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Africa · Saturday, 7 November 2026

Kenya

No written brief today: there’s too little data for one, or the draft didn’t pass our checks.


Rising

  1. 1How to Ruin Diwali

    New

    Movies & TV · Netflix Top 10 · #2 in TV

  2. 2Collision Course

    Breakout

    Movies & TV · Netflix Top 10 · #1 in films

  3. Frank Schwichtenberg, CC BY-SA 4.0

    3Future

    Rising

    Music · Apple Music · #6 in songs

  4. 4The Joe Budden Podcast

    Rising

    Music · Apple Podcasts · #37 in podcasts

  5. Hamilton Richards, CC BY-SA 3.0

    5Edsger W. Dijkstra

    New

    Business & economy · Wikipedia · 1,451 reads


Top today

  1. 1Collision Course

    Breakout

    Movies & TV · Netflix Top 10 · #1 in films

  2. Hamilton Richards, CC BY-SA 3.0

    2Edsger W. Dijkstra

    New

    Business & economy · Wikipedia · 1,451 reads

  3. 3How to Ruin Diwali

    New

    Movies & TV · Netflix Top 10 · #2 in TV

  4. 4Surviving Hurricane Otis

    Breakout

    Movies & TV · Netflix Top 10 · #2 in films

  5. Jadnapac, CC BY-SA 4.0

    5Isaya Yunge

    New

    Celebrities & creators · Wikipedia · 776 reads

  6. 6Blackout

    Rising

    Movies & TV · Netflix Top 10 · #3 in films

  7. The White House, Public domain

    7Liam Delap

    New

    Sports · Wikipedia · 413 reads

  8. Frank Schwichtenberg, CC BY-SA 4.0

    8Future

    Rising

    Music · Apple Music · #6 in songs

  9. 9The Binge Cases: Doctor Billions

    Rising

    Crime & justice · Apple Podcasts · #26 in podcasts

  10. Conlan Houston, CC BY-SA 4.0

    10Abdul El-Sayed

    New

    Politics & world affairs · Wikipedia · 329 reads

Everyday apps here: Threema for iOS · Tiktok · HustleSasa · Universal Remote・TV Control · Meta AI. 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 2,230 articles by the country’s own news sites over the last 7 days. How we read the news

Share of the coverage

  1. 2.9% of the news · usually 2.4% · 64 articles
  2. 2.6% of the news · usually 2.6% · 58 articles
  3. 2.0% of the news · usually 1.8% · 44 articles
  4. 1.4% of the news · usually 2.5% · 30 articles
  5. 1.0% of the news · usually 1.2% · 22 articles
  6. 0.7% of the news · usually 0.9% · 16 articles
  7. 0.7% of the news · usually 1.0% · 15 articles

    Survey · 2023 74% Worried about climate change (Climate Change Opinion Survey (Meta, Yale), survey of Facebook users)

  8. 0.5% of the news · usually 0.8% · 11 articles

How the news sounds

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.

