Asia · Thursday, 12 November 2026

Brunei

No written brief today: there’s too little data for one, or the draft didn’t pass our checks.

Rising

1AutoSleep: Watch Sleep Tracker
Breakout
Health & wellness · App Store · #1 in paid apps
2Artura Padel
Breakout
Tech & AI · App Store · #2 in free apps
3oftheblue
New
Music · Apple Music · #11 in songs
4Materialization
New
Other · Wikipedia · 236 reads
5YoungPhoto - エモい構図カメラ
Breakout
Tech & AI · App Store · #2 in paid apps

Top today

1AutoSleep: Watch Sleep Tracker
Breakout
Health & wellness · App Store · #1 in paid apps
2Artura Padel
Breakout
Tech & AI · App Store · #2 in free apps
3oftheblue
New
Music · Apple Music · #11 in songs
4Materialization
New
Other · Wikipedia · 236 reads
5YoungPhoto - エモい構図カメラ
Breakout
Tech & AI · App Store · #2 in paid apps
Korea.net, CC BY-SA 2.0
6Apink
New
Music · Apple Music · #23 in songs
7Handy GPS
Breakout
Tech & AI · App Store · #3 in paid apps
Raph_PH, CC BY 4.0
8Billie Eilish
Rising
Music · Apple Music · #8 in songs
92Do: To-Do Lijst & Takenbeheer
Breakout
Tech & AI · App Store · #4 in paid apps
The White House, Public domain
10Ne-Yo
Back
Music · Apple Music · #27 in songs

Everyday apps here: Hotlink · Google Maps · Takaful Brunei · MyNIISe · BruneiID. 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 1,885 articles that mention the country over the last 7 days. How we read the news

Share of the coverage

AI More than usual
5.7% of the news · usually 2.8% · 2.0× usual · 107 articles
- AI算力硬件基础设施需求持续旺盛，科创芯片ETF嘉实(588200)连续3天净流入 (sina.com.cn)
- 10 亿 Token 开源万只假鸟， AI 伪科普正在「污染」下一代的常识 (163.com)
War and security
4.1% of the news · usually 5.9% · 78 articles
- 从"双20"列阵看人民空军77年奋飞征程 (81.cn)
- 美国将在中东集结三艘航母，对伊朗动武军事准备如何？ (163.com)
Jobs and work More than usual
1.7% of the news · usually 0.4% · 4.9× usual · 32 articles
Climate More than usual
1.3% of the news · usually 0.6% · 2.0× usual · 24 articles
- 海南办会，主打低碳风 -南海网 (hinews.cn)
Democracy and elections
0.4% of the news · usually 0.5% · 8 articles
- 新聞眼／國際局勢混沌我參與APEC打穩健牌 | 政治 | 要聞 (udn.com)
Health
0.4% of the news · usually 0.4% · 8 articles
Cost of living
0.2% of the news · usually 0.2% · 4 articles
Immigration
0.0% of the news · usually 0.1% · 0 articles

How the news sounds

Tone+0.4positive minus negative words per 100usually +0.3The GDELT Project
Anxiety1.0× usual3.0 words per 1,000usually 3.1The GDELT Project
Fear1.1× usual0.6 words per 1,000usually 0.6The GDELT Project
Anger1.0× usual5.4 words per 1,000usually 5.2The GDELT Project
Sadness1.0× usual6.1 words per 1,000usually 6.0The GDELT Project
Happiness1.0× usual5.5 words per 1,000usually 5.5The GDELT Project
Financial uncertainty1.0× usual7.1 words per 1,000usually 7.4The GDELT Project

News coverage in more than 100 languages, machine-translated and counted with English word lists, from The GDELT Project.

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Issues people are looking up

The top topics in politics, the economy, tech, science, health, climate, education and society that people here read and search about today.

