5G is one of the new technologies that is “set to revolutionise” everyday life. Driven by its core benefit of super-fast low latency internet, 5G has the strong potential to unlock the full capabilities of other advanced technologies like augmented reality and Internet of Things (IoT). Despite these positive credentials, many are still cynical about 5G, according to a new survey.
Prolifics Testing utilised Online analytics tool Ahrefs to find out which citizens of which countries in the world were most sceptical about 5G, based on their Online searches vi-a-vis 5G.
Prolifics Testing classified and grouped consistently recurring Google searches by individuals on 5G such as ‘is 5G dangerous?’, ‘is 5G safe?’, ‘is 5G harmful?’, ‘does 5G pose health risks?’ and ‘does 5G cause/spread coronavirus (Covid-19)?’ as sceptical Online searches about 5G.
It found that residents of the United States were at the number one spot as Americans were the most hesitant about the emerging technology, with an astonishing 374,700 sceptical Online searches regarding 5G each month – the equivalent of 1,027 sceptical Online searches per day.
At second place were residents of the United Kingdom, where there are 93,400 searches a month by Brits doubting and questioning various aspects of 5G.
Australia was in third place, with an average of 32,970 dubious Online queries about 5G per month by worried Australians.
Canada (22,680) and Poland (20,510) were among the other countries in the world where there were more than 20,000 tentative searches about 5G every month, ranking fourth and fifth, respectively.
Interestingly in Africa, there were 13,780 Online searches a month by South Africans (eighth place) and 6,850 Online searches a month by Nigerians (thirteenth place) concerning the possible negative implications of 5G technology.
At the other end, at 20th place was Denmark, where there was an average of 1,410 sceptical searches by Danes relating to 5G each month.
Around 155 countries from across six continents were individually assessed for sceptical Online searches about 5G research. The search volume data used for each respective country in the research was the average of monthly searches.
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