Weekly · 2026-W43
The world this week: 19 Oct – 25 Oct 2026
Rising in several countries at once
- Kim Jong Un Politics & world affairs · rising in up to 95 countries · 6 days this week
- Below Movies & TV · rising in up to 87 countries · 7 days this week
- Animals Movies & TV · rising in up to 83 countries · 7 days this week
- YouTube Tech & AI · rising in up to 67 countries · 7 days this week
- Barbara Palvin Movies & TV · rising in up to 63 countries · 3 days this week
- Manchester City F.C. Sports · rising in up to 60 countries · 2 days this week
- Tate McRae Music · rising in up to 59 countries · 3 days this week
- Paris Saint-Germain FC Sports · rising in up to 58 countries · 2 days this week
- Como Travel & places · rising in up to 57 countries · 2 days this week
- Manchester United F.C. Sports · rising in up to 56 countries · 2 days this week
- Aston Villa F.C. Sports · rising in up to 53 countries · 2 days this week
- Real Madrid CF Sports · rising in up to 52 countries · 4 days this week
The issues in the news
War and security 3.4% of the world’s news
Covered more than usual in Angola (7 days), Libya (7 days), Burundi (5 days), Rwanda (5 days), Antarctica (4 days), Cambodia (4 days), Réunion (4 days), Brunei (3 days), Canada (3 days), China (3 days)
Democracy and elections 2.2% of the world’s news
Covered more than usual in Armenia (6 days), Montenegro (6 days), Austria (4 days), Australia (4 days), Bulgaria (4 days), Burundi (4 days), Estonia (4 days), Greenland (4 days), Israel (4 days), South Korea (4 days)
AI 2.1% of the world’s news
Covered more than usual in Angola (4 days), Belarus (4 days), United Kingdom (4 days), Maldives (4 days), Azerbaijan (3 days), Croatia (2 days), North Korea (2 days), Rwanda (2 days), Zambia (2 days), Malaysia (1 day)
Health 1.5% of the world’s news
Covered more than usual in Iceland (6 days), Nigeria (6 days), Chad (6 days), Central African Republic (4 days), Nepal (4 days), Pakistan (4 days), United Kingdom (3 days), Vatican City (3 days), Brazil (2 days), Ecuador (2 days)
Jobs and work 1.0% of the world’s news
Covered more than usual in Australia (3 days), Bulgaria (3 days), Switzerland (3 days), Egypt (3 days), Finland (3 days), Japan (3 days), North Macedonia (3 days), Türkiye (3 days), Brazil (2 days), Botswana (2 days)
Climate 0.9% of the world’s news
Covered more than usual in Svalbard & Jan Mayen (7 days), Greenland (6 days), United Kingdom (5 days), Kiribati (4 days), Australia (3 days), Finland (3 days), Jersey (3 days), Mozambique (3 days), Türkiye (3 days), China (2 days)
Cost of living 0.8% of the world’s news
Covered more than usual in Kazakhstan (3 days), Saudi Arabia (3 days), Australia (2 days), Brazil (2 days), Canada (2 days), United Kingdom (2 days), Portugal (2 days), Austria (1 day), Germany (1 day), Hungary (1 day)
Industries on the move
Media & entertainment rising topics in 181 countries
- Animals · 88 countries
- Below · 86 countries
- East of Eden · 41 countries
- Take Charge of My Heart · 41 countries
- Doing Life · 30 countries
Tech & software rising topics in 178 countries
- WhatsApp · 45 countries
- YouTube · 44 countries
- Tiny Computers · 36 countries
- ChatGPT · 32 countries
- Deck-Man: Cassette Player · 29 countries
Music rising topics in 173 countries
- Tate McRae · 75 countries
- Adéla · 46 countries
- Karol G · 28 countries
- Ayra Starr · 21 countries
- Ariana Grande · 20 countries
Sports & fitness rising topics in 168 countries
- Real Madrid CF · 47 countries
- Manchester City F.C. · 42 countries
- Aston Villa F.C. · 37 countries
- Paris Saint-Germain FC · 30 countries
- UEFA Champions League · 29 countries
Travel & tourism rising topics in 146 countries
- Barcelona · 35 countries
- Bournemouth · 27 countries
- Milan · 19 countries
- Vila-real · 19 countries
- Afghanistan · 18 countries
Education rising topics in 132 countries
- SkyView® · 11 countries
- Simulações PhET · 8 countries
- Bible Chat: Daily Devotional · 7 countries
- Proloquo2Go AAC · 7 countries
- 6 Minute English · 5 countries
Telecom & internet rising topics in 125 countries
- WhatsApp · 35 countries
- Microsoft Authenticator · 17 countries
- Jump Desktop (RDP, VNC, Fluid) · 7 countries
- Zyra VPN · 7 countries
- Streaks · 5 countries
Fashion & beauty rising topics in 118 countries
- Live Football TV: HD streaming · 9 countries
- Netflix · 8 countries
- Baby Monitor 3G · 7 countries
- Pinterest · 7 countries
- Stylebook · 7 countries
Government & public sector rising topics in 116 countries
- Kim Jong Un · 77 countries
- 2026 Serbian parliamentary election · 13 countries
- 2026 Brazilian general election · 9 countries
- Helen Haines · 8 countries
- Lazio · 8 countries
Advertising & marketing rising topics in 115 countries
- WhatsApp · 35 countries
- Discord · 19 countries
- Gmail · 12 countries
- Pinterest · 7 countries
- Facebook app · 6 countries
How our calls hold up
Of the topics we marked rising since 15 Jun, 9.1% were still in their country’s top 100 four weeks later (13.1% of all topics). Scorecard →
Only what the free pages showed that week. Topics are sorted automatically.