Have you heard of Kim Jong Un?
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Kim Jong Un
Владимир Смирнов / ТАСС, CC BY 4.0Supreme Leader of North Korea since 2011.
Rising in 98 countries since Monday, 19 October 2026. Last seen rising on Wednesday, 11 November 2026.
- rising today
- 0
- at the peak
- 95 on 20 Oct
- first rising
- 19 Oct
- days rising
- 16
Why it’s rising AI-generated
Kim Jong Un, North Korea’s supreme leader, has returned from a visit to China that included a war memorial visit, state media reported. Reading about him rose in 98 countries from 11 October.
Based on whbl.com (Bolivia)
Written by an AI model from the data on this page and checked automatically against it. It can still contain mistakes. How these notes are written and checked.
Day by day
Countries where it was rising, each day
| Day | Countries |
|---|---|
| 13 Nov | 0 |
| 12 Nov | 0 |
| 11 Nov | 1 |
| 10 Nov | 0 |
| 9 Nov | 0 |
| 8 Nov | 0 |
| 7 Nov | 0 |
| 6 Nov | 0 |
| 5 Nov | 0 |
| 4 Nov | 0 |
| 3 Nov | 1 |
| 2 Nov | 4 |
| 1 Nov | 6 |
| 31 Oct | 3 |
| 30 Oct | 1 |
| 29 Oct | 1 |
| 28 Oct | 0 |
| 27 Oct | 2 |
| 26 Oct | 3 |
| 25 Oct | 6 |
| 24 Oct | 16 |
| 23 Oct | 22 |
| 22 Oct | 34 |
| 21 Oct | 64 |
| 20 Oct | 95 |
| 19 Oct | 48 |
How it spread
Each row is a country, in the order it started rising; each square is a day it was rising there. This is the order it appeared in, not a chain of cause.
Argentina3
Australia4
Belgium4
Bulgaria5
Canada4
Chile8
Colombia10
Croatia3
Czechia5
Denmark3
Estonia4
Finland3
Germany3
Greece7
Hong Kong SAR China1
Hungary4
India2
Ireland3
Israel3
Latvia4
Lithuania3
Malaysia6
Malta2
Mexico10
Show all 98 countries
Myanmar (Burma)2
New Zealand4
Nigeria5
Norway3
Peru6
Philippines8
Poland7
Portugal5
Puerto Rico3
Romania6
Serbia6
Singapore6
Slovakia4
South Africa6
South Korea8
Spain3
Sweden3
Switzerland3
Taiwan6
Thailand7
Ukraine13
United Arab Emirates1
United Kingdom3
United States4
Albania1
Armenia1
Austria2
Bangladesh1
Bolivia2
Bosnia & Herzegovina1
Brazil7
Cambodia1
Costa Rica2
Cyprus1
Dominican Republic3
Ecuador3
Egypt1
El Salvador2
France1
Georgia2
Ghana1
Guatemala2
Honduras1
Indonesia4
Iran1
Iraq1
Italy2
Jamaica1
Japan2
Kazakhstan2
Kenya2
Kuwait1
Kyrgyzstan1
Moldova2
Morocco1
Nepal1
Netherlands4
Nicaragua1
North Macedonia1
Pakistan1
Panama2
Paraguay1
Qatar1
Saudi Arabia1
Slovenia2
Sri Lanka1
Tanzania1
Trinidad & Tobago1
Tunisia1
Uganda2
Uruguay2
Uzbekistan1
Zimbabwe1
Libya1
In the news
- North Korea posts text of revised constitution, confirming Kim’s expanded powersNK News · Nigeria · via Google Trends
- Trump segue aberto a diálogo com Kim Jong Un, diz Rubiouol.com.br · Chile · 2 Nov · found by GDELT
- Kim Jong Un vows to deepen China ties during surprise border visit, opens new bridgedailyexcelsior.com · Ukraine · 26 Oct · found by GDELT
- N. Korea Discloses Full Text of Constitution on Propaganda Site, Formalizing 'Two States' Doctrinenews.sbs.co.kr · Nigeria · 11 Nov · via Google Trends
- North Korea unveils revised constitution reflecting 'two hostile states' policyKorea JoongAng Daily · Nigeria · 11 Nov · via Google Trends
- Ο Κιμ Γιονγκ Ουν στην Κίνα: Πέρασε από τη νέα γέφυρα στον ποταμό Γιαλού - Σενάρια για συνάντηση με ΣιSkai.gr · Greece · 25 Oct · via Google Trends
- Ο Κιμ Γιονγκ Ουν επισκέφθηκε την Κίνα αυθημερόν για να καταθέσει στεφάνι για τους πεσόντες στην ΚορέαIn.gr · Greece · 25 Oct · via Google Trends
- Στην Νταντόνγκ της Κίνας μετέβη ο Κιμ Γιονγκ Ουν σύμφωνα με τη ΣεούλCapital.gr · Greece · 25 Oct · via Google Trends
Headlines from countries where it rose, found by Google Trends and GDELT. Each links to its publisher; we show only the headline.
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