Weekly · 2026-W44
The world this week: 26 Oct – 1 Nov 2026
Rising in several countries at once
- Patrick Stewart Music · rising in up to 104 countries · 4 days this week
- 2026 Ballon d'Or Other · rising in up to 102 countries · 2 days this week
- Harry Kane Sports · rising in up to 94 countries · 5 days this week
- Ballon d'Or Sports · rising in up to 92 countries · 5 days this week
- Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva Politics & world affairs · rising in up to 91 countries · 3 days this week
- Alexia Putellas Sports · rising in up to 82 countries · 2 days this week
- 2026 Israeli legislative election Politics & world affairs · rising in up to 76 countries · 6 days this week
- DAZN Tech & AI · rising in up to 75 countries · 1 day this week
- Halloween Society & beliefs · rising in up to 70 countries · 6 days this week
- YouTube Tech & AI · rising in up to 67 countries · 4 days this week
- 2026 Brazilian general election Politics & world affairs · rising in up to 59 countries · 2 days this week
- 2026 Serbian parliamentary election Politics & world affairs · rising in up to 59 countries · 2 days this week
The issues in the news
Democracy and elections 3.1% of the world’s news
Covered more than usual in Bulgaria (5 days), China (5 days), Hong Kong SAR China (5 days), Iran (5 days), Iceland (5 days), South Korea (5 days), Montenegro (5 days), Madagascar (5 days), Malaysia (5 days), Netherlands (5 days)
War and security 2.9% of the world’s news
Covered more than usual in Libya (4 days), Brunei (3 days), Jordan (3 days), Cambodia (3 days), Laos (3 days), Timor-Leste (3 days), Antarctica (2 days), Czechia (2 days), United Kingdom (2 days), Jersey (2 days)
AI 1.9% of the world’s news
Covered more than usual in Oman (3 days), Zambia (3 days), United Arab Emirates (2 days), Djibouti (2 days), New Zealand (2 days), Finland (1 day), United Kingdom (1 day), Nigeria (1 day), Rwanda (1 day), Venezuela (1 day)
Health 1.4% of the world’s news
Covered more than usual in Nigeria (4 days), Congo - Brazzaville (3 days), United Kingdom (3 days), Australia (2 days), Bhutan (2 days), Guinea-Bissau (2 days), Pakistan (2 days), Rwanda (2 days), Vatican City (2 days), Brazil (1 day)
Jobs and work 1.0% of the world’s news
Covered more than usual in United Kingdom (3 days), Romania (3 days), Canada (2 days), Finland (2 days), Indonesia (2 days), Italy (2 days), South Korea (2 days), Latvia (2 days), Sweden (2 days), St. Vincent & Grenadines (2 days)
Cost of living 0.8% of the world’s news
Covered more than usual in Saudi Arabia (4 days), Australia (3 days), United Kingdom (3 days), Germany (2 days), Egypt (2 days), Italy (2 days), Kazakhstan (2 days), Qatar (2 days), United Arab Emirates (1 day), Austria (1 day)
Climate 0.8% of the world’s news
Covered more than usual in United Kingdom (3 days), Canada (2 days), Egypt (2 days), Kyrgyzstan (2 days), Mongolia (2 days), Malta (2 days), Ukraine (2 days), United States (2 days), Armenia (1 day), Australia (1 day)
Immigration 0.7% of the world’s news
Covered more than usual in Gambia (4 days), United Kingdom (3 days), Greenland (3 days), Australia (2 days), Switzerland (2 days), France (2 days), Senegal (2 days), Argentina (1 day), Austria (1 day), Brazil (1 day)
Industries on the move
Music rising topics in 178 countries
- Patrick Stewart · 104 countries
- Sunny Ozell · 44 countries
- Ian McKellen · 40 countries
- Tate McRae · 30 countries
- Michael Jackson · 26 countries
Tech & software rising topics in 176 countries
- DAZN · 75 countries
- YouTube · 46 countries
- WhatsApp · 41 countries
- ChatGPT · 40 countries
- AnkiMobile Flashcards · 15 countries
Media & entertainment rising topics in 150 countries
- Take Charge of My Heart · 35 countries
- Animals · 32 countries
- Below · 28 countries
- Lara Croft: Tomb Raider · 25 countries
- The Trap · 25 countries
Sports & fitness rising topics in 144 countries
- Harry Kane · 84 countries
- Ballon d'Or · 81 countries
- Alexia Putellas · 54 countries
- Kimi Antonelli · 16 countries
- DAZN · 13 countries
Government & public sector rising topics in 108 countries
- 2026 Israeli legislative election · 76 countries
- Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva · 56 countries
- 2026 Serbian parliamentary election · 26 countries
- Gadi Eisenkot · 25 countries
- Christine Lagarde · 20 countries
Travel & tourism rising topics in 103 countries
- Barcelona · 23 countries
- Jonestown · 10 countries
- Manager for Scooters · 9 countries
- Milan · 5 countries
- OBD Fusion · 4 countries
Education rising topics in 100 countries
- 6 Minute English · 9 countries
- Official DVSA Theory Test Kit · 7 countries
- Traduci Ora · 7 countries
- The Mel Robbins Podcast · 6 countries
- Bible Chat: Daily Devotional · 5 countries
Telecom & internet rising topics in 84 countries
- WhatsApp · 26 countries
- Microsoft Authenticator · 7 countries
- Jump Desktop (RDP, VNC, Fluid) · 3 countries
- Color Widgets - Aesthetic Icon · 2 countries
- Google Authenticator · 2 countries
Advertising & marketing rising topics in 77 countries
- WhatsApp · 26 countries
- Discord · 7 countries
- Gmail · 7 countries
- X · 4 countries
- Google · 3 countries
Health & pharma rising topics in 70 countries
- Monash FODMAP Diet · 10 countries
- Atlas der Humananatomie 2027 · 6 countries
- Ilija Srdanović · 6 countries
- Huberman Lab · 5 countries
- Luke the Evangelist · 4 countries
How our calls hold up
Of the topics we marked rising since 15 Jun, 8.8% were still in their country’s top 100 four weeks later (13.5% of all topics). Scorecard →
Only what the free pages showed that week. Topics are sorted automatically.