Weekly · 2026-W42
The world this week: 12 Oct – 18 Oct 2026
Rising in several countries at once
- RJ Mitte Movies & TV · rising in up to 115 countries · 4 days this week
- Real Madrid CF Sports · rising in up to 66 countries · 3 days this week
- Seville Other · rising in up to 66 countries · 1 day this week
- Breaking Bad Movies & TV · rising in up to 58 countries · 1 day this week
- Barcelona Travel & places · rising in up to 56 countries · 2 days this week
- Paris Saint-Germain FC Sports · rising in up to 56 countries · 2 days this week
- Inter Miami CF Sports · rising in up to 52 countries · 2 days this week
- Daniel and Luis Moncada Other · rising in up to 49 countries · 1 day this week
- Galatasaray S.K. Sports · rising in up to 46 countries · 2 days this week
- Manchester City F.C. Sports · rising in up to 45 countries · 3 days this week
- Manchester United F.C. Sports · rising in up to 44 countries · 2 days this week
- Leeds Travel & places · rising in up to 43 countries · 1 day this week
The issues in the news
War and security 3.9% of the world’s news
Covered more than usual in Gambia (4 days), Rwanda (4 days), Bhutan (3 days), Grenada (3 days), Norway (3 days), Vietnam (3 days), Brazil (2 days), Canada (2 days), Congo - Brazzaville (2 days), Cuba (2 days)
AI 2.0% of the world’s news
Covered more than usual in Canada (2 days), France (2 days), Morocco (2 days), Palestinian Territories (2 days), Tunisia (2 days), Angola (1 day), Switzerland (1 day), Ethiopia (1 day), United Kingdom (1 day), India (1 day)
Democracy and elections 1.9% of the world’s news
Covered more than usual in Palestinian Territories (4 days), Slovenia (4 days), Jersey (3 days), United States (3 days), Belgium (2 days), Czechia (2 days), Spain (2 days), Ghana (2 days), Haiti (2 days), Israel (2 days)
Health 1.3% of the world’s news
Covered more than usual in Namibia (3 days), Austria (2 days), Australia (2 days), Germany (2 days), Djibouti (2 days), Kenya (2 days), Mexico (2 days), New Zealand (2 days), Kosovo (2 days), Cyprus (1 day)
Cost of living 1.2% of the world’s news
Covered more than usual in Germany (4 days), Argentina (3 days), Australia (3 days), Italy (3 days), Russia (3 days), India (2 days), Iraq (2 days), Tunisia (2 days), United States (2 days), Canada (1 day)
Immigration 0.9% of the world’s news
Covered more than usual in Eritrea (5 days), Djibouti (4 days), South Africa (4 days), Ethiopia (3 days), Greece (3 days), Kenya (3 days), Pakistan (3 days), Armenia (2 days), Central African Republic (2 days), Equatorial Guinea (2 days)
Jobs and work 0.9% of the world’s news
Covered more than usual in United Kingdom (4 days), Ireland (4 days), Mexico (4 days), Guatemala (3 days), Malaysia (3 days), Australia (2 days), Brazil (2 days), Dominican Republic (2 days), Luxembourg (2 days), Thailand (2 days)
Industries on the move
Tech & software rising topics in 177 countries
- YoungPhoto - Aesthetic Camera · 23 countries
- Shadowrocket · 19 countries
- Microsoft Teams · 17 countries
- Pantry ledger PG · 17 countries
- Microsoft Authenticator · 16 countries
Media & entertainment rising topics in 171 countries
- RJ Mitte · 113 countries
- East of Eden · 42 countries
- Unabomber · 36 countries
- The Widower: 'Til Death Do Us Part · 34 countries
- Breaking Bad · 20 countries
Music rising topics in 171 countries
- Ayra Starr · 33 countries
- Adéla · 32 countries
- Tate McRae · 27 countries
- Karol G · 22 countries
- Drake · 20 countries
Sports & fitness rising topics in 158 countries
- Paris Saint-Germain FC · 41 countries
- Inter Miami CF · 40 countries
- UEFA Champions League · 34 countries
- Real Madrid CF · 33 countries
- Manchester City F.C. · 30 countries
Travel & tourism rising topics in 140 countries
- Barcelona · 41 countries
- New York City · 29 countries
- Leeds · 20 countries
- Liverpool · 19 countries
- Bournemouth · 10 countries
Education rising topics in 129 countries
- Bible Chat: Daily Devotional · 14 countries
- SkyView® · 6 countries
- 6 Minute English · 5 countries
- Learning English Conversations · 5 countries
- Solvely - AI Study Companion · 5 countries
Government & public sector rising topics in 114 countries
- Raphaël Glucksmann · 12 countries
- Joseph Kabila · 9 countries
- The Rest Is Politics · 7 countries
- The Rest Is Politics: US · 7 countries
- Volodymyr Zelenskyy · 5 countries
Telecom & internet rising topics in 111 countries
- Microsoft Authenticator · 12 countries
- Genora AI – Chat Bot Assistant · 5 countries
- Cleanup · 4 countries
- FORScan Lite - for Ford, Mazda · 4 countries
- Google Chrome · 4 countries
Nonprofits & NGOs rising topics in 100 countries
- Paris Saint-Germain FC · 41 countries
- Inter Miami CF · 40 countries
- Real Madrid CF · 33 countries
- Manchester City F.C. · 30 countries
- Manchester United F.C. · 29 countries
Health & pharma rising topics in 97 countries
- Monash FODMAP Diet · 14 countries
- AutoSleep: Watch Sleep Tracker · 8 countries
- HealthFit · 8 countries
- WorkOutDoors · 8 countries
- AutoSnore: Snore Recorder · 4 countries
How our calls hold up
Of the topics we marked rising since 15 Jun, 9.5% were still in their country’s top 100 four weeks later (13.7% of all topics). Scorecard →
Only what the free pages showed that week. Topics are sorted automatically.