Asia · Thursday, 5 November 2026
Saudi Arabia
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: ChatGPT · Salatuk - صلاتك · My PlayHome Stores · الدليلة · Claude by Anthropic. 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 1,020 articles by the country’s own news sites today. How we read the news
Share of the coverage
- Cost of living More than usual
- أرقام : معلومات الشركة - أسمنت تبوك (argaam.com)
- أرقام : معلومات الشركة - كيان السعودية (argaam.com)
- Suudi Arabistan'ın Şerure eyaletinde iki kez tehlike uyarısı yapıldı (cnnturk.com)
- Skeptical Science New Research for Week #45 2026 (skepticalscience.com)
Survey · 2023 67% Worried about climate change (Climate Change Opinion Survey (Meta, Yale), survey of Facebook users)
How the news sounds
- Tone+3.0positive minus negative words per 100usually +0.4The GDELT Project
- Anxiety0.7× usual2.6 words per 1,000usually 3.8The GDELT Project
- Fear0.7× usual0.4 words per 1,000usually 0.6The GDELT Project
- Anger0.8× usual6.8 words per 1,000usually 9.1The GDELT Project
- Sadness0.9× usual6.4 words per 1,000usually 7.1The GDELT Project
- Happiness1.0× usual5.5 words per 1,000usually 5.4The GDELT Project
- Financial uncertainty0.8× usual6.3 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.
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Issues people are looking up
Rising on Google
Searches that grew the most in the week from Sunday, 25 October 2026, in most of the country’s regions.
By category
Cars & transport
Everyday app
Everyday app
Crime & justice
1Road Tales – Abu Talal Al-Hamrani
سوالف طريق - ابو طلال الحمراني2قضية
Books, arts & history
- قصص رون
Fashion & beauty
Everyday app
Keeta - Delivery de comida
Money & crypto
Everyday app
Everyday app
Movies & TV
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Celebrities & creators
- شخصية عادية جداً
Society & beliefs
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Sports
1شوط
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Bryan Berlin, CC BY-SA 4.0
Travel & places
Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0 UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), CC BY 3.0 UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), CC BY 3.0
Industries here
Media & entertainment 26Music 21Tech & software 8Sports & fitness 7Travel & tourism 6Education 6Advertising & marketing 5Fashion & beauty 2Telecom & internet 2Government & public sector 2Nonprofits & NGOs 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
- Inflation1.8%Jul 2026 · +0.1 pts since Jun 2026World Bank GEM · CC BY 4.0
- Unemployment3.1%Dec 2025 · −0.0 pts since Nov 2025World Bank GEM · CC BY 4.0
- Central bank rate4.50%Sept 2026 · +0.25 pts since Aug 2026BIS
- GDP growth4.5%2025 · +1.9 pts since 2024World Bank · CC BY 4.0
- Youth unemployment10.0%2025 · −1.5 pts since 2024World Bank (ILO estimate) · CC BY 4.0
Research
Most-published fields last month
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering
- Materials Chemistry
- Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
Society
- People online100.0%2024 · ±0.0 pts since 2023World Bank (ITU) · CC BY 4.0
- Say humans mainly cause climate change35.4%survey of Facebook users2023Meta Data for Good and Yale Program on Climate Change Communication · CC0 (public domain)
- Want climate made a high government priority61.6%survey of Facebook users2023Meta Data for Good and Yale Program on Climate Change Communication · CC0 (public domain)
Charts
Netflix · TV
1Lupin
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2Obsess
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3Doctor X: Mafia in White
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4Dead-End Job
6100 Days of Deception
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7Below
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Press photo, Public domain 10East of Eden
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Netflix Top 10 · 2026-11-01
Netflix · Films
1Surviving Hurricane Otis
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Bollywood Hungama, CC BY 3.0 2Manoj Bajpayee
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3Collision Course
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4AlMahaitiya
5The Witches
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6Animals
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7Armored
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8Shabab El Bomb 3
9Lara Croft: Tomb Raider
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10The Addams Family
Netflix Top 10 · 2026-11-01
Apple Music · Artists
Picikepocok22, CC BY 4.0 1Tate McRae
2Marwan Pablo
3Tul8te
5Adéla
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6Karol G
7Ramy Sabry
8Olivia Rodrigo
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10Drake
Apple Music · 2026-11-06
Apple Podcasts · Shows
1Road Tales – Abu Talal Al-Hamrani
2جناية
3الشيخ ماهر المعيقلي
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4El Daheeh - الدحيح
5بترولي
6بودكاست يصير خير
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7المصحف المرتل
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8فنجان مع عبدالرحمن أبومالح
9بدون ورق
10Ron's Stories
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Apple Podcasts · 2026-11-06
App Store · Free apps
1ChatGPT
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2Claude by Anthropic
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3Google Gemini
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4Kick - Streaming ao Vivo
5barq
6Microsoft Teams
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7Balady+
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8Almanea
9HudHud Maps
10qitaf
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App Store · 2026-11-06
App Store · Paid apps
1Melkah: Find Your Life Partner
2ازرع | Azr3
3الدليلة
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4AnkiMobile Flashcards
5Shadowrocket
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7الخلاوي
8Chromagraph Camera
9Cute CUT Pro - Video Editor
10سلم الرواتب برو - موعد الرواتب
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App Store · 2026-11-06
Data credits: App Store · Apple Music · Apple Podcasts · Google Trends · Netflix Top 10. These signals show what people look up, watch, play and buy online. How it works.