With almost the entire globe undergoing lockdown amid the Coronavirus outbreak, boredom is sure to kick in. Well, to get rid of the same, people across are resorting to several tasks like working out, household chores, reading and spending good time with their loved ones among a variety of other options, but what’s the one common thing that almost all of us have been doing from the past few days, to be precise, we have relied on it of sorts. Any guesses? It’s binge-watching, you guys!
Adding onto our claims is Google’s latest search trends that show a massive increase in the number of people searching for ‘binge worthy TV shows’ while locked inside their houses. As per the official account of Google, it has spiked to a staggering 200%. The tweet read, “Staying home and watching your favorite show? You’re not alone. This week “binge worthy tv shows” searches rose by 200%” And as proceeded to open the search trends, the chart was raised quite above in comparison to other months.
The searches come from six regions namely, India, Ireland, Canada, Australia, United States of America and the United Kingdom. Well, a little deeper check and it were shows like Black Mirror, Crown, Killing Eve, Broadchurch, White Collar, Stranger Things, The Vampire Diaries, The Lord of The Rings, FRIENDS and The Americans among other topics that are among the most searched for.
Check out the tweet:
Umm, this was predictable considering all of us are inside our houses with not much to do. Well, all the digital giants like Netflix, Hotstar and Amazon Prime are lagging no far behind amid the quarantine.
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