Asia · Wednesday, 30 September 2026
IranLimited data
No written brief today: there’s too little data for one, or the draft didn’t pass our checks.
Rising
Nothing stood out here today.
By category
Gaming
- Grand Theft Auto VI Low confidence
2026 video game developed and published by Rockstar Games
In the news: Grand Theft Auto VI – Welcome to Leonida (Game Informer)
Sports
- WNBA Playoffs Low confidence
elimination tournament
In the news: Minnesota Lynx make unwanted WNBA history after being knocked out of playoffs (HITC)
The numbers behind the mood
The latest official figures, with the period each one covers. Yearly numbers can be a year or more old.
News mood
- Tone of the news−2.62,722 articles, mostly in English30 Sept 2026The GDELT Project
Politics in the news
- Protests in the news4reports of events, mostly in English30 Sept 2026The GDELT Project
- Violence in the news39reports of events, mostly in English30 Sept 2026The GDELT Project
Economy
- Inflation9.4%Dec 2015 · −0.7 pts since Nov 2015World Bank GEM · CC BY 4.0
- Unemployment8.3%2025 · +0.2 pts since 2024World Bank (ILO estimate) · CC BY 4.0
- GDP growth-2.8%2025 · −6.5 pts since 2024World Bank · CC BY 4.0
- Youth unemployment21.9%2025 · +0.6 pts since 2024World Bank (ILO estimate) · CC BY 4.0
Society
- People online85.3%2024 · +1.6 pts since 2023World Bank (ITU) · CC BY 4.0
Data credits: Google Trends.These signals show what people look up, watch, play and buy online, not what they think. How it works.