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Asia · Thursday, 12 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. 2Recaps Pro: Photo Layout Maker

    Breakout

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

  3. 3心想事成+

    Back

    Tech & AI · App Store · #10 in paid apps

  4. 4Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel

    Breakout

    Gaming · Steam · #10 in top sellers

  5. K-POPIT 케이팝잇, CC BY 3.0

    5Illit

    Rising

    Music · Apple Music · #9 in songs


Top today

  1. 1Dead-End Job

    Rising

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

  2. SJ, CC BY 4.0

    2Bestie

    Rising

    Music · Apple Music · #1 in songs

  3. K-POPIT 케이팝잇, CC BY 3.0

    3Illit

    Rising

    Music · Apple Music · #9 in songs

  4. 4Recaps Pro: Photo Layout Maker

    Breakout

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

  5. 5Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel

    Breakout

    Gaming · Steam · #10 in top sellers

  6. 6Final Destination Bloodlines

    Breakout

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

  7. 7One Year to Live, Buy a Man

    New

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

  8. Daniel M Shih, CC BY-SA 2.0

    8Lo Ta-yu

    New

    Music · Wikipedia · 47,102 reads

  9. 9Free agent

    Breakout

    Other · Google Trends · 1,000+ searches

  10. 10心想事成+

    Back

    Tech & AI · App Store · #10 in paid apps

Everyday apps here: Carvia - Car M3U IPTV Player · 星夢快速查房幫手 · QR Atelier · BerryFilm - Korean Style Cam · CamScanner + | PDF Scanner. 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 5,383 articles by the country’s own news sites today. How we read the news

Share of the coverage

  1. 7.1% of the news · usually 5.7% · 384 articles
  2. 4.7% of the news · usually 5.0% · 253 articles
  3. 1.5% of the news · usually 1.8% · 80 articles
  4. 1.1% of the news · usually 1.1% · 59 articles
  5. 0.5% of the news · usually 0.8% · 29 articles
  6. 0.4% of the news · usually 0.5% · 21 articles
  7. 0.3% of the news · usually 0.2% · 14 articles
  8. 0.1% of the news · usually 0.2% · 6 articles

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

How the news sounds

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

Pro The news mood day by day for the last 90 days, with each issue’s share, as CSV and PDF. Try Pro free for 7 days →


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. Coolcaesar, CC BY-SA 4.0

    1Nvidia

    New

    Business & economy · Wikipedia · 17,460 reads

  2. 2Twitch

    Breakout

    Tech & AI · Google Trends · 500+ searches

  3. 3Peng Jin-lung

    Rising

    Politics & world affairs · Google Trends · 200+ searches

  4. 4Polam Kopitam poisoning incident

    Rising

    Health & wellness · Wikipedia · 5,983 reads

  5. Picasdre, CC BY-SA 4.0

    5Pension

    Rising

    Business & economy · Google Trends · 200+ searches

  6. Dati Bendo / European Union, CC BY 4.0

    6Tim Cook

    Rising

    Business & economy · Google Trends · 200+ searches

  7. The White House, Public domain

    7Jensen Huang

    Rising

    Business & economy · Wikipedia · 55,780 reads

  8. Sunstarlee, CC BY-SA 3.0

    8Chin Heui-chu

    Rising

    Politics & world affairs · Wikipedia · 6,564 reads

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. Coolcaesar, CC BY-SA 4.0

    1Nvidia

    New

    Wikipedia · 17,460 reads

  2. Picasdre, CC BY-SA 4.0

    2Pension

    Rising

    Google Trends · 200+ searches

  3. Dati Bendo / European Union, CC BY 4.0

    3Tim Cook

    Rising

    Google Trends · 200+ searches

Cars & transport

  1. 2樂客導航王全3D Pro

    Everyday app

    App Store · #12 in paid apps

  2. 3NAVER Maps, Navigation

    Everyday app

    App Store · #77 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 · 546 reads

  2. 2Dazhi building collapse

    Wikipedia · 428 reads

Crime & justice

  1. 1我在案發現場

    Apple Podcasts · #14 in podcasts

  2. 2murder at Lin Yi-hsiung residence

    Wikipedia · 1,937 reads

  3. 百战天虫, CC BY-SA 4.0

    3Murder of Abby Choi

    Wikipedia · 511 reads

Books, arts & history

  1. 1時間的女兒:八卦歷史

    Apple Podcasts · #24 in podcasts

  2. J. Malcolm Greany, Public domain

    2Ansel Adams

    Wikipedia · 3,097 reads

  3. 3下一本讀什麼?

