Asia · Thursday, 5 November 2026
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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: Chromagraph Camera · WhatsApp · Meta AI · CapCut · TikTok ティックトック. 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 1,358 articles that mention the country over the last 7 days. How we read the news
Share of the coverage
- 中国与东盟共探AI赋能防震减灾区域合作 (sina.com.cn)
- Central banks must consider AI risks and opportunities, BSP says (bworldonline.com)
- War and security More than usual
- Thai police arrest Dubai triple murder suspect on Oct 6 (thestar.com.my)
- Inflation rockets to 7.8% (tribune.net.ph)
Survey · 2023 71% Worried about climate change (Climate Change Opinion Survey (Meta, Yale), survey of Facebook users)
How the news sounds
- Tone+1.4positive minus negative words per 100usually +0.9The GDELT Project
- Anxiety1.1× usual2.2 words per 1,000usually 2.0The GDELT Project
- Fear1.0× usual0.6 words per 1,000usually 0.6The GDELT Project
- Anger0.8× usual3.1 words per 1,000usually 3.9The GDELT Project
- Sadness1.1× usual6.2 words per 1,000usually 5.8The GDELT Project
- Happiness1.0× usual5.5 words per 1,000usually 5.5The GDELT Project
- Financial uncertainty1.1× usual7.5 words per 1,000usually 6.7The GDELT Project
News coverage in more than 100 languages, machine-translated and counted with English word lists, from The GDELT Project.
Pro The news mood day by day for the last 90 days, with each issue’s share, as CSV and PDF. Try Pro free for 7 days →
By category
Business & economy
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Education & careers
Everyday app
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Fashion & beauty
Everyday app
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Food & drink
Everyday app
2E-GetS : Food & Drink Delivery
Everyday app
Health & wellness
1Fitness Buddy+ Gym Workout Log
Everyday app
Money & crypto
Falling Everyday app
Movies & TV
Everyday app
2oneD
Falling Everyday app
3ReelShort - Stream Drama & TV
Everyday app
Music
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Travel & places
1maxim — order taxi & delivery
Falling Everyday app
Everyday app
Industries here
Music 53Tech & software 7Media & entertainment 4Gaming 4Advertising & marketing 4Legal & professional services 3Jobs, HR & staffing 3Retail & e-commerce 1Finance & banking 1Crypto & digital assets 1Education 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
- Inflation7.6%Jul 2026 · +0.3 pts since Jun 2026World Bank GEM · CC BY 4.0
- Unemployment1.2%2025 · +0.0 pts since 2024World Bank (ILO estimate) · CC BY 4.0
- GDP growth4.5%2025 · +0.4 pts since 2024World Bank · CC BY 4.0
- Youth unemployment2.4%2025 · +0.2 pts since 2024World Bank (ILO estimate) · CC BY 4.0
Society
- People online65.6%2024 · +1.2 pts since 2023World Bank (ITU) · CC BY 4.0
- Say humans mainly cause climate change37.0%survey of Facebook users2023Meta Data for Good and Yale Program on Climate Change Communication · CC0 (public domain)
- Want climate made a high government priority62.8%survey of Facebook users2023Meta Data for Good and Yale Program on Climate Change Communication · CC0 (public domain)
Charts
Apple Music · Artists
1PUN & THE TOYS
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2Only Monday
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3GAVIN:D
4Mirrr
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5BLVCKHEART
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6Adéla
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7DICEBLUE & DICE
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8Ariana Grande
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9The Weeknd
Apple Music · 2026-11-06
App Store · Free apps
1Meta AI
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2ChatGPT
Falling
3CapCut
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4BCEL One
5WhatsApp
Breakout
6Google Maps
7X
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8Google Discover
9Pinduoduo
10LDB Trust
Show the top 100
App Store · 2026-11-06
App Store · Paid apps
1Chromagraph Camera
Breakout
2Guzheng Master
3CalcTape calculadora de cinta
4Daxiang Dictionary
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5Browser and Documents Plus
Falling
6GoodReader PDF Editor & Viewer
Falling
7SSH Tunnel: VPN & SOCKS5 proxy
Falling
8Shadowrocket
Falling
9Deck-Man: Cassette Player
Falling
10Gore Sword Mobile
Show the top 50
App Store · 2026-11-06
Data credits: App Store · Apple Music. These signals show what people look up, watch, play and buy online. How it works.