--- title: "Global September 2026 Newsletter" description: "Global Attitudes & Trends A digest of the Center’s latest findings from its worldwide public opinion surveys and demographic research · Subscribe ↗ In the news Social media harms democracy by spreading rumors, survey showsReuters Most people think AI will cut more jobs than create them; Indians feel AI will widen rich-poor gap—Pew ThePrint Pew poll finds […]" date: "2026-10-09" authors: - name: "aloprete" url: "https://www.pewresearch.org/newsletter/global/global-september-2026-newsletter/" --- # Global September 2026 Newsletter --- October 9, 2026 ## Global Attitudes & Trends *A digest of the Center's latest findings from its worldwide public opinion surveys and demographic research* · **[Subscribe ↗](https://pewresearch.us1.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=434f5d1199912232d416897e4&id=3e953b9b70)** --- - **Also read:** [What Do Australians Think About Social Media Restrictions for Kids?](https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2026/10/01/what-do-australians-think-about-social-media-restrictions-for-kids/) [ ](https://www.pewresearch.org/global/2026/09/17/globally-more-people-expect-ai-to-cause-job-loss-than-growth/) ## [Globally, More People Expect AI to Cause Job Loss Than Growth](https://www.pewresearch.org/global/2026/09/17/globally-more-people-expect-ai-to-cause-job-loss-than-growth/) As policymakers, business leaders and experts debate the potential economic impacts of artificial intelligence, ordinary citizens around the world express concern. In 34 of 37 countries surveyed earlier this year, people tend to believe AI will lead to [fewer jobs rather than more jobs](https://www.pewresearch.org/global/2026/09/17/globally-more-people-expect-ai-to-cause-job-loss-than-growth/) and that it will increase rather than decrease inequality in their country. - 💬 **In their own words:** [Israelis and Palestinians explain why peaceful coexistence is or isn’t possible](https://www.pewresearch.org/global/2026/09/15/many-israelis-and-palestinians-say-they-cannot-coexist-peacefully-and-explain-why/#why-do-some-israelis-and-palestinians-think-israel-and-an-independent-palestinian-state-can-coexist-peacefully) - [About 9 in 10 Palestinians in the West Bank and East Jerusalem See Israeli Checkpoints as a Major Problem](https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2026/09/15/about-9-in-10-palestinians-in-the-west-bank-and-east-jerusalem-see-israeli-checkpoints-as-a-major-problem/) [ ](https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2026/09/23/americans-views-of-china-have-warmed-in-recent-years/) ## [Americans’ views of China have warmed in recent years](https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2026/09/23/americans-views-of-china-have-warmed-in-recent-years/) Chinese President Xi Jinping and U.S. President Donald Trump met last month in Washington. Though U.S. views of China remain chilly overall, they’ve grown somewhat warmer in recent years. Today, Americans give China an [average rating of 37 out of 100](https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2026/09/23/americans-views-of-china-have-warmed-in-recent-years/) on a “feeling thermometer,” up from 28 in 2021. ## [How Brazilians view their country ahead of 2026 elections](https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2026/09/22/how-brazilians-view-their-country-ahead-of-2026-elections/) ## [The U.S. Constitution is among the hardest in the world to amend](https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2026/09/14/the-us-constitution-is-among-the-hardest-in-the-world-to-amend/) ## [9/11 memories remain vivid in the U.S. 25 years later](https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2026/09/03/9-11-memories-remain-vivid-in-the-us-25-years-later/) ## [How South Koreans view their relationship with the U.S.](https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2026/08/24/how-south-koreans-view-their-relationship-with-the-us/) #### In the news [Social media harms democracy by spreading rumors, survey shows](https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/social-media-harms-democracy-by-spreading-rumors-survey-shows-2026-10-01/) Reuters [](#)[Most people think AI will cut more jobs than create them; Indians feel AI will widen rich-poor gap—Pew](https://theprint.in/world/most-people-think-ai-will-cut-more-jobs-than-create-them-indians-feel-ai-will-widen-rich-poor-gap-pew/3045392/) ThePrint [](#)[Pew poll finds majority of Israelis and Palestinians say two-state coexistence impossible](https://www.timesofisrael.com/pew-poll-finds-majority-of-israelis-and-palestinian-say-two-state-coexistence-impossible/) Times of Israel #### Notable global research [](#)[About Half of World’s Population Worried by Air Pollution](https://news.gallup.com/poll/713858/half-world-population-worried-air-pollution.aspx) Gallup [](#)[What Worries the World](https://resources.ipsos.com/rs/297-CXJ-795/images/What-Worries-the-World-September-26.pdf?version=0) Ipsos [](#)[Cybersecurity at the workplace: awareness and preparedness among employees](https://europa.eu/eurobarometer/surveys/detail/3681) Eurobarometer #### From our research [13%](https://www.pewresearch.org/global/2026/09/17/globally-more-people-expect-ai-to-cause-job-loss-than-growth/#concern-and-excitement-about-ai) The median share of adults across 37 countries who are [more excited than concerned](https://www.pewresearch.org/global/2026/09/17/globally-more-people-expect-ai-to-cause-job-loss-than-growth/#concern-and-excitement-about-ai) about AI.