Americas · Tuesday, 10 November 2026
Costa Rica
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Everyday apps here: Microsoft Teams · BitePal: Calorie Counter · BAC · Microsoft Authenticator · INS Móvil. 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 181 articles by the country’s own news sites over the last 7 days. How we read the news
Share of the coverage
Survey · 2023 92% Worried about climate change (Climate Change Opinion Survey (Meta, Yale), survey of Facebook users)
How the news sounds
- Tone−1.3positive minus negative words per 100usually −1.6The GDELT Project
- Anxiety1.0× usual2.8 words per 1,000usually 2.6The GDELT Project
- Fear0.8× usual0.4 words per 1,000usually 0.5The GDELT Project
- Anger0.7× usual3.4 words per 1,000usually 5.1The GDELT Project
- Sadness0.8× usual6.6 words per 1,000usually 8.0The GDELT Project
- Happiness1.0× usual5.4 words per 1,000usually 5.4The GDELT Project
- Financial uncertainty1.1× usual10.6 words per 1,000usually 9.7The 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.
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By category
Business & economy
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Books, arts & history
Everyday app
Education & careers
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Fashion & beauty
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Food & drink
Everyday app
Falling Everyday app
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Health & wellness
Falling Everyday app
BitePal: Contador de Calorias
Money & crypto
Everyday app
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Movies & TV
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Science & space
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Society & beliefs
Ricardo Stuckert, CC BY-SA 4.0
Sports
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Tech & AI
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Travel & places
Erenin, CC BY-SA 3.0 Rising
Ministerio de Defensa del Perú, CC BY 2.0 2Peru
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CEphoto, Uwe Aranas, CC BY-SA 3.0 Rising
Industries here
Music 35Media & entertainment 24Tech & software 10Government & public sector 6Travel & tourism 3Sports & fitness 3Telecom & internet 2AI 1Health & pharma 1Science & research 1Nonprofits & NGOs 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-0.2%Jul 2026 · +0.0 pts since Jun 2026World Bank GEM · CC BY 4.0
- Unemployment6.8%2025 · −0.1 pts since 2024World Bank (ILO estimate) · CC BY 4.0
- Consumer confidence105.4100 = long-run averageFeb 2026 · +0.5 since Jan 2026OECD
- GDP growth4.6%2025 · +0.5 pts since 2024World Bank · CC BY 4.0
- Youth unemployment19.9%2025 · −0.5 pts since 2024World Bank (ILO estimate) · CC BY 4.0
Business
- Business confidence100.4100 = long-run averageMay 2026 · −0.3 since Apr 2026OECD
Research
Most-published fields last month
- Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
- Education
- Sociology and Political Science
Society
- People online87.2%2024 · +1.8 pts since 2023World Bank (ITU) · CC BY 4.0
- Trust in the national government34.8%OECD Trust Survey2023OECD Trust Survey
- Say humans mainly cause climate change55.8%survey of Facebook users2023Meta Data for Good and Yale Program on Climate Change Communication · CC0 (public domain)
- Want climate made a high government priority87.7%survey of Facebook users2023Meta Data for Good and Yale Program on Climate Change Communication · CC0 (public domain)
Charts
Netflix · TV
1Taken: Natalee Holloway
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3Dead-End Job
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4Lupin
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5The Fall of El Mayo
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6The One About Matthew Perry
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8Nobody Wants This
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9Anesthesia
10Doctor X: Mafia in White
Netflix Top 10 · 2026-11-08
Netflix · Films
1My Best Friend
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2A Dog's Perfect Christmas
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3Collision Course
4Sing 2
5Final Destination Bloodlines
6Christmas at the Palace
7Sniper
8Thanksgiving
9Heist
10The One
Netflix Top 10 · 2026-11-08
Apple Music · Artists
1Karol G
2W Sound, Hades66 & Ovy On the Drums
3Bad Bunny
4Omar Courtz
6Anuel AA
7Køddy G, THE FAVORITES & Fharid On The Beat
9Blessd
Apple Music · 2026-11-11
App Store · Free apps
1BAC
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2Meta AI
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3ChatGPT
4Temu
5Claude by Anthropic
6EDUS
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7CapCut
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8BlinkDrama - Short Dramas
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9CCSSmóvil
10Identidad Digital CR
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App Store · 2026-11-11
App Store · Paid apps
1Chromagraph Camera
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2PadLab - Live Pads
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3Resolutioner
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4Stop Motion Studio Pro
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5GigClick: Metronome, Setlist
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6Machine Party
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7AnkiMobile Flashcards
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8AutoSleep: Watch Sleep Tracker
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9Fongo World Edition
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10Things 3 (iOS)
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App Store · 2026-11-11
Data credits: App Store · Apple Music · Google Trends · Netflix Top 10 · Wikipedia. These signals show what people look up, watch, play and buy online. How it works.