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: Meta AI · Shadowrocket · Viber · WhatsApp · Tiktok. 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 880 articles that mention the country over the last 7 days. How we read the news
Share of the coverage
- ITALIANI.ITALIANI ALL'ESTERO - GIORNATA INTERNAZ. PER PORRE FINE AI CRIMINI CONTRO I GIORNALISTI - ANCHE L'ITALIA FRA I MEMBRI DELLA MEDIA FREEDOM COALITION / News / Italian Network (italiannetwork.it)
- Ghana Ranks as FIFTH Africa Nation for Youth AI Readiness – as Major Commonwealth Study Finds ... (businessghana.com)
How the news sounds
- Tone+1.3positive minus negative words per 100usually +0.9The GDELT Project
- Anxiety0.9× usual2.5 words per 1,000usually 2.8The GDELT Project
- Fear1.1× usual0.7 words per 1,000usually 0.7The GDELT Project
- Anger0.8× usual3.3 words per 1,000usually 4.1The GDELT Project
- Sadness0.9× usual4.9 words per 1,000usually 5.6The GDELT Project
- Happiness1.0× usual5.5 words per 1,000usually 5.5The GDELT Project
- Financial uncertainty0.9× usual6.6 words per 1,000usually 7.4The 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 →
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
1Voice Recorder - Audio Record
Everyday app
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Cars & transport
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Education & careers
Falling Everyday app
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Food & drink
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Health & wellness
1AutoSleep: Watch Sleep Tracker
Everyday app
2StepUp Pedometer Step Counter
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Movies & TV
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Music
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Celebrities & creators
Mike M. Cohen, CC BY 3.0 Rising
Politics & world affairs
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New Zealand Labour Party, CC BY-SA 4.0
Travel & places
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Industries here
Music 60Media & entertainment 24Tech & software 13Advertising & marketing 5Fashion & beauty 2Gaming 2Government & public sector 2Legal & professional services 2Jobs, HR & staffing 2Finance & 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
- Inflation-1.3%Dec 2020 · −0.4 pts since Nov 2020World Bank GEM · CC BY 4.0
- Unemployment4.5%2025 · +0.2 pts since 2024World Bank (ILO estimate) · CC BY 4.0
- GDP growth6.3%2025 · +2.8 pts since 2024World Bank · CC BY 4.0
- Youth unemployment15.7%2025 · +0.9 pts since 2024World Bank (ILO estimate) · CC BY 4.0
Society
- People online85.2%2024 · +0.7 pts since 2023World Bank (ITU) · CC BY 4.0
Charts
Netflix · TV
1Lupin
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2Akka: The Protectors
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3Doctor X: Mafia in White
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4The One About Matthew Perry
6Nobody Wants This
7Roadies Rebirth
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8Dead-End Job
9The Great Indian Kapil Show
10Below
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Netflix Top 10 · 2026-11-01
Netflix · Films
Bollywood Hungama, CC BY 3.0 1Manoj Bajpayee
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2The Paradise
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3Surviving Hurricane Otis
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4M3GAN 2.0
5The Addams Family
6Baththa
7Dorothy
8English Vinglish
9The Addams Family 2
10Dhoomakethu
Netflix Top 10 · 2026-11-01
Apple Music · Artists
1Karol G
2Tanishk Bagchi, Faheem Abdullah, Arslan Nizami & Irshad Kamil
BhikhariInformer, CC BY-SA 4.0 3Anuv Jain
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4Hamza Malik & Zain Zohaib
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7Adéla
8Ariana Grande
9Billie Eilish
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10Saad El Ghamidi
Apple Music · 2026-11-06
App Store · Free apps
1Meta AI
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2STELCO
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3AiScore - Livescore for Sports
4YELO | MDP Official
5Translate Now *
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6Remoto – Universal TV Remote
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7Storage Cleaner*
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8Kids Thaana
9ChatGPT
10TestFlight
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App Store · 2026-11-06
App Store · Paid apps
1Shadowrocket
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2Duty Rota
3Chromagraph Camera
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4SimpleMind Pro - Mind Mapping
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5Alien10
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6AdGuard
7Master-Nav: Colregs
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8Runa: RPG Maker & VN Player
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9Ghost Detector Radar Simulator
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10Procreate
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App Store · 2026-11-06
Data credits: App Store · Apple Music · Netflix Top 10 · Wikipedia. These signals show what people look up, watch, play and buy online. How it works.