After China's President Xi stated that he wants the country to take a leading position in the development of blockchain technology, blockchain was searched 3.3m times on WeChat (329% growth) and 72k times on Baidu (a 1,382% surge).
Search volumes for blockchain-related keywords saw staggering breakouts on Chinese search engine Baidu and messaging app WeChat on Friday The word “blockchain” was searched 72,049 times on Baidu on Friday, a 1,382.79% surge compared to the day before Search volumes for blockchain-related keywords saw staggering breakouts on Chinese search engine Baidu and messaging app WeChat, following China President Xi Jinping's public support of blockchain on Friday, Oct. 25. The word "blockchain" was searched 72,049 times on Baidu on Friday, a 1,382.79% surge compared to the day before. The same word also saw 329% growth on WeChat and was searched for 3,331,874 times. The positive momentum continued into the weekend, with the search volumes for "blockchain" increased by around 170% on both WeChat and Baidu on Saturday.