    Apple Podcasts · #35 in podcasts

Education & careers

  1. 1大家的日本語 初級 第二版

    App Store · #27 in paid apps

  2. 2星城法規局-建築師考試題庫

    App Store · #29 in paid apps

  3. 3大人的Small Talk

    Apple Podcasts · #26 in podcasts

Fashion & beauty

  1. 1DuoFridge

    Falling Everyday app

    App Store · #5 in paid apps

  2. 2Easy Wallet 悠遊付

    Everyday app

    App Store · #64 in free apps

  3. 3Hi-Life VIP

    Everyday app

    App Store · #91 in free apps

Food & drink

  1. 1去哪吃

    Everyday app

    App Store · #28 in free apps

  2. 2McDonald's

    Everyday app

    App Store · #8 in free apps

  3. 3你訂!訂餐揪團一次搞定

    Everyday app

    App Store · #79 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. 1Polam Kopitam poisoning incident

    Rising

    Wikipedia · 5,983 reads

  2. 2寶寶接種小幫手

    App Store · #18 in paid apps

  3. 3HealthFit

    App Store · #31 in paid apps

Money & crypto

  1. 1Jinshi Data Pro - Built for Trading

    Chinese金十数据专业版-为交易而生

    App Store · #34 in paid apps

  2. 2富邦 AI PRO

    Everyday app

    App Store · #27 in free apps

  3. 3集保e手掌握(集保e存摺/手機存摺)

    Everyday app

    App Store · #19 in free apps

Movies & TV

  1. 1Dead-End Job

    Rising

    Netflix Top 10 · #2 in TV

  2. 2Final Destination Bloodlines

    Breakout

    Netflix Top 10 · #1 in films

  3. 3One Year to Live, Buy a Man

    New

    Netflix Top 10 · #2 in films

Music

  1. SJ, CC BY 4.0

    1Bestie

    Rising

    Apple Music · #1 in songs

  2. K-POPIT 케이팝잇, CC BY 3.0

    2Illit

    Rising

    Apple Music · #9 in songs

  3. Daniel M Shih, CC BY-SA 2.0

    3Lo Ta-yu

    New

    Wikipedia · 47,102 reads

Celebrities & creators

  1. Piepiewiki, CC BY-SA 4.0

    1Shihfang Ma

    Rising

    Wikipedia · 6,138 reads

  2. 2婊姐必請

    Weekly

    Apple Podcasts · #23 in podcasts

  3. 3蔡阿嘎543

    Weekly

    Apple Podcasts · #18 in podcasts

Politics & world affairs

  1. 1Peng Jin-lung

    Rising

    Google Trends · 200+ searches

  2. Sunstarlee, CC BY-SA 3.0

    2Chin Heui-chu

    Rising

    Wikipedia · 6,564 reads

  3. 總統府, CC BY 2.0

    3Chen Chu

    Rising

    Wikipedia · 3,676 reads

Science & space

  1. 1Yun-Nung Chen

    Wikipedia · 495 reads

Society & beliefs

  1. 1禎甄要chat內

    Weekly

    Apple Podcasts · #19 in podcasts

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

    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. 1Asia Professional Baseball Championship

    New

    Wikipedia · 6,656 reads

  2. 2Harvey Jones

    Rising

    Google Trends · 200+ searches

Startups

  1. 1Anthropic

    Wikipedia · 718 reads

Tech & AI

  1. 1Recaps Pro: Photo Layout Maker

    Breakout

    App Store · #4 in free apps

  2. 2心想事成+

    Back

    App Store · #10 in paid apps

  3. 3Twitch

    Breakout

    Google Trends · 500+ searches

Travel & places

  1. 1EarPal Translator

    New

    App Store · #16 in free apps

  2. 2台灣高鐵 T Express行動購票服務

    App Store · #71 in free apps

  3. 3台灣舊地圖散策

    App Store · #39 in paid apps


Industries here

Media & entertainment 18Gaming 17Government & public sector 10Music 8Tech & software 5Travel & tourism 2Sports & fitness 2Fashion & beauty 1Advertising & marketing 1Telecom & internet 1Transport & logistics 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.

Politics in the news

  • Protests in the news2reports of events, mostly in English12 Nov 2026The GDELT Project
  • Violence in the news4reports of events, mostly in English12 Nov 2026The GDELT Project

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. K-POPIT 케이팝잇, CC BY 3.0

      9Illit

      Rising

    8. 10BTS

    Apple Music · 2026-11-13

    Apple Podcasts · Shows

    1. 1Gooaye

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

    3. 3兆華與股惑仔

    4. 4游庭皓的財經皓角

    5. 5豬探長推理故事集

    6. 6呱吉

    7. 7Commute for Me

    8. 8從前從前

    9. 9Bailingguo News

    10. 10愚樂百昏百

    Show the top 100

      Apple Podcasts · 2026-11-13

      App Store · Free apps

      1. 1Carvia - Car M3U IPTV Player

        Rising

      2. 2红果短剧 - 海量热门短剧随心看

        Falling

      3. 3Meta AI

        Falling

      4. 4Recaps Pro: Photo Layout Maker

        Breakout

      5. 5Claude by Anthropic

      6. 6HealthGO 健康夠

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

      8. 8McDonald's

      9. 9Coupang 酷澎購物-隔日到貨天天低價

        Falling

      10. 10Google Gemini

      Show the top 100

        App Store · 2026-11-13

        App Store · Paid apps

        1. 1YoungPhoto - エモい構図カメラ

        2. 2Shadowrocket

        3. 3BerryFilm - Korean Style Cam

          Rising

        4. 4生命 - LIFE

        5. 5DuoFridge

          Falling

        6. 6山林日誌

        7. 7靈體偵測器: 能量、超自然感測雷達

        8. 8AnkiMobile Flashcards

        9. 9星夢快速查房幫手

          Rising

        10. 10心想事成+

          Back

        Show the top 50

          App Store · 2026-11-13

          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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