Google has revealed that since 2020, searches for investment in stocks have jumped by 223 percent in Pakistan. The stat does not shock most people as it
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ISLAMABAD: Amid threats of Covid-19 and lockdowns, the year 2020 witnessed a significant change in internet viewership as searches like sadqa, pet, cooking, mental health, gender equality, kids’ home activities, etc, at Google were among the top trends in Pakistan.
A report titled “What is Pakistan Searching for?” captures the collective trending searches and sheds light on what captured people’s curiosity for online users across the country.
Speaking at the online launch of the report, Faraz Azhar, industry head for South Asia at Google Asia Pacific, said Covid-19 had affected people in fundamental ways and changed how “we live our lives significantly”.
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