The White House, Public domain
1Jensen Huang
Business & economy · Wikipedia · 157 reads
Ministry of State Secretariat, Public domain
2Gibran Rakabuming Raka
Politics & world affairs · Wikipedia · 147 reads

By category

Business & economy

The White House, Public domain
1Jensen Huang
Wikipedia · 157 reads
2Voice Recorder - Audio Record
App Store · #50 in paid apps
3花思鲜花-精品订花配送商城
App Store · #79 in free apps

Education & careers

1Quran Majeed Pro القرآن المجيد
App Store · #29 in paid apps
2myDuaa: Fortress of a Muslim | حصن المسلم
App Store · #33 in paid apps
3Surah Yassin & Tahlil Arwah
App Store · #74 in free apps

Fashion & beauty

1BorneoParkMIRI
App Store · #87 in free apps
2BruneiID
Everyday app
App Store · #12 in free apps
3MyDST
Everyday app
App Store · #62 in free apps

Food & drink

1愛食記 - 台灣精選餐廳 x 美食優惠
App Store · #95 in free apps
2GoMamam
Everyday app
App Store · #13 in free apps
3Jollibee Brunei
Everyday app
App Store · #32 in free apps

Gaming

1Pocket God
Back
App Store · #9 in paid apps

Health & wellness

1AutoSleep: Watch Sleep Tracker
Breakout
App Store · #1 in paid apps
2Steppa - Step Challenges
App Store · #47 in free apps
3Fitness Buddy+ Gym Workout Log
App Store · #17 in paid apps

Money & crypto

1Forex Strength Meter
Back
App Store · #14 in paid apps
2TAIBVX
App Store · #68 in free apps
3TrueMoney
App Store · #78 in free apps

Movies & TV

1AVPlayer
App Store · #31 in paid apps
2FlickReels - AI Story & Drama
App Store · #86 in free apps
3APTV - Car TV Player & Cast
App Store · #94 in free apps

Music

1oftheblue
New
Apple Music · #11 in songs
Korea.net, CC BY-SA 2.0
2Apink
New
Apple Music · #23 in songs
Raph_PH, CC BY 4.0
3Billie Eilish
Rising
Apple Music · #8 in songs

Politics & world affairs

Ministry of State Secretariat, Public domain
1Gibran Rakabuming Raka
Wikipedia · 147 reads

Sports

Bryan Berlin, CC BY-SA 4.0
1Mauricio Pochettino
Wikipedia · 108 reads

Tech & AI

1Artura Padel
Breakout
App Store · #2 in free apps
2YoungPhoto - エモい構図カメラ
Breakout
App Store · #2 in paid apps
3Handy GPS
Breakout
App Store · #3 in paid apps

Travel & places

1Klook: Travel & Activities
App Store · #41 in free apps
2Royal Brunei Airlines
App Store · #77 in free apps
3Grab: Food Delivery, Taxi Ride
Everyday app
App Store · #25 in free apps

Industries here

Music 46 Tech & software 43 Media & entertainment 23 Advertising & marketing 20 Telecom & internet 11 Fashion & beauty 8 Legal & professional services 5 Jobs, HR & staffing 5 Travel & tourism 3 Sports & fitness 3 Health & pharma 3 Education 3 Gaming 2 Finance & banking 2 Crypto & digital assets 2 Cars & mobility 1 Transport & logistics 1 Government & public sector 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

Inflation-0.3%May 2016 · +0.7 pts since Apr 2016World Bank GEM · CC BY 4.0
Unemployment5.3%2025 · +0.1 pts since 2024World Bank (ILO estimate) · CC BY 4.0
GDP growth0.7%2025 · −3.4 pts since 2024World Bank · CC BY 4.0
Youth unemployment18.2%2025 · +0.4 pts since 2024World Bank (ILO estimate) · CC BY 4.0

Society

People online96.3%2024 · −2.7 pts since 2023World Bank (ITU) · CC BY 4.0

Charts

Apple Music · Artists

1Tulus
Breakout
2Harry Styles
Rising
3Ariana Grande
Falling
4Mahalini Raharja
Falling
5Sienna Spiro
Rising
6Olivia Dean
7Naykilla
Raph_PH, CC BY 4.0
8Billie Eilish
Rising
9Akbar Chalay & Mingse
10Adéla
Falling

Show the top 100

Apple Music · 2026-11-13

App Store · Free apps

1Pinduoduo
2Artura Padel
Breakout
3Touch ‘n Go eWallet
4Shopee MY: 11.11 Big Sale
Falling
5BEUTEA
6Threads
7ChatGPT
8Google Maps
Rising
9Guardian BN
Rising
10Meta AI