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Africa · Thursday, 5 November 2026

Tanzania

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


Rising

  1. 1Como 1907

    Sustained

    Sports · Google Trends · 200+ searches

  2. 2Badoo Premium

    Rising

    Tech & AI · App Store · #4 in paid apps

  3. Pxhere, CC0

    3Como

    Sustained

    Travel & places · Google Trends · 2,000+ searches

  4. 4National Examinations Council of Tanzania

    New

    Other · Wikipedia · 492 reads

  5. 5Yas App: Top-up & Internet

    Breakout

    FrenchYas App : Recharge & Internet

    Fashion & beauty · App Store · #6 in free apps


Top today

  1. 1WhatsApp

    Weekly

    Tech & AI · App Store · #5 in free apps

  2. Pxhere, CC0

    2Como

    Sustained

    Travel & places · Google Trends · 2,000+ searches

  3. 3National Examinations Council of Tanzania

    New

    Other · Wikipedia · 492 reads

  4. Gio Antonio, Public domain

    4ChatGPT

    Weekly

    Tech & AI · Wikipedia · 510 reads

  5. Conlan Houston, CC BY-SA 4.0

    5Abdul El-Sayed

    New

    Politics & world affairs · Wikipedia · 357 reads

  6. 6Yas App: Top-up & Internet

    Breakout

    FrenchYas App : Recharge & Internet

    Fashion & beauty · App Store · #6 in free apps

  7. DIGITAL NEWS TZ, CC BY 3.0

    7Fadlu Davids

    New

    Sports · Wikipedia · 234 reads

  8. 8Como 1907

    Sustained

    Sports · Google Trends · 200+ searches

  9. This Photo was taken by Wolfgang Moroder . Feel free to use my photos, but plea…, CC BY-SA 3.0

    9Naples

    Sustained

    Travel & places · Google Trends · 500+ searches

  10. 10Badoo Premium

    Rising

    Tech & AI · App Store · #4 in paid apps

Everyday apps here: Gmail · Tiktok · Shadowrocket · Voice Recorder - Audio Record · 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 202 articles by the country’s own news sites over the last 7 days. How we read the news

Share of the coverage

  1. 2.0% of the news · usually 0.8% · 2.6× usual · 4 articles
  2. 1.5% of the news · usually 2.1% · 3 articles

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

  3. 1.0% of the news · usually 1.2% · 2 articles
  4. 1.0% of the news · usually 1.0% · 2 articles
  5. 0.5% of the news · usually 0.9% · 1 articles
  6. 0.0% of the news · usually 1.1% · 0 articles
  7. 0.0% of the news · usually 0.2% · 0 articles
  8. 0.0% of the news · usually 0.4% · 0 articles

How the news sounds

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.

