3山林日誌

          Rising

        4. 4BerryFilm - Korean Style Cam

        5. 5YoungPhoto - Aesthetic Camera

        6. 6Chromagraph Camera

        7. 7Tiny Computers

        8. 8Procreate

        9. 9世界迷霧

          Rising

        10. 10AutoSleep: Watch Sleep Tracker

        Show the top 50

          App Store · 2026-11-07

          Steam · Top sellers

          1. 1Phantom Blade Zero

            Breakout

          2. 2Probably Stolen

            Breakout

          3. 3Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4

            Falling

          4. 4PUBG: Battlegrounds

          5. 5Aniimo

            Rising

          6. 6Where Winds Meet

            Falling

          7. 7Final Fantasy Resonance

            Falling

          8. 9Apex Legends

          9. 10Counter-Strike 2

          Show the top 100

            Steam data provided by Valve · 2026-10-27


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