Asia · Thursday, 5 November 2026
Hong Kong SAR China
No written brief today: there’s too little data for one, or the draft didn’t pass our checks.
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Everyday apps here: Meta AI · Tiny Computers · HKJC 投注三合一 · Threads · HeartWatch: Heart Rate Monitor. 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 1,617 articles by the country’s own news sites over the last 7 days. How we read the news
Share of the coverage
- OpenAI 總裁稱企業銷售成主要收入，或於 2027 年 IPO｜METROHK.com.hk (metrohk.com.hk)
- Google 預設關閉學生 AI 工具｜METROHK.com.hk (metrohk.com.hk)
- Democracy and elections More than usual
- 民主黨掌控國會或影響中美關係｜METROHK.com.hk (metrohk.com.hk)
- "史上最貴中期選舉"遭美輿論詬病：能改善多少美國人的生活啊 (hkcna.hk)
- 美國民主黨領袖促伊朗戰爭必須結束｜METROHK.com.hk (metrohk.com.hk)
- 美中期選舉後萬斯首發文 問責還是為2028鋪路？ (hkcna.hk)
- 太古地產本港寫字樓出租率升至92%｜METROHK.com.hk (metrohk.com.hk)
- 啟德Miami Quay II公佈73伙售價｜METROHK.com.hk (metrohk.com.hk)
- 又一款国产疫苗通过世界卫生组织预认证 (sina.com.cn)
- Why The World Health Organization Are Not Calling COVID19 A Pandemic (science20.com)
- 新西蘭選舉在即 失業率卻創近11年來新高？ (hkcna.hk)
Survey · 2023 68% Worried about climate change (Climate Change Opinion Survey (Meta, Yale), survey of Facebook users)
How the news sounds
- Tone+0.5positive minus negative words per 100usually +0.3The GDELT Project
- Anxiety0.9× usual2.7 words per 1,000usually 3.0The GDELT Project
- Fear0.8× usual0.5 words per 1,000usually 0.6The GDELT Project
- Anger1.0× usual4.1 words per 1,000usually 4.3The GDELT Project
- Sadness1.1× usual9.3 words per 1,000usually 8.6The GDELT Project
- Happiness1.0× usual5.5 words per 1,000usually 5.5The GDELT Project
- Financial uncertainty1.0× usual6.3 words per 1,000usually 6.3The 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.
Aylakinn, CC BY-SA 4.0 Studio Incendo, CC BY 2.0
By category
Cars & transport
Everyday app
Everyday app
Crime & justice
吹水奇懸- 殺人魔MORE查
Books, arts & history
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2Beibei Reads: Cantonese Book Club
啤啤說書：廣東話讀書會
Fashion & beauty
1DayGrid: Hourly Daily Planner
Everyday app
Everyday app
Food & drink
2瑞幸咖啡
Everyday app
Everyday app
Gaming
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Health & wellness
AutoSnore: Schnarch-Rekorder
Money & crypto
Aylakinn, CC BY-SA 4.0 3富途牛牛 - 港股美股 Crypto 期權 ETF 實時報價
Everyday app
Music
1베스티
Brian Ziff, CC BY-SA 4.0
Politics & world affairs
Studio Incendo, CC BY 2.0
Society & beliefs
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Industries here
Media & entertainment 22Gaming 21Music 18Education 8Tech & software 5Sports & fitness 4Nonprofits & NGOs 4Government & public sector 3Travel & tourism 2Telecom & internet 2Finance & banking 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.
Economy
- Inflation1.7%Jul 2026 · −0.3 pts since Jun 2026World Bank GEM · CC BY 4.0
- Unemployment3.6%Jul 2026 · −0.0 pts since Jun 2026World Bank GEM · CC BY 4.0
- Central bank rate4.25%Sept 2026 · +0.25 pts since Aug 2026BIS
- Real house prices10.0%Q2 2026 · +3.8 pts since Q1 2026BIS
- GDP growth3.5%2025 · +0.9 pts since 2024World Bank · CC BY 4.0
- Youth unemployment9.0%2025 · −0.5 pts since 2024World Bank (ILO estimate) · CC BY 4.0
- Currency vs the euro8.806HKD per euro5 Nov 2026 · euro +0.8% since 29 Oct 2026European Central Bank · available free of charge from the ECB
Society
- People online95.8%2024 · −0.2 pts since 2023World Bank (ITU) · CC BY 4.0
- Say humans mainly cause climate change52.6%survey of Facebook users2023Meta Data for Good and Yale Program on Climate Change Communication · CC0 (public domain)
- Want climate made a high government priority44.1%survey of Facebook users2023Meta Data for Good and Yale Program on Climate Change Communication · CC0 (public domain)
Charts
Netflix · TV
1Where the Mask Ends
2Doctor X: Mafia in White
3Dead-End Job
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4Midnight Diner
5100 Days of Deception
6The Apothecary Diaries
7Driving Mom Crazy
8Lupin
9Cyberpunk: Edgerunners
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10Take Charge of My Heart
Netflix Top 10 · 2026-11-01
Netflix · Films
1Surviving Hurricane Otis
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2Final Destination Bloodlines
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3Black Bag
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4Collision Course
5Evil Dead Burn
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6The Addams Family
7Black Adam
8Manoj Bajpayee
9Animals
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10Annabelle: Creation
Netflix Top 10 · 2026-11-01
Apple Music · Artists
Brian Ziff, CC BY-SA 4.0 1The Weeknd
2A2O & A2O LITE
3베스티
4Faye Wong
5Janice Vidal
6Gareth.T
7MC 張天賦
10Eason Chan
Apple Music · 2026-11-06
Apple Podcasts · Shows
1Wild Chat
2Sounding Early Coffee
3Miss Delicious: Untie Me and I'll Return You to Your True Form
4Global News Podcast
5Strange Love Island
6laichieagle
76 Minute English
8Murderer MORE Investigation
9The Daily
10胡説八道陳老C丨廣東話丨暴走的陳老C
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Apple Podcasts · 2026-11-06
App Store · Free apps
1Meta AI
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2红果短剧 - 海量热门短剧随心看
3萬寧香港
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4Google Gemini
5Douyin
6Vox Translate - Docs
Falling
7Threads
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8Grok
9豆包 - 隨時提供協助的 AI 助理
10Grok Bot
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App Store · 2026-11-06
App Store · Paid apps
1Shadowrocket
2BerryFilm - Korean Style Cam
3Tiny Computers
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4靈體偵測器: 能量、超自然感測雷達
5Chromagraph Camera
6Cat Calendar：日曆 & 行事曆 & 時間管理
7AnkiMobile Flashcards
8Procreate
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9Stash - Rule Based Proxy
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10輕鬆省錢 - 記帳預算
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App Store · 2026-11-06
Steam · Top sellers
1Phantom Blade Zero
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2PUBG: Battlegrounds
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3Probably Stolen
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5Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4
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6Apex Legends
7Counter-Strike 2
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9eFootball
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10NBA 2K27
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Steam data provided by Valve · 2026-10-27
Data credits: App Store · Apple Music · Apple Podcasts · Google Trends · Netflix Top 10 · Steam data provided by Valve. These signals show what people look up, watch, play and buy online. How it works.