Signal number 1 in Google Play store in The Netherlands

This never happened before; at least not that I can remember. Signal is number 1 in the Google Play store in my current country of residence, The Netherlands. I am not sure why now. May be it has to do with the political developments in the USA, although that does not impact life over here. The number 1 position won't last of course, but yeah, it does stand out.

In a bit of irony, the "let-me-get-all-your-data-in-Chinese-hands-and-use-it-to-profile-you" Deepseek app is on number 4.

Google Play popular apps showing Signal in the no 1 spot 07-FEB-2025

Is Signal high in the charts in other countries as well? Can you think of a reason why this happens now? What about the Apple app store?