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Asia · Wednesday, 11 November 2026

Taiwan

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


Rising

  1. 1Dead-End Job

    Rising

    Movies & TV · Netflix Top 10 · #2 in TV

  2. 2生命 - LIFE

    Breakout

    Tech & AI · App Store · #4 in paid apps

  3. 3Carvia - Car M3U IPTV Player

    Breakout

    Movies & TV · App Store · #3 in free apps

  4. 4Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel

    Breakout

    Gaming · Steam · #10 in top sellers

  5. 5One Year to Live, Buy a Man

    New

    Movies & TV · Netflix Top 10 · #2 in films


Top today

  1. 1Dead-End Job

    Rising

    Movies & TV · Netflix Top 10 · #2 in TV

  2. 2Where the Mask Ends

    Weekly

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

  3. SJ, CC BY 4.0

    3Bestie

    Rising

    Music · Apple Music · #1 in songs

  4. K-POPIT 케이팝잇, CC BY 4.0

    4Rescene

    Rising

    Music · Apple Music · #13 in songs

  5. 5生命 - LIFE

    Breakout

    Tech & AI · App Store · #4 in paid apps

  6. 6Carvia - Car M3U IPTV Player

    Breakout

    Movies & TV · App Store · #3 in free apps

  7. 7Gooaye

    Weekly

    Business & economy · Apple Podcasts · #1 in podcasts

  8. Daniel M Shih, CC BY-SA 2.0

    8Lo Ta-yu

    New

    Music · Wikipedia · 58,434 reads

  9. 9遠大

    Breakout

    Other · Google Trends · 2,000+ searches

  10. 10Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel

    Breakout

    Gaming · Steam · #10 in top sellers

Everyday apps here: EasyScan QR - QR Scanning · YoungPhoto - Aesthetic Camera · 威秀影城訂票App · DuoFridge · Hongguo Short Dramas - Watch a vast selection of popular short dramas anytime. 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 5,425 articles by the country’s own news sites today. How we read the news

Share of the coverage

  1. 6.1% of the news · usually 5.7% · 331 articles
  2. 4.9% of the news · usually 5.5% · 264 articles
  3. 1.8% of the news · usually 1.8% · 97 articles
  4. 1.1% of the news · usually 1.1% · 59 articles
  5. 1.1% of the news · usually 0.8% · 57 articles
  6. 0.5% of the news · usually 0.5% · 26 articles
  7. Climate More than usual
    0.4% of the news · usually 0.2% · 2.2× usual · 21 articles

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

  8. 0.1% of the news · usually 0.2% · 3 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. The White House, Public domain

    1Jensen Huang

    Breakout

    Business & economy · Wikipedia · 14,325 reads

  2. Raimond Spekking, CC BY-SA 4.0

    2Nanya Technology Corporation

    Rising

    Business & economy · Google Trends · 500+ searches

  3. Sunstarlee, CC BY-SA 3.0

    3Chin Heui-chu

    Rising

    Politics & world affairs · Wikipedia · 5,758 reads

  4. 4Anthropic

    Rising

    Startups · Google Trends · 200+ searches

  5. 總統府, CC BY 2.0

    5Chen Chu

    Rising

    Politics & world affairs · Wikipedia · 3,571 reads

  6. Wesley Carter, U.S. Air Force, Public domain

    6Medical doctor

    Rising

    Business & economy · Google Trends · 200+ searches

  7. 7George Hsieh

    Rising

    Politics & world affairs · Wikipedia · 2,738 reads

  8. 8Monkey's Audio

    Rising

    Tech & AI · Google Trends · 100+ searches

Rising on Google

Searches that grew the most in the week from Sunday, 1 November 2026, in most of the country’s regions.

  1. 勇士 對 熱火+3,900%
  2. 限 空 令+3,350%
  3. 蔡家蓁+2,050%
  4. 湖人 對 拓荒 者+1,800%
  5. 又 一 村+1,350%
  6. 李洋+1,000%
  7. 騎士 對 76 人+800%
  8. 悠游 卡+750%
  9. hbo max+650%
  10. 楊 渡+550%

