What did the world actually talk about this week? Not what one newsroom chose for its front page, but what tens of thousands of outlets in 65 languages wrote about most. The list below is calculated from live data and refreshes every 15 minutes, so this page is always current.
How the ranking works
Each topic on Mirada is defined by a set of keywords in several languages. Every 15 minutes we count new articles whose headlines match those keywords, across roughly 300,000 articles a day from about 11,000 outlets. The list ranks topics by the number of articles in the last seven days; the percentage compares that with the previous seven days.
- A big positive change usually means a new event: a summit, an election result, an escalation, a market shock.
- A big negative change means a story is fading from attention, even if it is not resolved.
- A stable high number marks the long-running stories that dominate global news week after week.
The stories that dominate every week
Some topics stay near the top almost every week because they combine global consequences with constant new developments:
How to use this page
- Scan the list once a week. Two minutes is enough to see what the world is talking about.
- Open the topics that matter to you. Each page shows articles per day, countries, languages, tone and the latest headlines.
- Follow them. Press "Follow topic" to see your topics in your account and get them in the weekly digest.
- Look for what is missing. If a story you care about is absent from the list, it may be covered mostly in one region — check its page to see where.
For a calmer routine, see how to follow news on a topic without information overload.
FAQ
Where does this data come from?
From the GDELT Project, which indexes online news worldwide every 15 minutes, plus public Telegram channels. Read more in what GDELT is.
Why is a big story missing?
The list contains editorial topics we track. You can search any other story; Mirada builds a page for it on the fly.
How often is the list updated?
Every 15 minutes.
Can I get this summary by email?
Yes: subscribe to the weekly digest at the bottom of the page.