Topics
The topics this product tracks, the most attention first. Attention is measured against each topic’s own history — 50 is its usual level — so a high figure means unusually busy for that topic, not the most-discussed topic in the world.
Ordered by each topic’s current Attention figure: 0–100 against that topic’s own recent history, with 50 its usual level. Topics with no figure yet are listed last, A–Z. How attention is measured.
- Baltic states61Attentionabout usual · +17.6 ptsup over 24 hoursEstonia, Latvia and Lithuania — politics, security and economy.
- Texas61Attentionabout usual · +10.6 ptsup over 24 hoursThe state's government, its governor and its politics.
- Winter storms60Attentionabout usual · +7.9 ptsup over 24 hoursBlizzards, snowstorms and ice storms.
- Missiles and air defence60Attentionabout usual · ±0.0 ptsunchanged over 24 hoursMissile arsenals and the systems built to intercept them.
- Crypto regulation60Attentionabout usual
- US federal debt and deficit60Attentionabout usual · −1.1 ptsdown over 24 hoursThe national debt, the annual deficit, and the Treasury borrowing that funds them.
- US presidency60Attentionabout usual · +6.9 ptsup over 24 hoursThe office, its occupant, and the national contest for it.
- Panama60Attentionabout usual · +13.7 ptsup over 24 hours
- Opioid crisis60Attentionabout usual · +10.2 ptsup over 24 hoursFentanyl and opioid overdoses and the policy response.
- Belarus60Attentionabout usual · +10.5 ptsup over 24 hours
- AI capability milestones60Attentionabout usual · −4.0 ptsdown over 24 hours
- Streaming platforms60Attentionabout usual · ±0.0 ptsunchanged over 24 hours
- Uganda59Attentionabout usual · ±0.0 ptsunchanged over 24 hours
- Human rights59Attentionabout usual · +5.2 ptsup over 24 hoursHuman-rights abuses, atrocity allegations and the organisations that document them.
- Athletics and swimming59Attentionabout usual · +14.1 ptsup over 24 hours
- Cricket59Attentionabout usual · ±0.0 ptsunchanged over 24 hours
- US tax policy59Attentionabout usual · −6.3 ptsdown over 24 hoursFederal tax law, the IRS, and the tax bills that pass through Congress.
- College basketball59Attentionabout usual · ±0.0 ptsunchanged over 24 hours
- Palantir59Attentionabout usual · ±0.0 ptsunchanged over 24 hoursPalantir Technologies — data analytics software for governments, defence and enterprises.
- Donald Trump59Attentionabout usual · ±0.0 ptsunchanged over 24 hours
- Anthropic59Attentionabout usual · −7.4 ptsdown over 24 hours
- Global economy59Attentionabout usual · +1.7 ptsup over 24 hoursThe world economy as a whole — global growth, world output and global recession risk.
- Women's sport58Attentionabout usual · −9.0 ptsdown over 24 hours
- Private credit and private equity58Attentionabout usual · ±0.0 ptsunchanged over 24 hoursPrivate credit funds, buyout firms and leveraged buyouts.