Google Trends


By category

Business & economy

  1. 1Gooaye

    Weekly

    Apple Podcasts · #1 in podcasts

  2. The White House, Public domain

    2Jensen Huang

    Breakout

    Wikipedia · 14,325 reads

  3. Raimond Spekking, CC BY-SA 4.0

    3Nanya Technology Corporation

    Rising

    Google Trends · 500+ searches

Cars & transport

  1. 2報站通 TransitCast

    App Store · #56 in free apps

  2. 3NAVER Maps, Navigation

    Everyday app

    App Store · #87 in free apps

Nature, climate & disasters

  1. University of Wisconsin-Madison, Space Science and Engineering Center JMA's Him…, CC BY 4.0

    1Typhoon Champi

    Wikipedia · 581 reads

Crime & justice

  1. 1我在案發現場

    Apple Podcasts · #17 in podcasts

  2. 2案件回聲

    Apple Podcasts · #95 in podcasts

  3. 3murder at Lin Yi-hsiung residence

    Wikipedia · 1,038 reads

Books, arts & history

  1. SSR2000, CC BY-SA 3.0

    1段慧琳

    Rising

    Wikipedia · 3,313 reads

  2. 2Li Yuan

    Rising

    Wikipedia · 2,501 reads

  3. J. Malcolm Greany, Public domain

    3Ansel Adams

    Wikipedia · 3,183 reads

Education & careers

  1. 1大人的Small Talk

    Rising

    Apple Podcasts · #22 in podcasts

  2. 2Daily English Reading

    Chinese每日英语阅读

    App Store · #37 in paid apps

  3. 3郝聲音

    Apple Podcasts · #47 in podcasts

Fashion & beauty

  1. 1誠品 TW

    App Store · #72 in free apps

  2. 2DuoFridge

    Everyday app

    App Store · #3 in paid apps

  3. 3Hi-Life VIP

    Everyday app

    App Store · #76 in free apps

Food & drink

  1. 1你訂!訂餐揪團一次搞定

    App Store · #53 in free apps

  2. 2Ā-jī shī

    Wikipedia · 504 reads

  3. 3McDonald's

    Everyday app

    App Store · #9 in free apps

Gaming

  1. 1Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel

    Breakout

    Steam · #10 in top sellers

  2. 2Psycho-Sleuth

    New

    Steam · #17 in top sellers

  3. 3Call of Duty®

    New

    Steam · #18 in top sellers

Health & wellness

  1. 1姐妹悄悄話|SistersTalkTalkShow

    Rising

    Apple Podcasts · #50 in podcasts

  2. 2Atlas der Humananatomie 2027

    App Store · #32 in paid apps

  3. 3WorkOutDoors

    App Store · #48 in paid apps

Money & crypto

  1. 1AndroMoney

    App Store · #23 in paid apps

  2. 210bii Financial Calculator

    Falling Everyday app

    App Store · #18 in paid apps

  3. 3集保e手掌握(集保e存摺/手機存摺)