  1. Hamilton Richards, CC BY-SA 3.0

    1Edsger W. Dijkstra

    New

    Business & economy · Wikipedia · 1,451 reads

  2. Conlan Houston, CC BY-SA 4.0

    2Abdul El-Sayed

    New

    Politics & world affairs · Wikipedia · 329 reads

  3. Yulia Novikova for Soccer.ru, CC BY-SA 3.0

    3McDonald Mariga

    New

    Politics & world affairs · Wikipedia · 199 reads

  4. 4Betika

    Tech & AI · Wikipedia · 182 reads

  5. The White House, Public domain

    5Stephen Miller

    Politics & world affairs · Wikipedia · 168 reads

  6. U.S. Senate Photographic Studio, Public domain

    6Jon Ossoff

    Politics & world affairs · Wikipedia · 149 reads

  7. 7United States midterm election

    Politics & world affairs · Wikipedia · 130 reads

  8. 8YouTube

    Tech & AI · Wikipedia · 115 reads


By category

Business & economy

  1. Hamilton Richards, CC BY-SA 3.0

    1Edsger W. Dijkstra

    New

    Wikipedia · 1,451 reads

  2. 2The Diary of a CEO

    Apple Podcasts · #12 in podcasts

  3. Zairon, CC BY-SA 4.0

    3Auxerre

    Google Trends · 200+ searches

Nature, climate & disasters

  1. 1Aviator Weather

    Everyday app

    App Store · #18 in paid apps

  2. 2Living Earth - Clock & Weather

    Everyday app

    App Store · #28 in paid apps

Crime & justice

  1. 1The Binge Cases: Doctor Billions

    Rising

    Apple Podcasts · #26 in podcasts

  2. 2Rotten Mango

    Apple Podcasts · #9 in podcasts

  3. 3In the Dark

    Apple Podcasts · #55 in podcasts

Books, arts & history

  1. 1The97sPodcast

    Apple Podcasts · #8 in podcasts

  2. 2Ancient Civilisations

    Apple Podcasts · #51 in podcasts

  3. 3Real Dictators

    Apple Podcasts · #15 in podcasts

Education & careers

  1. 1Language Learning: Pingo AI

    App Store · #51 in free apps

  2. Sdkb, CC BY-SA 4.0

    2Kenya Medical Training College

    Google Trends · 200+ searches

  3. 3The Mel Robbins Podcast

    Apple Podcasts · #18 in podcasts

Fashion & beauty

  1. 1The Secret To Money

    Falling Everyday app

    App Store · #7 in paid apps

  2. 2Universalis

    Everyday app

    App Store · #13 in paid apps

  3. 3Crib hunter

    Everyday app

    App Store · #33 in free apps

Gaming

  1. 11xBet Kenya: Betting & Casino

    App Store · #90 in free apps

Health & wellness

  1. 1On Purpose with Jay Shetty

    Apple Podcasts · #19 in podcasts

  2. 2The School of Greatness

    Apple Podcasts · #45 in podcasts

  3. 3Rain Sounds for Sleep by Relaxing White Noise

    Apple Podcasts · #87 in podcasts

Money & crypto

  1. 1Zenka Loan App Kenya

    App Store · #98 in free apps

  2. 2Trust: Crypto & Bitcoin Wallet

    Everyday app

    App Store · #16 in free apps

  3. 3CalcTape Paper Tape Calculator

    Everyday app

    App Store · #37 in paid apps

Movies & TV

  1. 1Collision Course

    Breakout

    Netflix Top 10 · #1 in films

  2. 2How to Ruin Diwali

    New

    Netflix Top 10 · #2 in TV

  3. 3Surviving Hurricane Otis

    Breakout

    Netflix Top 10 · #2 in films

Music

  1. Frank Schwichtenberg, CC BY-SA 4.0

    1Future

    Rising

    Apple Music · #6 in songs

  2. 2TxC

    Rising

    Apple Music · #11 in songs

  3. 3Soul Soother Feet Mover

    Rising

    Apple Podcasts · #39 in podcasts

Celebrities & creators

  1. Jadnapac, CC BY-SA 4.0

    1Isaya Yunge

    New

    Wikipedia · 776 reads

  2. 2Charlene Ruto

    New

    Wikipedia · 318 reads

  3. 3Bien-Aimé Baraza

    Apple Music · #1 in songs

Politics & world affairs

  1. Conlan Houston, CC BY-SA 4.0

    1Abdul El-Sayed

    New

    Wikipedia · 329 reads

  2. Yulia Novikova for Soccer.ru, CC BY-SA 3.0

    2McDonald Mariga

    New

    Wikipedia · 199 reads

  3. The White House, Public domain

