Asia · Thursday, 5 November 2026
Lebanon
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 · Instants, an Instagram app · Chromagraph Camera · WayShot:Aesthetic Photo Editor · Yubai. 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 399 articles by the country’s own news sites today. How we read the news
Share of the coverage
- War and security More than usual
- لبنان ومرحلة ما بعد الهزيمة... (mtv.com.lb)
- لبنان يحبس أنفاسه على توقيت حرب ايران... من دون ضمانات! (mtv.com.lb)
- Δελτίο ειδήσεων στις 05:00 (athina984.gr)
- Δελτίο ειδήσεων στις 06:00 (athina984.gr)
- 252 ألف لبناني خرجوا ولم يعودوا! | Lebanon Debate (lebanondebate.com)
- Michigan, laboratoire de la démographie musulmane américaine (causeur.fr)
Survey · 2023 54% Worried about climate change (Climate Change Opinion Survey (Meta, Yale), survey of Facebook users)
How the news sounds
- Tone−2.4positive minus negative words per 100usually −3.4The GDELT Project
- Anxiety0.9× usual3.6 words per 1,000usually 4.0The GDELT Project
- Fear0.8× usual0.6 words per 1,000usually 0.7The GDELT Project
- Anger0.9× usual9.5 words per 1,000usually 11.0The GDELT Project
- Sadness1.0× usual7.7 words per 1,000usually 7.8The GDELT Project
- Happiness1.0× usual5.4 words per 1,000usually 5.4The GDELT Project
- Financial uncertainty0.9× usual8.5 words per 1,000usually 9.4The 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
Everyday app
Books, arts & history
Falling Everyday app
Education & careers
Falling Everyday app
Falling Everyday app
3Quran Majeed Pro القرآن المجيد
Everyday app
Fashion & beauty
1DoorEast - Lebanon Real Estate
Everyday app
Food & drink
Everyday app
Everyday app
Health & wellness
Everyday app
2Fitness Buddy+ Gym Workout Log
Everyday app
Money & crypto
Falling Everyday app
Politics & world affairs
Conlan Houston, CC BY-SA 4.0 New
U.S. Senate Photographic Studio, Public domain
Sports
Concepcion AMAT ORTA…, CC BY 3.0 Ank kumar, CC BY-SA 4.0
Tech & AI
Gio Antonio, Public domain
Travel & places
Daviessimo, CC BY-SA 3.0 Pxhere, CC0 2Como
Industries here
Music 41Media & entertainment 21Tech & software 7Sports & fitness 4Government & public sector 4Nonprofits & NGOs 4Travel & tourism 2Retail & e-commerce 2Gaming 2Food & beverage 1Restaurants & hospitality 1Advertising & marketing 1AI 1Telecom & internet 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
- Inflation15.8%Jul 2026 · −1.7 pts since Jun 2026World Bank GEM · CC BY 4.0
- Unemployment11.0%2023 · −0.1 pts since 2022World Bank (ILO estimate) · CC BY 4.0
- GDP growth-7.1%2024 · −6.3 pts since 2023World Bank · CC BY 4.0
- Youth unemployment22.7%2023 · −0.2 pts since 2022World Bank (ILO estimate) · CC BY 4.0
Research
Most-published fields last month
- Surgery
- Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
- Sociology and Political Science
Society
- People online80.6%2024 · −1.1 pts since 2023World Bank (ITU) · CC BY 4.0
- Say humans mainly cause climate change32.4%survey of Facebook users2023Meta Data for Good and Yale Program on Climate Change Communication · CC0 (public domain)
- Want climate made a high government priority49.8%survey of Facebook users2023Meta Data for Good and Yale Program on Climate Change Communication · CC0 (public domain)
Charts
Netflix · TV
1Lupin
3The One About Matthew Perry
New
4Nobody Wants This
7Fauda
8A Couple of Lies
9The Diplomat
Falling
10Below
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Netflix Top 10 · 2026-11-01
Netflix · Films
1Surviving Hurricane Otis
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2Collision Course
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3The Witches
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4Animals
5Ordinary Angels
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6The Addams Family
7Nowhere to Run
8Anyone but You
9War Machine
10Money Train
Netflix Top 10 · 2026-11-01
Apple Music · Artists
1Al Walid Hallani
2Al Shami
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3Tate McRae
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4Marwan Pablo
5Zaid Khaled & Nasser
7Tul8te
9Adam
Apple Music · 2026-11-06
App Store · Free apps
1Meta AI
Breakout
2Claude by Anthropic
3Whish Money
4Nazzela
5FlickReels - AI Story & Drama
Falling
6ChatGPT
7Instants, an Instagram app
Rising
8Google Gemini
9noknok - ONE TOUCH.
10CapCut
Show the top 100
App Store · 2026-11-06
App Store · Paid apps
1Chromagraph Camera
Breakout
2Database Manager for MS Access
Falling
3Webmail App: IMAP Email Client
4Money Pro: Personal Finance AR
5DataMan - Data Usage Widget
Falling
6Gold - Live Badge Price
7UH1 PPC
8Flat Earth Pro
9SkyView®
Falling
10E-book Folio
Falling
Show the top 50
App Store · 2026-11-06
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.