    Everyday app

    App Store · #20 in free apps

Movies & TV

  1. 1Dead-End Job

    Rising

    Netflix Top 10 · #2 in TV

  2. 2Where the Mask Ends

    Weekly

    Netflix Top 10 · #1 in TV

  3. 3Carvia - Car M3U IPTV Player

    Breakout

    App Store · #3 in free apps

Music

  1. SJ, CC BY 4.0

    1Bestie

    Rising

    Apple Music · #1 in songs

  2. K-POPIT 케이팝잇, CC BY 4.0

    2Rescene

    Rising

    Apple Music · #13 in songs

  3. Daniel M Shih, CC BY-SA 2.0

    3Lo Ta-yu

    New

    Wikipedia · 58,434 reads

Celebrities & creators

  1. Piepiewiki, CC BY-SA 4.0

    1Shihfang Ma

    New

    Wikipedia · 15,698 reads

  2. 2石舫亘

    Rising

    Wikipedia · 1,959 reads

  3. TaichungJohnny, CC BY-SA 4.0

    3Tao Hsiao-ching

    Rising

    Wikipedia · 1,840 reads

Politics & world affairs

  1. Sunstarlee, CC BY-SA 3.0

    1Chin Heui-chu

    Rising

    Wikipedia · 5,758 reads

  2. 總統府, CC BY 2.0

    2Chen Chu

    Rising

    Wikipedia · 3,571 reads

  3. 3George Hsieh

    Rising

    Wikipedia · 2,738 reads

Science & space

  1. 1Yun-Nung Chen

    Wikipedia · 451 reads

Society & beliefs

  1. 1從前從前

    Rising

    Apple Podcasts · #6 in podcasts

  2. 2Miss Delicious: Untie Me and I'll Return You to Your True Form

    Falling

    Chinese好味小姐開束縛我還你原形

    Apple Podcasts · #2 in podcasts

  3. 3豬探長推理故事集

    Apple Podcasts · #5 in podcasts

Sports

  1. JeLuF, CC BY-SA 4.0

    1Marathon

    Rising

    Google Trends · 100+ searches

  2. Chensiyuan, CC BY-SA 4.0

    2Paul George

    Wikipedia · 1,211 reads

Startups

  1. 1Anthropic

    Rising

    Google Trends · 200+ searches

Tech & AI

  1. 1生命 - LIFE

    Breakout

    App Store · #4 in paid apps

  2. 2Monkey's Audio

    Rising

    Google Trends · 100+ searches

  3. 3星夢快速查房幫手

    App Store · #16 in paid apps

Travel & places

  1. xiangyang17, CC BY-SA 2.0

    2Taiwan

    Wikipedia · 857 reads

  2. CEphoto, Uwe Aranas, CC BY-SA 3.0

    3China

    Wikipedia · 429 reads


Industries here

Media & entertainment 20Gaming 17Music 11Government & public sector 6Tech & software 2Education 2Retail & e-commerce 1Sports & fitness 1AI 1Health & pharma 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
    216 papers
  • Artificial Intelligence
    180 papers
  • Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
    119 papers · rising +61%
  • Astronomy and Astrophysics
    104 papers · rising +77%

OpenAlex

    Society


    Charts

    Netflix · TV

    1. 1Where the Mask Ends

    2. 2Dead-End Job

      Rising

    3. 3Doctor X: Mafia in White

    4. 4Driving Mom Crazy

      Falling

    5. 5The Apothecary Diaries

    6. 6100 Days of Deception

    7. 7Midnight Diner

    8. 8Sunshine Through the Rain

    9. 9Firefly Wedding

    10. 10Lupin

    Netflix Top 10 · 2026-11-08

    Netflix · Films

    1. 1Final Destination Bloodlines

      Breakout

    2. 2One Year to Live, Buy a Man

      New

    3. 3Haunted Mountains: The Yellow Taboo

      New

    4. 4Collision Course

    5. 5Yadang: The Snitch

    6. 6Salli

    7. 7Possible Love

    8. 8Homecam

    9. 9The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

    10. 10The Adventure

    Netflix Top 10 · 2026-11-08

    Apple Music · Artists

    1. SJ, CC BY 4.0

      1Bestie

    2. 2A2O & A2O LITE

    3. 3Jess Lee

    4. 4Jay Chou

    5. 5Stefanie Sun

    6. 8Ateez

    7. 9BTS

    8. 10Ariana Grande

    Apple Music · 2026-11-12

    Apple Podcasts · Shows

    1. 1Gooaye

      Breakout

    2. 2Miss Delicious: Untie Me and I'll Return You to Your True Form

      Falling

    3. 3兆華與股惑仔

      Falling

    4. 4游庭皓的財經皓角

    5. 5豬探長推理故事集

    6. 6從前從前

      Rising

    7. 7呱吉

    8. 8Commute for Me

      Falling

    9. 9Bailingguo News

    10. 10愚樂百昏百

    Show the top 100

      Apple Podcasts · 2026-11-12

      App Store · Free apps

      1. 1Hongguo Short Dramas - Watch a vast selection of popular short dramas anytime

      2. 2Meta AI

      3. 3Carvia - Car M3U IPTV Player

        Breakout

      4. 4Coupang 酷澎購物 - 11.11 狂購祭

      5. 5Health GO 健康夠

        Falling

      6. 6Claude by Anthropic

      7. 7Trip.com: Flight, Hotel, Train

      8. 8momo購物 l 值得信賴的購物首選

      9. 9McDonald's

      10. 10EZ WAY 易利委

      Show the top 100

        App Store · 2026-11-12

        App Store · Paid apps

        1. 1YoungPhoto - Aesthetic Camera

          Rising

        2. 2Shadowrocket

          Falling

        3. 3DuoFridge

        4. 4生命 - LIFE

          Breakout

        5. 5BerryFilm - Korean Style Cam

        6. 6山林日誌

        7. 7Phraseboard Keyboard

        8. 8AnkiMobile Flashcards

        9. 9靈體偵測器: 能量、超自然感測雷達

        10. 10樂客導航王全3D Pro

          Rising

        Show the top 50

          App Store · 2026-11-12

          Steam · Top sellers

          1. 1PUBG: Battlegrounds

            Breakout

          2. 2Phantom Blade Zero

            Falling

          3. 3Probably Stolen

            Falling

          4. 4Apex Legends

            Rising

          5. 5Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4

            Falling

          6. 6Naraka: Bladepoint

            Breakout

          7. 7Once Human

            Rising

          8. 8Counter-Strike 2

          9. 9Where Winds Meet

            Falling

          10. 10Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel

            Breakout

          Show the top 100

            Steam data provided by Valve · 2026-11-03


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