Globalblockchaininteresthasplummetedby58%inthreeyears,withindustryattentionincreasinglyshiftingtowardAIadvancements.AccordingtodatafromGoogleTrends,blockchaininteresthassettledat30,downfrom71onNovember3,2021,whileAIinteresthassurgedbymorethan560%overthesameperiod.

Nigerialeadsblockchainwebsearchlevels

AccordingtoGoogleTrends,theterm‘blockchain’wassearchedthemostfromFebruary14toFebruary20,2021,witha100scoreinthelast5years.However,sincethenitsinterestlevelshavedroppedstarkly.OnNovember3,2021,blockchaininterestslumpedto71,andcurrently,websearchlevelsaredowntoonly30,markinga58%fallinjustthreeyears.

AsofNovember3,Nigeriahadthehighestinterestinblockchaintechnologyregion-wise,at100.FollowingitareSt.HelenaandGhana,boasting60and45searchlevelsonthebrowser,respectively.CameroonandChinamakeuptheremainingtopfivecountrieswithhighblockchaininterestlevels,withscoresof40and35,respectively.

WhileblockchaintechnologysearchesmayhavebeentiedtoBTCpricecorrelations,thepersistingtrendsshowotherwise.Thisyear,thehighestblockchainwebsearchlevelswereat58,achievedfromMarch3toMarch9,2024,whentheBTCpricewas$73000.

However,GoogleTrendsshowsthatwebsearchesonBitcoinhavebeenonadownturndespiteitsbullishpricerallyinrecentweeks.OnAugust3,2024,Bitcoininterestlevelswereonlyat62,andthisfiguresoonplummeteddrasticallyto34onNovember3,culminatingina45%dropinjustthreemonths.

GlobalAIinterestspikesinNovember2024

AsofNovember2,2024,AIwebsearchhadspikedto99,risingby52%year-on-yearand560%inthelastthreeyears,andthisfigurehassurgedslightlyto100today.

Source:GoogleTrends

VietnamandChinaaretheleadingcountrieswithhighinterestinAIlevels,withscoresof100and73,respectively.Romania,Italy,andMyanmartrailthem,withscoresof60,52,and50,respectively.

Additionally,AInewssearchlevelswereat83pointsasofNovember2;however,thisfiguredroppedto62byNovember3,2024,a25%fallinjustoneday.

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