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Africa · Thursday, 12 November 2026

Zambia

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


Rising

  1. 1Kmz Viewer-Kmz Converter app

    Breakout

    Tech & AI · App Store · #2 in paid apps

  2. 21xBet ZM ― Betting & Casino

    Rising

    Gaming · App Store · #45 in free apps

  3. The White House, Public domain

    3Jensen Huang

    New

    Business & economy · Wikipedia · 293 reads


Top today

  1. 1Kmz Viewer-Kmz Converter app

    Breakout

    Tech & AI · App Store · #2 in paid apps

  2. The White House, Public domain

    2Jensen Huang

    New

    Business & economy · Wikipedia · 293 reads

  3. 31xBet ZM ― Betting & Casino

    Rising

    Gaming · App Store · #45 in free apps

  4. 4Yo Maps & Makhadzi

    Music · Apple Music · #1 in songs

  5. 5Way Dee

    Music · Apple Music · #3 in songs

  6. 6XXX

    Movies & TV · Wikipedia · 158 reads

  7. 776 Drums

    Music · Apple Music · #6 in songs

  8. Bryan Berlin, CC BY-SA 4.0

    8Mauricio Pochettino

    Sports · Wikipedia · 130 reads

  9. Mensah Memories, CC BY 3.0

    9Asake

    Music · Apple Music · #8 in songs

  10. Coolcaesar, CC BY-SA 4.0

    10Nvidia

    Business & economy · Wikipedia · 126 reads

Everyday apps here: FL Studio Mobile · Facebook app · Betway: Sport Betting & Casino · Tiktok · Calories Scanner. 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 1,811 articles that mention the country over the last 7 days. How we read the news

Share of the coverage

  1. Health More than usual
    6.1% of the news · usually 1.2% · 5.2× usual · 110 articles
  2. 3.9% of the news · usually 6.6% · 71 articles
  3. Climate More than usual
    1.1% of the news · usually 0.6% · 1.7× usual · 20 articles

    Survey · 2023 76% Worried about climate change (Climate Change Opinion Survey (Meta, Yale), survey of Facebook users)

  4. 1.0% of the news · usually 1.0% · 18 articles
  5. 0.8% of the news · usually 1.1% · 14 articles
  6. 0.7% of the news · usually 0.8% · 13 articles
  7. 0.5% of the news · usually 0.6% · 9 articles
  8. 0.5% of the news · usually 0.2% · 2.1× usual · 9 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. The White House, Public domain

    1Jensen Huang

    New

    Business & economy · Wikipedia · 293 reads

  2. Coolcaesar, CC BY-SA 4.0

    2Nvidia

    Business & economy · Wikipedia · 126 reads


By category

Business & economy

  1. The White House, Public domain

    1Jensen Huang

    New

    Wikipedia · 293 reads

  2. Coolcaesar, CC BY-SA 4.0

    2Nvidia

    Wikipedia · 126 reads

  3. 3PDF Converter · Editor & Scan

    App Store · #93 in free apps

Nature, climate & disasters

  1. 1Living Weather HD +

    Falling Everyday app

    App Store · #18 in paid apps

Education & careers

  1. 1e-Sword LT: Bible Study to Go

    Everyday app

    App Store · #15 in paid apps

  2. 2Anatomy Charade

    Everyday app

    App Store · #22 in paid apps

  3. 3Bible Verses: Living Word

    Everyday app

    App Store · #38 in paid apps

Fashion & beauty

  1. 1Universalis

    App Store · #46 in paid apps

  2. 2Miloc: Find Family & Friends

    App Store · #89 in free apps

  3. 3Fliqlo

    Everyday app

    App Store · #8 in paid apps

Gaming

  1. 11xBet ZM ― Betting & Casino

    Rising

    App Store · #45 in free apps

Health & wellness

  1. 1Foundation Doctor Handbook

    Falling Everyday app

    App Store · #13 in paid apps

  2. 2Blood Pressure Companion Pro

    Everyday app

    App Store · #26 in paid apps

  3. 3MedNotes -For Medical Students

    Everyday app

    App Store · #29 in paid apps

Money & crypto

  1. 1MetaTrader 5

    App Store · #84 in free apps

  2. 2Trust: Crypto & Bitcoin Wallet

    App Store · #85 in free apps

  3. 3Money Pro: Personal Finance AR

    Everyday app

    App Store · #23 in paid apps

Movies & TV

  1. 1XXX

    Wikipedia · 158 reads

  2. 2ReelShort - Stream Drama & TV

    Everyday app

    App Store · #23 in free apps

  3. 3Movie Box Drama Show

    Everyday app

    App Store · #25 in free apps

Music

  1. 1Yo Maps & Makhadzi

    Apple Music · #1 in songs

  2. 2Way Dee

    Apple Music · #3 in songs

  3. 376 Drums

    Apple Music · #6 in songs

Sports

  1. Bryan Berlin, CC BY-SA 4.0

    1Mauricio Pochettino

    Wikipedia · 130 reads

  2. HOTSPOTATL, CC BY 3.0

    2J. Cole

    Apple Music · #97 in songs

  3. 3Betway: Sport Betting & Casino

    Everyday app

    App Store · #39 in free apps

Tech & AI

  1. 1Kmz Viewer-Kmz Converter app

    Breakout

    App Store · #2 in paid apps

  2. 2Google Sheets

    App Store · #69 in free apps

  3. 3Retake AI: Face & Photo Editor

    App Store · #75 in free apps

Travel & places

  1. 1Yango: taxi, food, delivery

    Everyday app

    App Store · #14 in free apps

  2. 2LiveATC Air Radio

    Everyday app

    App Store · #28 in paid apps

  3. 3Yango Lite: lite Yango version

    Everyday app

    App Store · #44 in free apps


Industries here

Music 45Tech & software 8Media & entertainment 5Fashion & beauty 3Sports & fitness 3Advertising & marketing 3Telecom & internet 3Legal & professional services 3Jobs, HR & staffing 3Finance & banking 2Crypto & digital assets 2Education 2Gaming 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
    23 papers
  • Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
    20 papers
  • Education
    20 papers

OpenAlex

    Society


    Charts

    Apple Music · Artists

    1. 1Yo Maps & Makhadzi

    2. 3Way Dee

    3. 676 Drums

    4. Mensah Memories, CC BY 3.0

      8Asake

    Apple Music · 2026-11-13

    App Store · Free apps

    1. 1Tiktok

    2. 2Facebook app

      Rising

    3. 3WhatsApp

      Falling

    4. 4My Airtel Africa

    5. 5CapCut

    6. 6Snapchat

    7. 7ChatGPT

    8. 8MoMo App

    9. 9Instagram

    10. 10Boomplay

    Show the top 100

      App Store · 2026-11-13

      App Store · Paid apps

      1. 1FL Studio Mobile

        Breakout

      2. 2Kmz Viewer-Kmz Converter app

        Breakout

      3. 3Calories Scanner

        Falling

      4. 4PadLab - Live Pads

        Falling

      5. 5Shadowrocket

        Falling

      6. 6Voice Recorder - Audio Record

      7. 7CamScanner + | PDF Scanner

      8. 8Fliqlo

      9. 9Money Manager (Remove Ads)

      10. 10Birds of Zambia

      Show the top 50

        App Store · 2026-11-13


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