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Asia · Thursday, 12 November 2026

ChinaLimited data

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


Rising

  1. 1Call of Duty®

    Breakout

    Gaming · Steam · #9 in top sellers

  2. 2Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel

    Breakout

    Gaming · Steam · #11 in top sellers

  3. 3ZED ZONE

    New

    Gaming · Steam · #17 in top sellers

  4. 4Naraka: Bladepoint

    Breakout

    Gaming · Steam · #8 in top sellers

  5. 5Delta Force

    Breakout

    Gaming · Steam · #3 in top sellers


Top today

  1. 1Call of Duty®

    Breakout

    Gaming · Steam · #9 in top sellers

  2. 2ZED ZONE

    New

    Gaming · Steam · #17 in top sellers

  3. 3Brotato

    Rising

    Gaming · Steam · #14 in top sellers

  4. 4Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel

    Breakout

    Gaming · Steam · #11 in top sellers

  5. 5ArcheAge Chronicles

    Rising

    Gaming · Steam · #19 in top sellers

  6. 6Brotato: Primal Dread

    Rising

    Gaming · Steam · #20 in top sellers

  7. 7Football Manager 27

    Rising

    Gaming · Steam · #16 in top sellers

  8. 8Human: Fall Flat

    Rising

    Gaming · Steam · #26 in top sellers

  9. 9Delta Force

    Breakout

    Gaming · Steam · #3 in top sellers

  10. 10Naraka: Bladepoint

    Breakout

    Gaming · Steam · #8 in top sellers

Everyday apps here: 千问 - 阿里最强模型官方AI助手 · 芒果TV · Weibo · Douyin Mall - Earn points on orders, return shipping covered · 手錶彈鋼琴. 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 13,643 articles by the country’s own news sites today. How we read the news

Share of the coverage

  1. 9.3% of the news · usually 8.7% · 1,273 articles
  2. 2.5% of the news · usually 2.1% · 346 articles
  3. 1.2% of the news · usually 1.1% · 167 articles
  4. 1.0% of the news · usually 0.8% · 132 articles
  5. 0.9% of the news · usually 0.8% · 127 articles
  6. Climate More than usual
    0.9% of the news · usually 0.5% · 1.9× usual · 119 articles
  7. 0.5% of the news · usually 0.8% · 72 articles
  8. 0.2% of the news · usually 0.2% · 27 articles

How the news sounds

Also in the news

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

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By category

Business & economy

  1. 1Dou Sheng Sheng - Douyin's Official Group-Buying Platform

    Everyday app

    Chinese抖省省 - 抖音官方团购平台

    App Store · #17 in free apps

  2. 2Agricultural Bank of China

    Everyday app

    App Store · #25 in free apps

  3. 3腾讯会议-多人实时视频会议软件

    Everyday app

    App Store · #33 in free apps

Cars & transport

  1. 1指南针速度仪

    App Store · #17 in paid apps

Books, arts & history

  1. 1Daily Picks - The Beauty of Astronomy, Geography, Culture, Nature & Photography

    Everyday app

    Chinese每日精选-天文地理人文自然之美&摄影

    App Store · #23 in paid apps

  2. 2Bika Manga Island - A Complete Collection of Japanese and Korean, Danmei and Other Manga

    Everyday app

    Chinese哔咔漫岛-二次元日韩耽美漫画大全

    App Store · #49 in paid apps

  3. 3Tomato Novel - Popular Comic Dramas, Complete Novels and E-Book Reader

    Everyday app

    Chinese番茄小说 - 热门漫剧全本小说电子书阅读器

    App Store · #64 in free apps

Education & careers

  1. 1Daily English Reading

    Everyday app

    Chinese每日英语阅读

    App Store · #24 in paid apps

  2. 2List Vocabulary Learning

    Everyday app

    ChineseList背单词

    App Store · #35 in paid apps

  3. 3西语背单词

    Everyday app

    App Store · #46 in paid apps

Fashion & beauty

  1. 1DuoFridge

    Falling Everyday app

    App Store · #12 in paid apps

  2. 2Traffic Management 12123

    Everyday app

    Chinese交管12123

    App Store · #19 in free apps

  3. 3Auday - Watch録音とAIの振り返り

    Everyday app

    App Store · #18 in paid apps

Food & drink

  1. 1Hema - Fresh, Delicious Living

    Everyday app

    Chinese盒马 - 鲜美生活

    App Store · #88 in free apps

  2. 2小象超市

    Everyday app

    App Store · #100 in free apps

Gaming

  1. 1Call of Duty®

    Breakout

    Steam · #9 in top sellers

  2. 2ZED ZONE

    New

    Steam · #17 in top sellers

  3. 3Brotato

    Rising

    Steam · #14 in top sellers

Health & wellness

  1. 1AutoSleep: Watch Sleep Tracker

    Everyday app

    App Store · #11 in paid apps

  2. 2AutoSnore: Snoring Recorder

    Everyday app

    App Store · #31 in paid apps

  3. 3HeartWatch: Heart Rate Monitor

    Everyday app

    App Store · #38 in paid apps

Money & crypto

  1. 1数字人民币

    App Store · #94 in free apps

  2. 2Tonghuashun Premium - Stock Trading Software

    Everyday app

    Chinese同花顺至尊版-股票软件

    App Store · #3 in paid apps

  3. 3Personal Income Tax

    Everyday app

    Chinese个人所得税

    App Store · #22 in free apps

Movies & TV

  1. GEM_Ady, CC BY 2.5

    1G.E.M.

