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Africa · Thursday, 5 November 2026

Uganda

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


Rising

  1. 1World Map Pro Edition

    Breakout

    Education & careers · App Store · #2 in paid apps

  2. 2XXX

    Rising

    Movies & TV · Wikipedia · 515 reads

  3. 3Badoo Premium

    Breakout

    Tech & AI · App Store · #1 in paid apps

  4. Estevoaei, CC BY-SA 4.0

    4Jesús de Miguel

    New

    Sports · Wikipedia · 320 reads

  5. Bryan Berlin, CC BY-SA 4.0

    5Cristiano Ronaldo

    New

    Sports · Google Trends · 2,000+ searches


Top today

  1. 1WhatsApp

    Weekly

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

  2. 2XXX

    Rising

    Movies & TV · Wikipedia · 515 reads

  3. Gio Antonio, Public domain

    3ChatGPT

    Weekly

    Tech & AI · Wikipedia · 407 reads

  4. Estevoaei, CC BY-SA 4.0

    4Jesús de Miguel

    New

    Sports · Wikipedia · 320 reads

  5. 5Badoo Premium

    Breakout

    Tech & AI · App Store · #1 in paid apps

  6. 6World Map Pro Edition

    Breakout

    Education & careers · App Store · #2 in paid apps

  7. Bryan Berlin, CC BY-SA 4.0

    7Cristiano Ronaldo

    New

    Sports · Google Trends · 2,000+ searches

  8. Conlan Houston, CC BY-SA 4.0

    8Abdul El-Sayed

    New

    Politics & world affairs · Wikipedia · 200 reads

  9. 9Twenty-Four Hours a Day

    Tech & AI · App Store · #3 in paid apps

  10. Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0

    10Bournemouth

    Travel & places · Google Trends · 10,000+ searches

Everyday apps here: Gmail · Tiktok · Snapchat · YouTube app · Zenka Loan App Uganda. 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 808 articles by the country’s own news sites over the last 7 days. How we read the news

Share of the coverage

  1. 4.1% of the news · usually 3.0% · 33 articles
  2. 1.7% of the news · usually 1.3% · 14 articles
  3. 1.6% of the news · usually 1.1% · 1.5× usual · 13 articles
  4. 1.5% of the news · usually 3.0% · 12 articles
  5. 1.1% of the news · usually 1.0% · 9 articles
  6. 0.7% of the news · usually 0.6% · 6 articles
  7. 0.5% of the news · usually 0.7% · 4 articles
  8. 0.3% of the news · usually 0.4% · 2 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. 1WhatsApp

