Americas · Thursday, 12 November 2026
BarbadosLimited data
No written brief today: there’s too little data for one, or the draft didn’t pass our checks.
Rising
Top today
Everyday apps here: Google Docs · My Flow .+ · Facebook app · Gmail · CIBC Caribbean Mobile. Apps that top the charts every day. They’re listed after what’s new or in the news.
What the news is talking about
How much of the news here is about each issue today, and how it sounds, compared with the past 4 weeks. From 230 articles by the country’s own news sites over the last 7 days. How we read the news
Share of the coverage
- Disease threat looms over sugar crop - Barbados Today (barbadostoday.bb)
- Walters wants analysis of free movement data (nationnews.com)
How the news sounds
- Tone−0.7positive minus negative words per 100usually −0.4The GDELT Project
- Anxiety0.9× usual2.7 words per 1,000usually 2.9The GDELT Project
- Fear2.0× usual1.1 words per 1,000usually 0.5The GDELT Project
- Anger1.3× usual6.3 words per 1,000usually 4.8The GDELT Project
- Sadness1.0× usual6.8 words per 1,000usually 6.9The GDELT Project
- Happiness1.0× usual5.4 words per 1,000usually 5.4The GDELT Project
- Financial uncertainty0.9× usual6.6 words per 1,000usually 7.2The GDELT Project
News coverage in more than 100 languages, machine-translated and counted with English word lists, from The GDELT Project.
Pro The news mood day by day for the last 90 days, with each issue’s share, as CSV and PDF. Try Pro free for 7 days →
By category
Business & economy
Falling Everyday app
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Fashion & beauty
Everyday app
Everyday app
Food & drink
Everyday app
Everyday app
Everyday app
Gaming
Falling
Health & wellness
2Fitness Buddy+ Gym Workout Log
Everyday app
3AutoSleep: Watch Sleep Tracker
Everyday app
Tech & AI
Breakout
Travel & places
Everyday app
2Airalo: eSIM for travel & data
Everyday app
Falling Everyday app
Industries here
Music 38Tech & software 17Media & entertainment 9Telecom & internet 6Education 6Advertising & marketing 4Retail & e-commerce 3Fashion & beauty 3Legal & professional services 3Jobs, HR & staffing 3Gaming 2Finance & banking 2Crypto & digital assets 2Travel & tourism 1Sports & fitness 1Health & pharma 1
The numbers behind the mood
The latest official figures, with the period each one covers. Yearly numbers can be a year or more old.
Economy
- Inflation7.7%Jan 2020 · +0.6 pts since Dec 2019World Bank GEM · CC BY 4.0
- Unemployment6.5%2025 · +0.1 pts since 2024World Bank (ILO estimate) · CC BY 4.0
- GDP growth2.7%2025 · −0.7 pts since 2024World Bank · CC BY 4.0
- Youth unemployment18.5%2025 · +0.4 pts since 2024World Bank (ILO estimate) · CC BY 4.0
Society
- People online70.4%2024 · +0.7 pts since 2023World Bank (ITU) · CC BY 4.0
Charts
Apple Music · Artists
1Malie Donn
4BadRoss & Juk
5Mastaa T
6NHANCE
8NHance
9Juk
10Juk6ix
Apple Music · 2026-11-13
App Store · Free apps
1ChatGPT
2Facebook app
Rising
3MyDigicel
Breakout
4Google Maps
5ReelShort - Stream Drama & TV
6FlickReels - AI Story & Drama
Breakout
7Gmail
Rising
8Google Docs
Breakout
9Meta AI
Falling
10Bible Chat: Daily Devotional
Rising
Show the top 100
App Store · 2026-11-13
App Store · Paid apps
1Comere!
Breakout
2LumaFusion
Falling
3AnkiMobile Flashcards
Falling
4Game Booster 4x
5GigClick: Metronome, Setlist
6Camera+ Legacy
7Procreate
8kirakira+
9TuneIn
10e-Sword LT: Bible Study to Go
Show the top 50
App Store · 2026-11-13
Data credits: App Store · Apple Music. These signals show what people look up, watch, play and buy online. How it works.