Weekly · 2026-W39
The world this week: 21 Sept – 27 Sept 2026
Rising in several countries at once
- Lizzie Borden Celebrities & creators · rising in up to 75 countries · 7 days this week
- Monster: The Lizzie Borden Story Movies & TV · rising in up to 74 countries · 7 days this week
- Cindy Crawford Movies & TV · rising in up to 71 countries · 3 days this week
- Crew Girl Movies & TV · rising in up to 66 countries · 7 days this week
- Ted Kaczynski Crime & justice · rising in up to 64 countries · 3 days this week
- Rande Gerber Fashion & beauty · rising in up to 55 countries · 2 days this week
- Kaia Gerber Movies & TV · rising in up to 53 countries · 2 days this week
- Roblox Gaming · rising in up to 52 countries · 1 day this week
- fitness Other · rising in up to 51 countries · 4 days this week
- The Gentlemen Movies & TV · rising in up to 46 countries · 1 day this week
- Resident Evil Movies & TV · rising in up to 40 countries · 7 days this week
- 2026 Russian legislative election Politics & world affairs · rising in up to 38 countries · 2 days this week
The issues in the news
War and security 4.6% of the world’s news
Covered more than usual in Eritrea (7 days), Congo - Brazzaville (6 days), Rwanda (6 days), Saudi Arabia (6 days), Ethiopia (5 days), Réunion (5 days), South Africa (5 days), Australia (4 days), Greenland (4 days), Guam (4 days)
AI 2.4% of the world’s news
Covered more than usual in Belgium (7 days), Congo - Brazzaville (7 days), Norway (7 days), Australia (6 days), Sudan (6 days), Chile (5 days), Greenland (5 days), Haiti (5 days), Liberia (4 days), Morocco (4 days)
Democracy and elections 1.9% of the world’s news
Covered more than usual in Armenia (7 days), Canada (7 days), Morocco (7 days), Nepal (7 days), India (6 days), North Korea (5 days), Latvia (5 days), South Sudan (5 days), New Zealand (4 days), Chad (4 days)
Health 1.3% of the world’s news
Covered more than usual in Spain (3 days), Peru (3 days), Argentina (2 days), Australia (2 days), Jersey (2 days), Austria (1 day), Canada (1 day), United Kingdom (1 day), Italy (1 day), Norway (1 day)
Climate 1.1% of the world’s news
Covered more than usual in Nepal (6 days), Sudan (6 days), Guyana (4 days), Haiti (4 days), Antigua & Barbuda (3 days), Brazil (3 days), United Kingdom (3 days), Chad (3 days), Antarctica (2 days), Australia (2 days)
Jobs and work 0.9% of the world’s news
Covered more than usual in Norway (4 days), Colombia (2 days), Germany (2 days), Croatia (2 days), Australia (1 day), United Kingdom (1 day), Netherlands (1 day), Taiwan (1 day), United States (1 day)
Cost of living 0.8% of the world’s news
Covered more than usual in South Africa (7 days), Norway (4 days), United Kingdom (3 days), Afghanistan (2 days), New Zealand (2 days), United Arab Emirates (1 day), Argentina (1 day), Australia (1 day), Azerbaijan (1 day), Belgium (1 day)
Immigration 0.8% of the world’s news
Covered more than usual in United Kingdom (3 days), Moldova (2 days), Cuba (1 day), Germany (1 day)
Industries on the move
Media & entertainment rising topics in 114 countries
- Crew Girl · 77 countries
- Monster: The Lizzie Borden Story · 72 countries
- Cindy Crawford · 63 countries
- The Gentlemen · 45 countries
- Why Did I Get Married Too? · 39 countries
Government & public sector rising topics in 91 countries
- 2026 Russian legislative election · 28 countries
- Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum · 18 countries
- Prince Ahmed bin Rashid of Dubai · 15 countries
- 2026 Berlin state election · 12 countries
- Alastair Campbell · 12 countries
Sports & fitness rising topics in 87 countries
- UEFA Nations League · 19 countries
- Laver Cup · 11 countries
- Sayed Abu Farchi · 11 countries
- Justin Verlander · 8 countries
- 2026 Asian Games · 7 countries
Music rising topics in 83 countries
- Marina Vlady · 22 countries
- XXXXX (album) · 10 countries
- Chad Gilbert · 6 countries
- GeeGun · 5 countries
- Liu Huan · 5 countries
Gaming rising topics in 63 countries
- Roblox · 42 countries
- Aniimo · 23 countries
- Cities: Skylines II · 17 countries
- RuneScape: Dragonwilds · 16 countries
- Trails in the Sky 2nd Chapter · 13 countries
Fashion & beauty rising topics in 52 countries
- Rande Gerber · 47 countries
- Coral Simanovich · 1 country
- Joshua · 1 country
- Judit Marjai · 1 country
- Kimberly Guilfoyle · 1 country
Travel & tourism rising topics in 48 countries
- Azerbaijan · 11 countries
- Andorra · 4 countries
- Baku · 4 countries
- Neryungri · 4 countries
- Ireland · 2 countries
Nonprofits & NGOs rising topics in 28 countries
- Bangladesh men's national football team · 4 countries
- Newcastle Knights · 2 countries
- Alaverdi Monastery · 1 country
- Bosnia and Herzegovina men's national football team · 1 country
- Brisbane Lions · 1 country
Science & research rising topics in 13 countries
- Ranulph Fiennes · 2 countries
- Arno Kasvi · 1 country
- Earth · 1 country
- Gábor Polyák · 1 country
- K. Jayatillake · 1 country
Tech & software rising topics in 12 countries
- ChatGPT · 6 countries
- 15.ai · 1 country
- archive.today · 1 country
- Chicago Tribune · 1 country
- CP/M · 1 country
How our calls hold up
Of the topics we marked rising since 15 Jun, 10.3% were still in their country’s top 100 four weeks later (14.9% of all topics). Scorecard →
Only what the free pages showed that week. Topics are sorted automatically.