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Topics & Buzzwords

What dominated the conversation at Davos 2026.

DOMINANT TOPIC68% OF COVERAGE
Geopolitics20,266

More coverage than all other topics combined

ALL TOPICS
#TOPICARTICLESSHARE
1
Geopolitics
20,26668%
2
Global Economy
6,45722%
3
AI
1,1424%
4
Social Impact
1,0854%
5
Business Strategy
8523%
6
Innovation & Technology
7533%
7
Energy Transition
6392%
8
Partnership Announcements
4441%
9
Industry Trends
2101%
10
Climate Policy
1340%
BUZZWORD THEMES
Geopolitical
1,3555 terms
Tech
3752 terms
Economic
3462 terms
Environment
2382 terms
Other
21817 terms
General
1371 terms
ANALYSIS

Geopolitics dominates — 5 of the top 10 buzzwords relate to power dynamics, alliances, and international order. This tracks with the topic breakdown.

Tech takes a back seat — Despite AI hype, tech buzzwords ("innovation", "disruptive") rank lower than geopolitical terms. Davos 2026 was about politics, not products.

Climate gets rebranded — "Sustainability" and "energy transition" replace urgency-focused climate language. Corporate-friendly framing prevails.

WINNING BUZZWORDCOINED BY MARK CARNEY
"middle powers"
625mentions
23% of all buzzword usage
ORIGIN

Mark Carney, Prime Minister of Canada, introduced the term in his keynote speech at Davos 2026. The phrase immediately caught fire, reshaping how delegates discussed global power dynamics throughout the forum.

WHAT IT MEANS

Countries like India, Brazil, Indonesia, and Saudi Arabia seeking influence outside the US-China binary. The term signals a shift from "emerging markets" framing to geopolitical agency.

WHY IT WON

The term captures a fundamental shift in how the global elite discuss world order. Rather than "emerging markets" (economic framing) or "developing nations" (hierarchical framing), "middle powers" acknowledges political agency. Countries like India, Indonesia, Brazil, and Saudi Arabia aren't just markets to invest in — they're power brokers choosing their own alignments.

ALL BUZZWORDS29 terms tracked
1
"middle powers"Geopolitical
625
2
"resilience"Economic
303
3
"innovation"Tech
272
4
"leverage"Geopolitical
230
5
"geopolitical risk"Geopolitical
182
6
"strategic autonomy"Geopolitical
169
7
"rules-based order"Geopolitical
149
8
"unprecedented"General
137
9
"energy transition"Environment
121
10
"sustainability"Environment
117
11
"disruptive"Tech
103
12
"reskilling"Economic
43
13
"generative ai"
40
14
"digital transformation"
32
15
"esg"
24
16
"inclusive growth"
23
17
"upskilling"
19
18
"supply chain"
16
19
"circular economy"
14
20
"decoupling"
11
21
"responsible ai"
9
22
"future of work"
5
23
"great reset"
5
24
"fourth industrial revolution"
5
25
"stakeholder capitalism"
5
26
"net zero"
5
27
"multipolarity"
2
28
"deglobalization"
2
29
"purpose-driven"
1