Africa · Thursday, 5 November 2026
Malawi
No written brief today: there’s too little data for one, or the draft didn’t pass our checks.
Rising
New
Top today
Everyday apps here: WhatsApp · ChatGPT · Facebook app · Tiktok · Snapchat. 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 560 articles by the country’s own news sites over the last 7 days. How we read the news
Share of the coverage
Survey · 2023 88% Worried about climate change (Climate Change Opinion Survey (Meta, Yale), survey of Facebook users)
- Who dares wins: LPG, the next frontier for Africa's downstream (dailynews.co.tz)
How the news sounds
- Tone−0.8positive minus negative words per 100usually −0.6The GDELT Project
- Anxiety0.9× usual3.0 words per 1,000usually 3.4The GDELT Project
- Fear1.1× usual0.5 words per 1,000usually 0.5The GDELT Project
- Anger1.0× usual5.1 words per 1,000usually 5.1The GDELT Project
- Sadness1.0× usual6.6 words per 1,000usually 6.6The GDELT Project
- Happiness1.0× usual5.4 words per 1,000usually 5.4The GDELT Project
- Financial uncertainty1.0× usual6.3 words per 1,000usually 6.1The 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
Business & economy
Everyday app
3Voice Recorder - Audio Record
Everyday app
Cars & transport
1Distance & Area Measure On Map
Everyday app
Nature, climate & disasters
Everyday app
Education & careers
Everyday app
2e-Sword LT: Bible Study to Go
Everyday app
Everyday app
Fashion & beauty
Everyday app
Everyday app
Food & drink
Falling Everyday app
Health & wellness
2Fitness Buddy+ Gym Workout Log
Everyday app
3AutoSleep: Watch Sleep Tracker
Everyday app
Money & crypto
Everyday app
Everyday app
Everyday app
Celebrities & creators
Wikimedia Commons, Public domain
Travel & places
1Timon-Money App for Travellers
Everyday app
Industries here
Music 44Tech & software 16Media & entertainment 11Advertising & marketing 7Telecom & internet 6Fashion & beauty 3Legal & professional services 3Jobs, HR & staffing 3Sports & fitness 2Gaming 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
- Inflation11.2%Feb 2020 · −0.1 pts since Jan 2020World Bank GEM · CC BY 4.0
- Unemployment5.1%2025 · +0.0 pts since 2024World Bank (ILO estimate) · CC BY 4.0
- GDP growth1.9%2025 · +0.2 pts since 2024World Bank · CC BY 4.0
- Youth unemployment6.9%2025 · +0.1 pts since 2024World Bank (ILO estimate) · CC BY 4.0
Society
- People online19.0%2024 · +1.0 pts since 2023World Bank (ITU) · CC BY 4.0
- Say humans mainly cause climate change39.1%survey of Facebook users2023Meta Data for Good and Yale Program on Climate Change Communication · CC0 (public domain)
- Want climate made a high government priority71.2%survey of Facebook users2023Meta Data for Good and Yale Program on Climate Change Communication · CC0 (public domain)
Charts
Apple Music · Artists
1Eli Njuchi
6Ca$ino, Em EL & Chef Que
Mensah Memories, CC BY 3.0 7Asake
8Em EL, Mario Bros Mw, Crispy Malawi & Krazie G
Rising
Apple Music · 2026-11-06
App Store · Free apps
1ChatGPT
Rising
2Facebook app
Rising
3Tiktok
Rising
4WhatsApp Business
5TNM Smart App
6WhatsApp
Rising
7My Airtel Africa
Falling
8Instagram
9Google Chrome
10Spotify
Show the top 100
App Store · 2026-11-06
App Store · Paid apps
1Shadowrocket
2e-Sword LT: Bible Study to Go
3CamScanner + | PDF Scanner
4QueText
5FILCA - Vintage Film Camera
6ProCam - Pro Camera
7737 Flight Simulator
8Fitness Buddy+ Gym Workout Log
9VLC Streamer Pro
10TurboScan™ Pro: PDF scanner
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.