Oceania · Thursday, 12 November 2026
TongaLimited data
No written brief today: there’s too little data for one, or the draft didn’t pass our checks.
Rising
Jen from USA., CC BY 2.0 Breakout
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Clintus, CC BY-SA 2.0 Breakout
HOTSPOTATL, CC BY 3.0 Back
Barbie Simons, CC BY 3.0 Back
Top today
Jen from USA., CC BY 2.0 Breakout
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Clintus, CC BY-SA 2.0 Breakout
HOTSPOTATL, CC BY 3.0 Back
Barbie Simons, CC BY 3.0 Back
UPROXX, CC BY 3.0 Back
Danielle Ernst, CC BY 4.0 Breakout
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Rising
10Folau
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Everyday apps here: DramaBox - Stream Drama Shorts · Tiktok · Temu · Meta AI · Instagram. 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 346 articles that mention the country over the last 7 days. How we read the news
Share of the coverage
- Climate More than usual
- Tonga takes national climate priorities to COP31 (matangitonga.to)
- Burnham says climate consensus 'gone' but pledges 'new era of leadership' (banglamirrornews.com)
How the news sounds
- Tone+0.2positive minus negative words per 100usually +0.6The GDELT Project
- Anxiety1.1× usual2.4 words per 1,000usually 2.1The GDELT Project
- Fear1.2× usual0.5 words per 1,000usually 0.4The GDELT Project
- Anger1.4× usual4.9 words per 1,000usually 3.5The GDELT Project
- Sadness1.1× usual6.7 words per 1,000usually 6.2The GDELT Project
- Happiness1.0× usual5.5 words per 1,000usually 5.5The GDELT Project
- Financial uncertainty0.9× usual5.6 words per 1,000usually 6.6The 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
Books, arts & history
Everyday app
Everyday app
Education & careers
1e-Sword LT: Bible Study to Go
Everyday app
Everyday app
Everyday app
Fashion & beauty
Yas App : Recharge & InternetEveryday app
Health & wellness
3RapidASCVD: PREVENT ASCVD Risk
Everyday app
Music
Jen from USA., CC BY 2.0 Breakout
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Clintus, CC BY-SA 2.0 Breakout
Industries here
Music 71Tech & software 20Media & entertainment 15Advertising & marketing 9Telecom & internet 8Fashion & beauty 5Sports & fitness 3Health & pharma 2Legal & professional services 2Jobs, HR & staffing 2Food & beverage 1Restaurants & hospitality 1Travel & tourism 1Retail & e-commerce 1Gaming 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
- Inflation6.3%Sept 2018 · +0.6 pts since Aug 2018World Bank GEM · CC BY 4.0
- Unemployment2.0%2025 · +0.0 pts since 2024World Bank (ILO estimate) · CC BY 4.0
- GDP growth2.8%2025 · +1.1 pts since 2024World Bank · CC BY 4.0
- Youth unemployment6.0%2025 · +0.0 pts since 2024World Bank (ILO estimate) · CC BY 4.0
Society
- People online67.4%2024 · +3.3 pts since 2023World Bank (ITU) · CC BY 4.0
Charts
Apple Music · Artists
1Johnny Myzky Taha Hiva Siana
Breakout
2Myshaan & Folau
3Ayra Starr
Falling
Jen from USA., CC BY 2.0 6Britney Spears
Breakout
Clintus, CC BY-SA 2.0 7Slightly Stoopid
Breakout
Danielle Ernst, CC BY 4.0 8Sienna Spiro
Breakout
9DJ REG MUSIC
10BLKB3RY & Folau
Rising
Apple Music · 2026-11-13
App Store · Free apps
1Tiktok
Rising
2Meta AI
Rising
3CapCut
Falling
4WhatsApp
5ChatGPT
6VPN.lat: unlimited and secure
Falling
7Instagram
Breakout
8DramaBox - Stream Drama Shorts
Rising
9Facebook app
10Threads
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App Store · 2026-11-13
App Store · Paid apps
1Tohitapu
2Tongan hymns FWC
3Tongan-English Dictionary
4Hiva Fakalotu
5Shadowrocket
6Procreate
7e-Sword LT: Bible Study to Go
8Tu`ungafasi
9VirtualDJ Remote
10Universalis
Show the top 50
App Store · 2026-11-13
Data credits: App Store · Apple Music. These signals show what people look up, watch, play and buy online. How it works.