Oceania · Thursday, 5 November 2026
Papua New GuineaLimited data
No written brief today: there’s too little data for one, or the draft didn’t pass our checks.
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Picikepocok22, CC BY 4.0 Rising
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Capital FM Kenya, CC BY 3.0 Rising
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The Come Up Show from Canada, CC BY 2.0 Rising
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Everyday apps here: Tiktok · Meta AI · YouTube app · WhatsApp · Google Chrome. 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 358 articles by the country’s own news sites over the last 7 days. How we read the news
Share of the coverage
- The 2027 Election preparations fall well behind schedule (postcourier.com.pg)
- CCAC EXPANDS ELECTION TRAINING TO SOUTHERN HIGHLANDS PROVINCE — EMTV ONLINE (emtv.com.pg)
- Cancer support improved | The National (thenational.com.pg)
How the news sounds
- Tone+0.6positive minus negative words per 100usually +0.7The GDELT Project
- Anxiety1.0× usual3.3 words per 1,000usually 3.2The GDELT Project
- Fear1.1× usual1.0 words per 1,000usually 1.0The GDELT Project
- Anger1.0× usual5.4 words per 1,000usually 5.2The GDELT Project
- Sadness1.0× usual7.7 words per 1,000usually 7.5The GDELT Project
- Happiness1.0× usual5.4 words per 1,000usually 5.5The GDELT Project
- Financial uncertainty1.1× usual7.7 words per 1,000usually 7.1The 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
Cars & transport
Everyday app
Education & careers
2e-Sword LT: Bible Study to Go
Everyday app
Everyday app
Fashion & beauty
2101 Positions KamaSutra Prime
Everyday app
Everyday app
Health & wellness
Everyday app
Everyday app
Movies & TV
Everyday app
3FlickReels - AI Story & Drama
Everyday app
Travel & places
Falling Everyday app
3Flight Radar Pro Plane Tracker
Everyday app
Industries here
Music 54Tech & software 22Media & entertainment 9Advertising & marketing 7Telecom & internet 7Fashion & beauty 6Legal & professional services 5Jobs, HR & staffing 5Finance & banking 3Crypto & digital assets 3Retail & e-commerce 2Sports & fitness 2Travel & tourism 1Gaming 1Health & pharma 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
- Unemployment2.6%2025 · −0.1 pts since 2024World Bank (ILO estimate) · CC BY 4.0
- GDP growth5.6%2025 · +1.7 pts since 2024World Bank · CC BY 4.0
- Youth unemployment3.8%2025 · +0.0 pts since 2024World Bank (ILO estimate) · CC BY 4.0
Society
- People online18.8%2024 · +0.3 pts since 2023World Bank (ITU) · CC BY 4.0
Charts
Apple Music · Artists
1Jarahn, SHLD, Rich Antony & Nene Morus
3Sean Rii
5Ella Langley
6Saii Kay
7Tonton Malele
8Laku Mic
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Capital FM Kenya, CC BY 3.0 9Ayra Starr
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Apple Music · 2026-11-06
App Store · Free apps
1Meta AI
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2CapCut
Falling
3Tiktok
Breakout
4Google Chrome
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5Facebook app
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6WhatsApp
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7YouTube app
Breakout
8Gmail
Rising
9Google Discover
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10Instagram
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App Store · 2026-11-06
App Store · Paid apps
1Theodolite
2Number location tracker lookup
3Shadowrocket
4SHAREit Pro
5Tips & Tricks Pro - for iPhone
6Camera+ Legacy
7Keyplan 3D - Home design
8e-Sword LT: Bible Study to Go
9ECG Guide
10FL Studio Mobile
Show the top 50
App Store · 2026-11-06
Data credits: App Store · Apple Music · Wikipedia. These signals show what people look up, watch, play and buy online. How it works.