Took the top spot

m-pesa

KenyaNov 9, 2026, 8:05 PM UTC

Recorded at #1 on SocialTrends’ Google trending searches board for ⁨Kenya⁩.

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How the top spot changed

⁨Kenya⁩ board · successive leaders

Before
Replaced kra october paye deadline
About ⁨2 hours⁩ at #1
Observed Nov 9, 2026, 6:05 PM UTC
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About this moment

⁨m-pesa⁩ reached #1 on SocialTrends’ Google trending searches board for ⁨Kenya⁩.

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Observed positions

Positions on Kenya’s board from Nov 5, 2026, 9:33 AM UTC to Nov 9, 2026, 7:54 PM UTC. Gaps are unobserved. Rank is not search volume.

#1 · Nov 9, 2026, 7:54 PM UTC

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Observed	Position
Nov 5, 2026, 9:33 AM UTC	#2
Nov 5, 2026, 9:51 AM UTC	#4
Nov 5, 2026, 11:26 AM UTC	#9
Nov 5, 2026, 11:58 AM UTC	#9
Nov 5, 2026, 12:33 PM UTC	#9
Nov 5, 2026, 12:48 PM UTC	#9
Nov 5, 2026, 1:20 PM UTC	#9
Nov 5, 2026, 1:36 PM UTC	#10
Nov 6, 2026, 7:29 PM UTC	#1
Nov 6, 2026, 8:03 PM UTC	#2
Nov 6, 2026, 8:33 PM UTC	#3
Nov 9, 2026, 4:33 PM UTC	#7
Nov 9, 2026, 4:59 PM UTC	#7
Nov 9, 2026, 5:33 PM UTC	#5
Nov 9, 2026, 5:48 PM UTC	#5
Nov 9, 2026, 6:03 PM UTC	#5
Nov 9, 2026, 6:20 PM UTC	#4
Nov 9, 2026, 6:41 PM UTC	#3
Nov 9, 2026, 7:03 PM UTC	#3
Nov 9, 2026, 7:30 PM UTC	#1
Nov 9, 2026, 7:54 PM UTC	#1

Recorded days

Kenya · completed days through November 8, 2026 (UTC)

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Days on the board: 5 · all time
First recorded: July 24, 2026
Last seen: November 6, 2026

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November 5, 2026Top 3
November 6, 2026Led the board

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Later coverage

From a later board observed Nov 9, 2026, 9:16 PM UTC. These sources were not saved with the moment and may describe later events.

Position: #1Observed by SocialTrends · Kenya
Searches: 1K+From Google · Google’s estimate

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