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Africa · Friday, 6 November 2026

Uganda

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Rising

  1. 1Faras

    Rising

    Travel & places · App Store · #7 in free apps

  2. 2Bnxn

    Rising

    Music · Apple Music · #6 in songs

  3. 3XXX

    Rising

    Movies & TV · Wikipedia · 348 reads

  4. 4manchester united f.c.

    Sustained

    Other · Google Trends · 2,000+ searches

  5. Welkinridge, Public domain

    5Shilling

    Sustained

    Other · Google Trends · 1,000+ searches


Top today

  1. 1XXX

    Rising

    Movies & TV · Wikipedia · 348 reads

  2. 2manchester united f.c.

    Sustained

    Other · Google Trends · 2,000+ searches

  3. Gio Antonio, Public domain

    3ChatGPT

    Weekly

    Tech & AI · Wikipedia · 187 reads

  4. Estevoaei, CC BY-SA 4.0

    4Jesús de Miguel

    New

    Sports · Wikipedia · 205 reads

  5. 5Joshua Baraka

    Rising

    Music · Apple Music · #2 in songs

  6. 6Bnxn

    Rising

    Music · Apple Music · #6 in songs

  7. Welkinridge, Public domain

    7Shilling

    Sustained

    Other · Google Trends · 1,000+ searches

  8. 8Faras

    Rising

    Travel & places · App Store · #7 in free apps

  9. NdaniTV, CC BY 3.0

    9Mr Eazi

    Rising

    Music · Apple Music · #8 in songs

  10. 10S.L. Benfica

    Sustained

    Sports · Google Trends · 500+ searches

Everyday apps here: WhatsApp · ChatGPT · Shadowrocket · Snapchat · Voice Recorder - Audio Record. 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 805 articles by the country’s own news sites over the last 7 days. How we read the news

Share of the coverage

  1. 3.6% of the news · usually 3.1% · 29 articles
  2. 1.9% of the news · usually 1.3% · 15 articles
  3. 1.4% of the news · usually 1.2% · 11 articles
  4. 1.2% of the news · usually 3.0% · 10 articles
  5. 0.9% of the news · usually 1.1% · 7 articles
  6. 0.8% of the news · usually 0.5% · 6 articles
  7. 0.5% of the news · usually 0.4% · 4 articles
  8. 0.5% of the news · usually 0.7% · 4 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. Gio Antonio, Public domain

