GDELT Project
Open research project, founded by Kalev Leetaru, that monitors world news media and codes events, people, themes and tone into free data for researchers and journalists.
At a glance
- Entity level
- Programme or dataset
- Type
- Dataset by named researchers
- Part of
- Kalev Leetaru (founder)
- Also known as
- GDELT
- Flagship output
- GDELT Event Database
- Category
- Risk event data & monitoring
- Tier
- Tier 2: Open global event and media database used for risk monitoring
- Coverage
- Global news events, tone, themes
- Public access
- Free
- Latest activity seen
- 11 Feb 2026
- Evidence
- Active in 2025 to 26
How it produces intelligence
Automated machine coding of broadcast, print and web news in 100+ languages, updated every 15 minutes, with real-time translation and AI extraction.
Risk themes
Focus regions
Leadership
- Kalev Leetaru, Founder
Links
What it publishes
| Output | Type | Cadence | Latest edition | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GDELT Event Database | Dataset | Continuous | Read report | ||
| Global Knowledge Graph (GKG) | Dataset | Continuous | Read report |
Latest findings
Recent public risk calls by GDELT Project, summarised in our own words. They are its views, not 311's. Follow each source for the original.
Translated around 3 million TV news broadcasts spanning 25 years using a low-cost LLM for about US$75,000, far below earlier cost estimates.
11 Feb 2026 · Horizon: 2026 · Source: GDELT Project (Gigazine)
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Questions about GDELT Project
What is GDELT Project?
Open research project, founded by Kalev Leetaru, that monitors world news media and codes events, people, themes and tone into free data for researchers and journalists.
How does GDELT Project produce its intelligence?
Automated machine coding of broadcast, print and web news in 100+ languages, updated every 15 minutes, with real-time translation and AI extraction.
What does GDELT Project cover?
Its work covers geopolitics, conflict & security, social unrest, technology & ai, with a focus on Global.
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