    Apple Music · #33 in songs

  2. 2nPlayer

    App Store · #39 in paid apps

  3. 3芒果TV

    Everyday app

    App Store · #12 in free apps

Music

  1. Brian Ziff, CC BY-SA 4.0

    1The Weeknd

    Apple Music · #1 in songs

  2. User:Thejymw, CC BY-SA 3.0

    2Stefanie Sun

    Apple Music · #2 in songs

  3. 3A2O & A2O LITE

    Apple Music · #3 in songs

Society & beliefs

  1. 1Phoenix News Pro

    Everyday app

    Chinese凤凰新闻专业版

    App Store · #36 in paid apps

Sports

  1. 1空气投篮

    Everyday app

    App Store · #20 in paid apps

Startups

  1. 1Kuaishou

    Everyday app

    App Store · #34 in free apps

Tech & AI

  1. 2Wallpaper Engine

    Steam · #15 in top sellers

  2. 3飓风相机 - 实时电影感拍摄

    App Store · #89 in free apps

Travel & places

  1. 1Tongcheng Travel - Book Hotels, Flights and Train Tickets; Low-Cost Rides

    Everyday app

    Chinese同程旅行-订酒店机票火车票,低价打车

    App Store · #73 in free apps


Industries here

Gaming 60Music 35Tech & software 4Telecom & internet 3Media & entertainment 2Travel & tourism 1Cars & mobility 1Transport & logistics 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.

Politics in the news

  • Protests in the news2reports of events, mostly in English12 Nov 2026 · usually 5 a dayThe GDELT Project
  • Violence in the news53reports of events, mostly in English12 Nov 2026 · usually 25 a dayThe GDELT Project

Economy

  • Inflation0.5%Jul 2026 · −0.5 pts since Jun 2026World Bank GEM · CC BY 4.0
  • Unemployment3.9%Dec 2021 · +0.0 pts since Nov 2021World Bank GEM · CC BY 4.0
  • Consumer confidence95.3100 = long-run averageApr 2026 · −0.2 since Mar 2026OECD
  • Central bank rate3.00%Oct 2026 · ±0.00 pts since Sept 2026BIS
  • Real house prices-7.0%Q2 2026 · +0.1 pts since Q1 2026BIS
  • GDP growth5.0%2025 · +0.0 pts since 2024World Bank · CC BY 4.0
  • Youth unemployment15.8%2025 · +0.8 pts since 2024World Bank (ILO estimate) · CC BY 4.0
  • Currency vs the euro7.389CNY per euro12 Nov 2026 · euro −1.3% since 5 Nov 2026European Central Bank · available free of charge from the ECB

Business

  • Business confidence99.0100 = long-run averageApr 2026 · +0.3 since Mar 2026OECD

Research

Most-published fields last month

  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering
    5,525 papers
  • Artificial Intelligence
    4,428 papers
  • Molecular Biology
    4,159 papers

OpenAlex

    Society


    Charts

    Apple Music · Artists

    1. Brian Ziff, CC BY-SA 4.0

      1The Weeknd

    2. User:Thejymw, CC BY-SA 3.0

      2Stefanie Sun

    3. 3A2O & A2O LITE

    4. 4Jay Chou

    Apple Music · 2026-11-13

    App Store · Free apps

    1. 1Douyin Mall - Earn points on orders, return shipping covered

    2. 2红果漫剧 - 热门精彩漫剧

    3. 3Hongguo Short Dramas - Watch a vast selection of popular short dramas anytime

    4. 4千问 - 阿里最强模型官方AI助手

      Rising

    5. 5WorkBuddy - AI 工作助理

    6. 6豆包 - 隨時提供協助的 AI 助理

    7. 7National online identity authentication

    8. 8汽水音乐 - 随时听好歌

    9. 9电子税务局

    10. 10UnionPay APP

    Show the top 100

      App Store · 2026-11-13

      App Store · Paid apps

      1. 1CamScanner + | PDF Scanner

      2. 2花皮 - 同城约会,无面具社交,解压释放正念素颜

      3. 3Tonghuashun Premium - Stock Trading Software

      4. 4盛世天下:女王的游戏

      5. 5航旅纵横PRO-民航官方直销平台

      6. 6Alook Browser - 8x Speed

      7. 7BerryFilm - Korean Style Cam

      8. 8时间规划局 - 倒计时与提醒事项

      9. 9炭炭背单词|四六级考研等英语单词学习

      10. 10手錶彈鋼琴

      Show the top 50

        App Store · 2026-11-13

        Steam · Top sellers

        1. 1Phantom Blade Zero

        2. 2PUBG: Battlegrounds

        3. 3Delta Force

          Breakout

        4. 4Apex Legends

        5. 5Probably Stolen

          Falling

        6. 6Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4

          Falling

        7. 7Counter-Strike 2

        8. 8Naraka: Bladepoint

          Breakout

        9. 10Dota 2

        Show the top 100

          Steam data provided by Valve · 2026-11-03


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