At Global Voices, our community researches, writes, edits, and translates stories with a mission to support human rights and build bridges of understanding across countries, cultures, and languages.

We don't publish just to grab clicks or follow a news trend. We do, however, like to keep track of the ways in which our hard work has impact around the world.

To that end, one useful metric is how readers respond to our stories and translations. So let's take a look at who our readers were and what caught their attention during the week of February 5-11, 2018.

Where in the world are Global Voices’ readers?

Last week, our stories and translations attracted readers from 195 countries! The top 20 countries represented across all of Global Voices’ sites were:

1. United States
2. Canada
3. Japan
4. Mexico
5. Brazil
6. France
7. United Kingdom
8. Spain
9. Colombia
10. Philippines
11. India
12. Italy
13. Germany
14. Russia
15. Taiwan
16. Bangladesh
17. Indonesia
18. Argentina
19. Peru
20. Madagascar

Global Voices in English

The English-language site is where the majority of original content is first published at Global Voices. The top five most-read stories of last week were:

1. Trinidad & Tobago Finally Gets Its ‘Steups’ Emoji
2. As the World Celebrates Bob Marley Day, Reggae Is Changing and so Are Its Fans
3. How Apple Is Paving the Way to a ‘Cloud Dictatorship’ in China
4. FBI Investigation Helps Uncover Latest Bribery Scandal in Greece
5. It Is Not Only LGBT Jamaicans Who Welcome the Government’s Ban of Controversial U.S. Preacher

Global Voices Lingua

Lingua is a project that translates Global Voices stories into languages other than English. There are about 30 active Lingua sites. Below is last week's most-read story or translation on each active language site.

Arabic

• من هو جلال الدين الرومي، وإلى من ينتمي؟ (“Who Was Jalaluddin Rumi, and Whose Rumi Is He?” originally published in 2016)

Aymara

• Bolivia markanx activistas digitales uñt’at jila kullakanakaw diversidad lingüística online uka uñacht’ayañatäk tantacht’asiwapxi (“Digital Activists Meet Up Offline to Promote Bolivia’s Language Diversity Online,” originally published in 2016)

Bangla

• নেলসন ম্যান্ডেলার ১৭টি জ্ঞানগর্ভ উক্তি যা সকলের পাঠ করা উচিৎ (“17 Pieces of Wisdom from Nelson Mandela that Everyone Needs to Read,” originally published in 2013)

Chinese (simplified)

• 中国：性、监控、与“人民色情”（People’s Porn）的崛起 (“China: Sex, Censorship and the Rise of ‘People's Porn,’” originally published in 2011)

Chinese (traditional)

• 台灣是個國家嗎？西藏呢？中國的答案是否定的，並要求外商企業表達相同立場 (“Is Taiwan a Country? What About Tibet? China Says They Aren't—and Wants Foreign Companies to Fall in Line”)

Czech

• Karneval v Německu: tradice, politika a autocenzura (“Cologne's Carnival Parade Tones Down Its Charlie Hebdo Satire,” originally published in 2015)

Dutch

• Israël, een van de droogste landen ter wereld, wordt nu overspoeld door water (“Israel, One of the World’s Driest Countries, Is Now Overflowing With Water,” originally published in 2016)

Esperanto

• Renkontiĝo kun Ara Malikian, la kosmopolito kun violono (“Meet Ara Malikian, the Cosmopolitan With a Violin,” originally published in 2017)

Farsi

• فانتری شما کابوس او است: زنان لوند پاکستانی در یوتیوب (“Your Fantasy Is Her Nightmare: ‘Sexy’ Pakistani Women on YouTube,” originally published in 2013)

French

• Nelson Mandela : 17 citations à se remémorer pour apprécier sa sagesse (“17 Pieces of Wisdom from Nelson Mandela that Everyone Needs to Read,” originally published in 2013)

German

• Singapur: Stadt oder Land? (“Singapore: Is It a City or Country?” originally published in 2009)