    1ChatGPT

    Weekly

    Tech & AI · Wikipedia · 187 reads

  2. 22026 United States elections

    Politics & world affairs · Wikipedia · 129 reads

  3. Conlan Houston, CC BY-SA 4.0

    3Abdul El-Sayed

    Politics & world affairs · Wikipedia · 126 reads

  4. Ssemmanda will, CC0

    4Jessica Alupo

    Politics & world affairs · Wikipedia · 114 reads

  5. 5United States midterm election

    Politics & world affairs · Wikipedia · 107 reads

  6. Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain

    6School

    Business & economy · Google Trends · 1,000+ searches

  7. kallerna, CC BY-SA 4.0

    7Marseille

    Business & economy · Google Trends · 500+ searches

  8. Staff photographer, CC BY-SA 3.0

    8Jim Ratcliffe

    Business & economy · Google Trends · 100+ searches


By category

Business & economy

  1. Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain

    1School

    Google Trends · 1,000+ searches

  2. kallerna, CC BY-SA 4.0

    2Marseille

    Google Trends · 500+ searches

  3. Staff photographer, CC BY-SA 3.0

    3Jim Ratcliffe

    Google Trends · 100+ searches

Education & careers

  1. 1World Map Pro Edition

    Falling Everyday app

    App Store · #6 in paid apps

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

    Everyday app

    App Store · #16 in paid apps

  3. 3World Factbook Pro Edition

    Everyday app

    App Store · #21 in paid apps

Fashion & beauty

  1. 1Universalis

    Everyday app

    App Store · #13 in paid apps

  2. 2Fliqlo

    Everyday app

    App Store · #29 in paid apps

  3. 3Glovo: Food delivery

    Everyday app

    ItalianGlovo: Cibo a domicilio

    App Store · #29 in free apps

Food & drink

  1. 1KFC Uganda

    Everyday app

    App Store · #43 in free apps

  2. 2Café Javas

    Everyday app

    App Store · #72 in free apps

Health & wellness

  1. 1Fitness Buddy+ Gym Workout Log

    Everyday app

    App Store · #23 in paid apps

  2. 2AutoSleep: Watch Sleep Tracker

    Everyday app

    App Store · #43 in paid apps

  3. 3Neonatal Guide

    Everyday app

    App Store · #44 in paid apps

Money & crypto

  1. 1Wendi Customer

    App Store · #94 in free apps

  2. 2Absa Uganda

    Everyday app

    App Store · #18 in free apps

  3. 3CalcTape Paper Tape Calculator

    Everyday app

    App Store · #30 in paid apps

Movies & TV

  1. 1XXX

    Rising

    Wikipedia · 348 reads

  2. 2CashFlicks

    App Store · #92 in free apps

  3. 3Satisfy: ASMR Fidget Toys

    Falling Everyday app

    App Store · #8 in paid apps

Music

  1. 1Joshua Baraka

    Rising

    Apple Music · #2 in songs

  2. 2Bnxn

    Rising

    Apple Music · #6 in songs

  3. NdaniTV, CC BY 3.0

    3Mr Eazi

    Rising

    Apple Music · #8 in songs

Celebrities & creators

  1. 外務省, CC BY 4.0

    1Muhoozi Kainerugaba

    Wikipedia · 119 reads

  2. 2Bien-Aimé Baraza

    Apple Music · #14 in songs

Politics & world affairs

  1. 12026 United States elections

    Wikipedia · 129 reads

  2. Conlan Houston, CC BY-SA 4.0

    2Abdul El-Sayed

    Wikipedia · 126 reads

  3. Ssemmanda will, CC0

    3Jessica Alupo

    Wikipedia · 114 reads

Sports

  1. Estevoaei, CC BY-SA 4.0

    1Jesús de Miguel

    New

    Wikipedia · 205 reads

  2. 2S.L. Benfica

    Sustained

    Google Trends · 500+ searches

  3. 3Lech Poznań

    Sustained

    Google Trends · 500+ searches

Tech & AI

  1. Gio Antonio, Public domain

    1ChatGPT

    Weekly

    Wikipedia · 187 reads

  2. 2ChatMate_

    App Store · #4 in paid apps

  3. 3Rumi Cam - Vintage Film Camera

    App Store · #69 in free apps

Travel & places

  1. 1Faras

    Rising

    App Store · #7 in free apps

  2. Bojan Lazarevic, ZivojinMisic slike, CC BY 3.0

    2Brighton

    Google Trends · 10,000+ searches

  3. No machine-readable author provided. The JPS assumed (based on copyright claims…, CC BY-SA 3.0

    3Sunderland

    Google Trends · 2,000+ searches


Industries here

Music 47Sports & fitness 11Tech & software 7Travel & tourism 6Nonprofits & NGOs 6Media & entertainment 5Government & public sector 4Advertising & marketing 2Telecom & internet 2AI 1Finance & banking 1Crypto & digital assets 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. 1Rema

    2. 2Joshua Baraka

      Rising

    3. 3Asake

      Falling

    4. 5Wizkid

    5. 6Bnxn

      Rising

    6. 7DJ Maphorisa

    7. NdaniTV, CC BY 3.0

      8Mr Eazi

      Rising

    Apple Music · 2026-11-07

    App Store · Free apps

    1. 1ChatGPT

      Rising

    2. 2MoMo App

      Falling

    3. 3WhatsApp

      Rising

    4. 4Snapchat

      Rising

    5. 5Tiktok

      Falling

    6. 6CapCut

      Falling

    7. 7Faras

      Rising

    8. 8YouTube app

    9. 9WhatsApp Business

    10. 10Instagram

    Show the top 100

      App Store · 2026-11-07

      App Store · Paid apps

      1. 1Shadowrocket

        Breakout

      2. 2Voice Recorder - Audio Record

        Breakout

      3. 3PadLab - Live Pads

      4. 4ChatMate_

      5. 5Badoo Premium

        Falling

      6. 6World Map Pro Edition

        Falling

      7. 7Twenty-Four Hours a Day

        Falling

      8. 8Satisfy: ASMR Fidget Toys

        Falling

      9. 9OneDollar: To Do List

        Falling

      10. 10Learn SQL - Database Mastery

        Falling

      Show the top 50

        App Store · 2026-11-07


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