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METHODOLOGY

DAVOS 2026 MEDIA ANALYSIS

Data-driven analysis of global media coverage during WEF 2026

QUOTES
319,131
ARTICLES
30,020
SOURCES
1,346
PEOPLE
719
COUNTRIES
146
COMPANIES
113
01DATA COLLECTION

Media coverage captured via Omniscan from 1,346 sources. Period: Jan 17-24, 2026

TIER 1 NEWS9,730
TIER 1 TRADE186
TIER 220,104
02QUOTE EXTRACTION

Omniscan entity recognition extracted 319,131 quotes, attributed to specific people. Measures actual voice and influence, not just mentions.

03RANKINGS

Based on raw mention counts. Measures share of voice—attention received—not sentiment or quality.

04SENTIMENT ANALYSIS

LLM-based analysis classified 56,258 person-article pairs and 6,164 company-article pairs as Positive, Neutral, or Negative.

POSITIVE22.4%
NEUTRAL64.1%
NEGATIVE12.6%
!LIMITATIONS

• Social media not included

• Sentiment analysis has context limits

• Quote attribution may miss indirect refs

ANALYSIS BY
Topham Guerin

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DATA BY
Omniscan

Omniscan is the expert data partner for media intelligence. Their platform captures and analyzes global media coverage at scale, enabling insights that drive strategy.

The 30,020 articles and 319,131 quotes powering this analysis were captured via their platform.

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