    Weekly

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

  2. Gio Antonio, Public domain

    2ChatGPT

    Weekly

    Tech & AI · Wikipedia · 407 reads

  3. Conlan Houston, CC BY-SA 4.0

    3Abdul El-Sayed

    New

    Politics & world affairs · Wikipedia · 200 reads

  4. 42026 United States elections

    Politics & world affairs · Wikipedia · 135 reads

  5. 5United States midterm election

    Politics & world affairs · Wikipedia · 135 reads

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

    6Jon Ossoff

    Politics & world affairs · Wikipedia · 118 reads

  7. 7YouTube

    Tech & AI · Wikipedia · 112 reads

  8. Solen Feyissa, CC BY-SA 2.0

    8TikTok

    Tech & AI · Wikipedia · 94 reads


By category

Business & economy

  1. 1URSBconnect

    App Store · #86 in free apps

  2. 2Voice Recorder - Audio Record

    Everyday app

    App Store · #14 in paid apps

  3. 3Jumia Online Shopping

    Falling Everyday app

    App Store · #19 in free apps

Education & careers

  1. 1World Map Pro Edition

    Breakout

    App Store · #2 in paid apps

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

    Everyday app

    App Store · #15 in paid apps

  3. 3World Factbook Pro Edition

    Everyday app

    App Store · #20 in paid apps

Fashion & beauty

  1. 1Universalis

    Falling Everyday app

    App Store · #10 in paid apps

  2. 2Glovo: Food delivery

    Everyday app

    ItalianGlovo: Cibo a domicilio

    App Store · #28 in free apps

Food & drink

  1. 1KFC Uganda

    Everyday app

    App Store · #50 in free apps

  2. 2Café Javas

    Everyday app

    App Store · #81 in free apps

Gaming

  1. 1XXX

    Wikipedia · 98 reads

Health & wellness

  1. 1First Pharmacy

    App Store · #100 in free apps

  2. 2Fitness Buddy+ Gym Workout Log

    Everyday app

    App Store · #22 in paid apps

  3. 3AutoSleep: Watch Sleep Tracker

    Everyday app

    App Store · #44 in paid apps

Money & crypto

  1. 1Zenka Loan App Uganda

    Everyday app

    App Store · #15 in free apps

  2. 2Absa Uganda

    Falling Everyday app

    App Store · #20 in free apps

  3. 3CalcTape calculadora de cinta

    Everyday app

    App Store · #29 in paid apps

Movies & TV

  1. 1XXX

    Rising

    Wikipedia · 515 reads

  2. 2Satisfy: ASMR Fidget Toys

    App Store · #4 in paid apps

  3. 31 Dollar Piano

    App Store · #7 in paid apps

Music

  1. Thealfe Studios, CC BY-SA 4.0

    1Rema

    Apple Music · #1 in songs

  2. Mensah Memories, CC BY 3.0

    2Asake

    Apple Music · #2 in songs

  3. 3Joshua Baraka

    Apple Music · #3 in songs

Celebrities & creators

  1. 1Bien-Aimé Baraza

    Apple Music · #17 in songs

  2. 2Peter Elwelu

    Google Trends · 200+ searches

  3. 3Lion City Sailors FC

    Google Trends · 200+ searches

Politics & world affairs

  1. Conlan Houston, CC BY-SA 4.0

    1Abdul El-Sayed

    New

    Wikipedia · 200 reads

  2. 22026 United States elections

    Wikipedia · 135 reads

  3. 3United States midterm election

    Wikipedia · 135 reads

Sports

  1. Estevoaei, CC BY-SA 4.0

    1Jesús de Miguel

    New

    Wikipedia · 320 reads

  2. Bryan Berlin, CC BY-SA 4.0

    2Cristiano Ronaldo

    New

    Google Trends · 2,000+ searches

  3. 3AC Sparta Prague

    Google Trends · 10,000+ searches

Tech & AI

  1. 1WhatsApp

    Weekly

    App Store · #5 in free apps

  2. Gio Antonio, Public domain

    2ChatGPT

    Weekly

    Wikipedia · 407 reads

  3. 3Badoo Premium

    Breakout

    App Store · #1 in paid apps

Travel & places

  1. Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0

    1Bournemouth

    Google Trends · 10,000+ searches

  2. Legohun, CC BY-SA 3.0

    2Ferencváros

    Google Trends · 2,000+ searches

  3. Steffen Schmitz, CC BY-SA 4.0

    3Milan

    Google Trends · 2,000+ searches


Industries here

Music 48Sports & fitness 9Tech & software 9Travel & tourism 5Media & entertainment 4Government & public sector 4Nonprofits & NGOs 3Gaming 1Advertising & marketing 1AI 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

  • Infectious Diseases
    86 papers
  • Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
    80 papers
  • Education
    45 papers

OpenAlex

    Society


    Charts

    Apple Music · Artists

    1. Thealfe Studios, CC BY-SA 4.0

      1Rema

    2. Mensah Memories, CC BY 3.0

      2Asake

    3. 3Joshua Baraka

    4. 4Wizkid

    5. 7King Saha

    6. 9DJ Maphorisa

    Apple Music · 2026-11-06

    App Store · Free apps

    1. 1MoMo App

    2. 2ChatGPT

    3. 3Tiktok

      Breakout

    4. 4CapCut

    5. 5WhatsApp

      Rising

    6. 6Snapchat

      Rising

    7. 7WhatsApp Business

    8. 8YouTube app

      Rising

    9. 9X

      Falling

    10. 10Facebook app

    Show the top 100

      App Store · 2026-11-06

      App Store · Paid apps

      1. 1Badoo Premium

        Breakout

      2. 2World Map Pro Edition

        Breakout

      3. 3Twenty-Four Hours a Day

      4. 4Satisfy: ASMR Fidget Toys

      5. 5OneDollar: To Do List

      6. 6Learn SQL - Database Mastery

      7. 71 Dollar Piano

      8. 8Shadowrocket

        Falling

      9. 9Fongo World Edition

        Falling

      10. 10Universalis

        Falling

      Show the top 50

        App Store · 2026-11-06


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