Africa · Wednesday, 11 November 2026

Madagascar

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

Rising

1Football Trading Genie
Breakout
Tech & AI · App Store · #1 in paid apps
J24N, CC BY-SA 4.0
2Leto
Rising
Music · Apple Music · #7 in songs
3Vacra
Rising
Music · Apple Music · #4 in songs
4Rim-Ka
Rising
Music · Apple Music · #6 in songs
5Dahalo language
Rising
Music · Apple Music · #33 in songs

Top today

1Football Trading Genie
Breakout
Tech & AI · App Store · #1 in paid apps
2Vacra
Rising
Music · Apple Music · #4 in songs
J24N, CC BY-SA 4.0
3Leto
Rising
Music · Apple Music · #7 in songs
4Rim-Ka
Rising
Music · Apple Music · #6 in songs
5Diane AI - Flashcards
Rising
Gaming · App Store · #37 in free apps
6Anatal
Rising
Music · Apple Music · #12 in songs
7Dave & Tems
Rising
Music · Apple Music · #20 in songs
8Dahalo language
Rising
Music · Apple Music · #33 in songs
Waxx, CC BY 3.0
9Franglish
Rising
Music · Apple Music · #36 in songs
Mathis.aclr, CC0
10Aya Nakamura
Rising
Music · Apple Music · #28 in songs

Everyday apps here: InDrive · WhatsApp · Facebook app · Instagram · Facebook Messenger. 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 1,209 articles by the country’s own news sites over the last 7 days. How we read the news

Share of the coverage

AI
5.5% of the news · usually 6.0% · 67 articles
Democracy and elections
5.2% of the news · usually 5.6% · 63 articles
- Burundi : Une liberté de la presse qui coûte cher aux Barundi. (burundi-agnews.org)
War and security
2.7% of the news · usually 2.3% · 33 articles
- Première Guerre mondiale : la bataille de Verdun, tombeau de milliers d'Africains (jeuneafrique.com)
Jobs and work More than usual
1.7% of the news · usually 0.9% · 1.9× usual · 20 articles
- Madagascar: Emploi - Le salaire minimum d'embauche reste à appliquer (allafrica.com)
- Madagascar: IRSA - Vers la révision du minimum de perception à 1,58% du SMIG (allafrica.com)
Cost of living
0.8% of the news · usually 1.0% · 10 articles
Health
0.8% of the news · usually 0.9% · 10 articles
Climate
0.3% of the news · usually 0.2% · 2.2× usual · 4 articles
Immigration
0.1% of the news · usually 0.2% · 1 articles

How the news sounds

Tone+0.1positive minus negative words per 100usually −0.0The GDELT Project
Anxiety1.0× usual3.2 words per 1,000usually 3.2The GDELT Project
Fear1.1× usual1.0 words per 1,000usually 0.9The GDELT Project
Anger0.9× usual4.9 words per 1,000usually 5.2The GDELT Project
Sadness1.0× usual9.6 words per 1,000usually 9.6The GDELT Project
Happiness1.0× usual5.5 words per 1,000usually 5.5The GDELT Project
Financial uncertainty1.0× usual8.1 words per 1,000usually 8.1The 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 →

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.

Gio Antonio, Public domain
1ChatGPT
Tech & AI · Wikipedia · 221 reads
Steffen Löwe Gera, CC BY 4.0
2Klaus Otto Nagorsnik
Business & economy · Wikipedia · 90 reads

By category

Business & economy

1Cart'In
App Store · #31 in free apps
Steffen Löwe Gera, CC BY 4.0
2Klaus Otto Nagorsnik
Wikipedia · 90 reads
31688: Factory Direct
Everyday app
App Store · #26 in free apps

Nature, climate & disasters

1WeatherPro
Everyday app
App Store · #21 in paid apps

Education & careers

1Larousse French Dictionary
Everyday app
Dictionnaire Larousse français
App Store · #14 in paid apps
2The Conjugator
Everyday app
Le Conjugueur
App Store · #19 in paid apps
3Live Translator: Translate +
Everyday app
App Store · #39 in free apps

Fashion & beauty

1NGL: ask me anything
Everyday app
App Store · #29 in free apps
2HOP! Andao
Everyday app
App Store · #64 in free apps

Gaming

1Diane AI - Flashcards
Rising
App Store · #37 in free apps
2737 Flight Simulator
App Store · #29 in paid apps
3Akinator
App Store · #30 in paid apps

Health & wellness

1Fitness Buddy+ Gym Workout Log
Everyday app
App Store · #39 in paid apps

Money & crypto

1MVola
Weekly Everyday app
App Store · #13 in free apps
2Binance: Buy Bitcoin & Crypto
Everyday app
App Store · #53 in free apps
3Money Pro: Personal Finance AR
Everyday app
App Store · #34 in paid apps

Movies & TV

1XXX
Wikipedia · 93 reads
2JRemote
Everyday app
App Store · #27 in paid apps
3VLC Remote Pro!
Everyday app
App Store · #25 in paid apps

Music

1Vacra
Rising
Apple Music · #4 in songs
J24N, CC BY-SA 4.0
2Leto
Rising
Apple Music · #7 in songs
3Rim-Ka
Rising
Apple Music · #6 in songs

Celebrities & creators

1Mauvais Djo
Apple Music · #3 in songs

Sports

1Copilote Master
Falling Everyday app
App Store · #13 in paid apps

Tech & AI

1Football Trading Genie
Breakout
App Store · #1 in paid apps
Gio Antonio, Public domain
2ChatGPT
Wikipedia · 221 reads
3hide.me VPN
App Store · #72 in free apps

Travel & places

1Piqla
App Store · #49 in free apps
2Yango: taxi, food, delivery
Falling Everyday app
App Store · #15 in free apps
3LiveATC Air Radio
Everyday app
App Store · #31 in paid apps

Industries here

Music 53 Tech & software 11 Media & entertainment 6 Gaming 4 Advertising & marketing 4 Telecom & internet 2 Legal & professional services 2 Jobs, HR & staffing 2 Travel & tourism 1 Retail & e-commerce 1 Fashion & beauty 1 AI 1 Education 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

Inflation4.4%Nov 2020 · +0.1 pts since Oct 2020World Bank GEM · CC BY 4.0
Unemployment3.0%2025 · −0.0 pts since 2024World Bank (ILO estimate) · CC BY 4.0
GDP growth3.0%2025 · −1.3 pts since 2024World Bank · CC BY 4.0
Youth unemployment5.2%2025 · −0.2 pts since 2024World Bank (ILO estimate) · CC BY 4.0

Society

People online18.7%2024 · +0.4 pts since 2023World Bank (ITU) · CC BY 4.0

Charts

Apple Music · Artists

1Tefihaja
2Tiakola
3Mauvais Djo
4Vacra
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6Rim-Ka
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J24N, CC BY-SA 4.0
7Leto
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9Ruthee
10Ceasar & Tukson

Apple Music · 2026-11-12

App Store · Free apps

1InDrive
Rising
2ME Pass - Meta Earth Pass
3Meta AI
Falling
4WhatsApp
Rising
5Xender: Transfer, Share Files
6Pinduoduo
Falling
7Facebook app
Rising
8Facebook Messenger
Rising
9Tiktok
10CapCut

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App Store · 2026-11-12

App Store · Paid apps

1Football Trading Genie
Breakout
2aRacerSmart
Falling
3Wheel of What? Pro Decisions
Falling
4Amerigo - File Manager
5Google Watch Web Browser
6Search With Google
7Shadowrocket
8Total files pro
9ProCam - Câmera Pro
10Camera Plus Pro

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