  1. 1WhatsApp

    Weekly

    Tech & AI · App Store · #5 in free apps

  2. Gio Antonio, Public domain

    2ChatGPT

    Weekly

    Tech & AI · Wikipedia · 510 reads

  3. Conlan Houston, CC BY-SA 4.0

    3Abdul El-Sayed

    New

    Politics & world affairs · Wikipedia · 357 reads

  4. 4YouTube

    Tech & AI · Wikipedia · 120 reads

  5. United States Congress, Public domain

    5Chris Pappas

    Politics & world affairs · Wikipedia · 102 reads

  6. Kristie Boyd; U.S. House Office of Photoraphy, Public domain

    6Ilhan Omar

    Politics & world affairs · Wikipedia · 91 reads


By category

Business & economy

  1. 1Amazon Prime Video

    App Store · #89 in free apps

  2. 2Voice Recorder - Audio Record

    Everyday app

    App Store · #2 in paid apps

  3. 3Scanner App Pro: Scan Edit PDF

    Everyday app

    App Store · #21 in paid apps

Cars & transport

  1. 1Solocator - GPS Field Camera

    App Store · #5 in paid apps

  2. 2Speed Tracker. Pro

    Everyday app

    App Store · #39 in paid apps

  3. 3GPS Kit - Offline GPS Tracker

    Everyday app

    App Store · #44 in paid apps

Books, arts & history

  1. 1Mirror Study Bible

    Falling Everyday app

    App Store · #11 in paid apps

  2. 2Biblia Takatifu-Swahili Bible

    Everyday app

    App Store · #57 in free apps

Education & careers

  1. 1eGuide to Birds of East Africa

    Everyday app

    App Store · #24 in paid apps

  2. 2e-Sword LT: Bible Study to Go

    Everyday app

    App Store · #29 in paid apps

  3. 3HESLB Tanzania

    Falling Everyday app

    App Store · #33 in free apps

Fashion & beauty

  1. 1Yas App: Top-up & Internet

    Breakout

    FrenchYas App : Recharge & Internet

    App Store · #6 in free apps

  2. 2Couple D-Day: Always Us

    Falling Everyday app

    App Store · #13 in paid apps

  3. 3PangaLeo

    Everyday app

    App Store · #36 in free apps

Gaming

  1. 1737 Flight Simulator

    App Store · #33 in paid apps

Health & wellness

  1. 1Fitness Buddy+ Gym Workout Log

    Everyday app

    App Store · #25 in paid apps

Money & crypto

  1. 1Budget Expense Tracker/Manager

    Everyday app

    App Store · #23 in paid apps

  2. 2Mixx Tanzania

    Everyday app

    App Store · #25 in free apps

  3. 3Selcom Pesa

    Falling Everyday app

    App Store · #26 in free apps

Movies & TV

  1. 1XXX

    Wikipedia · 714 reads

  2. 2Ramayana: Part 1

    Wikipedia · 118 reads

  3. 3XXX

    Wikipedia · 91 reads

Music

  1. 1Zuchu

    Apple Music · #1 in songs

  2. Peter Bennett / ZIFF, CC BY 2.0

    2Diamond Platnumz

    Apple Music · #2 in songs

  3. 3Ibraah

    Apple Music · #3 in songs

Celebrities & creators

  1. 1Bien-Aimé Baraza

    Apple Music · #4 in songs

  2. Jadnapac, CC BY-SA 4.0

    2Isaya Yunge

    Wikipedia · 115 reads

Politics & world affairs

  1. Conlan Houston, CC BY-SA 4.0

    1Abdul El-Sayed

    New

    Wikipedia · 357 reads

  2. United States Congress, Public domain

    2Chris Pappas

    Wikipedia · 102 reads

  3. Kristie Boyd; U.S. House Office of Photoraphy, Public domain

    3Ilhan Omar

    Wikipedia · 91 reads

Sports

  1. DIGITAL NEWS TZ, CC BY 3.0

    1Fadlu Davids

    New

    Wikipedia · 234 reads

  2. 2Como 1907

    Sustained

    Google Trends · 200+ searches

  3. joncandy/Jon Candy profile at Flickr website, CC BY-SA 2.0

    3Cardiff City F.C.

    Sustained

    Google Trends · 200+ searches

Tech & AI

  1. 1WhatsApp

    Weekly

    App Store · #5 in free apps

  2. Gio Antonio, Public domain

    2ChatGPT

    Weekly

    Wikipedia · 510 reads

  3. 3Badoo Premium

    Rising

    App Store · #4 in paid apps

Travel & places

  1. Pxhere, CC0

    1Como

    Sustained

    Google Trends · 2,000+ searches

  2. This Photo was taken by Wolfgang Moroder . Feel free to use my photos, but plea…, CC BY-SA 3.0

    2Naples

    Sustained

    Google Trends · 500+ searches

  3. Rititaneves, CC BY-SA 3.0

    3Porto

    Sustained

    Google Trends · 500+ searches


Industries here

Music 41Tech & software 15Sports & fitness 11Travel & tourism 9Media & entertainment 8Nonprofits & NGOs 6Advertising & marketing 5Fashion & beauty 3Telecom & internet 3Government & public sector 3Retail & e-commerce 1Gaming 1AI 1Cars & mobility 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

Research

Most-published fields last month

  • Oceanography
    92 papers
  • Education
    69 papers · rising +30%
  • Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
    53 papers

OpenAlex

    Society


    Charts

    Apple Music · Artists

    1. 1Zuchu

    2. Peter Bennett / ZIFF, CC BY 2.0

      2Diamond Platnumz

    3. 3Ibraah

    4. 4Bien-Aimé Baraza

    5. 5Joel Lwaga & Diamond Platnumz

    6. 6Ayra Starr

    7. 8Marioo

    8. 9Asake

    9. 10Neema Gospel Choir

    Apple Music · 2026-11-06

    App Store · Free apps

    1. 1Wallcraft – Wallpapers live 4K

    2. 2Blackhole Spliter

    3. 3ChatGPT

      Rising

    4. 4Tiktok

      Breakout

    5. 5WhatsApp

      Breakout

    6. 6Yas App: Top-up & Internet

      Breakout

    7. 7Snapchat

      Breakout

    8. 8YouTube app

      Rising

    9. 9Facebook app

      Rising

    10. 10Instagram

      Rising

    Show the top 100

      App Store · 2026-11-06

      App Store · Paid apps

      1. 1Shadowrocket

        Rising

      2. 2Voice Recorder - Audio Record

        Breakout

      3. 3Tiny Computers

      4. 4Badoo Premium

        Rising

      5. 5Solocator - GPS Field Camera

      6. 6Al Quran Translation

      7. 7Threema for iOS

        Falling

      8. 8Chordality

        Falling

      9. 9Chromagraph Camera

        Falling

      10. 10Real Bet VIP Betting Tips

        Falling

      Show the top 50

        App Store · 2026-11-06


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