    3Stephen Miller

    Wikipedia · 168 reads

Science & space

  1. 1Hidden Brain

    Apple Podcasts · #53 in podcasts

Society & beliefs

  1. 1The Documentary Podcast

    Rising

    Apple Podcasts · #16 in podcasts

  2. 2Abdur-Rahman as-Sudais

    Rising

    Apple Podcasts · #50 in podcasts

  3. 3So This Is Love

    Apple Podcasts · #3 in podcasts

Sports

  1. The White House, Public domain

    1Liam Delap

    New

    Wikipedia · 413 reads

  2. 2Thierno Barry

    New

    Google Trends · 200+ searches

  3. Estevoaei, CC BY-SA 4.0

    3Jesús de Miguel

    New

    Wikipedia · 213 reads

Tech & AI

  1. 1Moment Pro Camera II

    App Store · #2 in paid apps

  2. 2QR Code Scanner - Smart Scan

    App Store · #3 in paid apps

  3. 3Betika

    Wikipedia · 182 reads

Travel & places

  1. SMC, CC BY-SA 4.0

    1Wrexham

    Google Trends · 1,000+ searches

  2. kallerna, CC BY-SA 4.0

    2Hamburg

    Google Trends · 500+ searches

  3. Kathy Taylor, CC BY-SA 2.0

    3West Ham

    Google Trends · 500+ searches


Industries here

Music 31Media & entertainment 20Sports & fitness 9Government & public sector 7Nonprofits & NGOs 5Travel & tourism 4Tech & software 4Education 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

Research

Most-published fields last month

  • Education
    83 papers
  • Sociology and Political Science
    74 papers
  • Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
    69 papers
  • Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
    49 papers · rising +65%

OpenAlex

    Society


    Charts

    Netflix · TV

    1. 1Lupin

    2. 2How to Ruin Diwali

      New

    3. 5Nobody Wants This

    4. 7A Couple of Lies

    5. 8The One About Matthew Perry

    6. 9Doctor X: Mafia in White

    7. 10The Fall of El Mayo

    Netflix Top 10 · 2026-11-01

    Netflix · Films

    1. 1Collision Course

      Breakout

    2. 2Surviving Hurricane Otis

      Breakout

    3. 3Blackout

      Rising

    4. 4Animals

      Falling

    5. 5Seriously Single Too

      Falling

    6. 6Doing Life

      Falling

    7. 7Armored

    8. 8Nowhere to Run

    9. 9The Paradise

    10. 10Manoj Bajpayee

    Netflix Top 10 · 2026-11-01

    Apple Music · Artists

    1. 1Bien-Aimé Baraza

    2. 2Asake

    3. 4DJ Maphorisa

    4. 5Wizkid

    5. Frank Schwichtenberg, CC BY-SA 4.0

      6Future

      Rising

    6. 10Burna Boy

    Apple Music · 2026-11-08

    Apple Podcasts · Shows

    1. 1Dj Shinski New Mixes

    2. 2Supremacy sounds Mixes

    3. 3So This Is Love

    4. 4DJ TOPHAZ MIXES

    5. 5Dj Joe Mfalme

    6. 6DJ KYM NICKDEE MIXES

    7. 7DJ FESTA MIXES

    8. 8The97sPodcast

    9. 9Rotten Mango

    10. 10Mic Cheque Podcast

    Show the top 100

      Apple Podcasts · 2026-11-08

      App Store · Free apps

      1. 1Meta AI

      2. 2My-OneApp

      3. 3ChatGPT

      4. 4Bolt

      5. 5CapCut

      6. 6Telegram

        Falling

      7. 7Tiktok

        Rising

      8. 8Google Maps

      9. 9WhatsApp

      10. 10Snapchat

      Show the top 100

        App Store · 2026-11-08

        App Store · Paid apps

        1. 1Threema for iOS

          Breakout

        2. 2Moment Pro Camera II

        3. 3QR Code Scanner - Smart Scan

        4. 4Chromagraph Camera

          Falling

        5. 5Shadowrocket

          Falling

        6. 6Rarevision VHS: Retro Cam

          Falling

        7. 7The Secret To Money

          Falling

        8. 8ASCCP Management Guidelines

          Falling

        9. 9DXB Dubai Airport

          Falling

        10. 10Badoo Premium

        Show the top 50

          App Store · 2026-11-08


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