Greek

• Καρναβάλι στη Γερμανία: Παραδόσεις, πολιτική και αυτολογοκρισία (“Cologne's Carnival Parade Tones Down Its Charlie Hebdo Satire,” originally published in 2015)

Hindi

• बांग्लादेशी शादियों में सांस्कृतिक बदलाव के चलते बदल रहा है खानपान (“Shifts in Bangladeshi Wedding Culture Bring a Change to the Menu”)

Hungarian

• 17 Nelson Mandela-idézet, melyet érdemes ismerni (“17 Pieces of Wisdom from Nelson Mandela that Everyone Needs to Read,” originally published in 2013)

Indonesian

• Apakah Taiwan Sebuah Negara, Pulau Merdeka, Wilayah yang Memisahkan Diri, atau Sebuah Provinsi di Tiongkok? (“Is Taiwan a Country, a Self-Governing Island, or a Breakaway Territory or Province of China?” originally published in 2016)

Italian

• Russia: parte dell'Europa o dell'Asia? (“Russia: Part of Europe,” originally published in 2007)

Japanese

• 水の乏しい国だったイスラエル、今や水の豊かな国となる (“Israel, One of the World’s Driest Countries, Is Now Overflowing With Water,” originally published in 2016)

Korean

• 日 유명 언론인 성폭행 피해자 위한 인터넷 지지 물결 (“A Hashtag in Support of Victims Takes Off on Japanese Twitter After a High-Profile Journalist Is Accused of Sexual Assault,” originally published in 2017)

Kurdish

• ‘ئافرەتی ئاسک : کۆکراوەی بەرھەمی ھونەری ‘ تیشک دەخاتە سەر توندوتیژی دژی ئافرەتە رەسەنەکانی ئەمریکای باکور (“‘Deer Woman: An Anthology’ Sheds Light on Violence Against Native Women in North America,” originally published in 2017)

Macedonian

• Македонски стрип ги охрабрува жените да започнат кариери поврзани со програмирање (“A Macedonian Comic Strip Encourages Women to Pursue Computer Programming Careers,” originally published in 2017)

Malagasy

• Tononkalo Malagasy 4 Miresaka Fitiavana Tsy Azo Tanterahina Amin'izao Saint Valentin – Andron'ny Mpifankatia Izao (“From Madagascar, Four Poems on Impossible Love for Valentine's Day,” originally published in 2016)

Nepali

• कसुरमा बलात्कारपश्चात् हत्या गरिएकी सात वर्षीया जैनाबका लागि न्यायको माग गर्दै पाकिस्तानीहरू (“Pakistanis Demand #JusticeForZainab, 7-Year-Old Raped and Murdered in Kasur”)

Polish

• Nastoletnia raperka z Afganistanu uniknęła małżeństwa dzięki swoim piosenkom (“Afghan Rapper Escaped Teen Marriage by Singing About It,” originally published in 2015)

Portuguese

• Singapura: cidade ou país? (“Singapore: Is It a City or Country?” originally published in 2009)

Romanian

• 14 filme interzise în Iran din 2007 (“14 Films That Have Been Banned in Iran Since 2007,” originally published in 2015)

Russian

• Представители правящей элиты Эфиопии нанимают троллей в социальных сетях (и смотрят порно) (“Leaked Documents Show That Ethiopia’s Ruling Elites Are Hiring Social Media Trolls (and Watching Porn)”)

Spanish

• 10 palabras que usas a diario que no sabías que eran de origen quechua (“10 Common Words in Spanish and English That Come From Quechua,” originally published in 2015)

Swahili

• Hekima 17 za Nelson Mandela Zinazofaa Kusomwa na Kila Mmoja (“17 Pieces of Wisdom from Nelson Mandela that Everyone Needs to Read,” originally published in 2013)

Turkish

• Katarlıyım ve Evleneceğim Kişiye Karar Verebilmek İstiyorum (“I’m Qatari, and I Want to Be Able to Decide For Myself Who I Marry,” originally published in 2016)

Urdu

• افغانستان کی ان دیکھی تصاویر (“Sharing Photos of the Afghanistan You Never See,” originally published in 2012)