Published 21:53 IST, May 8th 2020
Google reveals recent search trends among Indian users during coronavirus lockdown
Google revealed that recipe related searches have surged manifold during the nationwide lockdown implemented to prevent the spread of coronavirus in India.
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On May 8, Google revealed that recipe related searches have surged manifold during nationwide lockdown implemented to prevent spre of coronavirus in India. Since most people are working from home and cant go out except to buy essentials, food and recipe searches have spiked considerably in last few weeks.
According to a recently released report, ‘Dalgona coffee recipe’ surged by 5,000 percent while search for 'Chicken momo recipe' spiked by 4,350 percent. Meanwhile, users' interest in ‘mango ice cream recipe’ rose by 3,250 percent.
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'Coronavirus'
tech giant also revealed that cake, samosa, jalebi, momos, dhokla, panipuri, dosa, paneer and chocolate cake me up most searched recipes by Indian users on search engine. It revealed that following 'films' and 'meanings' searches, 'Coronavirus' was most searched topic in India.
According to Google’s report, search for coronavirus rose by more than 10 percent from April and over 3,000 percent from January. In dition to that, Google also mentioned that searches of ‘lockdown' showed a sharp surge along with search interest in ‘new guidelines for lockdown' and ‘how to get a pass in lockdown’, both of which showed over 5000 percent spike in recent month.
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Ar report which was released last month showed search for recipe of panipuri and or mouth-watering street foods have surged. According to a report, Google India saw a 107 percent increase in quest for 'panipuri recipe'. Meanwhile, search for ayurvedic home remedies like 'kha' saw more than 90 percent rise after PM Modi urged people to drink it.
According to report released by Google India, overall searches for 'recipes' on YouTube grew by 20 percent in recent few months. In dition to that, search for ‘5-minute recipes' grew by 56 percent.
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Meanwhile, Indians are t only searching for street food but also health and medicinal products. report stated that while search for 'kha' saw an over 90 percent spike, search for 'Vitamin C' surged by 150 percent. Queries about herbs with medicinal properties also saw a 380 percent rise in recent months.
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21:53 IST, May 8th 2020